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T H E M A I N E V E N T MEN'S LACROSSE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT @ OHIO STATE M A Y 4 - 6 | J E S S E O W E N S M E M O R I A L S T A D I U M | B T N Penn State began its season with 10 consecutive victories, the best start in the pro- gram's 104-year history. What can the Nittany Lions do to top that record-setting performance? How about claiming a Big Ten championship? That, too, would be a milestone achievement. This is the third season in which men's lacrosse has been a Big Ten sport, and so far the league has been monopolized by the two programs clos- est to the game's mid-Atlantic power base: Maryland and a9liate member Johns Hopkins. Two years ago, the tourney was hosted by the Terrapins and won by the Blue Jays. Last year, those two teams 7ip-7opped roles, with the Blue Jays hosting and the Terps claiming the title with a 14-8 victory over Rutgers. The Nittany Lions made the four-team 6eld both years but lost in the semi6nals. This year, they appear to have the potential to extend their stay by a couple of days. Through their 6rst 10 games, they were leading the conference in scoring with an average of 14.7 goals per game, an im- pressive number that was due in large part to the emergence of freshman phenom Mac O'Keefe, the league's scoring leader with 35 goals. As of this writing, Penn State looked to be well-positioned to make the four-team 6eld. If the Lions do that, they'll have a chance to continue their foray into uncharted territory. – M.H. SCORECARD FOOTBALL SEPTEMBER 2 AKRON.................................................................. TBA 9 PITT.......................................................................TBA 16 GEORGIA STATE..................................................... TBA 23 at Iowa..................................................................TBA 30 INDIANA................................................................ TBA OCTOBER 7 at Northwestern.....................................................TBA 21 MICHIGAN............................................................. TBA 28 at Ohio State......................................................... TBA NOVEMBER 4 at Michigan State...................................................TBA 11 RUTGERS.............................................................. TBA 18 NEBRASKA............................................................ TBA 25 at Mar yland........................................................... TBA MEN'S BASKETBALL 15-18, 6-12 NOVEMBER 4 W LOCK HAVEN (Exh.)..................................... 91-65 11-20 Hall of Fame Tip-off Tournament 11 L ALBANY.............................................. 87-81 13 W DUQUESNE.........................................82-74 15 W GRAND CANYON................................. 85-76 19 L Duke at Uncasville, Conn.....................78-68 20 L Cincinnati at Uncasville, Conn.............. 71-50 23 W COLGATE....................................................72-59 26 W at George Washington.................................74-68 29 W GEORGIA TECH (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)...... 67-60 DECEMBER 3 W WRIGHT STATE............................................72-50 7 L GEORGE MASON.........................................85-66 10 L Pittsburgh at Newark, N.J............................ 81-73 18 W St. John's at New York (Hoops Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden).........................92-76 21 W MORGAN STATE..........................................96-55 27 L NORTHWESTERN........................................ 87-77 JANUARY 1 W at Rutgers..................................................60-47 4 L at Michigan................................................ 72-69 7 W Michigan State at Philadelphia (Palestra)......72-63 14 W MINNESOTA............................................... 52-50 18 L INDIANA.....................................................78-75 21 L at Purdue...................................................77-52 24 L at Wisconsin.............................................. 82-55 28 W ILLINOIS.....................................................71-67 FEBRUARY 1 L at Indiana..................................... 110-102 (3OT) ADMINISTRATION PSU's athletic dept. remains self-sufficient Penn State's revenues during the 2016 6scal year continued to trend upward, according to information contained in the 6nancial report that the university submitted recently to the NCAA. Among the areas resulting in higher revenues were Big Ten Conference bowl distributions, increases in suite and club seat revenues and an in- crease in licensing-related revenues. The continued strength of the Penn State brand also resulted in additional corporate partner compensation. The 2015-16 6scal year also saw an increase in expenses, including addi- tional grant-in-aid expenses relating to the providing of full cost of atten- dance to student-athletes, enhanced student-athlete meals and nutrition stations, coaching, administrative and support sta8 compensation, and the costs associated with home game operations, including increased secu- rity measures and sta9ng. Additional expenses included the debt service payments on the univer- sity's short-term $30 million loan to Intercollegiate Athletics, borrowed over the past three years, in addition to the increased cost of daily operations for Penn State's 31-sport program. During the 2016 6scal year, Penn State generated $132.2 million in net revenues against $129.3 million in total expenses to 6nish the year with a positive balance of approximately $2.9 million. Penn State's athletic department does not receive any state funding, nor are any student fees or 6nancial support directly allocated by the uni- versity's administration. Penn State is one of only seven NCAA Division I athletic departments that reports to be self-supporting, according to USA Today's 2016 College Athletics Fi- nance Report. ■

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