🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning, Nittany Lions! Catch women’s lacrosse on TV this spring!

What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?

🤼 Wrestling at Iowa
🎾 Season openers
🦁 And much, much more!

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Friday, January 16
🍫 Wine & Chocolate Pairing
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at West Point Open
🏒 Women’s Hockey at Syracuse @ 6 p.m.
🤼 Wrestling at Iowa @ 7 p.m. | BTN
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Notre Dame @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🤸‍♀️ Women’s Gymnastics at Illinois @ 8 p.m. | B1G+

Saturday, January 17
✍️ Creative Writing Salon
🤺 Fencing at Penn Invitational
👟 Track & Field hosts Nittany Lion Challenge
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Cleveland State @ 11 a.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey at Syracuse @ 3 p.m.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Fordham @ 4 p.m.
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Lewis @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Notre Dame @ 7 p.m. | BTN

Sunday, January 18
💃 Line Dancing — YMCA of Centre County
🤺 Fencing at Penn Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Villanova @ noon | Live Stream
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Maryland @ noon | BTN
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
🤼 Wrestling at Northwestern @ 3 p.m.
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Saint Francis @ 5 p.m. | Live Stream

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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 B1G Battles. No. 1 Penn State wrestling hits the road this weekend for a pair of Big Ten duals, first setting up shop in Iowa City today for a showdown with Iowa (8-2, 1-0 B1G), before heading to the north side of Chicago on Sunday for a matchup with Northwestern (3-1, 1-0 B1G).

🤼 PREVIEW: Penn State Wrestling Travels to Iowa Friday Night, Northwestern Sunday Afternoon

🔺 Irish On Ice. No. 8 Penn State men’s hockey is back at Pegula Ice Arena again this weekend after sweeping Minnesota at home last weekend, hosting Notre Dame (4-15-1, 0-10 B1G) for a pair of Big Ten games starting today at 7 p.m.

🏒 PREVIEW: No. 8 Men's Hockey Closes Homestand Against Notre Dame This Weekend
🏒 READ MORE: Josh Fleming Named to Mike Richter Award Watch List

🔺 Orange Crush. No. 4 Penn State women’s hockey is away from home this weekend, traveling to Syracuse for two conference matchups against the Orange (12-11-3, 8-6-2 AHA).

The Nittany Lions swept the Orange at Pegula back in November, scoring 18 goals in two games.

🏒 PREVIEW: No. 4 Nittany Lions Traveling to Syracuse for Conference Series
🏒 READ MORE: Katie DeSa Named to HCA Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Watchlist

🔺 Knight Time. Penn State women’s basketball will spend the weekend at home, hosting Rutgers (8-9, 0-6 B1G) on Sunday at 1 p.m. for a White Out game.

🔺 Terp Time. Penn State men’s basketball heads to College Park, Md., this Sunday, set for a noon matchup against the Terrapins (7-10, 0-6 B1G) on the Big Ten Network.

🔺 Win Streak. Penn State men’s volleyball pushed its season-opening win streak to three matches on Thursday night, winning 3-0 over St. Thomas Aquinas at Rec Hall.

The Nittany Lions are back in action tomorrow, hosting Lewis at 7 p.m.

🔺 First Serve. Both Penn State men’s and women’s tennis begin their spring seasons this weekend, with the men hosting Cleveland State and Fordham tomorrow and the women welcoming Villanova and Saint Francis to town on Sunday.

🔺 Runners, On Your Mark. Penn State track and field is back in action this weekend for the first time in over a month, hosting the Nittany Lion Challenge at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track all day tomorrow.

🔺 Round 2. Penn State men’s and women’s gymnastics are heading into their second weekend of competition — the Nittany Lion men head to New York for the West Point Open, while the women travel to Illinois for a Big Ten dual meet against the Illini.

🤸‍♀️ MEN: No. 2 Men’s Gymnastics Travels East to West Point Open
🤸‍♀️ WOMEN: Penn State Women’s Gymnastics Opens Conference Play Against Illinois

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