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FOOTBALL 3-0 SEPTEMBER 1 W APPALACHIAN STATE............................ 45-38 (OT) 8 W at Pitt.......................................................... 51-6 15 W KENT STATE............................................... 63-10 21 at Illinois 29 OHIO STATE........................................................... TBA OCTOBER 13 MICHIGAN STATE....................................3:30 or 4 p.m. 20 at Indiana............................ TBA (ABC, ESPN or ESPN2) 27 IOWA.....................................................................TBA NOVEMBER 3 at Michigan........................................................... TBA 10 WISCONSIN........................................................... TBA 17 at Rutgers............................................................. TBA 24 MARYLAND............................................................ TBA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 9-1 AUGUST 24-25 Penn State Invitational 24 W EASTERN KENTUCKY............................... 3-0 25 W UMBC.................................................... 3-0 W NAVY...................................................... 3-0 31-S1 Penn State Classic 31 W TEMPLE..................................................3-0 SEPTEMBER 1 W TEXAS A&M............................................ 3-0 7-8 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge at Stanford 7 L Stanford................................................. 3-0 8 W Oregon................................................... 3-0 14 W at Howard...................................................... 3-0 15 W BUFFALO (at American)................................... 3-0 W at American....................................................3-1 19 at Minnesota 23 at Ohio State..................................................... 1 p.m. 28 at Michigan State......................................7 p.m. (BTN) 30 at Michigan.......................................... 1 p.m. (ESPNU) OCTOBER 5 MARYLAND................................................... 7:30 p.m. 6 OHIO STATE....................................................... 7 p.m. 10 at Purdue............................................. 7 p.m. (ESPNU) 13 NEBRASKA.......................................... 7:30 p.m. (BTN) 17 RUTGERS................................................. 7 p.m. (BTN) 20 at Rutgers......................................................... 7 p.m. 26 INDIANA....................................................... 7:30 p.m. 27 PURDUE............................................................ 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 2 at Nebraska..............................................8 p.m. (BTN) 3 at Iowa..............................................................8 p.m. 9 at Northwestern.................................................8 p.m. 10 at Illinois........................................................... 8 p.m. 14 MICHIGAN.................................................... 7:30 p.m. 17 NORTHWESTERN................................................7 p.m. 23 MINNESOTA.............................................. 8 p.m. (BTN) 24 WISCONSIN.............................................. 8 p.m. (BTN) T H E M A I N E V E N T WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL NEBRASKA @ PENN STATE 7 : 3 0 P . M . | O C T . 1 3 | R E C H A L L | B T N | T V T B A | Penn State's roster has undergone a substantial overhaul since last season with the ad- dition of eight freshmen and two transfers. But you can bet that returnees such as Bryanna Weiskircher and Nia Reed, as well as the crowd at what should be a raucous Rec Hall, will remember all too well how the 2017 season ended and will be eager to see the Nittany Lions prevail in this rematch of an NCAA semi5nal between the two traditional Big Ten powers. Penn State was on the brink of a return trip to the championship match last year, but the Cornhuskers rallied back from match point, then defeated the Lions in the decisive 56h set. Nebraska went on to defeat Florida two nights later and will step into Rec Hall as the defending NCAA champion. The Cornhuskers have since under- gone some turnover of their own, with 5ve seniors from last year's squad having gradu- ated, including three-year captain Kelly Hunter. Nebraska split its 5rst two matches, both against ranked foes, falling 3-1 to fourth-ranked Florida, then sweeping No. 18 Oregon. Coach John Cook has said that he expected some growing pains this year. We'll soon 5nd out which of these promising young teams is growing faster. –M.H. ACADEMICS Summer graduation caps record-setting year Seven Nittany Lion student-athletes were approved to receive their diplo- mas at the summer commencement ceremonies last month, boosting Penn State Athletics to 145 graduates during the 2017-18 academic year. The stu- dent-athletes were from the football, men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, men's track and 5eld and wrestling teams. The 145 graduates this past year in- clude a school-record 43 a6er the fall semester and 95 in May. A total of 885 Penn State student- athletes have earned their degrees since the 2012 fall semester, when the Nittany Lions began sponsoring men's and women's hockey. The summer graduation caps an strong year of academic achievements and school records for Penn State stu- dent-athletes. Academic records set during the 2017-18 school year in- clude: • 3.15 semester student-athlete combined GPA (spring 2018) • 66 percent of student-athletes with a semester 3.0 GPA or higher (spring 2017 and '18) • 26 teams earned a 3.0 GPA or higher (fall 2017 and spring 2018) • 520 student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or higher (fall 2017) • 253 student-athletes earned Dean's List honors for 3.5 GPA or higher (fall 2017) • 360 Academic All-Big Ten hon- orees (cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher) Since the 2014 fall semester, Penn State student-athletes have won 5ve NCAA championships (tied for the Big Ten lead) and 18 Big Ten titles, includ- ing seven in 2016-17. Penn State student-athletes have an NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 90 percent, which ties the Nittany Lions' all-time high. Nine teams earned a 100 percent GSR in the NCAA's November 2017 report. ■ SCORECARD

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