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Penn State basketball cancels 2nd non-conference game due to COVID-19
By Paul Harvey
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Penn State basketball is canceling a non-conference game for the week of Christmas, the Nittany Lions announced on Friday.
According to Penn State’s release, the cancellation is due to rising COVID-19 cases within the Nittany Lions program. Those cases have forced the cancellation of the game against Quinnipiac on Wednesday, Dec. 22. It will not be rescheduled.
From the release:
“The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, staff and the broader community are of the utmost importance. Therefore, as part of the protocols established by the Big Ten Conference and Penn State Athletics medical staff, and in consultation with University, local and national officials and guidelines, individuals with a positive test have been put into isolation. In addition to isolation, contact tracing procedures have been implemented, which includes testing for those individuals who might have been exposed.”
Our home game vs. Quinnipiac on Wednesday, Dec. 22 has been cancelled due to positive COVID-19 results within the Nittany Lion basketball program. The game will not be rescheduled.
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— Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) December 17, 2021
To this point, Penn State has canceled games against VCU and Quinnipiac. The Nittany Lions are 5-5 with the next regularly scheduled game set for Dec. 29 vs. Delaware State.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.