Clarion senior guard Terrance Vaughns (Uniontown) became the 25th men's player in school history to score 1,000 points, when he scored 15 points in the Golden Eagles 76-58 win last weekend. A preseason PSAC-West selection this season, Vaughns was a second-team PSAC-West selection last year after helping to lead the
Pitt wrestler Ronald Tarquinio recorded his 100th career win and is now ranked 11th among Pitt's all-time win leaders. A three-time NCAA Championship qualifier and former conference champion, Tarquinio won the EWL Championship as a sophomore, and the Las Vegas Championship as a junior.
Penn State wrestler Rohan Murphy has qualified for the fourth International Powerlifting Paralympic Championships in Buran, Korea. Murphy, a bilateral amputee, who is a member of the Lions wrestling team, and coach Troy Sunderland, posted a lift of 285-pounds, which set a national record at 125-pounds for paralympians.
The Mercyhurst women's basketball program signed four recruits during the early signing period for the 2006-07 season. Rachel Divosevic (North Allegheny), Mara Dreiser, Colleen Quinn and Lindsey Whipkey will join the Lakers next season.
The Big Ten Conference announced that tickets for the 2006 conference men's and women's basketball tournaments will go on sale to the general public today at 10 a.m.
