By Travis Johnson The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PARK — Micah Shrewsberry was a bit starstruck before Penn State’s game against Michigan State. As the first-year Penn State coach watched the pregame shootaround, he couldn’t take his eyes off counterpart Tom Izzo at the other end ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. —Despite a career day by Leilani Kapinus, the Penn State women’s basketball team fell, 71-62, at Rutgers on Sunday afternoon. Kapinus recorded 23 points and 12 rebounds for her first career double-double. Penn State is now 9-15 overall and 3-11 in Big Ten play, while Rutgers is 8-17 overall and 1-12 in conference. Kapinus added five steals to go with PSU’s first double-double by a freshman since Lauren Ebo had 12 points and 12 rebounds against Nebraska on March 2, 2018. Kapinus registered her second game this season with five steals. Makenna Marisa tallied 15 ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Sixth-year senior Eric Curry scored a career-high 22 points, Payton Willis scored 13 of his 18 in the second half and Minnesota beat Penn State, 76-70, on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Willis made 3 of 4 from 3-point range and finished with 10 assists and ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team had another tight defensive battle, but fell just short to the Michigan Wolverines, 58-57, Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. The two teams shot a combined 12-for-53 in the second half, but the Wolverines (11-9) held the heavy advantage at the charity stripe to seal the victory. Michigan shot 22 foul shots while Penn State shot just seven. Seniors Jalen Pickett and Sam Sessoms lead the Nittany Lions in scoring with 14 and 13, respectively. John Harrar added eight points on 3-of-4 shooting and pulled down a ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State wrestling team posed for a team photo while wearing Big Ten championship gear and hoisting the regular season title trophy on the Rec Hall mat. It hasn’t been easy this season with an ever-changing lineup due to illness and injuries, and it wasn’t easy in a 21-13 win over seventh-ranked Nebraska on Sunday afternoon. The top-ranked and undefeated Nittany Lions were without starters Brady Berge, Carter Starocci and Max Dean against the Cornhuskers, but they were able to capture their eighth Big Ten regular season title since 2012. “I think ...
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin proved it can win even when it doesn’t get much offense from national player of the year candidate Johnny Davis or fifth-year senior Brad Davison. But it sure wasn’t easy. Tyler Wahl made a tiebreaking layup with 30.5 seconds left as the 11th-ranked Badgers beat Penn State 51-49 on Saturday for their 21st straight home victory in the series. “It was just a gritty game,” said Wahl, who scored 12 points. “Our shots weren’t falling. I thought we were getting decent looks throughout the game. But it was our defense that really stuck us in ...
