UNIVERSITY PARK — Josh Reed scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 9 of 12, and Penn State rallied to beat Iowa 71-69 on Saturday, ending the Nittany Lions’ three-game losing streak. Freddie Dilione V scored 15 points, and Ivan Juric scored 11 for the Nittany Lions (12-17, 3-15 Big ...
ERIE — The third-seeded Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament run came to an end Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center, where the Lions lost 78-61 to top-seeded Penn State Behrend in the league championship game. Behrend ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Penn State women’s basketball team earned an 87-78 win over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon inside Jersey Mikes Arena. The Lady Lions improved to 10-17, 3-13 in the Big Ten, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-18, 1-15 Big Ten. Sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller guided Penn State on offense, matching career high 37 points, marking her fifth consecutive 30-point scoring performance. She also posted eight assists, five steals, four rebounds and two blocks. Redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle followed with 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor. She led the ...
EUGENE, Ore. — Nate Bittle and Takai Simpkins each scored 22 points to help Oregon snap a 10-game losing streak with an 83-72 win over Penn State on Saturday. The Ducks (9-16, 2-12 Big Ten) had been without a win since Jan. 2 over Maryland, their only previous Big Ten win of the season. Bittle’s 22 came on 6-of-9 shooting and 8 of 11 at the free-throw line with seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Simpkins made 4 of 5 from behind the arc, and all eight of his free throws. Dezdrick Lindsay added 16 points and five assists. Simpkins scored 20 in the second half, after ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball defeated Northwestern, 81-71, in the Pink Zone contest inside Rec Hall on Sunday in front of 201 breast cancer survivors and 3,074 fans. Kiyomi McMiller led the Lady Lions (9-17, 2-13 Big Ten) with 32 points, and Gracie Merkle collected 19 points and 11 boards. NORTHWESTERN (8-17): Sullivan 4-13 8-10 16, Thomas 0-3 3-6 3, Harter 4-14 0-0 9, Lau 6-14 2-2 17, Walton 3-7 0-0 8, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Lash 0-1 0-0 0, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Righeimer 5-6 5-6 18, Totals 22-59 18-24 71 PENN ST. (9-17): Evans 1-3 2-2 4, Merkle 8-13 3-8 19, ...
Having one freshman guard who can hit the ground running at the collegiate level is impressive, but having two can add even more excitement. Penn State Altoona has enjoyed just that as the season comes down the home stretch as Altoona Area graduate Lanie Wilt, along with Ellie Irvin, have ...
