A crowd of 8,568 was in attendance at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Sunday for the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinals hosted by Fairfield University. The day's action saw Penn State defeat Loyola Maryland, 21-14, and Yale top Penn, 19-18 in overtime, to advance to next weekend's NCAA National Championship in Philadelphia.

"Today was an exceptional day for the sport of lacrosse. Four of the top programs in the country showcased their extraordinary talents in front of a high-energy crowd that got more than their money's worth," said Fairfield Director of Athletics Paul Schlickmann. "I am very proud of our staff and the phenomenal job they did to make this event an operational success, and I am grateful for the collaborative partnership with Chris Lawrence and his staff at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. This was a great vehicle for us to tell the Fairfield University story, promote a sport that is very important to Stags Athletics, and provide all of the participants with a first-class experience. We look forward to the next chapters when we host the National Championships in 2021 and 2022."

#1 Penn State 21, #7 Loyola Maryland 14
Box Score

Quotes: Penn State | Loyola Maryland
Notes: Penn State | Loyola Maryland

Mac O'Keefe scored nine goals and Grant Ament handed out eight assists to lead the #1 Penn State Nittany Lions to a 21-14 victory over eighth-seeded and #7 nationally-ranked Loyola Maryland in the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.

O'Keefe tied the NCAA Division I Championship single-game record, last achieved by Chris Cloutier of North Carolina in 2016. Ament was one helper shy of the single-game mark.

With its 13th consecutive win, Penn State (16-1) advances to NCAA Championship Weekend of the first time in program history. The Nittany Lions also got four goals and an assist from Jack Kelly. Gerard Arceri went 22-for-36 on the draw with 13 ground balls. Colby Kneese made 12 saves in the cage.

Ament now leads the nation with 91 assists and 118 total points this season. Ament's 91 assists are also the NCAA Division I single-season record.  Penn State is the nation's highest-scoring offense in 2019 with 18.00 goals per game.

Loyola Maryland (12-5) was led by six goals and five assists from Pat Spencer. Spencer wraps up his standout career with the Greyhounds with 380 career points – the second-most in NCAA Division I history (Lyle Thompson, Albany, 400). Spencer is the all-time leader in career assists with 231.

For the season, Spencer snaps the Patriot League record with 114 points. The prior mark was also established this spring by Boston U.'s Chris Gray with 111 points.

In Sunday's game, the Greyhounds also got two goals apiece from Aidan Olmstead, John Duffy and Dan Wigley. Jacob Stover matched his career high with 19 saves in the cage.

#3 Yale 19, #2 Penn 18 (OT)
Box Score

Quotes: Penn | Yale
Notes: Penn | Yale

Jack Tigh scored the game-winning goal with 1:28 to play in overtime to send fifth-seeded and #3 nationally-ranked Yale to a 19-18 win over fourth-seeded and #2 nationally-ranked Penn in the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn.
 
The defending national champion Bulldogs will return to NCAA Championship Weekend to meet #1 Penn State in the Final Four in Philadelphia. Yale is the first Ivy League team to reach back-to-back Final Fours since Cornell in 2009 and 2010.
 
Jackson Morrill led Yale (14-3) with seven points (four goals, three assists), with Lucas Cotler netting a career-high four goals. Jack Daniggelis and Matt Gaudet each added three goals for the Bulldogs. TD Irelan went 22-of-40 on the draw with 19 ground balls. In the cage, Jack Starr made eight saves.
 
Penn (12-4) was led by five points (three goals, two assists) from Simon Mathias, including the game-tying goal with 4.4 seconds to play in regulation. He wraps up his career having scored at least one point in all 59 of his collegiate games played.
 
Mathias was one of five Quakers to post a three-goal day, joined by Tyler Dunn, Mitch Bartolo, Adam Goldner and Sean Lulley.
 
Reed Junkin made 14 stops in the Quakers' cage, including one in overtime.
 
Yale and Penn played three one-goal games this spring, including two that were not settled in regulation. Yale has ended Penn's season in four consecutive campaigns.