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LHU men's basketball falls to Shepherd by five points

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LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men’s basketball team could not withstand a hot-shooting second half from Shepherd, as the Bald Eagles fell 78-73 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East play on Saturday afternoon at Thomas Fieldhouse. With the result, Lock Haven moves to 7-13 overall and 3-10 in the East, while Shepherd improves to 12-8 on the season and 8-5 in the conference. Dyllon Scott paced Lock Haven with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-4 from 3-point range, and went 4-of-6 at the free throw line. Dean Coleman-Newsome and Blake Deegan joined him in ...

Laws' pin lifts LHU women's wrestling past No. 18 Gannon

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ERIE — Lindsay Laws earned a late pin to lift the Lock Haven women’s wrestling team to a 26-23 victory at No. 18 Gannon on Saturday. The Bald Eagles have now won five straight duals to improve to 13-5 on the season. Lock Haven finished the month of January unblemished and ended the season undefeated in road duals. Lock Haven won four bouts, all coming by way of pinfall and received a forfeit at 103 pounds that was nullified by a Bald Eagle forfeit at 110. Gannon jumped out to an early 6-0 lead via forfeit at 117 before Jayleah Pletz (124) and Isabella DeVito (131) earned ...

No. 1 PSU wrestling beats No. 6 Nebraska in dual 26-12

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STATE COLLEGE — For the first time all year, the Penn State wrestling team was pushed and challenged, but the Nittany Lions did what they always do – claw their way to a win. No. 1 Penn State (12-0, 6-0 Big Ten) won seven of 10 bouts against No. 6 Nebraska (9-6, 2-3) to turn away the Cornhuskers, 26-12, on Friday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Despite losing three bouts for the first time all season, one by fall, the Nittany Lions recorded two technical falls, two major decisions and three decisions. Penn State was deducted a team point after the 141-pound bout. “I think it was ...