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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 ...

Lions face La Salle in Philly

PHILADELPHIA – The Penn State men’s basketball team makes its return to Philadelphia Saturday afternoon when the Nittany Lions face in-state foe La Salle inside Xfinity Mobile Arena. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. and the game will air nationally on Peacock. FOLLOW ALONG TICKETS: Tickets TV: Peacock – Ed Cohen (pxp) & John Giannini (analyst) RADIO: Penn State Sports Network – Joe Putnam (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) NATIONAL RADIO: SXM App. Ch. 993 LIVE STATS: Live Stats GAME NOTES: Penn State Game Notes OPENING TIPS The Nittany Lions head to the City ...

No. 2 Wolverines rout PSU hockey, 7-1

UNIVERSITY PARK – No. 5 Penn State dropped a 7-1 decision to No. 2 Michigan in Big Ten Conference action at Pegula Ice Arena on Friday evening. The Nittany Lions fall to 9-4-0 overall and 2-3-0 in conference action with the loss while Michigan moves to 11-2-0 on the year and 4-1-0 in the Big Ten with the win. HOW IT HAPPENED The Wolverines opened the scoring with their national leading seventh shorthanded tally of the season as Josh Eernisse disrupted play in the neutral zone before beating Nittany Lion sophomore goaltender Kevin Reidler (Gavle, Sweden) under the blocker for the 1-0 ...

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No. 5 Penn State faces No. 2 Michigan in Hockey Valley

UNIVERSITY PARK —- The fifth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions return home after four-straight road games to open Big Ten play as they welcome No. 2 Michigan to Hockey Valley for a crucial conference clash on Friday and Saturday evening. FOLLOW THE ACTION Dates: Friday, November 14 ...