Blue & White Brew 11/7: Battle of the Big Ten's Best

Men's hockey plays at No. 1 Michigan State this weekend!

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Penn State Brew Crew
November 07, 2025


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

🏒 B1G-time battle
🏀 Lady Lions at home
🦁 And much, much more!

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Friday, November 7
✨ Intro to Astronomy
🏊‍♀️ Swimming at Army @ 4 p.m.
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Purdue @ 5:30 p.m. | B1G+
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Cincinnati @ 6 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Michigan State @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Michigan @ 8 p.m. | B1G+

Saturday, November 8
🎄 Wreath Fest & Winter Market
🤺 Fencing at Elite Invitational at Ohio State
🏈 Modelo Pregame Show @ 9:30 a.m. | GoPSUSports | YouTube | ROAR+
🏈 Football vs. Indiana @ noon | FOX
🏀 Men’s Basketball at New Haven @ 1 p.m. | Watch
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Michigan State @ 4 p.m. | B1G+

Sunday, November 9
🧀 Fall Charcuterie Class by Grazing Happy Valley
🤺 Fencing at Elite Invitational at Ohio State
🏐 Women’s Volleyball at Illinois @ 4:30 p.m. | BTN

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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Battle of the B1G. Two of the best teams in college hockey meet this weekend, with No. 3 Penn State men’s hockey traveling to East Lansing, Mich., for a two-game series against No. 1 Michigan State (5-1-0).

🔺 Back At Beaver Stadium. Penn State football is back at Beaver Stadium for the first time in nearly a month tomorrow, hosting No. 2 Indiana at noon on FOX.

Tomorrow’s game is the Nittany Lions’ annual Helmet Stripe and Military Appreciation game.

🔺 Round 2. Penn State women’s basketball is back at Rec Hall today, welcoming Cincinnati for a 6 p.m. tipoff on Big Ten Plus for a Military Appreciation game.

The Bearcats dropped their season opener to Lehigh on Tuesday, 88-85.

🔺 Pizza Party. Penn State men’s basketball plays its first road game of the season this weekend, playing at New Haven in New Haven, Conn. tomorrow at 1 p.m.

Fans can watch the game on the NEC Front Row website.

🔺 Away From Home. No. 25 Penn State women’s volleyball hits the road this weekend, playing at No. 9 Purdue (19-3, 10-2 B1G) today at 5:30 p.m. and at Illinois (12-9, 7-5 B1G) on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

Sunday’s game at Illinois will be broadcasted live on BTN.

🔺 B1G Finale. Penn State men’s soccer plays the final match of its regular season today, hosting No. 10 Michigan at Jeffrey Field at 8 p.m.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Red, White & Blue! Penn State men’s hockey’s Matt DiMarsico and JJ Wiebusch were announced as part of six players added to the United States Collegiate Selects Team ahead of the 2025 Spengler Cup as announced by College Hockey Inc. on Thursday afternoon!

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🦁 Have a great weekend, everyone!