Lions cruise late in victory at Ohio State

February 4, 2023

From Mirror reports COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Penn State wrestling team improved to 5-0 in the Big Ten and 12-0 overall Friday night, thanks to a convincing 29-9 victory at Ohio State. The Nittany Lions won eight of the 10 contested bouts and gave up only three takedowns along the way. Ohio State, 11-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten, won the first bout of the night at 125 before the Nittany Lions won the next two bouts. Roman Bravo-Young dominated No. 9 Jesse Mendez in the next bout. Bravo-Young tallied three takedowns and built up 1:04 in riding time to roll to an 8-2 win, cutting ...

College wrestling

February 3, 2023

Penn State at Ohio State Start: 7 p.m., Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio Records: Penn State (11-0, 4-0 Big Ten); Ohio State (11-1, 5-0 Big Ten) TV: Big Ten Network Internet: www.gopsusports.com Notable: Another dual meet, and another top-5 team for the Nittany Lions face as they head to Columbus. The Buckeyes are coming off an impressive 23-15 win over Michigan last Friday. ... Ohio State’s lineup has all 10 wrestlers ranked, led by Sammy Sasso, who is ranked third at 149 pounds. Malik Heinselman (10th, 125 pounds), Jesse Mendez (ninth, 133 pounds), Ethan Smith (seventh, 174 ...

Purdue’s big 2nd half sinks Lions

February 2, 2023

By Michael Marot The Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Mason Gillis routinely demonstrates his shooting prowess at Purdue’s practices. On Wednesday night, the roaring, sellout crowd at Mackey Arena finally got a glimpse, too. The third year forward made an arena record nine 3-pointers and finished with a career high 29 points to lead the top-ranked Boilermakers to an 80-60 rout over Penn State. “Honestly to me, it doesn’t feel like I did anything different. I just hit a couple shots and they kept falling,” Gillis said. “I kind of hesitate sometimes in games, ...

Nittany Lions’ Pickett receives more recognition

February 1, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State men’s basketball senior Jalen Pickett was named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List on Monday. Pickett is the only player in the country averaging at least 17 points (17.6) per game, eight rebounds per game (8.0) and seven assists (7.0) per game. No men’s college basketball player in at least the last 30 years has finished a season averaging 17-8-7. The 6-foot-4 guard is averaging 19.4 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game and 6.1 assists in conference play. He’s shooting 55% from the field, 41% percent from 3-point range ...

Slow start sinks Lady Lions on road

January 31, 2023

By Noah Trister The Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. — For Maryland coach Brenda Frese, this was an almost ideal way to start a busy week. The Terrapins led Penn State by 20 after the first quarter on Monday night and were never really threatened after that. They won easily, and nobody even had to play 28 minutes. “It was terrific. That’s where we need to be,” Frese said. “Three games in seven days this week. We talked about it, the Big Ten Tournament, you’re going to be playing multiple games back to back, so extending that depth is really important.” Abby ...

Lions, Hawkeyes keeping low profiles as matchup nears

January 27, 2023

UNIVERSITY PARK — If Friday’s wrestling showdown between No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Iowa were couched in weather terms, Tuesday would have been the calm before the storm. A coach and two wrestlers for each team addressed their respective media contingents and nary a cross word for the opponent was heard. At University Park, associate head coach Cody Sanderson, 133-pounder Roman Bravo-Young and 197-pounder Max Dean spoke. “It’s just a match. Those (rankings) don’t mean much,” Bravo-Young said. “It will be cool, fun. It’s more for the fans, and people online build it ...