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T H E M A I N E V E N T MEN'S BASKETBALL PENN STATE VS. PITT T I M E T B D | N O V . 2 0 | B A R C L A Y S C E N T E R , B R O O K L Y N , N . Y . | The regular season will tip o6 10 days earlier when Campbell visits the Bryce Jordan Center, but the date that most fans likely circled when Penn State announced its nonconference schedule a few months ago was Nov. 20. That's when the Nittany Lions will travel to the Barclays Center – home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets – to face in-state rival Pitt in the semi5nals of the Legends Classic tournament. The Panthers and Lions will be playing the second game of a doubleheader that begins at 7 p.m. when Texas A&M faces Oklahoma State. They've met 147 times over the years, with Penn State holding a 75-72 edge. But this will be only the second time the teams have faced each other at a neutral site. That other neutral-site game took place last De- cember at the Never Forget Classic in Newark, N.J. Pitt prevailed, 81-73, a7er holding o6 a second-half comeback during which the Lions trimmed a 24-point de5cit down to 5ve with just under two minutes le7. Sheldon Jeter hit a 3-pointer for Pitt to bring an end to Penn State's comeback bid, but the Lions return all 5ve starters from that game, including Mike Watkins, who 5nished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. So there's reason to believe that PSU's return to the New York metro area will be more satisfying than its previous visit. – M.H. SCORECARD FOOTBALL 6-0, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 2 W AKRON........................................................ 52-0 9 W PITT........................................................... 33-14 16 W GEORGIA STATE............................................56-0 23 W at Iowa...................................................... 21-19 30 W INDIANA.....................................................45-14 OCTOBER 7 W at Northwestern........................................... 31-7 21 MICHIGAN........................................... 7:30 p.m. (ABC) 28 at Ohio State........................................3:30 p.m. (FOX) NOVEMBER 4 at Michigan State...................................................TBA 11 RUTGERS............................................................ Noon 18 NEBRASKA............................................................ TBA 25 at Mar yland........................................................... TBA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 17-1, 7-1 AUGUST 25-26 at West Virginia Tournament 25 W Tennessee-Martin................................... 3-0 26 W Delaware................................................3-0 W West Virginia.......................................... 3-0 SEPTEMBER 1-2 at Texas A&M Tournament 1 W Stanford................................................. 3-1 2 W at Texas A&M..........................................3-2 8-9 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge at Illinois 8 W Colorado................................................ 3-0 9 W Stanford................................................. 3-2 15-16 Penn State Classic 15 W YALE...................................................... 3-0 16 W WAKE FOREST.........................................3-0 W OHIO...................................................... 3-0 22 L NEBRASKA.....................................................3-0 23 W IOWA............................................................. 3-1 29 W ILLINOIS........................................................ 3-0 30 W NORTHWESTERN............................................ 3-0 OCTOBER 6 W at Ohio State..................................................3-2 7 W at Mar yland................................................... 3-0 13 W MICHIGAN STATE............................................ 3-1 14 W MICHIGAN......................................................3-0 20 at Purdue 21 at Indiana.......................................................... 7 p.m. 25 WISCONSIN.................................................. 7:30 p.m. 28 at Illinois........................................................... 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 1 at Michigan State...............................................7 p.m. 4 RUTGERS.......................................................... 7 p.m. 8 at Iowa..............................................................7 p.m. 11 MARYLAND........................................................ 7 p.m. 15 INDIANA....................................................... 7:30 p.m. ADMINISTRATION Penn State appoints Matrunick to oversee athletic nutrition Kayla Matrunick, a Penn State graduate and former member of the Nittany Lion cross country and track teams, has been named assistant ath- letic director for performance nutri- tion services. Matrunick, who competed for the Lions from 2001-05, is joining the Intercollegiate Ath- letics sta6 a7er serving as the di- rector of sports nu- trition at Louisville for the past two and a half years. Previ- ously, Matrunick spent four years at Notre Dame, serv- ing as director of sports nutrition her 5nal two years. In her role with the Nittany Lions, Matrunick is charged with overseeing all aspects of performance nutrition for approximately 800 student-ath- letes across 31 programs. She will su- pervise performance nutrition education and counseling for the stu- dent-athletes, coaches and sports performance practitioners and direct all day-to-day performance nutri- tion-related activities. Matrunick will develop nutritional strategies essential to maximizing performance, including enhancing and monitoring current nutrition re- sources and support, and develop and implement policies and protocols that ensure compliance with NCAA and Big Ten Conference rules and regulations. A native of Latrobe, Pa., Matrunick earned a bachelor's degree in nutri- tional sciences and applied nutrition from Penn State in 2005 and a mas- ter's degree in sports psychology from Tennessee. ■ MATRUNICK

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