Softball's sophomore infielder Meghan Marasti is leading the Lady Lions in batting average (.421) and RBI (10) through her team's first 12 games this season.
Baseball
Coe College 8, Penn State Altoona 1
Coe College 6, Penn State Altoona 5
Waynesburg University 18, Penn State Altoona 0
Penn State Altoona 10, Waynesburg University 1
Penn State Altoona 8, Clark University 7
Penn State Altoona 5, Anna Maria College 1
Anna Maria College 8, Penn State Altoona 6
Penn State Altoona 5, Gordon College 1
Penn State Altoona 6, Gordon College 4
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Sawyer Kline (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) pitched effectively for the Lions in three appearances on the mound during the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. In 12 1/3 innings pitched, he allowed just one earned run while striking out 20 batters and limiting opponents to a .188 batting average against.
Men’s tennis
Geneva College 9, Penn State Altoona 0
Bethany College 6, Penn State Altoona 3
Jimmy Gillespie (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania/Garnet Valley) recorded his first collegiate win against Bethany on Sunday, February 24, winning 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) in the No. 1 singles match.
Men’s volleyball
Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 2
Thiel College 3, Penn State Altoona 1
Wittenberg University 3, Penn State Altoona 0
Penn State Altoona 3, D’Youville College 0
Medaille College 3, Penn State Altoona 0
Senior outside hitter Brian Sheddy (Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania/Susquehannock) is averaging a team-high 2.61 kills per set over the Lions’ last five matches, and senior middle blocker Dan Downs (Douglassville, Pennsylvania/Daniel Boone) has recorded a team-best 16 blocks during that span.
Softball
Bridgewater College 8, Penn State Altoona 0
Bridgewater College 9, Penn State Altoona 1
Penn State Altoona 11, Elms College 1
Albion College 15, Penn State Altoona 8
Kenyon College 13, Penn State Altoona 4
Penn State Altoona 7, Drew University 5
Penn State Altoona 8, Clark University 2
Penn State Altoona 6, Elms College 5
Penn State Altoona 8, Kenyon College 7
Penn State Altoona 8, Drew University 3
Drew University 9, Penn State Altoona 1
Penn State Altoona 4, Albion College 2
Sophomore infielder Meghan Marasti (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn-Trafford) leads her team in batting average (.421) and runs batted in (10) through the Lady Lions’ first 12 games of the season.
Women’s basketball
Washington & Jefferson College 89, Penn State Altoona 59
Sophomore guard/forward Alexis Cannistraci (Tyrone, Pennsylvania/Tyrone) scored a team-high 17 points for the Lady Lions in their loss to W&J on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the first round of the ECAC Division III Championship Tournament.
Women’s bowling
Mount Aloysius College 847, Penn State Altoona 654
Penn State Behrend 715, Penn State Altoona 714
Pitt-Bradford 696, Penn State Altoona 628
Penn State Altoona 605, Hilbert College 0
Medaille College 913, Penn State Altoona 668
Penn State Altoona 716, New Jersey City University 682
Saint Vincent College 809, Penn State Altoona 681
Freshman bowler Amanda Ickes (Altoona, Pennsylvania/Altoona) dropped a team-high 1,035 pins in seven matches during the AMCC Round Robin #2 weekend on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, averaging 147.86 per game.
