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Lions can’t finish off their solid effort

In his first game as Penn State’s interim coach, Terry Smith came here not certain if the Nittany Lions would win but certain they would give a maximum effort that was clearly absent during the last three games of James Franklin’s tenure. And Smith was right. Despite a painful 25-24 loss Saturday night that in some ways represented a snapshot of this wrecked season – a porous defense when it mattered most and questionable key offensive calls, even without Franklin – the Lions played harder than they have all year. In the visiting media room underneath Kinnick Stadium, in ...

Nittany Lions head to Dayton for charity exhibition

DAYTON, Ohio – The 2025-26 Penn State men’s basketball season gets an early start Sunday when the Nittany Lions travel to Dayton for a charity exhibition game in support of adolescent and young adult mental health and suicide prevention. Tipoff from UD Arena is slated for 2 p.m., with the game airing on FanDuel Ohio and streaming live on ESPN+. FOLLOW ALONG TV: FanDuel Ohio VIDEO STREAM: ESPN+ LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast GAME NOTES: Penn State Notes BIGGER THAN BASKETBALL Penn State and Dayton team up for a great cause Sunday when the Nittany Lions and Flyers meet in a ...

Janecke, Lions swat Mercyhurst, 3-0

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Tessa Janecke’s goal to start the second period pushed the No. 6 Nittany Lions to a 3-0 shutout win over No. 15 Mercyhurst on Friday evening at Pegula Ice Arena. HOW IT HAPPENED At the opening faceoff of the second period, Mikah Keller won it back to Kendall Butze who gained the zone and found Tessa Janecke going to the net and she tapped in the cross ice pass. Seven minutes into the third period, McKenna Walsh found Katelyn Roberts on the left offensive dot and she picked her corner to make it 2-0. With just under three minutes to go, McKenna Walsh found ...

PSU field hockey downs Iowa in double OT

UNIVERSITY PARK – The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (6-7, 2-4 B1G) notched a thrilling 1-0 double overtime win over No. 11 Iowa (8-4, 1-3 B1G) in Big Ten action on Friday. True freshman Olivia Marthins scored unassisted midway through the second extra period to lift Penn State to victory. Iowa worked the ball down into the Nittany Lion circle in the opening minute, but the Penn State defense held. Ella Jennes forced a turnover at 11:30 to push action into the Iowa circle for the first time. Natalie Freeman tipped a Morgan Snyder pass at the Hawkeye cage, but Iowa ...

Lady Lions bounce Purdue, 1-0

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Penn State women’s soccer called on senior forward Amelia White to deliver a decisive score in her return to her home state, and the Fort Wayne, Indiana, native delivered with the lone tally of the night as the Nittany Lions defeated the Purdue Boilermakers by a 1-0 decision from Folk Field on Thursday. Desperate for a return to the win column following a pair of difficult results at home last week, the Blue & White responded with an overwhelming defensive effort and opportunistic attack that helped propel PSU to an 8-5-3 record and 4-3-2 mark against ...

Lions battle Hawkeyes and Hoosiers in Big Ten play

UNIVERSITY PARK -- The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (5-7, 1-4 B1G) hosts two Big Ten games this weekend at Char Morett Curtiss field. The Nittany Lions welcome Iowa (8-3, 1-2 B1G) to Happy Valley on Friday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. Two days later, Penn State hosts Indiana (5-7, 0-3 B1G) on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. Penn State is coming off a 4-0 loss at No. 1 Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 10. Sophomore keeper Aby Deverka had a season-high 10 assists in the loss. Natalie Freeman and Joji Purdy lead Penn State with nine points each. Freeman has three goals and three assists ...