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PSU clashes with Boston U on Tuesday

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State men’s basketball team returns to the friendly confines of the Bryce Jordan Center Tuesday night to host Boston University. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the game will air nationally on Peacock. FOLLOW ALONG TICKETS: Tickets PROMOTIONS: Kids 12 & under get in free with the purchase of an adult ticket from this link. FAN INFO GUIDE: Fan Info Guide TV: Peacock – Jason Knapp (pxp) & Nik Stauskas (analyst) RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) NATIONAL RADIO: Sirius XM Ch. 85 ...

Lady Lions spike Terps, 3-0

UNIVERSITY PARK – No. 24 Penn State women’s volleyball celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-14) sweep over visiting Maryland in a Big Ten match Sunday at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions improved to 17-11 overall and 11-7 in the conference with the win in their final home match of the regular season. The Terrapins dropped to 8-20, 1-17. All seven players – Catherine Burke, Gillian Grimes, Jordan Hopp, Kate Lally, Addie Lyon, Maggie Mendelson, and Karis Willow – that were honored for Senior Day were the starters for the match. Willow stepped up big early with two ...

Lions travel to Rutgers for finale

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Penn State travels to take on Rutgers on Saturday for a Big Ten matchup. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network. SERIES HISTORY: Penn State meets Rutgers for the 35th time in program history. The Nittany Lions lead 32-2 in the all-time series, including 17-straight wins. PSU is 18-2 in home games. In 2023, the Nittany Lions earned a 27-6 win. Kaytron Allen rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Penn State forced three takeaways, including an interception by Kevin Winston Jr. and fumble recoveries by Chop Robinson and Dani Dennis-Sutton. Robinson and Johnny ...

Vaaks, Providence hand Nittany Lions first loss

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Stefan Vaaks scored 15 points, Jason Edwards scored 14 points and Providence took control in the second half to beat Penn State 77-65 on Saturday in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase. Jaylin Sellers added 13 points and Oswin Ehrunmwunse scored 11 points for Providence (4-2). In suffering its first loss of the season, reserve Freddie Dilione V scored a career-high 22 points and Melih Tunca added 11 for the Nittany Lions (5-1). Tunca was the only Penn State starter in double-figures scoring and the starting unit finished 30.5% (11 of 36) shooting. Dilione ...

Merkle nabs milestone as Lady Lions lose

NASSAU, Bahamas — Despite posting three double-figure scorers, the Penn State Lady Lions suffered its first loss of the season to Princeton, 100-93, in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament on Saturday. Redshirt-junior center Gracie Merkle pumped in a career best 39 points to surpass the 1,000-career point mark. Merkle finished the contest hitting 19-of-23 shots from the field to go with seven rebounds. She was joined in double-digit scoring by sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller with 19 points in addition to eight assists, four rebounds and three steals. Redshirt-junior ...

Allen’s runs earn place in Lions history

Imagine the trials and tribulations that Kaytron Allen has been through, not just in his career at Penn State but just this season alone. He wasn’t nearly as heralded as Nicholas Singleton coming out of high school, and he was the No. 2 option behind Singleton for much of his career. ...