When Pat Chambers was hired as the head coach of Penn State's men's basketball in June 2011, his deep Philadelphia roots made him a logical choice. He had great success recruiting the City of Brotherly Love as an assistant at Villanova, and on Monday received a commitment from John Johnson, a Philly baller who recently left Pitt's program.
Between penalty kicks, heartbreaking goals allowed, shooting barrages from opponents and several other dramatic moments, the Nittany Lions had conquered it all to arrive at the finals of the College Cup. Yesterday afternoon, in sunny San Diego, the magic ran out as the powerhouse North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Nittany Lions 4-1 to take home their twenty-first national championship.
Penn State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 10th straight year by beating Binghamton and Bowling Green over the weekend.
In the Nittany Lion Open, Penn State had 5 of its wrestlers win in their weight class, while 18 wrestlers placed out of the 30 that wrestled. Andrew Alton, Matt Brown, Ed Ruth, David Taylor, and Quentin Wright all came in first.
The journey began on August 17th in Charlottesville, Virginia. This afternoon, three and a half months later, a dramatic season will come to an end across the country in San Diego, California as the Penn State Women's Soccer team looks to capture its first ever national championship, facing the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Penn State Men's Hockey faced off against the top-ranked, undefeated Arizona State Sun Devils club hockey team this weekend in an exhibition series, splitting the series as each team won a game.