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Nittany Lions drop their seventh straight game

UNIVERSITY PARK — Mekhi Mason hit six of his 11 3-point attempts and scored 20 points and DJ Davis knocked down a 3 with just under a minute left and Washington held off Penn State to earn a 75-73 win on Saturday in the first meeting between the programs. The Huskies (13-12, 4-10 Big Ten) have won three of their last five games. Penn State (13-13, 3-11) lost its seventh straight. The Nittany Lions led by as many as 13 points in the first half and took a 38-34 lead at intermission. Mason knocked down a 3 and Zoom Diallo converted a three-point play to start the second half to put ...

Lady Lions continue on losing streak

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team lost for the seventh straight game with a 75-68 setback to Wisconsin on Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State hosted its 19th annual Play 4 Kay game benefitting Pink Zone with a combined 1,620 years, nine months and 15 days of survivorship between all of the survivors in attendance that were honored in a halftime recognition. Penn State fell to 10-16, 1-14 in the Big Ten, while Wisconsin improved to 12-14, 3-12. PSU redshirt sophomore Gracie Merkle led all scorers with 28 points. Graduate Gabby Elliott had 12 ...

Drayton new PSU RBs coach

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK —Penn State has its new running backs coach. Penn State confirmed Friday that Stan Drayton has been hired to replace Ja’Juan Seider, who resigned last week to become running backs coach at Notre Dame. “Stan Drayton brings decades of experience ...

PSU gives head coach extension

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State’s Katie Schumacher-Cawley, a national champion as both a player and a coach with the Nittany Lions volleyball team, has agreed to a contract extension to remain as the head women’s volleyball coach through the 2030 season. “We are excited to have Katie leading our program for years to come,” Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft said. “She demonstrated remarkable leadership in overcoming challenges this season and served as an outstanding role model for the young women on our team.” Schumacher-Cawley guided Penn State ...

Hoops Du Jour

Men: Washington at Penn St. SATURDAY Tipoff: 2 p.m., Jordan Center, University Park Records: Washington (12-12, Big Ten 3-10); Penn State (13-1, Big Ten 3-11) TV: Big Ten Network Radio: WRAX 106.5-FM Satellite: Sirius XM Ch. 380 & 970 Notable: These are the two bottom teams in the Big Ten, with Washington just one game ahead of the Nittany Lions in the standings. If the postseason tournament started now, these two teams, plus Northwestern, would miss the Big Ten event. … Penn State has lost six games in a row and is 1-10 in its last 11 games. … The Nittany Lions are ...

Trio of technical falls help Lions win again

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team rolled over Ohio State 27-13 in a Big Ten road dual on Friday night. Penn State (13-0, Big Ten 7-0) rode the momentum of three technical falls to the win in Columbus. The dual was wrestled in front of a sellout crowd of 4,232 in Ohio State’s Covelli Center. The Buckeyes fell to 13-3, 5-3 in the Big Ten. The dual began at 125. True freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 7 at 125, was leading 6-2 midway through the second period when No. 21 Brendan McCrone connected on a cradle to get the pin at 3:58 and put Ohio State on ...