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Harvey, Merk earn volleyball awards

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State men’s volleyball swept the first conference awards of the season as Sean Harvey was named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week and Ryan Merk was selected as the Defensive Player of the Week. The Nittany Lions picked up the honors after opening the season with a four-set win over Mount Olive and a sweep over Manhattan at Rec Hall. Harvey earned a weekly award from the conference for the first time after hitting .426 with 27 kills (3.86/set) over the two wins. He opened the season with 13 kills, three blocks, and five digs in the win over Mount Olive. The ...

Lions make Swedish Olympic team

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Sophomore forward Nicole Hall has been named to Sweden’s Olympic women’s ice hockey roster ahead of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. Joining her is alum and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympian Jessica Adolfsson ’21 as both were named to Sweden’s roster Monday morning. Hall is the second current Nittany Lion named to the 2026 Winter Olympics, joining Tessa Janecke (USA). Her, Janecke, and Adolfsson make it three current or former Nittany Lions set to play in the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Hall will be rejoining the Three Crowns with 15 ...

PSU softball receives preseason recognition

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State softball program saw multiple student-athletes pick up preseason recognition from Softball America on Monday, with junior utility Brooke Klosowicz headlining the group by earning the No. 92 individual player ranking in the nation per the organization’s release. Klosowicz was joined by a quintet of student-athletes that landed Softball America B1G Freshman to Watch status in infielder Kirsten Finarelli, pitcher-infielder Gabby Gradishar, outfielder Breanna Hanik, infielder Kalli Karwowski and pitcher Brevyn Kellepouris. Klosowicz, a native of ...

Lions get 4th shutout of season, blank Rutgers, 46-0

UNIVERSITY PARK — For the No. 1 Penn State wrestling team this season, its main competition has come not from the teams on its schedule, but from record books. That theme rang true again on Saturday in Rec Hall. Another sellout crowd of 6,457 watched the Nittany Lions record their fourth shutout of the current campaign with a 46-0 rout of No. 16 Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. It was Penn State’s 78th consecutive dual meet victory, which set the all-time NCAA record, eclipsing the 77-match win streak set by Div. II St. Cloud State. While head coach Cael ...

Smith, No. 5 Purdue outgun Penn State

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 26 points and 14 assists and Oscar Cluff had 23 points to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 93-85 win against Penn State on Saturday. Fletcher Loyer scored 17 and C.J. Cox 16 for the Boilermakers (15-1, 5-0 Big Ten), who won their seventh consecutive game. Freddie Dilione V scored 25, Melih Tunca scored 14 and Ivan Juric had nine points and 10 rebounds for Penn State (9-7, 0-5). Leading by one at halftime, the Boilermakers opened the second half with a 15-5 advantage to go up 60-49. Penn State narrowed the deficit to seven points several times ...

Lady Lions fall to Illinois

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State suffered its sixth-straight loss, 92-76, to Illinois in the We Back Pat game at the Bryce Jordan Center Sunday afternoon. The game marked the final scheduled game for the Lady Lions at the BJC in the 2025-26 season. The Lady Lions fell to 7-10 overall and remain winless at 0-6 in Big Ten play with the loss, while the Fighting Illini improved to 14-3 and 4-2 in Big Ten play with the win, its fourth consecutive in the series and 20th overall against Penn State. Three Lady Lions finished the game in double figures, including redshirt junior center Gracie ...