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PSU freshmen share the spotlight

By Andy Elder For the Mirror UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State redshirt freshmen Shayne Van Ness and Alex Facundo sat at the head table in the Rec Hall Media Room answering questions Friday night like seasoned veterans instead of the first-year wrestlers that they are. That wasn’t the only place those two looked experienced. Van Ness, ranked No. 27, racked up a fall in his collegiate debut at 149 pounds and Facundo, ranked No. 23, followed two weights later with a technical fall to help fuel the No. 1 Nittany Lions’ season-opening 44-3 win over Lock Haven in front of a sell-out ...

Campbell nets 13 for PSU

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Bellwood-Antis graduate Alli Campbell scored her first points as a Lady Lion Friday night in Penn State’s 77-49 victory over Fairfield at the Bryce Jordan Center. Campbell, who took only two shots and didn’t score in Penn State’s opening 67-61 ...

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 ...