No. 1 Penn State won eight of 10 bouts for a 29-6 victory over Lehigh to start the season in front of a sold-out Rec Hall. PSU's Dylan Alton, from Central Mountain, fell 4-2 to Joey Napoli in a bout of ranked wrestlers at 157. Defending NCAA?champ David Taylor then tech falled Benton graduate Eric Hess at 165. Lewisburg grad Nathaniel Brown lost 12-1 at 174 to Penn State's Matt Brown.
In men's basketball, Tim Frazier had 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and Penn State earned a 55-52 overtime win over Providence at the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Friday. The teams struggled to score in the first half and the Friars took a 16-14 lead.
Mike Muscala had 18 points and 16 rebounds to lead six Bucknell players in double figures as the Bison rallied to beat Niagara 88-71 in the 2K Sports Classic.
Down by as many as 12 and 43-38 at the break, Bucknell (3-0) shot 64.3 percent in the second half (18 of 28) compared to 23.3 percent (7 of 30) for the Purple Eagles.
Lock Haven snapped a 44-game losing streak with a 95-74 win over Salem International. Wali Hepburn scored a game-high 25 points while grabbing nine rebounds for the Bald Eagles in the win.
In women's volleyball, Lock Haven defeated Cal (Pa.), 3-2, to advance to the PSAC Championship game. Four-time PSAC player of the year Gao Xuan led the Lady Eagles with 24 kills.
WRESTLING
PENN STATE 25, LEHIGH 9
125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall Alex Abreu LU, 19-4 (TF; 5:07); 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. Laike Gardner LU, 3-2; 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU dec. Anthony Salupo LU, 7-6; 149: James English PSU dec. #18 Shane Welsh LU, 5-2; 157: #13 Joey Napoli LU dec. #2 Dylan Alton PSU, 4-2; 165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Eric Hess LU, 20-5 (TF; 5:46); 174: #4 Matt Brown PSU maj. dec. #18 Nathaniel Brown LU, 12-1; 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU dec. #3 Robert Hamlin LU, 11-9; 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU dec. John Bolich LU, 10-4; 285: Jack Delia LU dec. Jon Gingrich PSU, 5-3
Records: Penn State 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten; Lehigh 1-1. Next: PSU?at West Virginia, Sunday.
men's basketball
Penn state 55, Providence 52
PENN ST. (2-1)
Newbill 3-5 3-3 9, Marshall 4-18 2-2 13, Frazier 6-13 6-10 19, Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Travis 3-8 0-2 6, Taylor 2-3 0-0 4, Colella 0-4 0-0 0, Borovnjak 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 20-53 11-19 55.
PROVIDENCE (2-2)
Fortune 6-12 2-4 15, Batts 2-12 13-15 17, Goldsbrough 2-2 1-3 6, Bancroft 1-2 1-2 3, Henton 4-16 0-0 11, Kofane 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-44 17-24 52.
Halftime-Providence 16-14. End Of Regulation-Tied 43. 3-Point Goals-Penn St. 4-21 (Marshall 3-12, Frazier 1-3, Travis 0-1, Newbill 0-1, Colella 0-4), Providence 5-16 (Henton 3-10, Goldsbrough 1-1, Fortune 1-4, Bancroft 0-1). Fouled Out-Borovnjak. Rebounds-Penn St. 35 (Frazier 9), Providence 36 (Batts 11). Assists-Penn St. 10 (Frazier 7), Providence 6 (Bancroft, Fortune 3). Total Fouls-Penn St. 21, Providence 19. A-4,224.
Bucknell 88, Niagara 71
BUCKNELL (3-0)
Hill 2-5 1-2 6, Johnson 5-10 2-2 15, Willman 5-9 2-2 12, Muscala 5-12 8-10 18, Ayers 5-11 0-0 12, Kaspar 4-6 2-4 11, Fitzpatrick 1-1 0-0 2, Frazier 4-5 2-2 12, Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-59 17-22 88.
NIAGARA (1-2)
Green 3-13 4-4 13, Tanksley 3-7 4-6 12, Mason 2-12 10-13 14, Thomas 3-3 0-1 6, Jordan 3-10 0-0 8, Cline 1-6 0-0 3, Lemmons 2-5 0-0 5, McCall 2-4 0-0 4, Gillette 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 22-63 18-24 71.
Halftime-Niagara 43-38. 3-Point Goals-Bucknell 9-18 (Johnson 3-8, Frazier 2-3, Ayers 2-4, Kaspar 1-1, Hill 1-2), Niagara 9-30 (Green 3-8, Tanksley 2-4, Jordan 2-9, Lemmons 1-3, Cline 1-5, Mason 0-1). Fouled Out-Cline. Rebounds-Bucknell 42 (Muscala 16), Niagara 33 (Tanksley 6). Assists-Bucknell 16 (Muscala 7), Niagara 14 (Green 5). Total Fouls-Bucknell 17, Niagara 19. A-1,814.
Lock Haven 95,
Salem International 74
Salem International (2-2)
Dexter Batts 5-12 6-6 19, Ka'Mar LaBrew 5-12 5-8 16, Juanito Moises 0-2 0-0 0, Jonathan Roper 0-7 1-2 1, Kevin Webb 1-5 0-0 2, Freddy Edouard 0-1 1-2 1, Jamal Robinson 2-2 2-2 6, Kenneth McCornell 3-11 0-0 7, Raymar Porter 3-6 0-2 8, Kevin Gilbert 0-1 0-0 0, Jeremy Sewell 0-3 0-0 0, Jamel Pettiway 5-6 1-2 11, De'Ondre Terrell 0-2 0-0 0, Nkosi Brown 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 24-70 19-28 74.
Lock Haven (1-0)
Armandia Marshall 2-2 1-2 5, Kasheef Festus 8-9 3-3 19, Terrell Johnson 6-12 3-4 16, Wali Hepburn 8-14 8-12 25, Dave Garcia 4-5 3-6 13, Elijah Cooper 2-3 0-1 5, Andre Rivers 4-5 4-8 12, Nate Walters 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-51 22-36 95.
Halftime-Lock Haven 48-42. 3-Point goals-Salem International: Batts 3-3, LaBrew 1-3, Moises 0-1, Roper 0-3, Webb 0-1, McCornell 1-7, Porter 2-3, Gilbert 0-1. Lock Haven: Johnson 1-3, Hepburn 1-3, Garcia 2-3, Cooper 1-1. Total Fouls-Salem International 28, Lock Haven 20. Rebounds-Salem International 37 (Batts 5), Lock Haven 42 (Hepburn 9). Assists-Salem International (LaBrew 4), Lock Haven 15 (Hepburn, Johnson 6). Fouled Out-Roper, Webb. A-102
women's volleyball
Lock Haven 3, Cal (Pa.) 2
Scores:?25-22, 16-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12
Kills: LHU 69 (Erin Walsh 27); Cal 63 (Meghan Franz 21)
Digs: LHU 74 (Gao Xuan 24); Cal 49 (Molly Delaney 14)
Records: LHU 26-9; Cal 28-7
