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Ciezki has big night for PSU

From Mirror, wire reports NASSAU, Bahamas — Sophomore guard Shay Ciezki’s career high scoring night of 27 points highlighted the Penn State women’s basketball team’s 89-80 win over the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in the opening game of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar Convention Center Monday night. The Lady Lions secured their fifth-straight victory to open the season, matching their 5-0 start from last year while booking a pair of wins over power-five opposition. PSU is now 2-0 against teams that competed in last year’s NCAA Tournament after downing ...

QB Pribula proves worthy of PSU’s trust

UNIVERSITY PARK — A backup quarterback’s job seems easy until he’s pushed into emergency duty in a moment’s notice. There usually aren’t a lot of reps in practice for the second stringer, and QB coaches have prepared with the starter all week. But Beau Pribula certainly aced the test when Drew Allar had to exit Saturday’s game in the third quarter with an injury, finishing with 71 yards rushing on eight carries and a score in a 27-6 win over Rutgers on Senior Day at Beaver Stadium. It also wasn’t the easiest time to be summoned, just six days removed from the firing ...

Sluggish Penn State rides defense to 27-6 victory over Rutgers

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Penn State’s history under James Franklin is to struggle the week after a tough loss. It’s happened over the years, it happened after the midseason loss to Ohio State, and it happened again Saturday against Rutgers. In the aftermath of a turbulent week in which the ...

Report: Yurcich firing made before UM game

By Neil Rudel nrudel@altoonamirror.com The No. 1 storyline for the remainder of this season is who will fill the Nittany Lions’ now vacated offensive coordinator position. James Franklin accelerated that narrative by pulling the plug on Mike Yurcich’s tenure last Sunday after Penn State lost to Michigan, 24-15. Or did he do it sooner? According to a report by Audrey Snyder of The Athletic, quarterback recruit Bekkem Kritza met with Franklin last Saturday morning at Beaver Stadium prior to the Lions’ matchup with the Wolverines. The meeting included Kritza’s family and ...

Lions use defense to pick up victory

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK —The Penn State men’s basketball team forced 29 Morehead State turnovers and scored 30 points from the free throw line as the Nittany Lions took down the defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Eagles, 74-51, to move to 4-0 on the season Friday night inside the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions held a 32-2 edge in points scored off turnovers. Penn State shot 78.9 percent (30-for-38) from the free throw line en route to the dominant win. Qudus Wahab tallied his second double-double of the season for Penn State with 14 points and a ...

Lady Lions soccer moves on to Rd. 3

UNIVERSITY PARK — The second-seeded and fifth-ranked Penn State women’s soccer team picked up a 2-0 win over the Santa Clara Broncos in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship Friday night at Jeffrey Field. Payton Linehand and Kaitlyn MacBean scored for Penn State, now 15-2-4. The Lady Lions play Sunday against St. Louis, which upset Georgetown, 2-1, Friday. Penn State advances to its seventh consecutive third-round appearance, tying for the longest active streak in the NCAA with Florida State.