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Spikes break out the brooms versus Canada

UNIVERSITY PARK – Trent Turner hit the State College Spikes’ first home run at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in the 20th Anniversary Season, and the Spikes came back twice to defeat the Canadian Junior National Team, 11-8, on Thursday night to clinch a three-game sweep in the International Series. Turner, a utility infielder from Western Carolina who played shortstop on Thursday night, launched a 418-foot shot off the batter’s eye in the fifth inning for a two-run blast, his first of the season, to bump the Spikes’ (8-7) lead to 7-4. The Spikes trailed 4-0 after Maxime Blain’s ...

Spikes nudges Canada Junior National Team

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Trailing 4-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the State College Spikes activated the bats and used a final push in the eighth to capture a 7-5 victory over the Canadian Junior National Team on Tuesday night in the opener of the International Series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Dominic Pellegrin, who reached base three times to keep his on-base percentage at an MLB Draft League-leading mark of .641, drove in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk in the eighth. Tyree Reed then posted the second of his two RBI’s with a sacrifice fly to center ...

USA volleyball goes 3-1 with help of Anderson

UNIVERSITY PARK – Former Penn State men’s volleyball great Matt Anderson helped Team USA go 3-1 during the opening week of play in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). USA, which played all four matches in Ottawa, posted wins over Turkiye (3-1), Germany (3-0), and Canada (3-2) before falling in five sets to world No. 1 Italy. Anderson, a National Champion and two-time All-American for Penn State from 2006-08, played in three of the four matches. He opened the event with 13 kills, five digs, one block, and one ace in the win over Turkiye, and then added six kills, four digs, and two ...

Hasselbeck joins Lady Lion lacrosse

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Head Coach Kayla Treanor and the Penn State Women’s Lacrosse program have announced the addition of Mallory Hasselbeck to the coaching staff on Monday afternoon. "Mallory has always had a special love for the game and a relentless desire to learn,” said Treanor. “From being the top recruit in the country to excelling at both Boston College and Stanford, she has consistently approached every opportunity with humility and determination. We're thrilled to welcome her to Penn State and know she has a bright future in coaching." “I’m incredibly excited and ...

Oneacre listed as nation’s No. 92 player

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State softball freshman third baseman Allison Oneacre secured yet another landmark individual accolade on Monday morning, picking up the No. 92 overall player ranking from Softball America in that organization’s release. Oneacre is responsible for the greatest offensive season by a Nittany Lion freshman in program history, collecting a wide array of honors over the course of her first year in the Blue & White. The Alpharetta, Georgia, native became the first student-athlete in Penn State program history to be named both a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ...

Spikes down Thunder in series finale

TRENTON, N.J. – Dominic Pellegrin reached base five times, upping his on-base percentage to an MLB Draft League-leading .647, and the State College Spikes took advantage of nearly every Trenton Thunder miscue to win the series finale on Sunday afternoon at Trenton Thunder Ballpark, 7-4. Pellegrin collected two hits, including his second double of the season, walked twice and was hit in the left shoulder with a pitch. The Metairie, La. native, who is slated to start his collegiate career at Tulane, also carries a .455 batting average through his first seven games with the Spikes ...