If you've caught any members of the Penn State men's lacrosse teams cutting in line at the bathroom this week don't fret, there's nothing wrong with them. Except perhaps their manners.

Either way, it is by design.

"We want to make it so they go to the bathroom every couple hours," Penn State assistant men's lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany joked.

That's because when the Nittany Lions (2-3) travel west on Sunday, they will be taking on more then a deep and athletic No. 10 Denver (5-1) squad -- try also the change in altitude.

But breathe easy, the Lions are prepared, having downed as much Gatorade and water as possible at the urging of the coaches.

"Oh yeah, we are hydrating," Tiffany said.

When they haven't been consuming liquid -- or running to the bathroom -- the Lions have been searching for an answer to last weekend's disappointing 12-10 loss to No. 6 Georgetown, a game in which the Lions held a two-goal lead entering the final quarter.

Though disappointed with the team's 2-3 record, which dropped them out of the coaches' top 20 poll for the first time this year, Tiffany said he is happy with the team's effort, calling it, "best team game we played all year."

However, that doesn't change the fact that the Lions' lost, or the fact that there are now more questions than answers for a team that had high expectations at the beginning of the season.

Among the recurring questions is in net, where senior Mike Stoltz has replaced the injured starter Josh LaGrow, who is sitting on the sideline with a concussion.

Stoltz performed admirably against the Hoyas last week, and Tiffany said they have not ruled out keeping him in the net should he continue to play well.

"That's the new good question around here," Tiffany said.

"It's not a guarantee that Josh moves back in. [Stoltz] kept us in the Georgetown game."

Things don't get any easier for Stoltz and the Lions against Denver, who will come at the Lions in waves, hoping to wear down them down.

The Lions play their best defensive game to keep up with the Pioneers, who have averaged more than 10 goals a game so far in this young season.

That's in stark contrast to the Lions, who have averaged just seven goals a contest.

So for the Lions the goal, no pun intended, would be to keep the game low scoring and force the Pionneers to play defense.

And of course, drink plenty of fluids.