Joe Britt Class: Junior Hometown: Fairfax, Va. High School: Fairfax Height / Weight: 5-10 / 197 Position: M Experience: JR

Joe Britt became a go-to guy for Penn State's face-off unit last year, a face-off unit that became the ECAC's best as the season progressed. Look for Britt to continue his emergence as a force for PSU

LION CAREER:

2008:Britt ended the year by leading Penn State with 62 face-offs won. His .554 face-off percentage (62 of 112) was sixth in the ECAC. He also had 25 ground balls. He was one of three Penn Staters among the top ten in face-offs in the conference.

2007:Britt played in 11 of Penn State's 13 games as a true freshman in 2007. He had nine ground balls as one of Penn State's key reserve defenders. Britt earned a letter in 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL:
Britt was a four year letterman in football, wrestling and lacrosse at Fairfax HS. He was an honorable mention all-district lacrosse player as a freshman and was second team all-district for his last three years. He also garnered district laurels in football and wrestling and led the lacrosse team in ground balls for three straight years. He is the son of Diane and Gardner Britt and has six brothers, Gardner, Ray, Andy, Will, Alex and Michael. He is majoring in marketing at Penn State.

COACHES VIEW:
"Joe will once again join Jordan Kolb in sharing the face off duties. Joe has improved greatly in his stick skills, ground ball skills, and will be able to create more opportunities off the face off. Joe is a student of the face off game, and does a great job communicating with other specialists as to what opponents are doing." - Coach Thiel