Five of the six Nittany Lions competing at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea made it past the quarterfinal stage this weekend after the United States defeated Mexico and Germany lost to France.
Russ Rose's No. 16 seed Nittany Lions will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Rec Hall starting Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Freshman forward Mike Watkins turned in the performance of his young career Saturday night in D.C., posting a game-high 20 points, eight boards, and four blocks in the victory.
No. 15 Penn State (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) sent its three seniors -- Carley Muller, Laura Broerman, and Taylor Krause -- out with a bang (25-18, 26-24, 19-25, 25-21) in Rec Hall.
The four-star prospect out of Camp Hill, PA committed to James Franklin's team on his third visit to Happy Valley.
No. 15 Penn State (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten) improved to 2-0 on the season against Northwestern thanks to a close sweep (25-23, 25-23, 25-16) over the Wildcats in Rec Hall.