Blue & White Brew 10/18: Come On Over

Penn State Athletics will be busy in Happy Valley this weekend!

🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Who would play the Penn State field hockey players in a movie?

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

🏐 Home and away
🏑 Mitten matchups
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Home And Away. No. 3 Penn State women’s volleyball is on the road and at home this weekend, first traveling to Ohio State today before hosting No. 14 Minnesota on Sunday at 2 p.m.

The Buckeyes are 1-5 in Big Ten play so far this season, and the Gophers sit at 4-2 heading into the weekend.

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Friday, October 18
🎃 Pumpkin Fest at The Arboretum at Penn State
👟 Cross Country at Princeton Fall Classic — Princeton, N.J.
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Michigan @ 4 p.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Dartmouth @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Ohio State @ 8 p.m. | BTN | Live Stats
⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Washington @ 10 p.m. ET | B1G+ | Live Stats

Saturday, October 19
🍁 Fall Foliage Bike Ride & Festival
🍺 Brews in the Barn with Chili Cook-Off
🎃 Punkin Chunkin Fall Festival
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Dartmouth @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

Sunday, October 20
🏆 Centre County Sports 7th Annual Hall of Fame Day Celebration
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Drexel (EXH.) @ 11 a.m.
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Michigan State @ noon
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Minnesota @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at USC @ 3 p.m. ET | B1G+ | Live Stats
 🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Lafayette (EXH.) @ 3 p.m.

🔺 Mitten Matchups. No. 16 Penn State field hockey has a pair of matchups against teams from the state of Michigan this weekend, hosting No. 7 Michigan today at 4 p.m. and Michigan State on Sunday at noon.

The Wolverines are perfect in Big Ten play at 3-0, while the Spartans are looking for their first conference win at 0-3.

🔺 Home Ice. Fresh off its first sweep of the season, No. 10 Penn State women’s hockey is back at Pegula Ice Arena this weekend, hosting Dartmouth for a pair of games tonight and tomorrow.

This weekend’s trip to University Park will serve as Dartmouth’s season opener.

🔺 In The Wash. Penn State men’s soccer is out west this weekend, taking on Washington in Seattle today at 10 p.m. ET.

The Huskies are 1-3-3 in their inaugural Big Ten season, and 4-4-5 overall.

🔺 On The Run. Penn State cross country runs its final race before the Big Ten Championships this weekend, traveling to New Jersey today to compete at the Princeton Fall Classic.

🔺 In Your Living Room. Penn State men’s ice hockey team has announced game times and themes for its 2024-25 home schedule following the TV schedule announcement from last week, with seven contests set to air nationally on the Big Ten Network.

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🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

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🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Generous Gift. Penn State Athletics received a $5 million gift from Frank and Jennifer Marzano toward the Beaver Stadium Revitalization project. In recognition of the generous commitment, the West sideline’s primary club in the revitalized Beaver Stadium will be named the Marzano Club.

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