The Penn State Lady Lions dominated in their first round game of the NCAA tournament, beating the Cal Poly Mustangs 85-55 yesterday in Baton Rouge, La.
The third-seeded Lady Lions (25-5, 14-2 Big Ten) will look to extend their season today when they take on the No. 14 seed Cal Poly Mustangs (21-10, 13-5 Big West) in Baton Rogue at 5:15 p.m. For Coquese Washington's squad, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a familiar site for the first two rounds of NCAA tournament play.
Wrestling head coach Cael Sanderson won his second career Coach of the Year award from the NWCA. Sanderson led the Nittany Lions to a 17-1 dual record, the Big Ten championships, and a third consecutive national championship.
Penn State Wrestling won its third consecutive national championship tonight under Cael Sanderson, and Quentin Wright and Ed Ruth both took home individual titles.
With five wrestlers in tonight’s NCAA Championships, Penn State aims for its third consecutive national title. Currently clinging to a 5-point lead over second place Oklahoma State (114.5-109.5), it will be up to Nico Megaludis, David Taylor, Matt Brown, Ed Ruth, and Quentin Wright to keep the Nittany Lions in first place.
Nico Megaludis, David Taylor, Matt Brown, Ed Ruth and Quentin Wright head into the finals today with Penn State leading second place Oklahoma State 114.5 to 94.