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Wrestling: Penn State at Iowa Start: 9 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA Records: Penn State (8-0 overall, 5-0 Big Ten); Iowa (10-1 overall, 5-1 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Internet: gopsusports.com Notable: A possible 1 vs. 2 matchup for this dual meet was taken away after Iowa lost to Michigan last week. The Hawkeyes are now third in the InterMat rankings. Oklahoma State is ranked second. … Penn State now has half of its lineup ranked No. 1 in Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (197), and Greg Kerkvliet (285). Iowa has no ...

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Ohio State at Penn State Time: 6:30 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park, Pa. Records: Ohio State (12-1 overall, 4-0 Big Ten); Penn State (7-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten). TV: Big Ten Network Internet: gopsusports.com Notable: Penn State now has nine of its 10 starters ranked in the top 10 by InterMat. The only exception is 149-pounder Tyler Kasak, who is ranked 12th. … The 17th-ranked Buckeyes will be one of PSU’s better opponents for the year. Ohio State has solid wins over Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Cornell, and Michigan. Its only loss was against Pitt on Dec. 10. … ...

Lady Lions use 3s to get win

By John Hartsock jhartsock@altoonamirror.com CRESSON — The 3-point field goal not only provides a basketball team with extra points, but it can also shift the momentum of a game in a team’s favor. The Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team provided a case in point Wednesday night, hitting 12 of 25 shots from behind the arc and riding a strong second half to an 82-74 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory over Mount Aloysius at the Mount Aloysius Convocation Center. Two products of Peters Township High School in suburban Pittsburgh — sophomore forward Avana ...

Mount’s Priah has big game

By Matt Michelone sports@altoonamirror.com CRESSON — Mount Aloysius College men’s basketball coach Marcus Thomas is very familiar with going up against Penn State Altoona’s Dave McGreal. Thomas played his college basketball at AMCC’s Pitt-Greensburg before eventually starting his coaching career with the Mounties three years ago. Wednesday night at the Mount Aloysius College Athletic Convocation & Wellness Center he experienced his first triumph over Penn State Altoona, 89-85. “I tell him all of the time they’ve done such a good job of coming up since when I played ...

Big Ten won’t expand basketball conference tourney field

From Mirror, wire reports ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten plans to stick with a 20-game conference schedule for men’s basketball and an 18-game schedule for women’s basketball when the league expands to 18 teams next year. The league also announced Tuesday that 15 of the 18 members will qualify for the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments once Southern California, UCLA, Oregon and Washington arrive from the Pac-12. The Big Ten currently allows all 14 of its members to participate in the conference tournaments. The Big Ten announced the 15-team tournament would ...

Marisa hits milestone in PSU’s victory

From Mirror, wire reports EVANSTON, Ill. — Penn State senior guard Makenna Marisa surpassed the 2,000-point career scoring mark with a layup in the third quarter, ultimately finishing with 20 points as the Lady Lions picked up a 76-65 win over Northwestern Thursday night. Marisa was 7-for-13 shooting. She picked up her 2,000th career point at the 2:47 mark of the third quarter with a right-handed layup just outside the painted area, making her the seventh player in Penn State women’s basketball history to accomplish that feat. She has scored 2,009 points and currently ranks ...