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WRESTLING 14-0, 9-0 NOVEMBER 11 W KENT STATE................................................. 52-3 18 at Keystone Classic at Philadelphia, Pa.................... 1st 30 W at Bucknell...................................................42-3 DECEMBER 2 W LEHIGH........................................................42-0 14 W ARIZONA STATE............................................ 41-3 JANUARY 1-2 Southern Scuffle at Chattanooga, Tenn.................... 1st 11 W at Northwestern........................................... 33-8 13 W WISCONSIN................................................24-13 20 W NEBRASKA...................................................25-6 25 W at Purdue...................................................30-10 27 W at Indiana.................................................... 35-9 FEBRUARY 1 W MICHIGAN (BJC Dual)..................................25-11 8 W at Ohio State................................................28-9 15 W MICHIGAN STATE........................................ 37-10 17 W at Illinois......................................................39-9 24 W BUFFALO......................................................47-3 MARCH 9-10 Big Ten Championships at Minnesota.......................1st 21-23 NCAA Championships at Pittsburgh, Pa. MEN'S BASKETBALL 14-17, 7-13 NOVEMBER 3 W at West Virginia (Exh.)................................. 84-82 9-12 Cancun Challenge – U.S. Games 9 W NORTH FLORIDA..................................87-72 12 JACKSONVILLE STATE 15 L at DePaul (Gavitt Tipoff Games)............ 72-70 (OT) 20-21 Cancun Challenge -- Cancun, Mexico Games 20 W Wright State........................................77-59 21 L Bradley...............................................59-56 27 W VIRGINIA TECH (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)......... 63-62 DECEMBER 1 L at Mar yland............................................... 66-59 4 L INDIANA.....................................................64-62 8 W COLGATE....................................................76-65 15 L North Carolina State at Atlantic City, N.J. (Basketball Hall of Fame Boardwalk Classic).89-78 19 W at Duquesne.............................................. 73-67 21 L at Alabama................................................ 73-64 29 W UMBC........................................................74-52 JANUARY 3 L at Michigan................................................ 68-55 6 L WISCONSIN................................................71-52 10 L at Nebraska............................................... 70-64 13 L MICHIGAN STATE........................................ 71-56 16 L IOWA......................................................... 89-82 19 L at Minnesota..............................................65-64 26 L RUTGERS...................................................64-60 31 L PURDUE..............................................99-90 (OT) FEBRUARY 4 W at Northwestern......................................... 59-52 7 L at Ohio State..............................................74-70 12 W MICHIGAN..................................................75-69 16 L at Purdue...................................................76-64 19 W NEBRASKA.................................................95-71 23 W at Illinois....................................................83-76 27 W MARYLAND................................................ 78-61 MARCH 2 L at Wisconsin.............................................. 61-57 T H E M A I N E V E N T MEN'S LACROSSE PENN STATE @ MARYLAND 7 P . M . | M A R C H 3 1 | C O L L E G E P A R K , M D . | B T N | T V T B The Nittany Lion laxers got o: to a blazing start this season, defeating their 9rst three opponents of the year – Villanova, Robert Morris and Stony Brook – by a combined margin of 61-21, and moving up to No. 2 in the USILA poll. But the Big Ten season 9g- ures to pose a much bigger challenge. The Lions have not beaten the Terrapins in coach Je: Tambroni's eight years in University Park, nor did they ever beat the Terps under Tambroni's predecessor, Glenn Thiel, or under Thiel's predecessor, Dick Pencek. The last time they did pull o: a win in this series was 1920. Their 3-2 victory that year is one of only two they've managed in this 42-game series, with the other coming in 1916, the 9rst year the two schools faced each other in lacrosse. Maryland has played for the national championship 9ve of the past eight seasons, claiming the title in 2017 with a victory over Ohio State. Ranked third in the country as of early March, this year's Terps are looking like strong contenders to bring home their fourth national crown. The Lions, meanwhile, are looking for their 9rst. They'll have a chance to show o: their championship potential during their visit to College Park. –M.H. SCORECARD his values and work ethic that drew us to him as the successful candi- date." At USF, Sidwell directed an athletic department with 16 programs that compete in the West Coast Confer- ence. The Dons placed No. 105 in the 9nal 2017-18 Lear9eld Directors' Cup standings, improving by more than 100 spots over the past 9ve years. He played a signi9cant role in raising $40 million for USF athletics over the past seven years, including $27 million for facilities. Sidwell helped secure a $15 million gi; that supports USF's 9rst-ever fa- cilities master plan and will assist in renovating War Memorial Gymna- sium, the home for several teams, in- cluding men's and women's basketball. Among the projects com- pleted under his watch was the Benedetti Diamond, which provides the USF baseball program with one of the premier facilities on the West Coast. Prior to his tenure at San Francisco, Sidwell served as associate athletic director for development and execu- tive senior associate athletic director at Syracuse, leading all external op- erations and playing a large role in raising $106 million during his tenure. In addtion, Sidwell has served in development, marketing and sales positions with Tulane University, the New Orleans Saints and the New Or- leans Zephrys Class AAA baseball team. Originally from the New Orleans area, Sidwell earned a bachelor's de- gree at Tulane, where he was a base- ball student-athlete. He began his collegiate career at Brown Univer- sity, earning All-Ivy League baseball honors as a freshman. Sidwell began his professional career in intercolle- giate athletics with a two-year stint as assistant baseball coach at Tu- lane. Sidwell and his wife, Samantha, have three children: Madison, 21; Beau, 19; and Lily, 11. ■

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