Playing in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament last night, Penn State Men's Basketball fell to No. 6 North Carolina State 72-55. Penn State guard Tim Frazier put up 23 points on 6-20 shooting -- incidentally surpassing the 1,000 career point mark in the process -- but the Nittany Lions were outgunned and outmatched against the Wolfpack, the tournament favorite and the highest-ranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The most challenging portion of Penn State's non-conference schedule begins today as the Lions face off with the No. 6 ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack in the sixth annual Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The game will be televised live on ESPN2 at 5 p.m. from the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
Although they were plagued with fouls and dominating runs by the Aggies, the Lady Lions fought back and defeated their first non-conference, ranked opponent on the road since December 2001.
Penn State senior guard Tim Frazier, who already was named preseason All-Big Ten, added another honor as he was named to the prestigious Naismith Award Early Season Watch List by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, placing him among the top players in the nation.
The Penn State Nittany Lions men’s hockey team played a two-game series against the Air Force Falcons this weekend on home ice, splitting the series in what was a big test in their first ever Division I season. It was a true tale of two games, as Penn State lost 5-1 on Friday, but won by that same score on Saturday.
Penn State Lady Lions standout guards Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas were named to the John R. Wooden Award Women’s Preseason Top 30. Bentley and Lucas are two of five Big Ten players who earned a spot on the list. This honor comes after Bentley was selected as the Big Ten preseason Co-Player of the year by conference coaches and first team All-Big Ten by the media. Lucas was also named to the All-Big Ten first team by the conference coaches and media.