STATE COLLEGE, PA., August 21, 2001 -- Penn State freshman Chad Severs (Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) scored four goals in the first half to lead the Nittany Lions to a 5-2 victory over Syracuse Tuesday night in a preseason exhibition game at Jeffrey Field.

Severs scored the first goal of the evening 1:39 into the game off an assist from senior Derek Potteiger (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley). The Severs/Potteiger duo teamed up again 3:38 later to score the second goal of the game, putting the Nittany Lions up 2-0. Senior Ricardo Villar (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Visconde de Porto) tallied his first goal after redshirting last year due to injury, heading in a goalkeeper tip. Severs then went on to score two more goals before the end of the first half.

Penn State will be back in action Friday, August 21 at 7 p.m. when they play host to Bucknell in the regular season opener at Jeffrey Field.

 Scoring Summary Penn State 5 0 5 Syracuse 2 0 2 Shots: PSU 16 SU 11 Fouls: PSU 17 SU 6 Corner Kicks: PSU 5 SU 8 Saves: PSU, Ryan Sickman 2 (43:27, 2 GA) Eric Earnhardt 0 (46:33, 0 GA) SU, Greg Cherry 1 (45:00, 5 GA) David Rabazzi 3 (45:00, 0 GA) PSU 1:39 Chad Severs (Derek Potteiger) PSU 5:17 Chad Severs (Derek Potteiger) PSU 22:30 Ricardo Villar SU 25:18 Darren Ingles (Guido Cristofori) PSU 36:52 Chad Severs (Brent Jacquette) SU 42:14 Matt Torok PSU 43:22 Chad Severs -LIONS-