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Lady Lions put up fight in loss to OSU

The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jacy Sheldon scored 31 points, Cotie McMahon had 27 and Celeste Taylor had a double-double as No. 12 Ohio State pulled away from No. 25 Penn State in overtime for a 94-84 win in their Big Ten Conference opener on Sunday. The Nittany Lions were held to four points in the extra session, shooting 1 for 7 with three turnovers. They also lost leading scorer Makenna Marisa, who suffered a leg injury with 1:51 to go and was carried into the locker room. Sheldon had nine in overtime, combining with McMahon for the first nine points, before Shay ...

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Fashanu earns lineman honor UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State offensive tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu was tabbed a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation on Friday. Fashanu is the 102nd first-team All-American in school history and the first, first-team selection since linebacker Micah Parsons in 2019. He is Penn State’s 15th All-American selection in the James Franklin era. He earned first-team All-America accolades for the first time in his career after collecting second-team honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation in 2022. The junior is the first ...

College wrestling

Hofstra at Penn State SUNDAY Start: 1 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park Records: Hofstra 0-1 (0-0 EIWA); Penn State 1-0 (0-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Plus Internet: www.gopsusports.com Notable: Things got just a little tougher for the No. 1-ranked Nittany Lions this week as coach Cael Sanderson announced 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness will miss the rest of the season with an undisclosed injury. Van Ness was ranked second by FloWrestling. Tyler Kasak will be the likely starter going forward at 149. … Like Penn State, Hofstra has just one dual meet under their belts, a 51-0 loss to ...

Kasun picked to run PSU Altoona volleyball

From Miror reports Bob Kasun was named the head coach of the Penn State Altoona men’s and women’s volleyball teams on Friday. In his role of volleyball coach, Kasun oversees the recruiting, scheduling, and player development for both the men’s and women’s volleyball teams. “I am very happy to have Coach Kasun take over both volleyball teams. Bob’s wealth of knowledge through coaching at the club and high school levels, as well as being a volleyball official, will set us up for the continued development and success of the teams,” said Penn State Altoona Director of ...

Diaz will be top dog for Duke

By Andy Stine astine@altoonamirror.com There wasn’t much Penn State could do to stop Manny Diaz from leaving if he found a job that he liked. In the end, it turned out that Duke was a good enough job for the Lions’ defensive coordinator to accept on Thursday. It was inevitable that ...

Penn State drops 5th straight

The Associated press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Jahmir Young scored 28 points, Julian Reese bulled his way to 24 points plus 15 rebounds and Maryland beat Penn State 81-75 in overtime. Young was 7-of-19 shooting and made all 12 of his free throws in coming up two points shy of his career high. Reese was 7-of-11 shooting in tying his career-high point total, was a rebound short of tying his best and made 10 of 15 free throws while collecting his fifth double-double of the season. Jamie Kaiser Jr. added 10 points and Donta Scott grabbed 10 rebounds for Maryland (5-4, 1-1 Big Ten), which ...