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Blue & White Brew 1/30: History in Hockey Valley!
Beaver Stadium hosts hockey this weekend!
Penn State Brew Crew
January 30, 2026
🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Here’s what you need to know about Penn State’s Winter Sports Weekend!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🏒 History in Hockey Valley
🥍 Season opener
🦁 And much, much more!
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Friday, January 30
🍷 Wine & Chocolate Pairing
👟 Track & Field hosts Penn State National Open @ All Day
🏊♀️ Swimming & Diving at West Virginia @ 11 a.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Hawaii @ 6 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan @ 6 p.m. | B1G+
🤼 Wrestling vs. Nebraska @ 8 p.m. | BTN
Saturday, January 31
📚 Saturday Storytime — Downtown State College
👟 Track & Field hosts Penn State National Open @ All Day
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Saint Joseph’s @ 10 a.m. | Live Stream
🏊♀️ Swimming & Diving vs. George Washington @ 10 a.m.
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan State @ 1 p.m. (Beaver Stadium) | BTN
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Mount St. Mary’s @ 3 p.m. | Live Stream
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Hawaii @ 5 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris @ 6 p.m. | B1G+
Sunday, February 1
⛸ Learn to Skate
🤺 Fencing at Brian Palestis Memorial Invitational (Staten Island, N.Y.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Old Dominion @ 11 a.m.
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Colgate @ noon | B1G+
🤸♀️ Men’s Gymnastics vs. Illinois @ 1 p.m.
🤸♀️ Women’s Gymnastics at Rutgers @ 2 p.m. | B1G+
🥎 Softball hosts Penn State Softball Community Day @ 2 p.m. | RSVP
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Minnesota @ 2 p.m. | Peacock
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📈 STOCK UP
🔺 History In Hockey Valley! The wait is finally over — Penn State men’s and women’s hockey skate inside Beaver Stadium this weekend!
The Nittany Lion women get the action started today, welcoming Robert Morris to Beaver Stadium at 1 p.m. before finishing their series tomorrow inside Pegula Ice Arena, while the men take on No. 2 Michigan State at Pegula tonight before welcoming the Spartans to Beaver Stadium tomorrow at 1 p.m.
🏒 PREVIEWS: Men’s Hockey | Women’s Hockey
🏒 READ MORE: History in the Making — Hockey Valley Invades Beaver Stadium
🏒 BEAVER STADIUM FIT CHECK: Men’s Hockey | Women’s Hockey
🔺 Face Off! No. 7 Penn State men’s lacrosse gets its 2026 season underway this weekend, hosting Colgate on Sunday at noon inside Holuba Hall!
The Nittany Lions and Raiders played in last season’s opener as well, with Penn State earning a 14-9 win at Panzer Stadium.
🔺 Keep On Rollin’. No. 1 Penn State wrestling is back home this weekend, hosting Nebraska today at 8 p.m. inside the Bryce Jordan Center, with the dual airing on Big Ten Network.
🔺 Cat Fight. Despite four Nittany Lions scoring in double figures, Penn State men’s basketball fell on the road at Northwestern on Thursday, 94-73.
Kayden Mingo again led the way with 15 points, followed by Ivan Jurić (14 points), Josh Reed (11 points) and Freddie Dilione V (11 points).
🔺 Running Home. Penn State track and field has home field advantage this weekend, hosting a field of teams for the Penn State National Open today and tomorrow at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track.
🔺 Island Vibes. Penn State men’s volleyball is back at Rec Hall this weekend, hosting No. 3 Hawaii today and tomorrow in the Rainbow Warriors’ first-ever regular season trip to State College.
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🔺 Flippin’ Out. Penn State women’s gymnastics puts its undefeated record to the test again this weekend, traveling to Rutgers on Sunday for a 2 p.m. contest with the Scarlet Knights.
The Nittany Lion men are also in action on Sunday, hosting Illinois at 1 p.m. for their Big Ten opener.
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🔺 Holding Serve. Penn State men’s tennis takes its four-match season-opening win streak into another pair of matchups this weekend, hosting both Saint Joseph’s and Mount St. Mary’s tomorrow at the Indoor Tennis Center.
The Penn State women are on the road, traveling to Old Dominion this Sunday at 11 a.m.
🔺 Cannon Ball! Penn State swimming and diving is in the pool twice this weekend, first traveling to West Virginia today at 11 a.m. before returning home to host George Washington tomorrow at 10 a.m.
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🦁 Have a great weekend, everyone!