Blue & White Brew 11/26: Best Start In 25 Years

Penn State men's basketball is 6-0!

🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

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

🏀 Men’s recap
🏒 Midweek matchup
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Quarter Century. Penn State men’s basketball won again on Monday, taking down Fordham, 85-66, in the Sunshine Slam to improve to 6-0 for the first time in 25 years!

Nick Kern Jr. led the Nittany Lions with 20 points and 13 rebounds, the first double-double of his career. Zach Hicks (16), Puff Johnson (15), Ace Baldwin Jr. (12) and Yanic Konan Niederhauser all joined him in double figures.

Penn State will play in today’s Sunshine Slam championship game at 4 p.m. against Clemson.

🔺 Brushing On Ice. Penn State men’s hockey takes a break from Big Ten play this week, hosting Colgate for a pair of games today at 6 p.m. and tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.

The Raiders are 7-5-2 this season, and picked up a 3-2 overtime win over No. 18 Quinnipiac in their last game.

🔺 Big City, Big Man. The best tight end in college football should be in New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony!

🔺 Turning Pro. Penn State women’s volleyball’s Camryn Hannah and Taylor Trammell have been drafted into the Pro Volleyball Federation!

Hannah was selected fourth overall by the Vegas Thrill, while Trammell was a third-round pick of the Indy Ignite.

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🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Weekly Occurrence. Another week, another pair of AHA awards for Penn State women’s hockey — Katie DeSa has been named the Goaltender of the Week and Grace Outwater is the Rookie of the Week!

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📅 TODAY’S SCHEDULE

Tuesday, November 26
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Clemson @ 4 p.m. | CBS Sports | Listen
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Colgate @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

🦁 Have a great Tuesday, everyone!