Two months ago, a new professional women's soccer league was announced. Today, two Nittany Lions are joining it. Midfielders Christine Nairn and Maddy Evans were selected in this morning's inaugural National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft.
In front of a crowd over 19,500 -- the largest college hockey crowd in Pennsylvania history, Penn State Men's Hockey rode a strong start and an early goal to defeat the Vermont Catamounts 4-2 Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Despite going into the game leading the Big Ten Conference in free throw percentage, Penn State fell to Nebraska, 68-64, when they missed opportunities from the foul line in the last minute of the game.
While the rival Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers do open their lockout-shortened seasons this afternoon in Philly, make sure to stay on your couch and tune in to Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia at 8 p.m. for the first annual Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the University of Vermont Catamounts, taking place in the Wells Fargo Center following the Pens-Flyers game.
For $5, you can enjoy 119 glorious minutes of His Dudeness and all the white Russians and bowling that go with it at the State Theatre. Just don't be out of your element. One show starts at 7:30 p.m., with another one at 10. For the die-hard among you, why not wear your bathrobe to the event?
The Penn State Board of Trustees met earlier this afternoon at the Penn Stater Conference Center as part of its bimonthly meeting. A number of motions were voted on, including the election of the new Board of Trustees chair and vice chair, won by Keith Masser and Stephanie Deviney, respectively.