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FOOTBALL AUGUST 30 UCF at Dublin, Ireland.......................8:30 a.m. (ESPN2) SEPTEMBER 6 AKRON.................................................................. TBA 13 at Rutgers............................................................. TBA 20 MASSACHUSETTS.................................................. TBA 27 NORTHWESTERN....................................................TBA OCTOBER 11 at Michigan............................................................TBA 25 OHIO STATE........................................................... TBA NOVEMBER 1 MARYLAND............................................................ TBA 8 at Indiana..............................................................TBA 15 TEMPLE.................................................................TBA 22 at Illinois............................................................... TBA 29 MICHIGAN STATE....................................................TBA MEN'S BASKETBALL 16-18, 6-12 NOVEMBER 9 W WAGNER.................................................... 74-62 13 L BUCKNELL................................................. 90-80 16 W at Penn......................................................83-71 19 W LA SALLE................................................... 79-72 24-30 Barclays Center Classic 24 W LONGWOOD........................................93-67 26 W MONMOUTH....................................... 84-52 29 W St. John's at Brooklyn, N.Y............89-82 (OT) 30 L Mississippi at Brooklyn, N.Y.................79-76 DECEMBER 3 L at Pittsburgh.............................................. 78-69 7 W MARSHALL.................................................90-77 11 W at Duquesne (CONSOL Energy Center)......... 68-59 14 L PRINCETON AT REC HALL..................... 81-79 (OT) 22 W MOUNT ST. MARY'S.................................... 92-82 31 L MICHIGAN STATE........................................ 79-63 JANUARY 4 L at Illinois....................................................75-55 8 L MINNESOTA............................................... 68-65 11 L INDIANA.....................................................79-76 14 L at Michigan................................................ 80-67 18 L at Purdue...................................................65-64 23 W NEBRASKA.................................................58-54 29 W at Ohio State.......................................71-70 (OT) FEBRUARY 2 W PURDUE.....................................................79-68 6 L at Michigan State....................................... 82-67 9 L ILLINOIS.................................................... 60-55 12 W at Indiana.................................................. 66-65 15 L IOWA......................................................... 82-70 20 L at Nebraska............................................... 80-67 27 W OHIO STATE................................................65-63 MARCH 2 L WISCONSIN................................................71-66 6 W at Northwestern......................................... 59-32 9 L at Minnesota..............................................81-63 13-16 Big Ten Tournament at Indianapolis 13 First round L Minnesota.......................................... 63-56 18-A4 College Basketball Invitational Tournament 19 First round W HAMPTON...........................................69-64 24 Quarter final round at Siena L Siena................................................. 54-52 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 24-8, 13-3 NOVEMBER 8 W SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.).................................117-77 10 W FORDHAM.................................................. 78-61 17 L CONNECTICUT............................................ 71-52 20 W BUCKNELL................................................. 92-49 29-30 Junkanoo Jam at Grand Bahama Island 29 W Oregon State...................................... 61-56 30 W Illinois State....................................... 72-60 DECEMBER 4 L NOTRE DAME............................................. 77-67 8 W at Georgetown............................................77-68 11 L at South Dakota State................................ 83-79 15 W TEXAS A&M................................................66-58 22 W ALCORN STATE........................................... 85-62 29 W HARTFORD................................................. 70-56 JANUARY 5 W at Iowa...................................................... 87-71 9 W at Illinois....................................................82-76 12 L PURDUE.....................................................84-74 16 W OHIO STATE................................................66-42 19 W at Michigan State....................................... 66-54 22 W INDIANA.....................................................65-52 26 W MINNESOTA............................................... 83-53 30 W at Purdue...................................................75-72 FEBRUARY 2 W at Northwestern......................................... 79-75 6 L IOWA......................................................... 73-70 9 W at Ohio State..............................................74-54 13 W at Indiana.................................................. 71-63 16 W WISCONSIN................................................78-68 20 W NORTHWESTERN........................................ 82-73 24 L at Nebraska............................................... 94-74 MARCH 1 W MICHIGAN..................................................77-62 6-9 Big Ten Tournament at Indianapolis 7 Quarter final round L Ohio State.......................................... 99-82 22-A8 NCAA Tournament 23 First round W WICHITA STATE................................... 62-56 25 Second round W FLORIDA............................................. 83-61 30 Regional semifinal at Stanford L Stanford............................................. 82-57 WRESTLING 15-1, 7-1 NOVEMBER 10 at Binghamton Open................................. 6 champions 16 W at Rider........................................................34-8 17 W at Lehigh....................................................22-12 24 W LOCK HAVEN................................................ 34-6 DECEMBER 6 W at Boston U..................................................34-6 8 W PITTSBURGH (in BJC).................................... 28-9 15 W OHIO STATE..................................................31-6 21 W at Iowa...................................................... 24-12 JANUARY 1-2 Southern Scuffle at Chattanooga, Tenn.................... 1st 12 W PURDUE.......................................................34-3 17 W at Indiana.................................................... 36-6 19 W NORTHWESTERN.......................................... 39-8 24 W ILLINOIS.......................................................31-3 31 W at Michigan State......................................... 42-3 FEBRUARY 2 W at Michigan.................................................. 32-9 S C O R E C A R D SWIMMING & DIVING Ryan spearheads strong effort at NCAAs Penn State turned in its best per- formance at the NCAA champi- onships in more than a decade, posting 63 total points over the course of the three-day competition in Austin, Texas, to finish in 17th place. The 63 points are the second-most Penn State has ever recorded, with the 2001 team being the only one to record more (72.5). The 17th-place team finish is tied for fifth-best in Nittany Lion history. "Our objective was to come here and compete with the top teams in the country, and I think we did that," head coach Tim Murphy said follow- ing the meet's conclusion on March 29. "It's a good step for this program, and I am proud of the way our guys competed over the three days." Shane Ryan made history for Penn State. The sophomore from Haver- town, Pa., raced to a fourth-place finish in the "A" final of the 100 freestyle with a time of 42.32 sec- onds to earn the team 15 points. Ryan qualified for the "A" final in the pre- lims earlier in the day with a time of 42.13. With the top-eight finish, Ryan became the first Nittany Lion to achieve first-team All-America ac- colades in the 100 freestyle event. He is only the second Penn State swimmer to reach the "A" final in any freestyle event, with the first coming in 1944 when Abel Gilbert finished in the top eight in the 220, 440 and 1,500 freestyle events. Earlier in the championships, Ryan posted the best finish in Penn State history in the 100 backstroke, fin- ishing in 44.78 seconds to place sec- ond. He shattered his own program record of 45.13, which he set a month earlier at the Big Ten cham- pionships. ■

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