PennLive.com: SportsFlash – Penn State hopes to improve next season after .500 record:
“STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — After four straight down years at Penn State, Travis Parker thinks he might have run out of eligibility at the wrong time.
“The senior forward helped Penn State finish 15-15 this season, quite an accomplishment considering the Nittany Lions couldn’t crack double-digit victories in the previous four campaigns.
“A home loss to Rutgers on Tuesday in the National Invitation Tournament ended Penn State’s season, but Parker is hopeful for better things to come.
“‘Maybe, I’ll get over it, but they still have a good team,’ said Parker, the team captain and the lone senior. ‘I’m still going to be part of it because I helped them out.’
“More stability on the roster would help. Several players left the school or transferred with eligibility remaining over the past couple seasons, and this year’s roster included six new players.
“The talk this year was about a different attitude and more cohesiveness on the team, a signal that the days of the roster shuffling might be over.
“‘I think we’ve come a long way. I think we’ve really improved,’ Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘I think the kids played pretty well down the stretch.’ …”