The Penn State women's basketball team has been tabbed No. 21 in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA preseason poll. Four of Penn State's non-conference opponents are ranked in the top 10, while five Big Ten teams, including Penn State, were represented in the top 25. The Lady Lions' first two opponents of the season, Texas and Duke, are ranked No. 3 and No. 6, respectively.

Other preseason polls have also ranked the Lady Lions in their Top-25. Athlon Magazine ranked Penn State at No. 21 while Street & Smith put the Lady Lions at No. 20.

The Lady Lions are led by All-American candidate Tanisha Wright. Wright is the only returning All-conference pick (coaches and media) in the Big Ten and, with 47 points, will become just the third player ever in Lady Lion history to rank in the top 10 in points, assists and steals. At the helm of the program is Rene Portland, who is entering her 25th year as head coach of the program.

A pair of former Penn State gridiron standouts, Jerry Sandusky and Charles Sieminski, are set to join very distinguished company with their induction into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.

Sandusky and Sieminski are among 14 Pennsylvania sports legends that will be inducted into the Hall on Saturday, November 6 at a banquet at the Sheraton Inn North in Pittsburgh.

A three-year Penn State letterman and a member of the Nittany Lions' coaching staff for 32 years, Sandusky previously was inducted into the Washington-Greene Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.

Sandusky retired following the 1999 season after 32 years and 381 games on the Penn State staff.

A three-year Penn State letterman, he was a starting defensive end in 1963-65 under Coach Rip Engle. Sandusky earned bachelor's and master's degrees in health and physical education in 1966 and 1970, respectively.

Sandusky was a Penn State graduate assistant in 1966 and joined the coaching staff as a full-time assistant in 1969.

Sieminski was a two-way tackle for the Nittany Lions, earning letters from 1960-62 under Engle. From Swoyerville, Pa., he earned second team All-America honors in 1962 and in '67 was selected to the All-Time Penn State Team by the Pittsburgh Press. Recognized as a strong blocker and tackler, Sieminski earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1962.

Sieminski was drafted in the fourth round by the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers. He played defensive tackle for six years in the NFL with San Francisco, Atlanta and Detroit before starting a career as a high school teacher in Mountain Top, Pa.