🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Beep beep!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🏈 Friday night lights
🦁 And much, much more!
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Friday, October 2
🍺 Oktoberfest
👟 Cross Country at Paul Short Run (Bethlehem, Pa.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis hosts Penn State Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Martha Thorn Invitational (Morgantown, W.Va.)
🏑 Field Hockey at Rutgers @ 3 p.m. | B1G+
🏊 Swimming & Diving at Virginia Tech Invitational @ 5 p.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris @ 6 p.m.
⚽ Men’s Soccer vs. Ohio State @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🏈 Football at Northwestern @ 8 p.m. | FOX
Saturday, October 3
🍂 25th Annual Downtown Fall Festival
🎾 Men’s Tennis hosts Penn State Invitational
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Martha Thorn Invitational (Morgantown, W.Va.)
🏊 Swimming & Diving at Virginia Tech Invitational @ 10 a.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris @ 2 p.m.
⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Purdue @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Iowa @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
Sunday, October 4
🍁 Fall Festival at Harmer Farm
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Lafayette @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Friday Night Lights! Penn State football heads to the north side of Chicago today to play the first game inside the new Ryan Field against Northwestern (2-1) at 8 p.m. on FOX!
🏈 GAME NOTES: No. RV/22 Penn State vs. RV/RV Northwestern
🔺 Conference Clash! No. 4 Penn State women’s hockey gets conference play started this weekend, hosting Robert Morris (1-1) at Pegula Ice Arena today at 6 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m.!
🔺 White Out! Penn State men’s soccer plays its second consecutive home match today, welcoming Ohio State (5-2-2) to Jeffrey Field for a White Out at 7 p.m.!
⚽ PREVIEW: MATCH DAY — Penn State MSOC vs. Ohio State
🔺 Boiling Over! Penn State women’s soccer carries a four-match unbeaten streak into this weekend, with a matchup set tomorrow at 7 p.m. against Purdue (10-1-1) at Jeffrey Field!
🔺 Climb The Rankings! Penn State is currently ninth in the Abbott We Give Blood Campaign monthly rankings — let’s climb up that list!
🔺 Knight Time! Penn State field hockey jumps back into Big Ten action this weekend after playing two non-conference games last week, traveling to Rutgers (5-5) today at 3 p.m. for a matchup against the Scarlet Knights!
🏑 PREVIEW: GAME DAY — Penn State FH vs. Rutgers
🔺 Backstroke In Blacksburg! Penn State swimming and diving hits the road this weekend to compete at the Virginia Tech Invitational along with Virginia Tech and West Virginia!
🔺 Your Serve! Both Penn State tennis programs are in action this weekend, with the men’s team set to host the Penn State Invitational and the women traveling to the Martha Thorn Invitational in Morgantown, West Virginia.
🎾 PREVIEWS: Men’s Tennis | Women’s Tennis
🔺 Born To Run! Penn State cross country competes at its fourth race of the fall today at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh!
🔺 B1G Battle. Penn State women’s volleyball dropped a tough conference matchup on Thursday night, falling in three sets to top-ranked Nebraska at Rec Hall.
The Nittany Lions are right back at it tomorrow night, hosting Iowa (12-5) at 7 p.m.
🦁 ONE BIG THING
🔺 En Garde! Penn State fencing has announced its 2026-27 schedule!
🤺 READ MORE: Penn State Fencing Reveals 2026-27 Season Schedule
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