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Nittany Lions clash with No. 1 Spartans on the ice

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The third-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions continue Big Ten play with a trip to East Lansing to face No. 1 Michigan State on Friday and Saturday inside Munn Ice Arena. FOLLOW THE ACTION Dates: Friday, November 7 | Saturday, November 8 Place: Munn Ice Arena | East Lansing, Michigan Time: FRI: 7 p.m. | SAT: 4 p.m. Streaming Video: Friday | Saturday Listen: LionVision THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP This week marks the 51st and 52nd meetings all-time between the two programs with Penn State holding the slim 22-20-8 edge in the series. The Nittany Lions ...

Lions fall to Penn State Behrend in semis

ERIE – No. 1 seeded Penn State Behrend scored twice in the first half, before adding two second half goals to hand the No. 5 seeded Penn State Altoona women's soccer team a 4-0 loss in Wednesday evening's Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference semifinal match. With its win, Penn State Behrend (14-3-2, 8-0 AMCC) advances to the AMCC Championship game this Saturday, Nov. 8, when it hosts Pitt Greensburg for a shot at a conference title. Meanwhile, Penn State Altoona (6-6-6, 2-2-4 AMCC) is eliminated from the postseason tournament. The first goal came off a rebound after Mya ...

Lions head to Ohio State Saturday

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State men’s and women’s fencing teams are back in action for their second competition of the 2025-2026 season in the Elite Invitational at Ohio State from Saturday, Nov. 8-9. The Elite Invitational marks the first time that the Nittany Lions will fence against Big Ten opponents this season. Competition will begin at 8 a.m. on both days. Fencing epee on the men’s side is Mohamed Yasseen, Tingwei Xu, Sultan Hassan, Zachary Suico, Sebastian Bonomo and Vasil Ivakimov. Ivakimov had a strong start to his season after finishing in 15th place overall at ...

DeSa gets Goaltender of the Week honors

BOSTON – The Atlantic Hockey Association named Penn State women’s ice hockey senior Katie DeSa Goaltender of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. It is the 12th time in her career receiving the award, and the third time this season. DeSa put together another dominant weekend in goal for the Nittany Lions, posting back-to-back shutouts over Robert Morris stopping all 31 shots she faced. She now is tied for the national lead in shutouts and is currently on a 170:33 minute scoreless streak dating back to the first period against Lindenwood on Friday, Oct. 24. With her two shutouts this ...

Lions collect Big Ten playoff accolades

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State women’s soccer continued its historic run of success as a leading member of the Big Ten Conference following the announcement of the league’s postseason awards on Tuesday, with the Blue & White landing five student-athletes on All-Big Ten teams in addition to one student-athlete appearing as a B1G Sportsmanship Honoree. The Nittany Lions saw graduate forward Kaitlyn MacBean close her career in the Big Ten out with a bang, landing First Team All-B1G accolades for the second year in a row. Senior forward Amelia White made her first appearance on a B1G ...

Lady Lions pummel Bucknell, 83-55

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State women’s basketball soars to an 83-55 season opening victory over Bucknell. The Lady Lions improve to 51-13 in first games of the campaign while remaining undefeated against the Bison in the all-time series history. Penn State made its first season opening debut in its former home on Curtin Road since 1995 in its partial return to Rec Hall for the 2025-26 campaign. Sophomore guard Kiyomi McMiller and redshirt junior center Gracie Merkle’s 20-plus-point performances, along with efficient team defense powered PSU to its first win of the season. McMiller ...