Penn State basketball clinched third place at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic with a 75-69 win over Kent State in the last non-conference game of the season.
The Lady Lions dropped five of their last six games but responded by beating hapless Sacred Heart by 37 points.
Penn State wrestling took on Rider Saturday afternoon, and the Nittany Lions rolled to a 38-4 victory. The Nittany Lions remain perfect on the season heading into the holiday break.
The Nittany Lions avoided losing to 1-8 Drexel thanks to a career-high 20 points from Payton Banks. The team was down by as much as 17 points late in the first half before mounting a comeback and getting a 63-57 win.
Though the team's 2015 NCAA Tournament run ended in the Sweet 16, Penn State inked women's volleyball head coach Russ Rose to a five-year contract extension, ensuring he'll remain in Happy Valley for the foreseeable future.
Populous' senior principal, Scott Radecic, spoke to the media on Tuesday about his team's work on the facilities master plan, and also about his time playing linebacker at Penn State and winning the 1982 Sugar Bowl.