🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Lady Lion alum Makenna Marisa is playing great basketball in Hungary!

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

🏈 B1G Championship
🏀 Court stormed
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Championship Time! No. 3 Penn State football is in Indianapolis this weekend, playing for a Big Ten Championship against No. 1 Oregon tomorrow night at 8 p.m. on CBS! Get ready for the title game with us:

🏈 GAME NOTES: No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 1 Oregon — B1G Championship
🏆 AWARDS: Carter Named B1G Defensive Player of the Year, Warren Named Tight End of the Year

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Friday, December 6
🎄 Stocking Stuffer Magical Holiday Market
👟 Track & Field at Bison Opener — Lewisburg, Pa.
👟 Track & Field at Penn Opener — Philadelphia
🏒 Women’s Hockey at Mercyhurst @ 3 p.m. | FloSports | Live Stats
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Ohio State @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats
🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Delaware State @ 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live Stats

Saturday, December 7
❄️ Winter Craft Market — 47th Annual Juried
👟 Track & Field at Bison Opener — Lewisburg, Pa.
👟 Track & Field at Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener — Boston
🏒 Women’s Hockey at Mercyhurst @ 1 p.m. | FloSports | Live Stats
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Indiana @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats
🏐 Women’s Volleyball — NCAA Second Round @ 6:30 p.m.
🏈 Football vs. Oregon — B1G Championship @ 8 p.m. | Live Stats

Sunday, December 8
🏃 Nittany Valley Half-Marathon
🤺 Fencing at Brandeis Invitational — Waltham, Mass.
🤼 Wrestling at Lehigh @ 2 p.m. | FloSports | Listen

🔺 Court Stormed. Penn State men’s basketball was dominant in its Big Ten opener on Thursday night, beating No. 8/7 Purdue, 81-70, to improve to 8-1 on the season and earn its first top-10 win since Dec. 10, 2019. The Nittany Lions led by as many as 27 points in the game and forced a season-high 24 turnovers.

Ace Baldwin Jr. led Penn State with 17 points and six assists, followed by Freddie Dilione V (14 points), Puff Johnson (13 points), Nick Kern Jr. (12 points) and Zach Hicks (11 points).

🏀 RECAP: Penn State Dominates No. 8 Purdue In 81-70 Win

🔺 Tourney Time. No. 3 overall seed Penn State women’s volleyball begins its NCAA Tournament run today, hosting Delaware State in a first round matchup at Rec Hall at 7:30 p.m.

The winner of tonight’s matchup will advance to Saturday night’s second round against the winner of North Carolina-Yale.

🏐 PREVIEW: Women’s Volleyball Opens NCAA Tournament Friday At Rec Hall

🔺 B1G Time. Penn State women’s basketball plays its Big Ten opener tomorrow, hosting Indiana at 1 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center.

The Hoosiers are 6-3 on the season and are winners of their last two games. Tomorrow’s matchup will be just their second true road game of the year.

🔺 Down To Dual. No. 1 Penn State wrestling heads to Bethlehem, Pa. this Sunday for a dual with Lehigh at 2 p.m.

The Nittany Lions are coming off a trip to the Black Knight Invitational two weekends ago, in which Penn State wrestlers won nine of 10 individual titles.

🤼 PREVIEW: Penn State Visits Lehigh Sunday For 2 P.M. Dual Meet

🔺 Net Positive. The top two teams in the AHA rankings face off this weekend as No. 12 Penn State women’s hockey heads to Erie, Pa. for a two-game series at Mercyhurst.

The Nittany Lions are perfect in conference play at 6-0-0, with the Lakers sitting in second place at 4-2-0.

🏒 PREVIEW: No. 12 Women’s Hockey Concludes 2024 With Series At Mercyhurst

🔺 Runners, On Your Mark. Indoor track season is here! Penn State track and field will compete at three different events this weekend to open up its winter slate — the Penn Opener (Philadelphia), the Bison Opener (Lewisburg, Pa.) and the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Boston).

👟 PREVIEW: Track & Field To Open Indoor Season With Split-Squad Weekend

🔺 Another Opportunity. Penn State men’s hockey was shutout on the road last night, 4-0, at No. 17/16 Ohio State.

John Seifarth collected a career-high 32 saves, but the Nittany Lions couldn’t find the net on the other end of the ice.

The two teams play again today at 7 p.m.

🏒 RECAP: Men’s Hockey Blanked By No. 17/16 Ohio State, 4-0

Happy Valley United is the NIL collective that serves all 31 sports and over 850 student-athletes at Penn State. NIL opportunities allow student-athletes to engage with charitable causes and participate in business engagements, to build their brands while making a positive impact. The collective connects fans, alumni, businesses and charities with student-athletes while harnessing the power of Nittany Nation.

“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 2024-2025 season.

Let’s go 1-0!

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

This season, Abbott and the Big Ten are pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the largest blood shortage in a generation. The winning school will receive $1 million to advance student or community health. Individual donors will be offered a free one-month subscription to B1G+ and will be entered to win a trip to the 2024 Discover® Big Ten Football Championship Game on December 7, 2024. Learn more and give blood today.

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