The breakout performances from a few freshmen and Aaron Johnson’s record-setting rebound display in the Nittany Lions’ game against Western Carolina were nowhere to be found in yesterday’s 63-43 loss to South Carolina State.
The wear and tear of three games in three days proved to be a factor as the Lions struggled to pull it together against the MEAC preseason favorite. The tired legs produced short shots and 13 turnovers in the fifth-place game of the Black Coaches Association Classic.
‘We had no legs,’ Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said afterward on the Penn State Radio Network.
‘We were just effortless. It wasn’t just one guy. It was the whole group collectively.’