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PSU men now 2-0

From Mirror, wire reports UNIVERSITY PARK, – The Penn State men’s basketball team defeated Loyola (Md.), 90-65, Thursday night at the Jordan Center to improve to 2-0. Coming off 18 made three-pointers in Monday’s win, the Nittany Lions drained 16 threes Thursday on 53.3 percent shooting from behind the arc. Myles Dread led the way with his second straight game with four 3-pointers made. Camren Wynter topped Penn State with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including three treys of his own. His fourth rebound in the contest gave him 500 for his career, which made him one of three ...

Collegiate wrestling

Lock Haven at Penn State When: Tonight, 7 p.m., Rec Hall, State College Records: Lock Haven (0-0, 0-0 MAC); Penn State (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten+ Notable: It looks like the 125-pound class will still be a question mark for Penn State. Head coach Cael Sanderson announced earlier this week that projected starter Robbie Howard is likely out for the season, and redshirt freshman Gary Steen will be the starter for the time being. Steen will have a tough match in his dual meet debut against Lock Haven’s 13th-ranked Anthony Noto. ... Along with Noto, the Eagles also have one ...

What constitutes a successful season for the Nittany Lions?

Lions need to run table and finish with 11-2 mark By Neil Rudel I think it’s pretty simple. Win out to finish 11-2 and serve notice this could be a team to be reckoned with for the Big Ten championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff next year. On one hand, you can say it’s been a bounce-back year from the 11-11 mess of the last two seasons, but those were in no way the Penn State standard. Sweeping November would get the Lions to 10-2, but they don’t have a win to really brag about, and none remain on the remaining schedule. The Nits can’t afford to stub ...

Campbell picks up key minutes in Lady Lions victory

By Michael Boytim mboytim@altoonamirror.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Alli Campbell finally lived out a childhood dream she’s had since watching Maggie Lucas play for Penn State when she checked into the Lady Lions’ opener against Norfolk State with 4:25 to play in the first quarter ...

Hoops du Jour

Loyola, Md. at Penn State men Tipoff: 7 p.m. Records: Loyola, Md. (0-1); Penn State (1-0) TV: Big Ten+ Radio: TOONA 1430-AM & 99.7-FM Notable: Nittany Lions are coming off a 93-68 win over Winthrop in which Jalen Pickett scored 23 points and Andrew Funk added 22 points. Myles Dread came off the bench to score 12 points in a game in which the Nittany Lions were 18 of 38 from 3-point land. ... Loyola lost at DePaul, 72-66, in its opener. Deon Perry scored 13 points to lead Loyola while teammate Jaylin Andrews added 12. ... Penn State’s starters in the opener included Pickett, ...

Franklin trying not to look too far ahead

Following are the highlights of James Franklin’s Tuesday press conference: Saturday’s game: vs. Maryland (3:30 p.m., Fox) Records: Penn State is 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. Maryland is 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten. Last week: Penn State won at Indiana 45-14; Maryland lost at Wisconsin 23-10. Rankings: Penn State is ranked No. 14 by the Associated Press. Maryland is not ranked. Main storyline Though the Lions have lost their two highest-profile games of the season (Michigan, Ohio State) and don’t have a win over a Top-25 team, they’re still in the ...