The Penn State Nittany Lions used a combination of explosive plays on offense and stellar defensive play to clinch their first-ever trip to the Big Ten Championship by way of a 45-12 beat down of the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions clinched the Big Ten East with their victory over the Spartans and with Ohio State's victory over Michigan earlier Saturday afternoon. Penn State held the tie-breaker over the Buckeyes because of Penn State's victory over Ohio State ... Read More
Cheers and Jeers: No. 7 Penn State clinches Big Ten East
The No. 7 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) were catapulted to a win by a 21-point third quarter en route to a 45-12 victory over the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA. Here are the game's “Cheers and jeers.” Cheers “Bend, don't break” defense— Michigan State marched the ball into the red zone on all four of its first half drives, however, Penn State only gave up field goals on all four trips. In the second half, Michigan State ... Read More
Chaos puts Penn State in thick of Playoff Race
“What marvelous chaos!” That saying, usually reserved for the NHL by award-winning announcer (and Pittsburgh Pirates fan) Mike “Doc” Emrick, perfectly encapsulated this weekend's college football games. The No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions entered the weekend needing a perfect storm to make the Big Ten championship game as well as to be considered for the College Football Playoff. Saturday night, the perfect storm started to pick up major steam. Coming into the weekend, to make the Big Ten ... Read More
Penn State travels to Michigan State to close out regular season
The Penn State Nittany Lions (7-4, 4-3) will travel to East Lansing to take on the Michigan State Spartans (10-1, 6-1) in a 3:30 kickoff; this will be the final regular season game of 2015 for the Lions. ESPN will broadcast the matchup. Fast Facts: This is the second week in a row and the third time this season that Penn State will compete against a Top 12 team. The previous two games were both losses – falling 38-10 to Ohio State and 28-16 to Michigan. The last time the Nittany Lions ... Read More
Michigan State sweeps Penn State in weekend series
The Michigan State Spartans (12-12-2, Big Ten 5-5-2) handed the nineteenth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (15-9-4, Big Ten 7-4-1) their first sweep of the season, taking the game by a final score of 3-2 in East Lansing on Saturday night. Spartans’ forward Mackenzie MacEachern was the dominating force of the game, using two powerplay chances enroute to three goals against the Nittany Lions’ goaltender Matthew Skoff to pick up the natural hat trick. Despite the fact that Penn State outshot ... Read More
Penn State falls to Michigan State 3-0 in first shutout loss of season
The nineteenth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions (15-8-4, Big Ten 7-3-1) suffered their first regulation loss in more than a month Friday night against the Michigan State Spartans (11-12-2, Big Ten 4-5-2) by a final score of 3-0. Penn State could not build a sustainable offense and struggled to keep the puck in Michigan State’s territory. Spartans’ goaltender Jake Hildebrand was perfect for the night, stopping all 28 of the Nittany Lions’ shots. This marks the Lions’ first shutout loss of ... Read More
Penn State Hockey Weekend Roundup
The Penn State Nittany Lions (11-7-3, 5-2-1 Big Ten) split a two-game home series against the Michigan State Spartans (7-11-2, 1-3-2 Big Ten) this weekend at Pegula Ice Arena in University Park. Friday night’s game saw Penn State drop an overtime shootout 1-0, but the team managed to pick up a point in the Big Ten standings. Michigan State opened the scoring in the first period with a goal by junior forward Ryan Keller with 3:49 remaining. Penn State was able to tie the score two minutes ... Read More
Penn State faces Michigan State in regular season finale
Penn State (6-5, 2-5 Big Ten) will welcome tenth-ranked Michigan State (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) for a 3:30 kickoff this weekend in a game that is both team’s regular season finale. The winner will walk away with the Land Grant Trophy. This game will showcase the Big Ten’s top talent; Michigan State ranks first in total offense, averaging 44.3 points per game, while Penn State ranks second in total defense but leads the conference in total rushing defense, holding nine of their 11 opponents to 20 ... Read More