🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Congrats to Tamera Johnson on scoring her 1,000th career point!

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

🏀 B1G win
🏒 Frozen Confines
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Frozen Confines. Penn State plays at Wrigley Field today! And no, not baseball — Penn State men’s hockey drops the puck at the friendly confines against Notre Dame at 8:30 p.m. ET as part of the Frozen Confines: Big Ten Hockey Series.

🏒 PREVIEW: Men’s Hockey Opens Second Half At Wrigley Field vs. Notre Dame
🏒 READ MORE: Men’s Hockey Unveils New Sweater For Frozen Confines Series At Wrigley Field

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Friday, January 3
🏞 Art Along the Water
🤺 Fencing at NAC Kansas City
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Bemidji State @ 2 p.m. — Minneapolis | B1G+ | Live Stats
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Notre Dame @ 8:30 p.m. — Chicago | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, January 4
👶 Saturday Baby Movers
🏒 Women’s Hockey at Minnesota @ 5:30 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

Sunday, January 5
🖼 First Sunday at the Bellefonte Art Museum
🏀 Men’s Basketball WHITE OUT vs. Indiana @ noon — The Palestra (Philadelphia) | BTN | Listen | Live Stats
🤸‍♀️ Women’s Gymnastics — Penn State Tri-Meet @ 2 p.m.
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Nebraska @ 3 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Notre Dame @ 5 p.m. | Listen | Live Stats

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🔺 B1G Win. Penn State men’s basketball moved to 12-2 overall on Thursday and 2-1 in Big Ten play thanks to a 84-80 win over Northwestern at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Zach Hicks led four Nittany Lions in double digits with 20 points. Ace Baldwin Jr. (17 points), Puff Johnson (11 points) and Freddie Dilione V (10 points) all joined him.

Next up for Penn State is a White Out matchup against Indiana on Sunday at noon at the Palestra.

🏀 BOX SCORE: Penn State 84, Northwestern 80

🔺 Land of 10,000 Lakes. No. 12 Penn State women’s hockey also plays in a special event this weekend, traveling to Minneapolis to participate in the East West Showcase.

The Nittany Lions play Bemidji State today at 2 p.m. at Ridder Arena and against No. 3 Minnesota tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.

🏒 PREVIEW: No. 12 Women’s Hockey Opens New Year At East West Showcase

🔺 Headed West. Penn State women’s basketball travels to the Midwest this weekend, taking on Nebraska in Lincoln on Sunday at 3 p.m.

The Cornhuskers are 10-4 on the season but are looking to snap a three-game losing streak as the Lady Lions come to town.

🔺 Show Time. Penn State women’s gymnastics’ season opener is here!

The Nittany Lions open up the 2025 season at home this Sunday, hosting Penn and New Hampshire for the Penn State Tri-Meet at 2 p.m. inside Rec Hall.

Happy Valley United is the NIL collective that serves all 31 sports and over 850 student-athletes at Penn State. NIL opportunities allow student-athletes to engage with charitable causes and participate in business engagements, to build their brands while making a positive impact. The collective connects fans, alumni, businesses and charities with student-athletes while harnessing the power of Nittany Nation.

“A strong NIL program is a foundational component of building and maintaining an elite roster of players that will ensure our program is competitive in today's college football.”

— Penn State Head Football Coach James Franklin before the 2024 season.

Let’s go 1-0!

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Free Clinic. The Penn State men's and women's soccer teams in conjunction with the Brady family will host the thirteenth Mack Brady Memorial Clinic on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in Holuba Hall on the University Park campus.
 
The clinic is free of charge and open to children in grades pre-k through 8^thgrade.  All participants are required to complete and bring with them the Participant form. Please complete the form prior to arrival to the clinic as the form will not be available to complete at the clinic.

⚽️ MORE INFO: Penn State Soccer Will Host 13th Annual Mack Brady Clinic

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