GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ryan McLaughlin (Sr., Blue Bell, Pa.) scored eight times to earn Player of the Game notice as Mid-Atlantic Division Champion/No. 14-ranked Pennsylvania State University overcame Northwest Division Champion/No. 14 the University of Oregon, 16-11, to make the 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Ninth Place game.
PSU will return to the water at 2:15 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, November 10, against Rocky Mountain Division Champion/No. 17 the University of Colorado in a battle for Ninth Place. Oregon will hit the water at 3:30 p.m. on November 10 against Big Ten Division Champion/No. 7 the University of Michigan in a battle for 11th Place.
Trailing 3-2 with 2:25 left in the first quarter, the Nittany Lions took command of the contest to go ahead 6-4 by the conclusion of the opening frame prior to gaining a 10-8 lead entering halftime. The margin grew to 15-10 by the termination of the third quarter before both teams dented the twine once in the concluding seven minutes for the 16-11 final score.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| No. 14 Pennsylvania State University |
6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 16 |
| No. 14 University of Oregon | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 |
| Oregon Goals: | David Morales (4); Rylan Hopp (2); Will Rowell (2); Jimmy Snell (2); Carter Sloane | |||||
| Penn State Goals: | Ryan McLaughlin (8); Danny Crump (3); Jacob Harkins; Colin Henry; Louie Porter; Brien Yaglenski; Nathan Weaver | |||||
| Saves: | Oregon – Sam Lao (10) ; Penn State – Dan Tumolo (9) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Oregon – 8 ; Penn State – 4 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Oregon – for-4 ; Penn State –for-8 | |||||
| Sprints: | Oregon – 3-for-4 (1st, 2nd, 4th) ; Penn State -1-for-4 (3rd) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | YC – Oregon (Head coach George Montgomery, 1:05 left in 1st Q); RC – Oregon (Head coach George Montgomery, 48 seconds left in 1st Q) | |||||
| Officials: | Stephanie Villalobos, Jorge Villalobos | |||||
University of Oregon’s David Morales (#7) rises to shoot against Pennsylvania State University’s Ryan McLaughlin (#7)
Pennsylvania State University’s Ryan McLaughlin (#7)
Pennsylvania State University’s Matthew Fencel (#4) & University of Oregon’s Hunter Pilarski (#3)
