🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Wear white this weekend in Seattle!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🏈 Football heads west
🏐 Ranked foes
🦁 And much, much more!
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Friday, November 6
🎞️ Centre Film Festival
🏊 Swimming & Diving vs. Villanova @ 4:30 p.m.
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Notre Dame @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Minnesota @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
Saturday, November 7
🎺 Penn State Jazz Festival
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Cincinnati @ 2 p.m. | ESPN+
🏈 Football at Washington @ 3:30 p.m. | FS1
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Notre Dame @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
Sunday, November 8
🎄 Tait Farm’s Annual Holiday Open House
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Wisconsin @ 4 p.m. | FS1
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Pittsburgh @ 8 p.m. | ESPN2
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Shining Stars! As the leaves start to fall, the driving forces of Penn State’s fall sports are either nearing or have reached the end of their regular seasons. As of early November, the field hockey, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and women’s cross country programs are all nationally ranked, and each has seen immense success over the course of the semester!
🦁 READ MORE: Women’s Sports Shine in the 2026 Fall Semester
🔺 East Goes West! Penn State football hits the road this weekend, traveling to the western outpost of the Big Ten when it visits Washington (5-3, 2-3 B1G) tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. on FS1!
🏈 GAME NOTES: Penn State vs. Washington
🔺 Win Column! Penn State men’s basketball held off a furious comeback attempt from Chattanooga on Thursday night, winning 97-93 to improve to 2-0!
Graduate forward Josh Reed matched his career high with a team-leading 25 points, highlighted by a career-best 15 made free throws on 16 attempts. Reed also made his presence felt defensively, recording a game-high five steals.
🔺 Tournament Test. No. 21 Penn State women’s soccer fell in its Big Ten Tournament match to No. 16 Purdue on Thursday night, 2-1, in St. Louis.
The Nittany Lions now await their fate in the NCAA Tournament, which will be played later this month.
🔺 Irish On Ice. Penn State men’s hockey returns to Pegula Ice Arena this weekend for its first Big Ten home series, welcoming Notre Dame (2-6, 0-2 B1G) today and tomorrow, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. both nights!
🔺 Ranked Foes! Penn State women’s volleyball begins its final weekend road trip of the regular season today, playing at No. 19 Minnesota (14-6, 8-4 B1G) at 7 p.m. before visiting No. 7 Wisconsin (16-6, 10-2 B1G) on Sunday at 4 p.m. in a nationally-televised match on FS1!
🔺 Two Kinds Of Cats! Penn State women’s basketball is set for its first road game of the season tomorrow, playing at Cincinnati at 2 p.m. from Fifth Third Arena!
🔺 Pool Party! Penn State swimming and diving is back in the pool this weekend, welcoming Villanova to McCoy Natatorium at 4:30 p.m. today!
🦁 ONE BIG THING
🔺 World Stage! Junior alternate captain Nicole Hall and alumna Tessa Janecke ’26 of the Penn State women's hockey team will represent Sweden and the United States, respectively, at the 2026 Women’s World Championships in Herning and Esbjerg, Denmark!
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