Maggie Lucas scored 34 points to lead seventh-ranked Penn State to an 82-67 victory over No. 20 Nebraska on Sunday, clinching the Lady Lions' second straight outright Big Ten championship
Lucas made a career-high eight 3-pointers, with four of them coming in a bunch to help the Lady Lions stretch their lead in the first half and three more keeping the Huskers at bay early in the second.
Mansfield split a pair of games in college softball action Sunday, beating Brevard, 5-4, and losing to Lenoir-Rhyne, 2-0. Courtney Bauder and Kate Pratt each homered and drove in all five runs for Mansfield in the win.
Bucknell beat Seton Hall, 4-0, in the opener of a doubleheader, but lost the nightcap, 4-2. Courtney Conover was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs in the Bison's win.
Lock Haven swept a pair of games from Goldey-Beacom, 7-0 and 9-0. Pitcher Brianna Jennings allowed just two hits in the opener and Sarah Morse allowed just three in the second game. Bridgette Clarke went a combined 3 for 7 with four runs scored, and Nicole Smith homered in the nightcap and drove in four runs.
Bucknell's baseball team beat Harvard, 7-4, before losing to No. 19 Virginia, 9-1. Forey Furman homered and drove in a pair of runs in the win over the Crimson, and Rob Krentzman was 2 for 3 with an RBI in the loss to Virginia.
Williamsport graduate Kyle Schneider pitched six stellar innings, allowing just one run for Slippery Rock in a 5-3 win over Mansfield. Loyalsock graduate Stephen Stopper was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run for Mansfield.
Women's basketball
No. 7 Penn State 82, No. 20 Nebraska 67
PENN ST. (24-4)
Nickson 4-9 4-4 12, Greene 5-8 0-2 10, Taylor 2-5 0-2 4, Bentley 6-13 1-2 13, Lucas 11-20 4-4 34, East 1-1 0-1 2, Edwards 3-5 1-2 7, Studevent 0-0 0-0 0, Waldner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 10-17 82.
NEBRASKA (22-7)
Cady 3-7 8-9 15, Hooper 4-17 5-7 14, Moore 9-11 3-5 23, Sample 0-1 0-2 0, Theriot 2-4 0-0 4, Laudermill 3-9 2-3 9, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Jeffery 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 18-26 67.
Halftime-Penn St. 38-32. 3-Point Goals-Penn St. 8-17 (Lucas 8-13, Bentley 0-2, Taylor 0-2), Nebraska 5-16 (Moore 2-2, Laudermill 1-2, Cady 1-2, Hooper 1-8, Jeffery 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Penn St. 34 (Lucas 9), Nebraska 37 (Cady 10). Assists-Penn St. 5 (Bentley, Taylor 2), Nebraska 10 (Theriot 4). Total Fouls-Penn St. 23, Nebraska 15. A-10,832.
COllege softball
Lenoir-Rhyne?2, Mansfield 0
Game One
Mansfield000 000 0 - 0 2?1
Lenoir-Rhyne002 000 x - 2 5 0
Mansfield (1-3): Kate Pratt (L, 0-1), Ashley Inman (5) and Alanna Jenkins
2b Inman
Lenior-Rhyne (9-3): Maryann Hoskins (W) and Katie Carpenter
HR Brittany Coursen. RBI Coursen 2
Mansfield 5, Brevard 4
Game Two
Mansfield102 020 0 - 5 9 2
Brevard002 000 2 - 4 8 2
Mansfield (2-3): Caitlin Klobosits (W, 2-0), Ashley Inman (7) (s-1) and Chara Dixon
2b Stephanie Simmeth, Courtney Bauder 2, Danielle Long, Kate Pratt. HR Courtney Bauder, Kate Pratt. RBI Bauder 3, Pratt 2
Brevard (5-8): Jamie Hrobak (L, 3-3) and Emily Boykin. HR Kacey Brooker 2 (2), Alyssa Miller (1). RBI Kacey Brooker 3, Alyssa Miller
Bucknell 4, Seton Hall 0
Seton Hall000 00 - 0 9 0
Bucknell100 12 - 4 5 0
L. Metzger, C. Moses (4), Detasco (5) and Laudano. Amanda Fazio and Cheyanna Young. W-Fazio. L-Metzger.
Top Seton Hall hitters: Destaso, 2-2, double; Rabbetts, 2-3. Top Bucknell hitters: Erin Cox, 2-3, run; Courtney Conover, 2-3, double, 2 RBIs.
