Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf, Vincenzo Joseph, Mark Hall, and Bo Nickal all advanced to the semifinals with wins, while Shakur Rasheed and Nick Nevills each lost leads off of reversals during the third period.
Penn State football alumnus Jason Cabinda, former Olympic-level skier Stefanie Crosby, and retired NBA big man Etan Thomas all spoke on the panel, which focused on challenges presented to athletes following the end of their sports careers.
"I definitely think he has that to him where once the games get tough, he kind of gets going. He's that kind of guy where he enjoys the challenge."
Despite 16 points from Amari Carter and 14 from Teniya Page, Penn State couldn't hold on against Radford as its WNIT dreams are dashed.
The team's 7-2 performance Thursday afternoon totaled 16.0 points for Penn State, which sits in third-place in the team race.
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