Blue & White Brew 12/20: Headed To The 'Ship!

Women's volleyball plays for a national championship this Sunday!

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Penn State Brew Crew
December 20, 2024


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

🏐 One win away!
🏈 CFP First Round
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Playing For A Championship! Penn State women’s volleyball is headed to the national championship match!

The No. 1 seed Nittany Lions completed a dramatic reverse sweep of No. 1 seed Nebraska late Thursday night, beating the Cornhuskers for the second time this season to advance to Sunday’s final against No. 1 seed Louisville at 3 p.m., their first appearance in the national championship match in 10 seasons.

Jess Mruzik led the way with 26 kills, crossing the 2,000-kill mark for her career in the process. Caroline Jurevicius added 20 kills and Camryn Hannah had 16.

🏐 BOX SCORE: Penn State 3, Nebraska 2

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Saturday, December 21
📚 Saturday Storytime — Schlow Centre Region Library
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Drexel @ noon | Listen | Live Stats
🏈 Football vs. SMU @ noon — CFP First Round | TNT or MAX

Sunday, December 22
💐 Floral Design Workshop
🤼 Wrestling at Journeyman Duals vs. Binghamton, Arkansas-Little Rock, Missouri (Nashville, Tenn.)
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Louisville @ 3 p.m. — National Championship Match (Louisville, Ky.)

🔺 Playoff Push. All the anticipation of Penn State football’s first CFP appearance is about to turn into reality — the No. 6 seed Nittany Lions host No. 11 seed SMU tomorrow at noon at Beaver Stadium on TNT and MAX!

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🔺 Philly Philly. Penn State men’s basketball takes a trip to Philadelphia tomorrow, playing Drexel at the Wells Fargo Center at noon.

The Dragons are 8-4 on the season and are winners of three straight heading into tomorrow’s matchup.

🔺 Music City Matchups. No. 1 Penn State wrestling will have its hands full on Sunday, traveling to Nashville for the Journeyman Duals.

The Nittany Lions will take on Binghamton at 3 p.m., No. 15 Little Rock at 5 p.m. and No. 8 Missouri at 7 p.m.

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“A strong NIL program is a foundational component of building and maintaining an elite roster of players that will ensure our program is competitive in today's college football.”

— Penn State Head Football Coach James Franklin before the 2024 season.

Let’s go 1-0!

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🔺 Happy Holidays. The Penn State men's basketball program teamed up with Centre County Youth Service Bureau to help provide a holiday shopping spree for disadvantaged children from the State College area, helping to make holiday wishes a reality for 25 local children earlier this week.

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