After a phenomenal 2011 season, Penn State senior point guard Tim Frazier was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team at Big Ten media day in Chicago this morning.
Believe me, I'm just as excited about this game as anybody could be. I'm a senior, camping out at Nittanyville for the 20th time, and I plan on painting my face, as always. Something else I always do? Carry with me a sense of sportsmanship.
After grinding out a tough 3-2 win over the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, the Women’s Volleyball Team (21-1, 11-0 Big Ten) traveled to Iowa City and rebounded with a sweep of the Iowa Hawkeyes last night, 25-15, 25-19, and 25-15. And yes, the team has been so dominant that it can in fact bounce back from a win, since close games are so far outside of the norm for this team.
Penn State basketball season is getting closer and closer, with both the men's and women's opening scrimmage just 9 days away. To celebrate the beginning of both seasons, Penn State will welcome acclaimed Detroit rapper Big Sean to perform tonight at the annual Hoops Madness at historic Rec Hall, the longtime home of Penn State basketball prior to the arrival of the Bryce Jordan Center.
ESPN released its Week 9 Power Rankings today, and Penn State finally jumped in as the twenty-fourth ranked team. Every Penn Stater knows this is a huge accomplishment for a team that has gone through so much adversity for the past year, and it is about time people starts noticing how much we deserve this.
It was a good sports weekend for Penn State in places other than just Iowa City. Several programs won, and the women's soccer team clinched its fifteenth consecutive regular season conference championship. A review of all the teams in action can be found below.