Two months ago, a new professional women's soccer league was announced. Today, two Nittany Lions are joining it. Midfielders Christine Nairn and Maddy Evans were selected in this morning's inaugural National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft.
In front of a crowd over 19,500 -- the largest college hockey crowd in Pennsylvania history, Penn State Men's Hockey rode a strong start and an early goal to defeat the Vermont Catamounts 4-2 Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
Despite going into the game leading the Big Ten Conference in free throw percentage, Penn State fell to Nebraska, 68-64, when they missed opportunities from the foul line in the last minute of the game.
While the rival Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers do open their lockout-shortened seasons this afternoon in Philly, make sure to stay on your couch and tune in to Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia at 8 p.m. for the first annual Philadelphia College Hockey Faceoff between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the University of Vermont Catamounts, taking place in the Wells Fargo Center following the Pens-Flyers game.
Come to the Bryce Jordan Center at 1 p.m. tomorrow as the Men's Basketball team takes on Nebraska. Nittany Nation will be selling $5 tickets in the HUB today from 10-3, and all proceeds go to THON.
The #8 Lady Lions improved to 4-0 in the Big Ten Conference after they beat Wisconsin 84-40 on Thursday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Senior Nikki Greene led the team with 23 points and 14 rebounds.