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Green named PSU women’s gymnastics head coach

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft announced the selection of Jennifer Green as head coach for the Penn State Nittany Lion women’s gymnastics program. Green, the reigning Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, heads to Penn State after one of the most dominant years in Air Force Gymnastics history and an NCAA Regional appearance, the first for the program since 2002. “We set out to find a coach who could lead at the highest level of college gymnastics, and Jennifer Green quickly distinguished herself as the right ...

Spikes drop contest to Aberdeen, 5-3

ABERDEEN, Md. – On a wet Sunday at IBEW Local 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium, the State College Spikes rallied in the fifth inning but fell just short as the Aberdeen IronBirds were awarded a 5-3 decision in a game cut down to five innings by rain. Despite the result, the Spikes (12-8 2nd Half) maintained a half-game lead over the IronBirds (12-9 2nd Half) in the race for the MLB Draft League’s second-half title. After a 48-minute delay at the outset, Aberdeen took a 2-0 lead in the first on back-to-back RBI doubles from Dylan Winebrenner and former Spike Brylan West. The ...

Ayscue named United Soccer Coaches Defender to Watch

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State junior defender Bella Ayscue garnered national acclaim on Monday morning, with the third-year Nittany Lion appearing as a United Soccer Coaches Defender to Watch following that organization’s release. PSU’s stalwart center back picked up United Soccer Coaches Defender to Watch laurels for the second year in a row, picking that accolade up alongside now-senior teammate Kaelyn Wolfe in last year’s preseason awards cycle. The honor marks the first official preseason accolade received by a Nittany Lion in the 2026 preseason. Ayscue is fresh off a ...

NIttany Lion athletics moves toward jersey patches

UNIVERSITY PARK — One of college football’s most tradition-bound programs is preparing to make a change that would have been unthinkable not long ago. Penn State is now seriously considering adding a corporate sponsor’s patch to its football jerseys, a move that would break with ...

Stonehouse, Outwater invited to Canada’s National Women’s Development Camp

CALGARY – Rising juniors Abby Stonehouse and Grace Outwater of the Penn State women's hockey team have been invited to Hockey Canada's 2026 National Women's Team Development Camp, Hockey Canada announced Friday morning. The camp features the top 40 collegiate players in Canada and serves as part of Hockey Canada's evaluation process for selecting the roster that will compete in a three-game series against the United States in Richmond, British Columbia, Aug. 10-16. It also marks the first step in the selection process for the 2027 Euro Hockey Tour Series in the Czech ...

Stucky, Martin make preseason All-Big Ten

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State women’s volleyball landed two players on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team on Thursday. Kennedy Martin earned the honor by a vote of the coaches for the second-straight year. She was joined by Alexis Stucky, who receives the accolade prior to her first season in Happy Valley. Just 18 players were selected for the preseason award in the 18-team conference. Penn State was one of just nine teams to have a representative on the list of honorees. Martin is coming off a season in which she was first-team All-America and first-team All-Big Ten selection for Penn ...