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Penn State at Illinois SUNDAY Start: 2 p.m., Huff Hall, Champaign, Ill. Records: Penn State (13-0, 7-0 Big Ten); Illinois (9-3, 4-3 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Plus Notable: Penn State is coming off a 27-13 win over Ohio State Friday night. … The Illini will be wrestling in their first dual meet since Feb. 1. … Illinois is having one of its better seasons in recent memory, coming into Sunday ranked 19th by InterMat. … Lucas Byrd is their highest-ranked wrestler, coming in ranked fourth at 133 pounds. … This is Penn State’s last road dual meet of the season. The Lions wrap ...

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Penn State at Ohio State Start: 7 p.m., Covelli Center, Columbus, OH. Records: Penn State (12-0, 6-0 Big Ten); Ohio State (13-2, 5-2 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: For the fifth time this season, the Nittany Lions have a Big Ten Wrestler of the Week as Josh Barr got the honor earlier this week. … The Buckeyes, ranked sixth in the country, have every starter in the InterMat rankings. … It doesn’t get much bigger than the matchup at 141 pounds as PSU’s second-ranked Beau Bartlett will once again face top-ranked Jesse Mendez. The two wrestled in the NCAA finals last ...

Kasak injured during Nittany Lions’ Big Ten victory

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Sunday was the first time an opponent scored double digits against Penn State wrestling this season, but the Nittany Lions still were comfortable as far as the dual meet went in a 35-10 victory over Maryland. It was the first ...

Lady Lions fall on road to Northwestern

From Mirror reports EVANSTON, Ill. — The Penn State women’s basketball team suffered a 69-63 loss to Northwestern on the road on Sunday. Despite a trio of Penn State players in double figure scoring, as well as five lead changes and six tie scores, PSU could not overcome the deficit down the stretch. The Lady Lions fell to 10-14, 1-12 in the Big Ten, while Northwestern improved to 8-14 overall, 1-10 Big Ten. Freshman Talayaha Walker led the Lady Lions in scoring with 14 points, redshirt-sophomore Gracie Merkle notched her 10th double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 ...

Turnovers doom PSU against UCLA

From Mirror, wire reports LOS ANGELES — Kobe Johnson scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his first career double-double and UCLA turned in a dominant 78-54 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Bruins forced 18 Penn State turnovers, turning them into 24 points. UCLA turned the ...

PSU victory highlighted by redshirt freshman win

By Andy Elder For the Mirror UNIVERSITY PARK — For the second week in a row, redshirt freshman 197-pounder Josh Barr engaged in a tense battle with an older, higher-ranked wrestler. But this Friday night in the Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State’s fourth-ranked redshirt freshman found a way to come away with a win. Barr’s 3-2 win over No. 2 Jacob Cardenas was the highlight of an otherwise routine Nittany Lion rout. No. 1 Penn State (11-0, 5-0 B1G) blanked No. 19 Michigan (5-5, 2-5 B1G) 39-0 in the final of three BJC dual meets. The win extended Penn State’s dual meet win ...