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Lady Lions win sixth straight game

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Penn State women’s basketball team rolled to its sixth-straight Big Ten Conference win with an 80-64 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers Wednesday night. Shay Ciezki finished with a game-high 18 points while Ashley Owusu booked her first double-double since arriving in Happy Valley, finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The Lady Lions improved to 16-5 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten. It’s their best start to a campaign since the 2013-14 squad got out to a 17-4 opening with an 8-2 mark through 10 league contests. The Lady Lions improve ...

Lady Lions move to 15-5 with romp

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team booked its most dominant performance of the season on Sunday afternoon and left the Bryce Jordan Center with a 112-76 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. The Lady Lions secured their first win over Maryland since the 2003-04 season and scored the most points by a Terrapin opponent in their program’s history. The Lady Lions are off to their best start since 2013-14 at 15-5 and are now 6-3 in the Big Ten. PSU finished shooting 61.5% from both the field and from beyond the arc. The Lady Lions finished with 16 makes from ...

Nittany Lion wrestlers rout Maryland

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Penn State wrestling team hammered Maryland, 42-6, in Big Ten road action on Sunday. Penn State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) tallied four pins. At 125, PSU’s Braeden Davis earned a technical fall over Maryland’s Tommy Capul, but Baylor Shunk dropped an 8-3 decision to Maryland’s Braxton Brown. At 141, Beau Bartlett dominated No. 17 Kal Miller with an 11-1 major decision, but Connor Pierce then dropped a 5-0 decision to Ethan Miller. At 157, PSU’s Levi Haines rolled to a 15-0 technichal fall over Michael North to give the Lions a 14-6 edge. PSU’s Mitchell ...

Marisa hits milestone in PSU’s victory

From Mirror, wire reports EVANSTON, Ill. — Penn State senior guard Makenna Marisa surpassed the 2,000-point career scoring mark with a layup in the third quarter, ultimately finishing with 20 points as the Lady Lions picked up a 76-65 win over Northwestern Thursday night. Marisa was 7-for-13 shooting. She picked up her 2,000th career point at the 2:47 mark of the third quarter with a right-handed layup just outside the painted area, making her the seventh player in Penn State women’s basketball history to accomplish that feat. She has scored 2,009 points and currently ranks ...

Nittany Lions dominate Spartans

From Mirror reports EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Penn State wrestling team shut out Michigan State, 35-0, for a Big Ten road win on Sunday. The victory was the second in three days for Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten). PSU true freshman Braeden Davis, ranked No. 14 at 125, notched the only two takedowns in a convincing 7-3 win over MSU junior Tristan Lujan, giving Penn State the early 3-0 lead. Sophomore Aaron Nagao, ranked No. 4 at 133, tallied five takedowns and a two-point near fall in an 18-3 tech fall over Andy Hampton at 3:21. Senior Beau Bartlett, ranked No. 2 at 141, scored ...

Hoops Du Jour

Flash beaten by 37 points SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Luke Sutherland scored 18 points as Le Moyne beat the Saint Francis men’s basketball team, 94-57, on Sunday. Sutherland shot 6 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Dolphins (8-11, 3-2 Northeast Conference). Kaiyem Cleary was 5 of 9 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, to add 15 points. Isaiah Salter shot 6 for 6, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 15 points. The Red Flash (6-13, 1-5) were led by Eli Wilborn, who posted 13 points. Carlos Lopez Jr. added 11 points. ST. FRANCIS (6-13): ...