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Lady Lions put up valiant effort in defeat

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Laila Phelia and Emily Kiser scored 13 points each and Michigan and survived a Penn State comeback for a 63-61 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The 17th-ranked and fifth-seeded Wolverines (22-8) will play fourth-seeded Ohio State in Friday quarterfinals. The Buckeyes swept Michigan in two regular-season meetings. Leigha Brown added 12 points and nine rebounds and Elise Stuck had 11 points. Phelia and Brown, who combine to average over 35 points a game, returned after Phelia missed seven games with a lower-leg injury and ...

Wynter wins it at buzzer

From Mirror reports EVANSTON, Ill. – The Penn State men’s basketball team took down Northwestern in overtime on Wednesday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena, 68-65. Following a huge offensive rebound by Evan Mahaffey, Camren Wynter knocked down a corner 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining to elevate Penn State over Northwestern in overtime. The triple was one of four on the night for Wynter, who finished the game with 24 points on 9-15 shooting to lead the Penn State squad. The Nittany Lions improved to 18-12 overall and 9-10 in the league while the Wildcats fell to 20-10 overall and ...

Lady Lions knock off Gophers, get Michigan next

Women: PSU vs. Michigan Tipoff: 3 p.m., Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn. Records: Penn State (14-16); Michigan (21-8) TV: Big Ten Radio: 99.7-FM Internet: Penn State Radio Network on the Penn State app Notable: Michigan, the fifth seed in this Big Ten tournament, beat Saint Francis, 91-36, earlier this year in non-conference play. ... PSU, the No. 13 seed, lost to Michigan, 82-72, on Jan. 3. ... Makenna Marisa now has more than 1,750 career points after her game-winning shot against Minnesota. ... The winner of this game gets Ohio State on Friday afternoon. Mirror ...

Top teams will be going at each other

The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The final day of a top-notch regular season in the Big Ten featured a last-second 3-pointer by the best player in the league that stopped the first-place team’s 14-game winning streak. If Iowa’s victory over Indiana on Caitlin Clark’s catch-and-shoot winner from the wing was any indication of the current quality of the competition, the conference tournament in Minneapolis this week will be quite the show. Boasting three of the top seven teams in the latest Associated Press poll with Indiana (No. 2), Maryland (No. 5) and Iowa (No. 7), the ...

PSU assistant football coach leaving

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State defensive line coach John Scott is leaving the Nittany Lions. The Centre Daily Times first reported on Monday that Scott has accepted a position with the Detroit Lions. James Franklin confirmed the news on Twitter. “I would like to thank John for everything he has contributed to our program over the past three years,” Franklin said. “John is a great coach and also a great man. I am grateful for his friendship and the impact he has had on our student-athletes. This was a great opportunity for him in the NFL and I wish him and his family nothing ...

Lions will play for AMCC title

From Mirror reports PITTSBURGH — The Penn State Altoona men’s basketball team is headed to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship game for the first time in program history. The Lions, the second seed in the AMCC Tournament, overpowered sixth seed Pitt-Bradford 109-96 in Friday afternoon’s semifinal round matchup at La Roche University. Penn State Altoona will face top seed La Roche, Saturday at 1 p.m. for the AMCC title and the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Penn State Altoona (17-8) was led by its offense. The Lions ...