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Illini best Lions, 4-3

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In a raucous back-and-forth affair from Demirjian Park, the No. 18 Penn State women’s soccer team dropped a 4-3 decision to the Illinois Fighting Illini on Thursday night. The final statistics told a wildly different story than the final score would indicate, with Penn State dominating the run of play throughout Thursday’s battle in Champaign. The Nittany Lions racked up an eye-popping 18 total shots with a team season-high 13 shots on goal, surpassing the previous high of 10 set against Saint Louis in the second match of the year. PSU secured an additional ...

GameDay heads to Old Main

UNIVERSITY PARK – ESPN’s College GameDay will return to University Park for the 12th time in its storied history on Saturday, September 27, ahead of the highly anticipated White Out matchup between the No. 2/2 Nittany Lions and the No. 6/5 Oregon Ducks. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The iconic college football pregame show will air live from 9 a.m. to noon on Old Main lawn. This marks the 26th time College GameDay has been hosted at the site of a Penn State game, including two unofficial appearances. This year’s visit to Happy Valley marks the second consecutive season ...

PSU hockey names its captains

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Head coach Guy Gadowsky and the Penn State men’s ice hockey team announced their initial captains for the 2025-26 season earlier this week. Junior forward Dane Dowiak (Pittsburgh, Pa.) will don the ‘C’ this winter with senior defenseman Jarod Crespo (Seven Lakes, N.C.) serving as an alternate. Dowiak becomes the 12th Nittany Lion captain in program history replacing Simon Mack ’25 and is the first forward in five seasons to wear the ‘C’ following a long line of blueliners who have served as captain. The Pittsburgh native also becomes just the second ...

Lions force draw with Terps

UNIVERSITY PARK – A relatively quiet first half was followed by a true Big Ten battle in the second that saw Penn State force a 2-2 draw against No. 23 Maryland on Tuesday night at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania. Christian Dionne and Ben Madore each found the back of the net in the contest. Penn State moves to 2-4-2 with the tie, while Maryland remains undefeated at 5-0-2. HOW IT HAPPENED First half The first frame was filled with back-and-forth action, mainly in the middle third of the field, as neither team put a shot on frame until the 36th minute. The Terrapins ...

Nittany Lions clash with Spartans, Orange

UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (4-3, 0-1 B1G) hosts Michigan State (3-4, 901 B1G) on Friday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. in a B1G Network national telecast. Two days later, Penn State visits Syracuse (6-2) on Sunday, Sept. 28, for a 12 p.m. contest. Syracuse hosts Duke on Friday night while Penn State hosts Michigan State. Penn State is coming off two tough road losses. The Nittany Lions opened up Big Ten play last Friday, falling 3-1 at Maryland. The team then ventured to Easton, Pa., and lost a hard-fought 3-2 double-overtime contest on penalty shots. ...

No. 3 Penn State welcomes Oregon in primetime showcase

UNIVERSITY PARK - No. 3/2 Penn State meets No. 6/5 Oregon in a Top-10 matchup for the Penn State White Out Game. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on NBC. SERIES HISTORY: Penn State meets Oregon for the sixth time in program history and just the third time in a regular-season matchup. The Ducks ...