With a playoff berth on the line, the Penn State Icers took on Robert Morris (Pa.) last weekend. After taking the first game on Friday night, the Icers fell in game two on Saturday. Next up for Penn State is a trip to Rhode Island to play in the ESCHL Tournament, where they will play Delaware on Friday.
The Penn State women's basketball team needed a big comeback and late-game heroics to beat Indiana on Sunday. Nikki Greene scored with 40 seconds to go to give the Lady Lions their first lead of the game, and Penn State went on to win 80-77. Next up for the Lady Lions is Ohio State on Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Penn State women's basketball team plays their most important game of the season on Thursday at 7 p.m. against 11th-ranked Michigan State. The Lady Lions are riding a five-game winning streak that has vaulted them into the 23rd spot in the polls. The last time Penn State was ranked was Jan. 25, 2010, when the Lady Lions were also 23rd. If that's not enough to get you to go to the game at the Bryce Jordan Center, the first 500 students to arrive at the game will get in free! Those same students will also receive a free Code Blue t-shirt.
The Penn State men's volleyball team hosted two quality teams from California last weekend. After losing to UC Irvine on Friday, the Nittany Lions rebounded to sweep CS Northridge on Saturday.
After the weekend games, Penn State's record stands at 7-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The Nittany Lions have three games this week. First up is a road game on Wednesday with rival Ohio State followed by two home contests with conference opponents.
Alex Bentley scored 25 points to lead the Penn State women's basketball team to an 82-75 win over 20th-ranked Iowa on Sunday. This win was the fifth straight for the Lady Lions and their third straight on the road. Penn State improves to 20-5 overall and 9-2 in the Big Ten with the victory. The last time the Lady Lions won 20 games was in the 2003-2004 season.
Penn State leads the Big Ten by half a game over eleventh-ranked Michigan State, which is Penn State's next opponent. The teams will square off in the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday at 7 p.m. The winner of this game will be in a strong position to win the Big Ten regular season title.
Heading into the series with Rhode Island last weekend, the Penn State Icers knew that they needed at least one win over Rhode Island to remain in the playoff hunt. The Icers did slightly better than that by winning one game and losing the other in a shoot-out.