With only 14 more goals this season, senior Lori Havrilla can join the ranks of some of the best women's lacrosse players that have played at Penn State.
On Friday in Penn State's game against Maryland, Havrilla bagged two goals. The second was her 100th goal of her career, unbeknownst to her and the coaches.
She added one more against North Carolina on Sunday for good measure, leaving her at 101 with seven more regular season games to go for the Nittany Lions.
The goal came with a little more than 20 minutes left in the first half against the Terrapins. The goal came unassisted and brought the Lions within two goals of Maryland, a game they would end up losing.
Lacrosse has been a staple in the Havrilla family. Lori's older sister Amy played lacrosse at North Carolina, and her younger sister Megan plays lacrosse at Virginia. It was her older sister Amy that got Lori hooked on the game.
"She kinda got me into it and I started in seventh grade," Havrilla said. "It's just a lot of fun. It's the fastest sport I've ever played, which makes it fun for me because I love to run."
Just as the game has been a staple for the Havrilla family, Lori has been a staple in the Penn State lineup since her freshman season in 2003. Her first goal came in just the second game of her career against James Madison.
Despite the ACC roots her older sister had and the ties her younger sister currently has, Havrilla was blue and white from the beginning.
"I have always wanted to come here and everything about [Penn State] was the right fit," Havrilla said. "I think it was the best decision of my life."
Penn State women's lacrosse coach Suzanne Isidor was also happy that Havrilla was on board from the beginning.
"We knew we wanted her to come to Penn State," Isidor said. "We were excited when she said she was coming."
Havrilla helped the Lions gain an entrance to the NCAA tournament last season, scoring 34 goals, second most on the team behind Kristen Burke, who graduated last year. With 10 assists, she was tied for second on the team with 44 points.
"Lori is a scorer," Isidor said. "She's definitely looking to the cage and attacking hard. That's a big part of her game."
Her sophomore season, Havrilla led the team with 36 goals. That season she was named first team all-conference. Last season she was named to the second team.
Havrilla does much more than score goals, though. She is probably one of the fastest players on the team. Using her speed, she is instrumental in helping on draw control, as she has picked up 10 draws on the season.
"She is one of the quickest players in Division I lacrosse I think," said senior defender Katrina McGowan. "She is hard to defend."
At Havrilla's current pace of two goals a game, she will finish with 116 leaving her in 15th place in career goals in the program. But with the nature of lacrosse, the possibility of more is not far fetched.
Marsha Florio who played in the early and mid 1980s is the all-time leader in goals with 271 in 65 total games.
"It's been a really fun journey over the last four years," Havrilla said. "I've had some amazing teammates to share it with."

