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A familiar face at Penn State, Itoro Cole- man, is rejoining the Lady Lions' coaching staff after spending the past three seasons at Clemson. But her return does not end the Lady Lions' off-season reorganization. Coleman was a member of Coquese Washington's staff from 2007-10 before leaving to become head coach at her alma mater. She will be filling one of two va- cancies that opened up when assistants Maren Walseth and Fred Chmiel recently left the program. As of this writing, Penn State had not rounded out its staff. "I can't tell you how excited I am to return to Penn State," Coleman said in a prepared statement. "I had such a great experience my first time at Penn State and look forward to meeting the current team and recon- necting with the coaching staff, members of the athletic department and the com- munity as a whole." Coleman served as recruiting coordinator during her previous stint with the Lady Lions. She was instrumental in the re- cruitment of the 2009 class, which was ranked 14th by ESPN/HoopGurlz, and the 2010 class, which ranked 22nd. Those classes included future All-Big Ten per- formers Alex Bentley, Nikki Greene, Mag- gie Lucas and Ariel Edwards. At Clemson, she recruited a pair of top- 30 classes, signing two ESPN/HoopGurlz top-100 players in 2012 in Jonquel Jones and Danaejah Grant. The Tigers topped No. 21 North Carolina that year, 52-47, their first victory over a nationally ranked team in eight seasons. But Coleman wasn't able to vault the program back to the upper ech- elon of the Atlantic Coast Conference, going 25-63 overall and 10-38 in league play. She was dismissed in March, but Washington was happy to bring her back aboard fol- lowing the loss of Walseth and Chmiel. "I am thrilled to have Itoro come back home to Penn State," Washington said. "She is going to bring head coaching ex- perience to our staff, and her familiarity with our program will allow her to hit the ground running." In addition to spearheading Penn State's recruiting efforts, Coleman worked with the guards in her previous three seasons in University Park. She will likely reprise that role following the departure of Chmiel, who left to join Marlene Stollings' staff at Minnesota after spending the past four seasons with the Lady Lions. Walseth left in April to become head coach at North Dakota State. POINT GUARD JOINS 2015 CLASS The Lady Lions' next recruiting class is taking shape, with two players – point guard Amari Carter and forward Jaylen Williams – set to enroll in 2015. Carter, who attends St. John's College High in Washington, D.C., is one of the top prospects in the country after averaging 17.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a junior. Rated by ESPN HoopGurlz as the No. 7 prospect in the Class of 2015, the 5-foot-7 guard chose Penn State over Maryland and Kentucky. Williams, of Archbishop Williams High in Braintree, Mass., stands 6-3 and has received three stars from HoopGurlz. She's been committed to Penn State since 2012, having chosen the Lady Lions over Delaware and Ohio State. She's the younger sister of Buckeyes linebacker Camren Williams, who was briefly committed to Penn State. HoopGurlz describes her as a "long and agile interior prospect with po- tential." – MATT HERB Coleman returns as Lady Lions revamp staff B A S K E T B A L L Nittany Lions add forward to Class of 2015 Penn State received its second ver- bal commitment for the Class of 2015 when 6-foot-6 forward Deividas Zemgulis of St. Mary's Ryken High in Leonardtown, Md., announced via Twitter last month that he was plan- ning to sign with the Nittany Lions. Zemgulis, who is originally from Lithuania, averaged 13 points per game during his junior season at St. Mary's Ryken. MaxPreps rates him 875th nationally and 20th in Mary- land. In addition to Penn State, he was reportedly considering George Mason, San Diego State and Davidson. Heading into his junior year, Zemgulis played on Lithuania's U16 team at the European Champi- onships, averaging 5.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in eight games. He is ex- pected to help the Nittany Lions on the perimeter, having made 60 3- pointers last season. Penn State previously received a commitment from Mike Watkins, a 6- 9 power forward from Math, Civics and Sciences Charter School in Philadelphia. The Nittany Lions had hoped to land Kareem Canty, a Marshall trans- fer who visited campus in early May. But the guard prospect, who averaged 16.3 points and 5.5 assists per game as a freshman with the Thundering Herd, later announced for South Florida. WOODWARD TO DRAKE Graham Woodward has resurfaced at Drake af- ter leaving Penn State this spring. The 6-0 point guard, who will have soph- omore eligibility after sitting out the upcoming season, said he was looking for a fresh start after growing disen- chanted with his role at Penn State. "There were just problems that were going on in the program," he told The Des Moines Register. "I was starting to feel like basketball was al- most becoming a job for me. And I wasn't enjoying playing there as much as I would have liked." – M.H. he Berkey Creamery hadn't named a "hall of fame" ice cream flavor in more than 20 years, but after Penn State