TULSA, Okla. — With a semifinal tour de force Friday night that is becoming more the norm than exception, the Penn State wrestling team has all but locked up a second consecutive NCAA championship, 10th under coach Cael Sanderson and 11th in program history. For the second year in a row, ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State’s biggest stage in over two decades. Funk made 8 of 10 3-pointers and scored 27 points Thursday night in a 76-59 win over Texas A&M for the Nittany Lions’ first NCAA Tournament victory in 22 years. Funk, ...
By Andy Elder For the Mirror TULSA, Okla. — After the first day of the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Penn State looked well positioned to defend its championship. The Nittany Lions pushed seven wrestlers — Roman Bravo-Young (133), Beau Bartlett (141), Shayne Van Ness (149), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (184) and Greg Kerkvliet (285) — into this morning’s quarterfinals at the BOK Center. Max Dean (197) is alive in the wrestlebacks. Alex Facundo (165) lost his first two bouts and was eliminated. “Overall, we’re fine. I mean, ...
Tourney opener Who: Penn State (No. 10 seed) vs. Texas A&M (No. 7 seed) When: Thursday, 9:55 p.m. Where: Des Moines, Iowa Region: Midwest TV: TBS Oddsmakers: Nittany Lions are 3.5-point underdogs As Penn State was storming its way to the Big Ten championship game — punching its ...
CHICAGO — Zach Edey draped the net around his neck and had no plans to relinquish it until whenever coach Matt Painter asked for it. He wanted to soak up every last drop of this moment. Edey scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue hung on to beat Penn State 67-65 in the ...
From Mirror, wire reports CHICAGO — Seth Lundy scored 16 points, Jalen Pickett had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 10 seed Penn State beat second-seeded Northwestern 67-65 in overtime on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament. “I’m proud of our guys,” ...
