Jan. 9, 2008
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's gymnastics team will have three regular-season meets televised this season by the Big Ten Network, which will produce a total of eight conference contests throughout the year.
The Saturday, Jan. 19 meet against Michigan, airing on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET, will be the first women's gymnastics contest in the history of the Network. The Penn State at Ohio State contest, slated for Sunday, Feb. 24 at 2:00 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio, will be televised on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 6:00 p.m. ET and again on Sunday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m. The final contest will be the Penn State quad meet with Maryland, Rutgers and Nebraska on Friday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m., to air on Thursday, March 27 at 8:00 p.m.
Penn State earned the No. 13 national ranking in the preseason GymInfo Coaches Poll. The Nittany Lions face 10 teams ranked the in Top 25 in the poll, including No. 6 Alabama, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 9 Michigan, No. 14 Arkansas, No. 18 Arizona State, No. 20 Ohio State, No. 21 Michigan State, No. 22 West Virginia, No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 North Carolina State.
The Nittany Lions open up the 2008 schedule when they travel to in-state rival Pittsburgh on Friday, Jan. 11 for a 7:00 p.m. contest.
For more information on the Penn State women's gymnastics team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com.
2008 Women's Gymnastics Big Ten Network Schedule (all times ET):
Sat., Jan. 19 - Michigan at Penn State, 7:00 p.m.; airing Jan. 24, 6:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 25 - Illinois at Iowa, 8:00 p.m.; airing Jan. 29, 8:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 26 - Michigan State at Michigan, 6:00 p.m.; airing Feb. 7, 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 9 - Ohio State at Iowa, 8:00 p.m.; airing Feb. 14, 6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16 - Minnesota at Michigan, 6:00 p.m.; airing Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 16 - Michigan State at Illinois, 8:00 p.m.; airing Feb. 21, 6:00 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 24 - Penn State at Ohio State, 2:00 p.m.; airing Feb. 28, 6:00 p.m. & Mar. 2, 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Mar. 21 - Penn State Quad, 7:00 p.m.; airing Mar. 27, 8:00 p.m.