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Villanova helped shape PSU’s future

Some nitpicking as the Nittany Lions prepare to wrap up their preseason schedule: Penn State’s move to the Big Ten – its first football season was 1993 – has been a huge success. It has provided long-term stability, especially financially, in what has become one of the nation’s top two conferences along with the SEC. That said, older followers of the Nittany Lions (count me in) can still look back with a measure of regret that an Eastern conference didn’t come together when it was in the works in the early 1980s. Decisions then eventually cost longstanding rivalries ...

Penn State opens Big Ten play by facing Rutgers

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State men's soccer kicks off the 2025 Big Ten campaign when the team travels to Rutgers on Friday, at Yurcak Field. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on B1G+. KICKIN’ IT Penn State men’s soccer looks to return to the Big Ten Tournament this year after a falter in the 2024 season, and earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since the 2021 season. The Blue and White recently got back to a .500 record with a dominant 5-0 win over Mercyhurst at Jeffrey Field. Malick Daouda, Caden Grabfelder, and Kai Phillip were each named Big Ten Players to Watch in the ...

No. 8 Lions blank Maryland, 4-0

UNIVERSITY PARK – Eighth-ranked Penn State women’s soccer opened its 32nd season of Big Ten Conference competition with a bang on Thursday night, turning in an impressive 4-0 win over the Maryland Terrapins from Jeffrey Field highlighted by a five-point performance from sophomore forward Aubrey Kulpa. The Nittany Lions improved to 5-2-1 overall through their eighth match of the campaign, rising to 1-0-0 in Big Ten Conference competition following the inaugural opportunity on the conference calendar. PSU improved to 24-5-3 overall in Big Ten regular season openers while rising to ...

Nittany Lions meet Villanova in Keystone State battle

UNIVERSITY PARK – No. 2/2 Penn State football hosts Villanova in West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The contest will air on FS1 with Connor Onion and Mark Helfrich on the call. Saturday’s game is presented by Highmark. Fans are encouraged to visit Game Day Central for all information as it relates to Penn State Football game day traffic, parking and information on the match up. Real time traffic, parking and gate information will be shared on the Beaver Stadium X (formerly Twitter) account (@beaver_stadium). Fans are also encouraged to sign up for ...

Janecke named captain for second-straight season

UNIVERSITY PARK – Head coach Jeff Kampersal and the Penn State women's ice hockey team named its captains for the 2025-26 season earlier Monday afternoon. Senior forward Tessa Janecke will remain the team captain after becoming the 12th woman to don the ‘C’ in program history last season. Entering her final season at Penn State, Janecke has been one of the most productive forwards in the team's history sitting atop the record books with 153 points. The Orangeville, Ill. native has led the Nittany Lions to three straight NCAA tournament appearances and three straight College Hockey ...

Sisson joins PSU swimming and diving

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State head swimming and diving coach Hollie Bonewit-Cron has added Trevor Sisson to her coaching staff as the assistant diving coach. Sisson joins the Penn State staff after coaching the 2024-25 season as the diving coach at Toledo. Prior to Toledo, he coached two years as diving coach at Georgia Southern (2022-24). He also served as diving coach at Bryant (2021-22), Davenport (2020-21) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (2014-17, 18-19). At Georgia Southern, Sisson mentored Karlee Wells to four Sun Belt Conference finals, two appearances at the NCAA Zone B Diving ...