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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 ...

Lions best Army in season debut

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State men’s gymnastics started 2026 in the win column after toppling Army West Point, 311.300-297.600, in Rec Hall on Sunday afternoon. The Nittany Lion win was powered by five PSU event titles, including a hat trick from senior Matt Underhill. “We had a lot of young guys in the lineup and in Rec Hall for the first time, but we had a great fighting spirit,” said men’s gymnastics head coach Randy Jepson. “We had five misses, and we really want to see that get better, but it was a really good effort overall from the guys. We have a lot of improvements ...

Fink, Penn State sweep Minnesota

UNIVERSITY PARK – Junior Aiden Fink (Calgary, Alberta) collected three assists to help lead No. 9 Penn State to a series sweep of Minnesota following a, 5-2, victory in Big Ten Conference action at Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday evening. With his three assists, Fink became the ninth Nittany Lion all-time to reach 100 career points while doing it in the shortest amount of time, coming in just his 87th career game. The junior currently has 101 points, just two shy of Liam Folkes ’20 for eighth on the all-time scoring list. The Nittany Lions secure their first series sweep over the ...

Lady Lions top Yale in opener

UNIVERSITY PARK – Head Coach Sarah Brown and Penn State women’s gymnastics (1-0) took down the Yale Bulldogs (0-1), 196.225-193.850, in Rec Hall on Sunday afternoon to open the 2026 season in front of 1,622 fans. Penn State’s 196.225 team total, fueled by point totals above 49.000 on vault, bars and floor, marked the highest in a season-opening home meet in program history, besting the mark the team set last season, 195.775. With the win over the Bulldogs, the Nittany Lions moved to 11-0 in the all-time series. The Ann Carr award, given to the athlete who achieves the most ...

Penn State travels to play No. 5 Purdue

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State men’s basketball team hits the road to take on #5 Purdue inside Mackey Arena Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. and the game will air nationally on Big Ten Network. FOLLOW ALONG TV: Big Ten Network – Jack Kizer (pxp) & Shon Morris (analyst) RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) NATIONAL RADIO: SiriusXM Ch. 372 & SXM App Ch. 372 The Nittany Lions hit the road for a tough test Saturday afternoon when Penn State travels to Mackey Arena to face #5 Purdue. The Nittany Lions will ...

Lady Lions stumped by Michigan

UNIVERSITY PARK – In the first game at Rec Hall in the 2026 calendar year, the Penn State Lady Lions (7-9, 0-5 Big Ten) fell to the No. 9 Michigan Wolverines (13-2, 4-1 Big Ten), 105-65, on Thursday evening. Redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle and sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller led the way on the offensive front for the Lady Lions. Merkle, the nation’s leader in field goal percentage, finished as Penn State’s top scorer with 18 points on the night with an 81% finish from the field with a team-high seven rebounds. McMiller made half of her shots against Michigan, shooting ...