Tim Fraizer, Ross Travis, and a trio of newcomers led Penn State's men's basketball team over Northwood this Saturday. In his first game back since missing nearly a year due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, Frazier 11 points and had six assists in 26 minutes.
Eight Penn State teams competed over the weekend and went a combined 9-2. Women’s soccer and field hockey ended their regular seasons while men’s basketball began its own.
Nationally top-ranked Nittany Lion wrestler David Taylor and No. 3 Matt Brown represented Penn State well at Saturday's NWCA All-Star Classic at George Mason University. Taylor defeated No. 3 Michael Moreno of Iowa State in a 13-2 major decision in the 165 bout while Brown lost a tightly contested 4-3 decision to No. 2 Andrew Howe of Oklahoma in the 174 bout.
No. 2 Penn State women's volleyball defeated the No. 17 Michigan Wolverines and the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans this weekend.
The Nittany Lions pulled out a much needed win in Pittsburgh Friday night after defeating Robert Morris (0-5-1) 5-4. Five different players scored for Penn State and goaltender Matthew Skoff turned aside a career-high 48 shots in the win. Penn State now moves to 2-3-1 on the year.
The Penn State Lady Lions are starting off this season with high expectations as they are ranked 13th in the Associated Press preseason poll, the highest of the four Big Ten schools in the voting. In total the Lady Lions will face six teams ranked in the preseason AP Top 25, including three squads from the Big Ten.