In a typical Penn State men's lacrosse game, the same names come up on the scoresheet: Nate Whitaker, Brian Boyle, Pat Heim and John Eremus.

The Nittany Lions (2-3, 0-1 in ECAC) have been depending on the four upperclassmen to score along with others to carry the weight on offense.

But lately the scoring has been lacking, and going into their next game at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Fairfield, the Lions will need others to step up and help with the scoring.

Last year as a freshman, sophomore midfielder Bubba Scott sat on the sidelines and watched his teammates compete while waiting his opportunity to play.

This year, Scott has been seeing some action and has been making the most of it trying to help with the team's scoring.

"I have been enjoying all of this playing a lot," Scott said. "I've been trying to work hard and not make any big mistakes."

Last year, Scott saw minimal playing time in four games and managed one shot one goal.

So far this year he has lived up to his goal of not making any mistakes and two games ago scored his first collegiate goal at Ohio State.

Though only contributing one goal so far this year, Scott has looked at the upperclassmen for motivation.

"I look at those guys, and I know they went through the same things I went through," Scott said. "They went through the same things I did as a freshman and sophomore on the team."

Other underclassmen that have produced goals for the Lions are sophomores Andrew Mackrides and Tommy Zichelli.

Freshman Rob Forster has stepped in right away, leading all underclassmen in goals and has been a factor in the team's five games.

But the Lions know that they will have to depend on the juniors and seniors in the next ECAC matchup this weekend against Fairfield.

Penn State men's lacrosse coach Glenn Thiel was disappointed with last weekend's offensive output in an 11-10 loss to Stony Brook.

Three out of five of the Lions' games have been decided by one goal, a number that Scott has almost become accustomed to.

"Sure it's nerve-wracking when it's so close," Scott said. "But you get used to them and compete."

By making most of his opportunities, Scott hopes he can contribute as much as possible to the Lions and put them back in the win column.

Scott would love to add his name to the consistent list of scorers but he knows he has to wait his turn. For now, the team comes first and all that matters to Scott and the rest of the Lions is winning.

Coming off last week's one-goal loss to Stony Brook, Scott knows his team will need to bounce back.

"All we need to do is play our game and not freak out," Scott said. "Our defense and offense are good and our goalie is fantastic. We need to just be patient."