Sep 24, 2019 4 min read

PSU transfer eligible at Iowa State

Iowa State basketball guard Rasir Bolton will be eligible for the upcoming season, a move that should vastly improve the Cyclones’ chances of competing for an NCAA Tournament berth in 2019-20.

The Cyclones announced Tuesday that Bolton, who averaged 11.6 points per game last season as a freshman at Penn State, was granted an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility. Iowa State said the NCAA considered unspecified circumstances surrounding his transfer from the Nittany Lions.

Bolton played 32 games for Penn State in 2018-19, shooting 36.1 percent on three-pointers and 87.6 percent from the line.

Iowa State went 23-12 and won the Big 12 Tournament in 2018-19 before losing to Ohio State as a No. 6 seed in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Women’s soccer

A pair of first half goals and a season-high eight saves by sophomore goalkeeper Shayla Watkins propelled Washington & Jefferson to a 2-1 road win over Penn State Altoona in a non-conference match Tuesday night.

After penn State Altoona took a 1-0 lead less than three minutes into the match, W&J’s Chandler Marteeny scored a goal to make it 1-1 at the 17-minute mark. Marteeny collected a corner kick in the box from McKenna Lewis and sent past the Altoona goalkeeper from 10 yards.

The Presidents took the lead when Wies Achtereekte took a loose ball in the box and sent a shot into the open goal in the 39th minute.

Boys soccer

Dylan Timko and Daniel Sassak each scored two goals and undefeated Belle Vernon registered its fourth consecutive shutout in a 4-0 victory over Uniontown in Section 3-AAA.

Goalkeeper T.J. Watson made two saves as Belle Vernon (8-0, 11-0) recorded its sixth shutout of the season.

Uniontown is 0-8, 0-11.

• Joey Fonagay scored three goals, powering Canon-McMillan to a 5-0 victory over host Brashear in Section 2-AAAA.

Anderson Jones had one goal and two assists, and Nino Civitate had the other goal for the Big Macs (6-1-1, 9-2-1). Brashear is winless at 0-7 and 0-9-1.

• Bishop Canevin slipped past Bentworth 3-2 in Section 4-A, snapping the Bearcats’ four-game winning streak.

Brian Hustava scored both goals for Bentworth (5-3, 7-4).

Bishop Canevin (5-2-1, 7-3-1) moved ahead of Bentworth and into third place in the section standings.

• Zach Nellas scored in the second overtime period to give Mt. Lebanon a 2-1 victory over host Peters Township in Section 2-AAAA.

The Blue Devils remain unbeaten in the section at 7-0 and are 8-1-1 overall.

Zach Gallagher’s goal for Peters Township (1-4-1, 1-5-2) in the second half forced overtime.

• Brayden Oliverio scored early in the second half to give Chartiers-Houston a 1-1 tie against Seton LaSalle in a Section 4-A match.

Ethan Gardner gave the Rebels (4-1-2, 4-3-2) a 1-0 lead. Chris Rethage stopped 7 of 8 shots for C-H (3-3-2, 6-3-2).

• Michael Brierly scored two goals to send Beth-Center to a 6-0 victory over Yough in a Section 3-AA match.

Bennett Bauer, Dylan Ferguson, Zach Ankney and Jon Sape each had a goal for B-C (5-2-1, 6-4-1). Ryan Ross got the shutout.

Yough fell to 1-7 and 1-7.

• Carrick defeated California 3-1 in a nonsection match. Derek Keyes scored for California (2-9).
• Charleroi’s Cullin Woytovich and Eben McIntyre combined for five goals in a 7-1 win over Waynesburg in a Section 3-AA match.

Woytovich had a hat trick and McIntyre scored twice for the Cougars (8-0, 9-0). Denver Radomile and Jace Kepich each added a goal.

Gavin Benson scored his 100th career goal for Waynesburg (5-3, 6-5). Benson is believed to be the first boys player to reach 100 career goals in school history.