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Lions finish 21st in Learfield Cup Standings

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics is ranked No. 21 in the final Learfield Directors’ Cup Division I standings of the 2025-2026 season, announced on Thursday. Penn State finished the year with 864.5 points. Five Penn State teams earned points after their Spring campaigns. Penn State has finished among the Top 25 in 30 of the 32 years the Directors’ Cup has been awarded. Men’s lacrosse paced Penn State spring teams with 65 points. Men’s Volleyball and women’s lacrosse each contributed 25 points, while women’s outdoor track & field tallied 50 ...

Cutters send Spikes to their 10th loss of the year

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – In a game that featured three lead changes, the State College Spikes took advantage of Williamsport Crosscutters miscues, but fell victim to a Brodey Acres RBI single to the sixth for the eventual game-winning run as they took a 6-5 defeat on Wednesday night at Journey ...

Bowen joins Penn State men’s hoops

UNIVERSITY PARK – Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Head Coach Mike Rhoades has announced the signing of experienced guard Dasonte Bowen ahead of the 2026-27 Penn State men’s basketball season. Bowen, who spent two seasons at St. Bonaventure and two seasons at Iowa, comes to Happy Valley as a graduate student. Dasonte Bowen 6-2 | Guard | Boston, Mass. | Iowa/St. Bonaventure Spent two seasons at St. Bonaventure and two seasons at Iowa, and comes to Penn State with career marks of 661 points, 277 assists and an 81.3 career free throw percentage. Made 43 starts in 43 appearances ...

2026 schedule announced for PSU field hockey

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State Field Hockey program, under the direction of head coach Hannah Prince, in her inaugural season at the helm, has announced its 2026 schedule. "Penn State Field Hockey is entering a new era, and our 2026 schedule reflects that direction,” said Prince. “This is a demanding slate from start to finish, with a Big Ten schedule that continues to represent one of the most competitive conferences in the country, alongside a strong non-conference lineup that will challenge us early and throughout the season. There are no easy matches, every opponent will ...

Cutters pound Spikes, 12-3

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Camden Ross and Trent Turner both collected multiple hits, and Kassius Thomas and Kyler Heyne combined for 3 1/3 scoreless innings to end the game, but the State College Spikes took a 12-3 defeat on Tuesday night at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Ross, a catcher from Western Kentucky, upped his batting average to .381 while running his hitting streak to six games. The returnee from the 2025 edition of the club has now notched six mult-hit games this season. Turner, a Western Carolina product who manned shortstop on Tuesday night, added a stolen ...

Anderson collects third All-American honor

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State baseball senior Michael Anderson was named a College Baseball Foundation honorable mention All-American on Wednesday. Anderson earned his third All-American honor this season, joining his ABCA first-team selection and his NCBWA second-team selection. Anderson is Penn State’s 14th All-American selection and its first since catcher Ben Heath in 2010. Anderson is the program’s fifth first-team All-American, joining pitcher Ed Drapcho (1957), second baseman Larry Fegley (1960), second baseman Greg Vogel (1976) and outfielder Michael Campo ...