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Penn State Lady Lions basketball makes it a 2-0 start

UNIVERSITY PARK --- The Penn State women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 Friday night, thanks to an 82-77 win over Cincinnati in area collegiate action. Five Lady Lions scored in double figures in a game Penn State trailed after one quarter, 27-25. Penn State cut the lead to one point at ...

PSU Altoona men picked to finish 3rd in AMCC preseason basketball poll

The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team was predicted by Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference coaches to finish in third place this season, as the league released the results of its 2025-26 preseason coaches’ poll on Tuesday. Pitt-Greensburg placed first in the poll, while Penn ...

Furious finish helps Nittany Lions avoid upset at home to Fairfield

UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team spent the final 3:28 on a 16-2 run, including 11 unanswered points in the final two minutes, to earn a gritty 76-68 season-opening victory over Fairfield Monday night inside the Jordan Center. The back-and-forth battle saw 13 lead ...

PSU Altoona women’s soccer coach celebrates milestone victory

Penn State Altoona women’s head soccer coach Pam Snyder-Etters very recently celebrated her 100th career victory at the helm of the program. This is a stellar achievement as Etters, like most PSU branch campus coaches, is only in a part-time coaching position. She must handle every aspect of ...

Lady Lion basketball’s Gracie Merkle makes preseason watch list

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State women’s basketball’s player Gracie Merkle earned a spot on the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Preseason Top 20 Watchlist on Friday. This award honors the best centers in women’s college basketball and is presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. ...

Hat-trick by DiMarsico leads Penn State to win in OT

UNIVERSITY PARK — Junior Matt DiMarsico registered his second hat-trick of the season as No. 6 Penn State erased a two-goal deficit in a come-from-behind, 5-4, overtime victory against Long Island University in non-conference action at Pegula Ice Arena on Friday night. DiMarsico joins ...