Do not let the name fool you.

Not many people have heard of Hobart College, and their athletic programs generally do not strike fear into your heart. However, they are a storied lacrosse school dating back 100 years and will be a tough opponent for the No. 18 Penn State men's lacrosse team (4-4, 0-3 ECAC) tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Geneva, N.Y.

The Statesmen (5-3, 4-1 Patriot League) are a talented team, despite their average record. Two of there losses came against powerhouses, including No. 1 Syracuse and No. 6 Maryland.

They come in with confidence, winning their last two.

Confidence was something greatly missed by the Nittany Lions during their recent four-game losing streak but Wednesday's 16-8 victory over Delaware, has restored some of that.

"That win should help us out a lot," Lions head coach Glenn Thiel said. "We played hard and it should help (the players') confidence."

The win appears to have reenergized a team, which was having serious trouble finishing out its games. Its five unanswered, fourth quarter goals Wednesday appears to have shaken that label.

"(Wednesday's win) helped us a lot," co-captain Will Driscoll said, after breaking the all time Penn State goals record. "Just getting us back into the win bracket and giving us that confidence and that extra spark (for tomorrow)."

The spark is there for a team coming off possibly its best all around game of the season. The fourth quarter was just one of many positive aspects the Lions can take with them into tomorrows game.

"We can definitely take so much (from Wednesday's game)," goalie Chris Garrity said. "It was our first win in a month and a big motivation, now we have to get ready for Hobart (tomorrow)."

The Statesmen come in to tomorrow's match-up with confidence of the own winning four out of their last five. They also won their mid-week affair by a score of 14-10 over Colgate.

Only the Statesmen still have something to prove and a win against the Lions and one next week against No. 5 Georgetown should propel them into the national rankings.

Currently the Lions sit at No. 18 and need to build up a winning streak of their own in order to hold on to their ranking, their slim playoff hopes, and prepare for next weekend's crucial conference showdown again Navy.

"Hopefully we can put a string of wins together," Driscoll said. "We have five games left and hopefully we can end up on a positive note."

If the Lions can just play the way they did their last time out, tomorrow's game could produce the same result, a much-needed victory.