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PSU fails to deliver in clutch

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Owen Freeman and Drew Thelwell each scored 16 points and Iowa held off a late Penn State comeback to earn a 76-75 win on Friday night. The Hawkeyes (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) took the lead for good on Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointer with 13:36 left in the first half gave them a 16-14 lead and they led by double digits, 68-58 with just over seven minutes to play. But Iowa did not score after Payton Sandfort’s jumper with 3:28 left gave the Hawkeyes an eight-point lead, 76-68. Yanic Konan Niederhauser dunked and, after Nick Kern Jr. hit the first of two free throws, hit from ...

Hoops Du Jour

Men: Pitt at Syracuse SATURDAY Tipoff: 12:30 p.m., JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. Records: Pittsburgh (12-6, 3-4 ACC); Syracuse (9-10, 3-5 ACC) TV: ESPN2 (Doug Sherman and Randolph Childress) Notable: Pitt is on a four-game losing streak with three of the losses (Duke, Louisville, Clemson) coming to the top three teams currently in the ACC … The Panthers are 12-0 when they win or tie the rebounding battle … Pitt is the only team with two players (Jaland Lowe, 17.3 ppg. and Ishmael Leggett, 16.6 ppg.) ranked in the top 10 in scoring in the ACC … Lowe is 38-of-39 from ...

Lions use bonus points for easy win

From Mirror reports PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team improved to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten Friday night, thanks to a 35-3 win over Rutgers. Penn State rode the wave of four technical falls and won nine of the dual’s 10 bouts to sail to victory. The dual was wrestled in front of a sold-out crowd inside Jersey Mike’s Arena with 8,057 fans. The dual began at 125. True freshman Luke Lilledahl, ranked No. 6 at 125, lost a 4-1 decision to No. 19 Dean Peterson on a late takedown and Rutgers led 3-0. Sophomore Braeden Davis, ranked No. 7 at ...

PSU wrestling capsule

Penn State at Rutgers Start: 8 p.m., Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, N.J. Records: Penn State (8-0, 2-0 Big Ten); Rutgers (10-3, 2-1 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Notable: Penn State has every starter ranked no lower than seventh by InterMat. … Former Bishop McCort great Mason Gibson is a true freshman for the Scarlet Knights. … 2023 NCAA runner-up Mikey Labriola, who wrestled at Nebraska and is originally from Easton, is an assistant coach at Rutgers. … This will be the Lions’ last action before the biggest dual meet of the season against Iowa, which will be the second ...

Sparty has its way with PSU

The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. — Theryn Hallock scored 17 points, Julia Ayrault added 16 and No. 21 Michigan State beat Penn State 82-61 on Wednesday night for its fourth straight victory. Michigan State (16-3, 6-2 Big Ten) has also won four straight in the series and eight of the last nine. Jocelyn Tate scored 12 of Michigan State’s opening 27 points in building a 12-point lead. The Spartans extended their lead to 41-24 at the break after scoring 18 points off 18 Penn State turnovers. Michigan State’s lead reached 31 points midway through the third quarter ...

PSU gets UCLA star from portal

From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s soccer program and coach Erica Dambach announced the signing of junior forward Taylor Cheatham from UCLA Wednesday afternoon. The Plano, Texas, native Cheatham arrives in Happy Valley from the portal with two seasons of eligibility remaining after spending a pair of years in Westwood. One of the nation’s most coveted prospects coming out of the ECNL ranks, Cheatham arrives in Happy Valley following two seasons with the transcontinental Big Ten Conference rival UCLA Bruins. Cheatham appeared in 34 matches over her ...