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2016 FOOTBALL SEPTEMBER 3 KENT STATE...........................................................TBA 10 at Pitt....................................................................TBA 17 TEMPLE.................................................................TBA 24 at Michigan............................................................TBA OCTOBER 1 MINNESOTA...........................................................TBA 8 MARYLAND............................................................ TBA 22 OHIO STATE........................................................... TBA 29 at Purdue.............................................................. TBA NOVEMBER 5 IOWA.....................................................................TBA 12 at Indiana..............................................................TBA 19 at Rutgers............................................................. TBA 26 MICHIGAN STATE....................................................TBA MEN'S BASKETBALL 16-15, 7-11 NOVEMBER 14 W VMI........................................................... 62-50 17 W DePAUL (Gavitt Tipoff Games)......................68-62 20 L at Duquesne.............................................. 78-52 24 L RADFORD...................................................86-74 28 W BUCKNELL................................................. 62-58 DECEMBER 2 W at BC (Big Ten/ACC Challenge).................... 67-58 5 W EASTERN MICHIGAN................................... 81-70 8 L at George Washington.................................76-66 10 W CANISIUS (Rec Hall)....................................81-67 12 W LOUISIANA-MONROE (Rec Hall).................... 54-50 19 W at Drexel....................................................63-57 22-23 at Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic 22 L Colorado............................................ 71-70 23 W Kent State..........................................75-69 30 L at Mar yland............................................... 70-64 JANUARY 2 L at Michigan................................................ 79-56 5 W MINNESOTA............................................... 86-77 10 L MICHIGAN STATE........................................ 92-65 13 L at Purdue...................................................74-57 16 W at Northwestern......................................... 71-62 21 L WISCONSIN................................................66-60 25 L at Ohio State..............................................66-46 30 L Michigan at New York..................................79-72 FEBRUARY 3 L at Iowa...................................................... 73-49 6 W INDIANA.....................................................68-63 13 L at Nebraska............................................... 70-54 17 W IOWA......................................................... 79-75 20 W at Rutgers..................................................70-58 25 W NEBRASKA.................................................56-55 28 L at Michigan State....................................... 88-57 MARCH 3 L NORTHWESTERN........................................ 71-61 6 W ILLINOIS........................................... 86-79 (2OT) 9-13 Big Ten tournament at Indianapolis WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 12-19, 6-12 NOVEMBER 1 W CALIFORNIA (Pa.) (Exh.)...............................84-58 13 W HOLY CROSS....................................... 86-82 (OT) 15 W FORDHAM.................................................. 75-59 18 L at Tennessee............................................. 74-66 22 W CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE....................73-47 27-28 Radisson Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic at Northridge, Calif. 27 L at Cal State Northridge........................81-73 28 L BYU................................................... 63-51 DECEMBER 3 L VIRGINIA TECH Big Ten/ACC Challenge)........64-59 6 L at USF..................................................... 101-79 8 W YOUNGSTOWN STATE..................................68-51 12 L at St. Bonaventure......................................70-60 20 W SACRED HEART.......................................... 83-46 31 W NORTHWESTERN........................................ 79-72 JANUARY 3 L at Minnesota..............................................98-85 7 L MICHIGAN STATE........................................ 71-55 10 L at Wisconsin.............................................. 82-62 13 L NEBRASKA.................................................83-78 17 L MICHIGAN..................................................91-87 20 W at Iowa...................................................... 82-69 23 W at Illinois....................................................65-56 27 L MARYLAND................................................ 89-53 30 L PURDUE............................................88-78 (2OT) FEBRUARY 2 L at Nebraska............................................... 87-69 7 L RUTGERS...................................................74-62 11 W at Michigan State....................................... 65-61 14 L OHIO STATE................................................77-63 17 W at Northwestern......................................... 73-54 20 L at Michigan................................................ 78-73 24 L IOWA......................................................... 81-68 27 L at Indiana.................................................. 76-55 MARCH 2-6 Big Ten tournament at Indianapolis 2 First round W Illinois................................................ 75-66 3 Quarter final round L Purdue............................................... 70-59 WRESTLING 16-0, 9-0 NOVEMBER 13 W LOCK HAVEN................................................ 50-0 15 W at Virginia Tech...........................................21-15 20 W at Cal State Bakersfield................................ 39-3 22 W at Stanford.................................................31-12 DECEMBER 6 NITTANY LION OPEN..................................7 champions 13 W WISCONSIN (Br yce Jordan Center)................. 36-7 19 W at Rider........................................................38-4 JANUARY 1-2 Southern Scuffle at Chattanooga, Tenn.................... 1st 8 W at Purdue.....................................................42-3 10 W at Indiana.................................................... 34-8 15 W NEBRASKA.................................................24-10 17 W at Northwestern........................................... 46-4 23 W at Illinois................................................... 30-15 31 W MICHIGAN....................................................35-7 FEBRUARY 5 W OHIO STATE (Br yce Jordan Center)............... 24-14 12 W at Lehigh..................................................... 28-9 13 W MICHIGAN STATE.......................................... 41-3 21 Dual Meet Championship Series W OKLAHOMA STATE...............................29-18 T H E M A I N E V E N T ICE HOCKEY BIG TEN TOURNAMENT @ ST. PAUL, MINN. M A R C H 1 7 - 1 9 | X C E L E N E R G Y C E N T E R | B T N The Big Ten tournament is now in its third year, and although Penn State's varsity pro- gram only predates the league's championship event by one year, the Nittany Lions are starting to gain some ground on their more-established rivals. Heading into their regu- lar-season-ending series at Michigan, they were ranked 14th in the USCHO.com poll and were in third place in the conference standings. One of the key components of the Lions' success throughout their short varsity history has been the sizeable home-ice advantage they've enjoyed at Pegula Ice Arena. They went 12-4-1 at home this year, knowing that they could count on a raucous sellout crowd to keep opponents rattled night a/er night. That won't be the case at the Big Ten tourney, of course. The Xcel En- ergy Center, home to the NHL's Minnesota Wild, is less than 8 miles from the Universi- ty of Minnesota campus, so the home-ice edge will go to the .rst-place Gophers. But the Nittany Lions are optimistic that they can improve on last year's one-and-done .nish at the tournament. And a/er putting together their winningest regular season yet, those hopes seem entirely justi.ed. – M.H. SCORECARD

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