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Lady Lion recognized by AMCC for her showing

Penn State Altoona senior forward Avana Sayles was chosen as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in women’s basketball. In the Lions’ 69-49 victory over non-conference opponent Lycoming last week, Sayles notched her third double-double of the season, getting 16 points and 10 rebounds. Sayles also recorded three blocks, two steals, and one assist. Sayles ranks fifth in points per game with 15.5 and fifth in rebounds per game with 8.5. On defense, Sayles ranks fourth in blocks per game with 1.2 and third in defensive ratings with a rating of 6.3. ...

BYU coach linked to PSU position

Message boards and media tracking the Penn State coaching search have mentioned a “mystery candidate” in the past couple of weeks. That appears to be Brigham Young’s Kalani Sitake. Football Scoop, which has tracked college sports hirings for years, reported Monday that talks between ...

Big Ten gives Allen award

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State running back Kaytron Allen was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Allen, a senior, rushed for 226 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown in the win over Rutgers this past weekend. It was the most in a game since Larry Johnson’s 279 rushing yards against Michigan State in 2002. Allen has 15 rushing touchdowns this season. He has five games over 100 or more rushing yards as well. Career-wise, he sits fifth all-time at Penn State with 4,711 all-purpose yards. He ranks third all-time in both rushing touchdowns (39) and total touchdowns (43).

PSU quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer ‘growing up’ before Lions’ eyes

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Nittany Lions may have found their quarterback to lead them through their coaching transition. Ethan Grunkemeyer played his best game yet in helping Penn State (6-6) defeat Rutgers, 40-36, Saturday to finish the regular season with a third-straight victory and gain ...

Rudel’s Rutgers highs & lows

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Following are the highlights and lowlights from Penn State’s 40-36 victory over Rutgers on Saturday at SHI Stadium: Play of the game: Amare Campbell scooped up a fumble by Rutgers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis and raced 61 yards for a touchdown that gave the Nittany ...

Rudel’s Rutgers report card

Following is Neil Rudel’s report card from Penn State’s 40-36 victory over Rutgers on Saturday at SHI Stadium: Quarterback: A Grunkemeyer (17-21-209, 1 TD, no picks) has shown impressive growth over his six starts. Line of scrimmage management has been especially good. Running ...