Christian Hackenberg was named as Athlon Sports' National Freshman of the Week after leading the Nittany Lions into Madison en route to a 21-14 victory. This serves as the second time this year Hackenberg has received the honor.
Penn State battled back from a 3 goal deficit, but eventually fell to Union 4-3.
Maggie Lucas added one more accolade to her impressive pre-conference résumé and the Penn State Lady Lions defeated Illinois State 72-60 in Freeport, Bahamas to win the Freeport division of the Junkanoo Jam Championship.
Last night the No. 2 Women’s volleyball team continued their dominance and extended their winning steak to 19 consecutive matches in a 3-1 win over Nebraska.
Penn State fell to Ole Miss in the championship game of the Barclays Center Classic, 79-76, on Saturday night in Brooklyn.
The Lady Lions have joined the men's basketball team in advancing to the championship games of their respective Thanksgiving weekend tournaments. Currently ranked 14th in the nation, the Lady Lions faced off against Oregon State last night in Freeport, a town on the island of Grand Bahama, defeating the Beavers 61-56 in the first round of the four-team Junakajoo Jam Championship tournament.