Blue & White Brew 11/22: In Search Of No. 10

Penn State football looks to get to double-digit wins tomorrow at Minnesota!

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Penn State Brew Crew
November 22, 2024

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

🏈 Nittany Lions vs. Gophers
🤼 Wrestling at West Point
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Twin Cities Tilt. No. 4 Penn State football is in Minneapolis this weekend, taking on Minnesota (6-4, 4-3 B1G) tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. on CBS with a chance to get to 10 wins on the season! Get ready for game day with us:

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Friday, November 22
🎤 Improv Comedy Show
🏊‍♀️ Swimming & Diving at Ohio State Invitational | B1G+
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. TCU (Tallahassee, Fla.) @ 2 p.m. — NCAA Second Round | ESPN+
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris @. 2p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, November 23
📚 Saturday Storytime — Schlow Centre Region Library
🏊‍♀️ Swimming & Diving at Ohio State Invitational | B1G+
👟 Cross Country at NCAA Championships @ 10:20 a.m. | ESPNU
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Georgia (Orlando, Fla.) @ 2:30 p.m. | Peacock | Listen | Live Stats
🏈 Football at Minnesota @ 3:30 p.m. | CBS | Listen | Live Stats
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan @ 7:30 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, November 24
🎭 The Next Stage Theatre — The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
🤼 Wrestling at Army Black Knight Invitational @ 10 a.m. | FloWrestling | Listen
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Washington @ 2 p.m.

🔺 Win In Wonderland. Penn State women’s basketball improved to 6-0 on Thursday, beating Marshall, 74-59, in Orlando, Fla.

Gracie Merkle again paced the Lady Lions with 28 points and 11 rebounds on 11-of-14 shooting, and was joined in double figures by Alli Campbell (12) and Grace Hall (10).

Penn State will tip off with Georgia tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.

🔺 Top-10 Win. No. 4 Penn State women’s volleyball picked up a big Big Ten win on Thursday, sweeping No. 8 Purdue to move to 16-1 in conference play and 26-2 overall.

Camryn Hannah led the way with 14 kills, while Jess Mruzik added 11. The Nittany Lions are back on the court this Sunday, welcoming Washington to town.

🔺 Survive And Advance. No. 4 seed Penn State women’s soccer is back out on the pitch today, taking on No. 5 seed TCU at 2 p.m. in Tallahassee, Fla. in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Nittany Lions were dominant in their first round win over Stony Brook, scoring four goals in each half in a 8-1 victory over the Seawolves. The Horned Frogs advanced thanks to a 1-0 win over Stephen F. Austin in the first round.

🔺 On The Mat. No. 1 Penn State wrestling is back in action this weekend, traveling to West Point, N.Y. to compete at the Army Black Knight Invitational on Sunday.

Participants have not yet been finalized, but the Nittany Lions could send up to 20 wrestlers to the event.

🔺 B1G Series. Penn State men’s hockey is home this weekend, hosting No. 5 Michigan for a two-game series at Pegula Ice Arena tonight and tomorrow.

The Wolverines swept their Big Ten-opening series last weekend against a ranked Notre Dame squad.

🔺 Stay Perfect. No. 12 Penn State women’s hockey puts its 4-0 AHA record on the line this weekend, hosting Robert Morris for a pair of games at Pegula Ice Arena.

The Colonials have two points so far in conference play, sitting at 0-3-1 after series against RIT and Mercyhurst.

🔺 Last Call. Penn State cross country’s season culminates this weekend in Madison, Wis. at the NCAA Championships!

The No. 19 Nittany Lion women qualified as a team after earning an at-large bid, while Brian DiCola will represent the men’s program after finishing fourth individually at the Mid-Atlantic Regional.

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