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Nittany Lion of the Week - Talor Battle
Nothing more really needs to be said. (Thanks to Gopher Broke for the video.) Honorable Mention Casey Sandy is back in action for the men's gymnastics team and racked up his fifth Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award. Brandi Personett also won the weekly honor for the fifth time...
Nittany Lion of the Week - Brandi Personett
This week's Nittany Lion of the Week is women's gymnast Brandi Personett who was once again named Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the fourth time this season. It is also the eighth time of her career she has won the weekly honor. Personett earned the Ann Carr Award for the most...
Nittany Lion(s) of the Week - THON
The choice for this weeks Nittany Lion of the Week is really a no brainer. It has to go to the 708 dancers, their support groups, the dozens of organizers, the people who stood on cold street corners asking for loose change during their winter break, and everyone else who helped contribute to...
Nittany Lion of the Week - Max Holt
It's so much easier when you can jump three feet higher than your opponent. Men's volleyball middle hitter Max Holt brings home his second BSD Nittany Lion of the Week award of the season after outstanding performances against Harvard and Ohio State. Against the Crimson, Holt hit a perfect...
Nittany Lion of the Week - Gayle Hunter
A two game losing streak has released the basketball team's grip on the weekly BSD honor. So this week we must turn our attention to other sports. Our BSD Nittany Lion of the Week is Gayle Hunter. Hunter had a career afternoon on January 30 at the Penn State National earning an automatic...
Nittany Lion of the Week - Talor Battle
Talor Battle had an amazing performance on Sunday against Michigan State. The 5'11" point guard scored a career high 29 points in leading Penn State to the 72-68 upset of the #9 ranked Michigan State Spartans. Battle made 6-of-12 three point shots and at one point scored 13 straight points for...
Nittany Lion of the Week - Jamelle Cornley
IM IN UR KITCHEN...EATIN UR CHEEZ So this little award is only four weeks old and we already have a repeat winner. I know I originally said I was going to use this space to highlight sports other than football and basketball, but what Jamelle Cornley did this week was nothing short of heroic....
Nittany Lion of the Week - Jamelle Cornley
AP Photo by Darron Cummings This week's Nittany Lion of the week is Jamelle Cornley for leading Penn State to a win over the Indiana Hoosiers and a near upset of #7 ranked Michigan State. Against Michigan State Cornley played all 40 mintues and had a career high 26 points. 15 of those points...
Nittany Lion of the Week - Max Holt
You want a piece of this? I didn't think so. Our Nittany Lion of the week is mens volleyball senior middle hitter Max Holt, who led Penn State to three thrilling victories in the Outrigger Invitational in Honoulu, Hawaii this past week. In the first match Penn State outlasted the #7 ranked USC...
Nittany Lion of the Week
I guess you could say we're a little heavy on football coverage around here with some passing coverage of men's basketball. I have always felt guilty about that and looked for ways to work in coverage of the other great Penn State sports and athletes that don't get the mention they deserve. So...
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