Blue & White Brew 1/12: Hold On Tight

It's a crazy weekend ahead for Penn State Athletics!

🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! There is a whooooooole lot happening in Penn State Athletics this weekend, so hold on tight as we talk about it!

What else is brewing in today’s Brew?

🤼 Into B1G
🏀 No. 1 awaits
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Conference Clash. It’s officially Big Ten season for No. 1 Penn State wrestling, as the Nittany Lions welcome Indiana to Happy Valley for a 1 p.m. dual this Sunday.

The Nittany Lions have won 10 straight against the Hoosiers, and are 11-0-1 all-time in the series.

🔺 Resume Builder. Pegula Ice Arena will play host to quite a heavyweight battle this weekend as No. 20 Penn State men’s hockey hosts No. 8 Michigan State for two games this weekend.

🔺 Boiler Room. These opportunities don’t come around all the time — Penn State men’s basketball travels to West Lafayette this weekend with a chance to take down No. 1 Purdue!

The Boilermakers are 14-2 on the season and are coming off a loss at Nebraska on Tuesday.

🔺 Headed Upstate. Penn State women’s hockey puts its sterling 7-1 record in CHA play to the test this weekend, traveling to Rochester, N.Y. to take on RIT.

The Tigers are 4-4 in CHA play so far this year, splitting each of the four series they have played in conference.

🔺 Sunday Knight. Penn State women’s basketball heads to Rutgers this weekend to take on the Scarlet Knights at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Rutgers is still looking for its first Big Ten win of the season, sitting at 0-4 in conference action and 6-11 overall.

🔺 Flipping Out. Both Penn State men’s and women’s gymnastics are in action this weekend!

The No. 2 Nittany Lion men get a familiar foe this weekend, heading to Army for the West Point Open, while the women, who swept the Keystone Classic last weekend, host No. 21 Iowa State.

🔺 Get The Brooms Out. Penn State men’s volleyball made quick work of Lees-McRae on Thursday, sweeping the Bobcats to move to 3-0 on the season.

Michael Schwob had 20 assists in the first two sets, and Luke Snyder added seven in the final set to lead the Nittany Lions.

Penn State is back in action tomorrow against King University at 4 p.m.

🔺 Pool Party. There will be some familiar faces for the Penn State men’s gymnastics team in West Point this weekend, because both the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams will be in town competing against Army!

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

Done It Before. Penn State men’s basketball went to West Lafayette on Feb. 11, 2020 and took down Purdue.

Do you remember who led the Nittany Lions in scoring that day?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Runners, On Your Mark. If you love watching really fast athletes run really fast, you’re in luck — Penn State track & field hosts the Nittany Lion Challenge tomorrow at the Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, January 12

🏊‍♀️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at Army @ 5 p.m.

🏊‍♀️ Men’s Swimming & Diving at Army @ 5 p.m.

🤸‍♀️ Women’s Gymnastics vs. Iowa State @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Results

🏒 Women’s Hockey at RIT @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats

🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan State @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

🤸‍♂️ Men’s Gymnastics at Army @ 7 p.m.

Saturday, January 13

🏃‍♂️ Track & Field at Nittany Lion Challenge | B1G+ | Live Results

🏒 Women’s Hockey at RIT @ 2 p.m. | Live Stats

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Purdue @ 2:15 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. King @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Michigan State @ 4:30 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

🤸‍♂️ Men’s Gymnastics at Army @ 7 p.m.

Sunday, January 14

🤺 Fencing vs. Penn, Temple, North Carolina, Columbia, Haverford, Yale

🤼 Wrestling vs. Indiana @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Scoring

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Rutgers @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Seth Lundy with 18 points!

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!