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Blue & White Brew 11/17: Weekend of Winning!
Penn State Athletics collected several big wins over the weekend!
Penn State Brew Crew
November 17, 2025
🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Penn State football will kick off in prime time against Nebraska this Saturday!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🤼 Shutout to start
🏈 Win column
🦁 And much, much more!
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Monday, November 17
🎨 Painting and Drawing Sessions
Tuesday, November 18
🥃 Cocktails 101: Cocktails for a Crowd
🏊♂️ Swimming & Diving at Ohio State Invitational
Wednesday, November 19
⛸ Learn to Skate Classes at Pegula Ice Arena
🏊♂️ Swimming & Diving at Ohio State Invitational
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Harvard @ 6:30 p.m. | B1G+
Thursday, November 20
🌟 Light Up Night 2025 — Downtown State College
🏊♂️ Swimming & Diving at Ohio State Invitational
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Virginia @ TBA (NCAA Second Round)
Jolly Town Wows in NJ - Holiday-time cheer is here: yuletide carols, dazzling lights, decked-out downtowns and merry moments everywhere you turn.
This week's featured Nittany Lion In The Pros, brought to you by AmeriGas, is Micah Parsons. Parsons had six total tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in Green Bay’s 27-20 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Win Column. Penn State football got back on track on Saturday, rushing for 240 yards in a 28-10 win at Michigan State in a battle for the Land Grant Trophy.
Senior running back Kaytron Allen had a career day with 181 rushing yards including two touchdowns. He owns 11 career 100-yard rushing games and seven career games with multiple rushing touchdowns. Senior running back Nicholas Singleton added 56 yards on the ground while moving into fifth all-time at Penn State in rushing yardage with 3,331 yards.
🔺 Starting Strong. Penn State wrestling was dominant in its season opener on Friday night, shutting out Oklahoma at the Bryce Jordan Center, 45-0.
The Nittany Lion lineup featured four freshmen and two sophomores. Penn State picked up its first shutout since blanking Michigan 39-0 on Feb. 7, 2025, in the Jordan Center.
🔺 Wolverine Win. No. 5 Penn State men’s hockey earned a split against No. 2 Michigan over the weekend, bouncing back from a Game 1 loss to beat the Wolverines 4-2 on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions had four different goal scorers in Saturday’s win, with 12 separate players registering a point in the victory.
🔺 Women Keep Winning. No. 6 Penn State women’s hockey pushed its season-opening win streak to 14 games over the weekend against Syracuse, outscoring the Orange 18-2 over the course of two games and improving to 10-0 in AHA play in the process.
The Nittany Lions scored 11 goals in Game 2, tying a program record.
🔺 Survive And Advance. Penn State women’s soccer won its NCAA First Round matchup for the 17th season in a row on Saturday night, beating Army, 3-0, at Jeffrey Field.
The win gave the Nittany Lions 10 on the season, extending their streak of double-digit win seasons to 32, accomplishing the feat in every season of the team’s varsity era.
🔺 Philly Fever. Penn State men’s basketball remained unbeaten over the weekend, traveling to Philadelphia and beating La Salle at Xfinity Mobile Arena, 83-69.
Penn State freshman guard Melih Tunca was 8-for-9 from the field and 4-for-4 from 3-point range to tally a game-high 20 points.
🔺 Brotherly Ball. Penn State women’s basketball improved to 4-0 on Sunday, winning 89-77 at Saint Joseph’s.
The Lady Lions made 12 three-pointers and shot over 70 percent from behind the three-point line. Tea Cleante led the way with five makes from deep, scoring 23 total points.
🔺 Sunday Dub. No. 24 Penn State women’s volleyball battled back from a Friday loss to No. 20 Minnesota to beat Ohio State in five sets on Sunday on Military Appreciation Day at Rec Hall.
🔺 Still Running. The No. 10 Penn State women’s cross team, along with Nick Sloff of the men’s team, were officially announced NCAA Cross Country Championship qualifiers the NCAA on Saturday evening!
🦁 ONE BIG THING
🔺 Got The Game Ball. Penn State football’s locker room was the place to be after the Nittany Lions beat Michigan State on Saturday!
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🦁 Have a great Monday, everyone!