Blue & White Brew 10/17: Skating With Sharks

Men's hockey hosts Long Island this weekend!


🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

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

🏒 On ice
🏈 Late kick at Kinnick
🦁 And much, much more!

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Friday, October 17
🎃 Pumpkin Fest — The Arboretum at Penn State
👟 Cross Country at Princeton Fall Classic @ 11:15 a.m.
👟 Cross Country at Nuttycombe Invitational (Madison, Wis.) @ 12:50 p.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Mercyhurst @ 3 p.m.
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Iowa @ 5 p.m. | B1G+
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Northwestern @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. LIU @ 7:30 p.m. | B1G+
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Washington @ 10 p.m. | BTN

Saturday, October 18
🪴 Penn State’s 111th Annual Horticulture Show
🏊‍♀️ Swimming & Diving vs. Yale @ noon | B1G+ (Swim) | B1G+ (Dive)
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Penn (EXH. — Springfield, Pa.) @ noon
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Mercyhurst @ 1 p.m.
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Bucknell (EXH. — Springfield, Pa.) @ 2 p.m.
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. LIU @ 6 p.m. | B1G+
🏈 Football at Iowa @ 7 p.m. | Peacock
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Oregon @ 10:30 p.m. | BTN

Sunday, October 19
🚶‍♀️ State College Annual Crop Hunger Walk
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Quail Valley Intercollegiate (Vero Beach, Fla.)
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Indiana @ 11 a.m. | B1G+
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. California (Pa.) @ 1 p.m. (EXH.)
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Indiana @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Dayton @ 2 p.m. (EXH.)

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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Home Ice. No. 6 Penn State men’s hockey is back inside Pegula Ice Arena this weekend, hosting Long Island for a pair of non-conference games. The Sharks finished last season at 20-12-2 overall, and have begun this season 1-2-0.

🔺 Keep The Streak. No. 6 Penn State women’s hockey is back home this weekend after spending last weekend on the road, hosting No. 15 Mercyhurst for a pair of AHA matchups.

The Nittany Lions are 6-0 to begin the season.

🔺 West Coast Trip. No. 17 Penn State women’s volleyball travels to the Pacific Northwest this weekend for two Big Ten matches.

The Nittany Lions play at Washington (8-8, 3-3 B1G) today at 10 p.m. before traveling to Oregon tomorrow to play the Ducks (11-5, 2-4 B1G) at 10:30 p.m. Both games will be televised on BTN.

🔺 Kickin’ At Kinnick. Penn State football is on the road this weekend, traveling to Iowa (4-2, 2-1 B1G) to play the Hawkeyes tomorrow at 7 p.m. on Peacock.

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🔺 Boiled Over. Penn State women’s soccer earned its eighth victory of the season on Thursday, 1-0 at Purdue.

Desperate for a return to the win column following a pair of difficult results at home last week, the Blue & White responded with an overwhelming defensive effort and opportunistic attack that helped propel PSU to an 8-5-3 record and 4-3-2 mark against Big Ten Conference competition with two opportunities remaining in league play.

🔺 Wear White. Penn State men’s soccer is at home today, hosting Northwestern at 7 p.m. for the team’s White Out game. The Wildcats are 6-4-2 overall this season and 1-3-1 in Big Ten play.

🔺 B1G Weekend. Penn State field hockey plays a pair at Char Morett Curtiss Field this weekend, welcoming Iowa (8-3, 1-2 B1G) to town today at 5 p.m. before playing Indiana (5-7, 0-3 B1G) on Sunday at 11 a.m.

🔺 Dive In. Penn State swimming and diving is back at it for its second weekend of competition, hosting Yale tomorrow at noon for the program’s Senior Meet.

🔺 Runnin’ Around. Penn State cross country will split up today, with the men attending the Princeton Fall Classic and the women running at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.

This weekend’s races are the last before the Big Ten Championships on Friday, Oct. 31 in East Lansing, Mich.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Practice Round. Penn State men’s and women’s basketball play this weekend!

The men will be in Dayton, Ohio this Sunday to play an exhibition against the Flyers at 2 p.m., while the women play California (Pa.) in Happy Valley at 1 p.m.!

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