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Pickett, Wynter share spotlight

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State basketball players Jalen Pickett and Camren Wynter both received recognition on Monday for their performances with the Nittany Lions, one for last week and one for the entire season. Pickett was named as one of five finalists in the nation for the 2023 Bob Cousy Award, given out to the top Division I guard in the country, while Wynter was named the Big Ten Payer of the Week. Pickett’s news comes a day after he was named one of 15 finalists for the Wooden Award, given to the best Division I player in the country. He also made the finalist list for the ...

PSU senior hits second straight game-winning shot

UNIVERSITY PARK — Camren Wynter made a layup with less than a second remaining, capping Penn State’s rally for a 65-64 win over No. 21 Maryland in the regular-season finale. “Right place at the right time,” Wynter said after the game. “The ball just came to me and I finished ...

Lions ride four solos to tourney victory

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — After walking away from the 2022 Big Ten Championships a year ago with the best team but the second-best placing, Penn State wasn’t about to let that happen again in 2023. Penn State crowned four champions, had two runners-up and added third-, fourth- and seventh-place finishes to total nine NCAA qualifiers Sunday at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. That combination of overwhelming talent and high placement allowed the Nittany Lions to accumulate 147 points and win the team title going away. It was the Nittany Lions’ seventh Big Ten title under Cael ...

PSU should be favorite at tourney

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com Penn State has four wrestlers as the top seed in this weekend’s Big Ten Championships at the University of Michigan in Roman Bravo-Young (133), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (184), and Max Dean (197). Also collecting a No. 1 seed are ...

Lady Lions put up valiant effort in defeat

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Laila Phelia and Emily Kiser scored 13 points each and Michigan and survived a Penn State comeback for a 63-61 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The 17th-ranked and fifth-seeded Wolverines (22-8) will play fourth-seeded Ohio State in Friday quarterfinals. The Buckeyes swept Michigan in two regular-season meetings. Leigha Brown added 12 points and nine rebounds and Elise Stuck had 11 points. Phelia and Brown, who combine to average over 35 points a game, returned after Phelia missed seven games with a lower-leg injury and ...

Wynter wins it at buzzer

From Mirror reports EVANSTON, Ill. – The Penn State men’s basketball team took down Northwestern in overtime on Wednesday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena, 68-65. Following a huge offensive rebound by Evan Mahaffey, Camren Wynter knocked down a corner 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining to elevate Penn State over Northwestern in overtime. The triple was one of four on the night for Wynter, who finished the game with 24 points on 9-15 shooting to lead the Penn State squad. The Nittany Lions improved to 18-12 overall and 9-10 in the league while the Wildcats fell to 20-10 overall and ...