won its fifth national championship in the past seven seasons, the beloved campus institution chose to honor women's vol- leyball head coach Russ Rose. The flavor, Russ "digs" Roseberry, joins the Creamery's lineup of hall of fame per- manent flavors, which pay tribute to Penn State people and institutions that have had a significant impact on the university and wider community. The ice cream va- riety is made with black raspberry puree, whole strawberries, strawberry sauce, red raspberry sauce and pure Wilbur's choco- late in a vanilla base. "Coach Rose likes fruit-flavored ice cream," said Tom Palchak, manager of the Creamery, "and his wife, Lori, loves choco- late. She was instrumental in helping to develop this new flavor, so we're pleased we were able to blend the fruits and choco- late in a way that we think the Roses, and the public, will love." Palchak noted that the new flavor is meant to recognize not just Penn State's success on the court, but the way in which Rose has built his program. "He's won conference and national championships with true scholar-athletes," Palchak said. "His players have been named Academic All-Big Ten 150 times, and 16 have been named Academic All-Ameri- cans, with four of those being named Ac- ademic All-American of the Year. They are well-rounded individuals who reflect their coach in their quest for excellence." Developing a new flavor in Rose's honor first was discussed a few years ago, Palchak said. But Rose, who prefers not to focus on personal accolades, declined. After he guided Penn State to its sixth NCAA cham- pionship in program history in December, he was approached again, this time ac- cepting the recognition. "There are few people at this university who have had a flavor named after them, and when I was first asked, I wasn't quite sure about the idea," Rose said. "But after considering it, Lori and I decided to get involved and work with the creamery to perfect the flavor. I am honored to have been approached by the university, and I hope it's going to be a popular flavor." SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Penn State will face 11 teams that made the NCAA tournament last season, part of a 2014 slate that features both new foes and fa- miliar faces. Of the 11 teams that competed in last year's postseason tournament, nine finished the season either ranked or were receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll. For the second consecutive year, Penn State kicks off the campaign at home, hosting Big 12 opponent TCU, Iona and William & Mary in the Penn State Classic Aug. 29-30. The Lions then travel across the coun- try to compete in the Big Ten/Pac- 12 Challenge. In a rematch of the 2013 Lexington Regional final, PSU squares off against the tour- nament host Cardinal on Sept. 5 before taking on UCLA the fol- lowing evening. Penn State will wrap up its non- conference slate at home, wel- coming four schools coached by former Nit- tany Lion alums in the Penn State Alumni Classic Sept. 19-20. The schools are East- ern Illinois (Kate Price, 2008), De- Paul (Nadia Ed- wards, '01), the University of Illi- n o i s - C h i c a g o (Katie Schumacher-Cawley, '02) and East Carolina (Julie Torbett, '90). The Nittany Lions begin Big Ten com- petition with a 2013 NCAA championship rematch, traveling to Wisconsin to face the Badgers in a midweek matchup set for Sept. 24. New Big Ten members Rutgers and Maryland will make their first trip to Penn State Nov. 7-8, kicking off a four- match homestand. ■ 2014 SCHEDULE AUGUST 29-30 PENN STATE CLASSIC 29 TCU................... 7:30 p.m. 30 IONA.....................10 a.m. WILLIAM & MARY..... 7 p.m. SEPTEMBER 5-6 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge at Stanford 5 Stanford............... 10 p.m. 6 UCLA...................... 7 p.m. 12-13 at Villanova Classic 12 American................ 3 p.m. Villanova.................8 p.m. 13 Yale........................ 1 p.m. Kansas.............. 5:30 p.m. 19-20 PENN STATE ALUMNI CLASSIC 19 EASTERN ILLINOIS...4 p.m. DEPAUL............. 7:30 p.m. 20 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO... 9 a.m. EAST CAROLINA..7:30 p.m. 24 at Wisconsin................. 8 p.m. 27 at Minnesota.................8 p.m. OCTOBER 3 at Nebraska.................. 8 p.m. 4 at Iowa......................... 8 p.m. 8 NORTHWESTERN........... 7 p.m. 10 ILLINOIS....................... 7 p.m. 17 at Purdue......................7 p.m. 18 at Indiana..................... 7 p.m. 24 MICHIGAN.....................7 p.m. 25 MICHIGAN STATE..... 5:30 p.m. 28 OHIO STATE.................. 7 p.m. 31 at Ohio State................ 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 RUTGERS......................7 p.m. 8 MARYLAND................... 7 p.m. 12 IOWA............................ 7 p.m. 15 MINNESOTA.................. 7 p.m. 19 at Michigan...................7 p.m. 22 at Mar yland.................. 7 p.m. 26 at Northwestern............ 8 p.m. 29 NEBRASKA....................7 p.m. DECEMBER 5-20 NCAA Tournament..............TBA JUST DESSERTS Creamery salutes PSU's veteran coach with new flavor T W O M E N ' S V O L L E Y B A L L ROSE BOWL Rose visits the Creamery to sam- ple his signature ice cream. 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