Before its win Sunday against Ohio State, the Penn State women’s lacrosse team had an unexpected visitor in its locker room.
Nittany Lion basketball star Jamelle Cornley was there to provide the team with some inspirational words before its Senior Day matchup with the No. 13 Buckeyes.
Cornley said he was approached by lacrosse head coach Suzanne Isidor and asked to speak to the team before the game.
‘She felt I was the most inspirational player on campus,’ Cornley said. ‘She asked if I could just come in and say a few words and share a couple of experiences to fire her team up.’
Cornley explained to the team how important it was to defend its home field. He also told the underclassmen on the team to play as hard as they can for the seniors and make sure their last home game was a memorable one.
Although the basketball season ended earlier this month, the senior used the leadership quality that has endeared him to so many Penn State fans and motivated the lacrosse team to a victory over a conference foe.
‘We already had a lot of motivation,’ senior attacker Marisa Lozano said, ‘but having the confidence of another fellow athlete was definitely inspirational to us going into that game.’ …