🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Ryan Kirwan is the Big Ten’s Third Star of the Week!

What else is steeping in today’s Brew?

🏈 Talkin’ football
⚽️ Tough knight
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Buckeye Battle. Penn State football head coach James Franklin sat down with media members on Tuesday to discuss the Nittany Lions’ upcoming showdown with No. 3 Ohio State.

🎥 WATCH: Weekly Press Conference — James Franklin (Ohio State)

🔺 Tough Knight. Penn State men’s soccer dropped a tough 2-1 match at Rutgers on Tuesday evening.

The Scarlet Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first half, and the score stood there for most of the second half before Peter Mangione found the back of the net for Penn State in the 90th minute.

🔺 Back For More. Ashley Owusu, the winner of the Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year award in 2021, is once again nominated for the award!

Owusu won the award as a member of the Maryland Terrapins, where she averaged 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game over three seasons before spending last year as a member of the Virginia Tech program.

🔺 Runners, On Your Mark. Penn State track & field has announced its full 2023-24 indoor/outdoor schedule!

The schedule includes five home meets, the first being the Blue & White Intrasquad on Dec. 9. This year’s Big Ten Indoor Championships will be held in Geneva, Ohio, while the NCAA Indoor Championships are in Boston, Mass.

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

Bucket-Getter. How many points per game did Ashley Owusu average in her Ann Meyers-Drysdale award-winning season in 2021?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Mark Your Calendars. Single-game tickets are now available for Penn State men’s basketball, and the promotional calendar has been released!

📰 MORE INFO: Men’s Basketball Promotional Schedule Announced as Single-Game Ticket Sales Start

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 18

🥎 Softball vs. Seton Hill @ 6 p.m.

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 17.9 ppg!

🦁 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!