Seton Hall 4, Bucknell 2
Bucknell000 000 2 - 2 4 1
Seton Hall301 000 x - 4 7 0
Dana Nielsen, Amanda Fazio (1) and Young. Destaso and Laudano. W-Destaso. L-Nielsen.
Top Bucknell hitters: Cyndee Sanders, 2-2; Courtney Conover, 1-3, home run, 2 RBIs. Top Seton Hall hitters: DeLuca, 2-3, RBI, run; Harrell, 1-3, triple, run.
Lock Haven 7, Goldey-Beacom 0
Lock Haven102 121 0 - 7 5 1
Goldey-Beacom000 000 0 - 0 2 2
Brianna Jennings and Alicia Cacciotti. Antosh and Schoff. W-Jennings. L-Antosh.
Top Lock Haven hitters:?Bridgette Clarke, 2-3, 3 runs; Alicia Cacciotti, 2-4, 2 RBIs. Top Goldey-Beacom hitters: None.
Lock Haven 9, Goldey-Beacom 0
Lock Haven100 140 3 - 9 9 2
Goldey-Beacom000 000 0 - 0 3 1
Sarah Morse and Cacciotti. Dolson, Antosh (6) and Schoff. W-Morse. L-Dolson.
Top Lock Haven hitters: Nicole Smith, 2-4, home run, 4 RBIs, 2 runs; Bridgette Clarke, 1-4, double, run; Brianna Jennings, 3-3, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs. Top Goldey-Beacom hitters: Peters, 2-3.
College baseball
Bucknell 7, Harvard 4
Harvard220 000 000 - 4 11 1
Bucknell000 160 00x - 7 12 0
Poppen, Anderson (5) and Link. Dan Goldstein, Max Kra (8) and Jon Mayer. W-Goldstein. L-Poppen.
Top Harvard hitters: Bailey, 2-4; Kregel, 3-4, double, 2 RBIs; Link, 1-4, 2 RBIs. Top Bucknell hitters: Corey Furman, 1-4, home run, 2 RBIs; Travis Clark, 2-4, 2 doubles, run; Robb Scott, 3-4, 2 doubles, RBI, run;
No. 19 Virginia 9, Bucknell 1
Bucknell100 000 000 - 1 7 2
Virginia041 030 10x - 9 13 3
Xavier Hammond, Austin Zimmerman (3), Dan Keller (5), Tucker Rekucki (6), Jonathan Lucas (7), Jack McLinden (8) and Justin Meier. Howard, Crockett (7), Doherty (9) and Irving. W-Howard. L-Hammond.
Top Bucknell hitters: Rob Krentzman, 2-3, RBI; Matt Busch, 2-4. Top Virginia hitters: Cogswell, 2-2, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; King, 2-4, 2 RBIs; Downes, 3-4, RBI; Harrington, 2-4, RBI.
Slippery Rock 5, Mansfield 3
Mansfield001 000 002 - 3 7 1
Slippery Rock003 010 01x - 5 10 4
J. Andrews, D. Brown (5), J. Earnest (6) and C. Thompson. Kyle Schneider, Anton Constantino (7), John Kovalik (9) and Ryan LaRose. W-Schneider. L-Andrews.
Top Mansfield hitters: Stephen Stopper, 2-4, RBI, run. Top Slippery Rock hitters: Jake Weibley, 1-4, home run, 3 RBIs, 2 runs; Jake Nogalo, 4-4, 2 runs.
