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Duzansky named semifinalist for Mannelly Award

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State senior Tyler Duzansky was named a semifinalist for the Mannelly Award on Monday. Duzansky is one of 10 semifinalists for the award for the nation’s top long snapper. The Patrick Mannelly Award, created in 2019, benefits Bernie's Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff. The award is named after Patrick Mannelly, a long snapper at Duke, who played 16 years in the NFL (1998-2013) with the Chicago Bears. Tyler Duzansky · R-Sr. · LS · 6-4 · 224 · Glen Ellyn, Ill. · St. Francis Prep Serving as a team captain in 2025. Earned ...

No. 24 Lions clip Buckeyes, 3-2

UNIVERSITY PARK – Kennedy Martin led a trio of Penn State players in double-digits with her 34 kills on .400 hitting as the 24th-ranked Nittany Lions rallied for a 3-2 (25-22, 15-25, 29-31, 25-14, 15-12) win over visiting Ohio State in a Big Ten match Sunday at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions moved to 15-12 overall and 9-7 in the conference, while the Buckeyes returned to Columbus at 5-19, 2-14. In addition to the high kill total, Martin tallied eight digs and four blocks. Joining her with double-digit kills were a pair of middles as Maggie Mendelson hit .435 with 13 kills and ...

Lady Lions KO Hawks to improve to 4-0 total

PHILADELPHIA — The Penn State Lady Lions used a key 17-3 third-quarter rally and a hot hand to emerge with an 89-77 non-conference victory over Saint Joseph’s on Sunday afternoon at Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena, in Philadelphia. Gracie Merkle led the Lady Lions with 25 points, including an 11-of-18 performance from the floor. Merkle also grabbed 11 rebounds to go with three assists and two blocks. Tea Cleante added 23 points as Penn State (4-0) put four players in double figures. Cleante hit on 9-of-11 shots in the ballgame, while recording four rebounds, three assists and two ...

Defense, run game carry Lions to win

Years from now, when the 2025 season is chronicled, of course there will be games and events that the Nittany Nation will want to forget, but one to be remembered is the image of Terry Smith being doused with Gatorade and carried off the field Saturday at Spartan Stadium. His ear-to-ear grin ...

Tunca’s hot hand lifts Penn State past La Salle

PHILADELPHIA — Freshman Melih Tunca scored a career-best 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, reserve Freddie Dilione V added 16 and Penn State beat La Salle 83-69 on Saturday afternoon. Tunca was 8-for-9 from the field and 4-for-4 from 3-point range to tally a game-high 20 points in the non-conference game played inside Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Dilione also notched three rebounds and three assists. Kayden Mingo, another freshman, followed with 14 points, a career-best seven assists and four rebounds and reserve Ivan Juric rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 points ...

Lions win 72nd dual in a row

UNIVERSITY PARK — In 1979, the Whispers charted a Top 40 R&B hit with the song “And the Beat Goes On.” After its performance Friday night in the season opener at the Bryce Jordan Center, the No. 1 Penn State wrestling team could adopt that hit as its theme song. Even with three ...