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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Penn State women's soccer defeated Michigan 2-0 on Sunday to secure the Big Ten championship outright.

Sometimes, as Joe Paterno likes to say, you just get licked.

UNIVERSITY PARK — For the first 20 minutes of Sunday’s exhibition game against Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the Penn State women's basketball team looked like a toddler trying to take his first steps.

Ask a Broadway director abut a new play and they’ll probably tell you the same thing — all of the great practices and rehearsals don’t mean anything until your ensemble can pull off the performance in front a live audience.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — In front of a record volleyball crowd of 2,802 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the No. 1 Penn State women’s volleyball team defeated Iowa 25-17, 25-22, 25-13.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Freshman Kelsey Amy scored two first-half goals as seventh-seeded Penn State upset No. 2 Ohio State 2-1 in the opening round of the Big Ten Field Hockey tournament Thursday at Michigan State.

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State's Megan Hodge has been named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced.

Penn State men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis likes preseason exhibition games against Division II opposition, such as the one his Nittany Lions will play against Slippery Rock at 6 p.m. tonight in the Bryce Jordan Center, because it gives his younger players a chance to “get rid of some jitters” and “play in front of some people.”