Let the #culture eruption begin.
Penn State announced earlier today that 100 fall student athletes have received Academic All-Big Ten honors this semester, shattering the previous school record of 81 in 2007.
When the Dapper Dan Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards are presented on February 6th at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, there is a decent chance that the winner will have some type of Penn State connection as Bill O'Brien, Women's Soccer player Taylor Schram, and former Women's Volleyball player Christa Harmotto are all nominees.
Penn State men's hockey (7-8-0) lost 3-2 to the Robert Morris Colonials (7-4-2) Saturday at Greenberg Ice Pavillion. Coming off a 4-0 win Tuesday against Fredonia State, the Nittany Lions were hoping to be above .500 again on the season, while Robert Morris has been 2-0-2 in their past four games, winning and tying a game a piece with both Holy Cross and Ohio State.
Penn State defeated Lock Haven University 42-3. Bryan Pearsall lost the only bout of the match, while the rest of the team had four pins and a tech fall.
For about 35 minutes, it looked like it would be easy. It turns out that thought could not have been further from the truth as Penn State (6-4) narrowly avoided an upset loss to the Delaware State Hornets (5-6) in a Saturday afternoon Bryce Jordan Center matinee, winning 80-76 in overtime.
The season is over for the Penn State Women's Volleyball team, as they lost to #5 Oregon on Thursday 3-1 (25-21, 28-30, 22-25, 19-25). This was Penn State's first loss in the Final Four in its last six appearances.