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MEN'S BASKETBALL 16-15, 4-14 NOVEMBER 14 W MORGAN STATE..........................................61-48 16 W FORDHAM.................................................. 73-54 20-23 at Charleston (S.C.) Classic 20 L Charlotte................................. 106-97 (2OT) 21 W Cornell............................................... 72-71 23 W Southern Cal...................................... 63-61 25 W AKRON...................................................... 78-72 28 W at Bucknell.................................................88-80 DECEMBER 3 W VA. TECH (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)............... 61-58 6 W at Marshall.................................................73-69 10 W DUQUESNE................................................ 64-62 14 W GEORGE WASHINGTON............................... 64-51 20 W Drexel at Allentown, Pa. (PPL Center)........... 73-68 22 W DARTMOUTH.............................................. 69-49 31 L at Wisconsin.............................................. 89-72 JANUARY 3 L at Rutgers..................................................50-46 6 L MICHIGAN..................................................73-64 13 L at Indiana.................................................. 76-73 17 L PURDUE............................................. 84-77 (OT) 21 L at Michigan State....................................... 66-60 24 W RUTGERS...................................................79-51 28 W MINNESOTA............................................... 63-58 31 L at Illinois................................................... 60-58 FEBRUARY 4 L at Mar yland................................................64-58 7 W NEBRASKA.................................................56-43 11 L at Ohio State..............................................75-55 14 L MARYLAND................................................ 76-73 18 L WISCONSIN................................................55-47 21 L at Northwestern......................................... 60-39 28 L IOWA...................................................81-77 (OT) MARCH 4 L OHIO STATE................................................77-67 8 W at Minnesota..............................................79-76 11-15 Big Ten Tournament at Chicago 11 First round Nebraska WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 6-24, 3-15 NOVEMBER 2 W IUP (Exh.)...................................................75-71 14-23 Preseason WNIT 14 First round at campus sites W TOWSON............................................ 71-64 16 Second round L ALBANY.............................................. 54-53 22 Third round L SETON HALL....................................... 75-70 25 L ST. BONAVENTURE......................................56-54 28-30 at Georgia State Thanksgiving Tournament 28 L Liberty................................................80-68 30 L Samford............................................. 59-56 DECEMBER 4 L at Syracuse (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)........... 61-39 7 W WAGNER.................................................... 96-66 10 L at Hartford.................................................62-57 14 W RIDER........................................................85-51 21 L USF.................................................... 90-87 (OT) 28 L at Iowa...................................................... 77-52 JANUARY 1 L at Michigan................................................ 89-53 4 L ILLINOIS.................................................... 91-76 6 L at Wisconsin.............................................. 65-46 10 L RUTGERS...................................................71-51 15 L at Nebraska............................................... 73-45 18 L at Ohio State..............................................69-60 22 W INDIANA.....................................................79-75 25 W NORTHWESTERN........................................ 76-75 28 L at Minnesota..............................................75-64 FEBRUARY 1 L at Rutgers..................................................76-65 5 L MARYLAND.................................................77-62 8 W at Purdue...................................................54-50 11 L MICHIGAN STATE........................................ 74-67 15 L MINNESOTA............................................... 85-77 23 L at Mar yland................................................65-34 26 L OHIO STATE................................................88-70 MARCH 1 L WISCONSIN................................................62-56 T H E M A I N E V E N T MEN'S GYMNASTICS BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS @ PENN STATE 7 P . M . | M A R C H 2 7 - 2 8 | R E C H A L L The Nittany Lions could hardly have picked a better year to play host to the Big Ten tourney. A4er being picked fourth in the conference's preseason poll and sixth in the College Gymnastics Association rankings, Penn State has shined throughout the sea- son and was ranked third nationally following a second-place 3nish at the Puerto Rico Gymnastics Challenge. The Lions have gotten strong performances from re- turning All-Americans Craig Hernandez and Trevor Howard and have also received a li4 from freshman Thad Lawson. All three won titles in Puerto Rico. The Lions will be looking to claim their third Big Ten crown under longtime coach Randy Jepson. SWIMMING & DIVING Nittany Lions honored for academic showing Penn State coach Tim Murphy has both of his squads excelling in the classroom as well as the pool, as both the men's and women's teams were saluted recently for their academic performance. The Penn State men's team was one of 65 Division I swimming and div- ing squads to receive Scholar All-America awards from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The CSCAA's list of qualifiers featured seven Big Ten schools. To make the list, teams had to have at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better during the fall 2014 semester. The Nittany Lions were one of five schools, including conference foe Purdue, to earn a 3.05 GPA last fall. Michigan State was the highest- ranking Big Ten school, finishing the semester with a 3.41 GPA. Meanwhile, the Penn State women were named one of 143 Scholar All- America teams by the CSCAA after posting a 3.43 team GPA last fall. Murphy's squad was one of 143 Divi- sion I women's programs to receive the honor. All 13 Big Ten programs were recog- nized, led by Purdue with a 3.50 GPA. The Nittany Lions ranked third be- hind Illinois (3.44). Clemson posted the nation's high- est GPA of 3.59. Founded in 1922, the College Swim- ming Coaches Association of America is the oldest professional organization of college coaches in the U.S. The CSCAA is dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advance- ment of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level. ■ MURPHY SCORECARD

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