

ANNVILLE, PA - The Penn State Harrisburg men´s basketball team left the Rinso Marquette Tournament held at Lebanon Valley College this weekend 1-2 on the season but opened many Penn State Harrisburg fan´s eyes with their up-tempo offense and swarming defense. The Nittany Lion´s opening match put them against host team, Lebanon Valley, who handed the blue and white a 108-53 lost a season ago. This game would prove to be a different story with Harrisburg hanging with the Dutchmen the first six minutes of play with sophomore Kenton Alston (Steelton, PA/Steelton-Highspire) tying the game at 11 apiece. Click here for the full story.

READING, PA - The Penn State Harrisburg women´s basketball team posted a 0-2 record this weekend against host, Albright College, and Rowan University in the Albright Women´s Basketball Tip-off Tournament. In Saturday´s game, the Lady Lions were matched up against Albright College. The blue and white played nose to nose with the 1-0 host team, leading 11-10 the first ten minutes of play off a layup from sophomore Amaris Gardner (Virginia Beach, VA/Bayside). After an Albright timeout, the hosting Lions went on a 26-7 run to finish out the first half. Click here for the full story.
MIDDLETOWN, PA - Sophomore Kenton Alston (Steelton, PA/Steelton-Highspire) posted a career-high 33 points with the Penn State Harrisburg men´s basketball team outscoring visiting Penn State Schuylkill by 21 in the second half to collect an 89-73 victory Wednesday evening at the Capital Union Building. Alston and the Nittany Lions came out with the early 8-0 run in the first three minutes of play with Alston collecting every point to energize his team. Click here for the full story.
MIDDLETOWN, PA - The Penn State Harrisburg women´s basketball team kicked off their season Wednesday, November 18th with a 52-47 loss to Penn State Schuylkill at the Capital Union Building. In spite of shooting 35% from the field, Penn State Harrisburg held the lead at half, 25-19. Penn State Schuylkill also shot 35% but only connected on 3 of 9 from the charity stripe to Harrisburg´s 8 of 15. Click here for the full story.