🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Run Ends. Penn State women’s volleyball’s 43rd trip to the NCAA Tournament ended on Thursday night, as the Nittany Lions fell 3-1 to Wisconsin.

Jess Mruzik stood out for Penn State, recording her 11th double-double of the season with 15 kills and 14 digs.

📰 RECAP: No. 14 Women’s Volleyball Season Ends To Wisconsin In NCAA Regional Semifinal

🔺 Back At It. The best wrestling team in the country is back on the mat this Sunday, hosting Hofstra at Rec Hall!

Hofstra is 0-1 on the season, losing 51-0 to Ohio State on Nov. 19.

Penn State will have nine ranked wrestlers in its lineup on Sunday.

🔺 Conference Clash. Big Ten season is officially here for Penn State women’s basketball, as the Nittany Lions head to Columbus this Sunday to take on No. 12 Ohio State.

After losing their season-opener to USC in Las Vegas, the Buckeyes have won seven straight heading into this weekend’s matchup, including a ranked win over Tennessee.

🔺 Another Shot. After dropping an overtime heartbreaker in its Big Ten opener on Wednesday night at Maryland, Penn State men’s basketball is back at it tomorrow in its conference home opener against Ohio State.

The Buckeye men are riding an identical seven-game win streak as their women’s team, and beat Minnesota this past Sunday for their first Big Ten win of the year.

🔺 Ranked Reload. This is life in the Big Ten — a week after taking on No. 7 Minnesota in a two-game weekend series, Penn State men’s hockey heads to the cheese state for a series with No. 6 Wisconsin.

The Badger are 12-4 on the season and 7-1 at home.

🔺 Beat The Bulldogs. Penn State women’s hockey takes on another ranked opponent this weekend as No. 13 Yale travels to Pegula Ice Arena for a Friday-Saturday series.

The Bulldogs are 8-6 on the season and hold a 2-0-1 all-time record against the Nittany Lions.

🔺 Schedule Set. If you’ve been wondering who Penn State softball is going to play in the spring, we’ve got just the thing for you — the Nittany Lions have released their 2024 schedule!

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

Long-Time Rivals. Penn State men’s hockey has played Wisconsin more than any other opponent in its history.

What is the Nittany Lions’ all-time record against the Badgers?

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

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Fast As A Fish. No swimmer in the Big Ten Conference had a better week than Penn State’s Victor Baganha, who is the conference’s Swimmer of the Week!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, December 8

🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Yale @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats | Tickets

🏒 Men’s Hockey at Wisconsin @ 9 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

Saturday, December 9

👟 Track & Field at Blue & White Intrasquad

🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Yale @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats | Tickets

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Ohio State @ 6 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

🏒 Men’s Hockey at Wisconsin @ 8 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, December 10

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Ohio State @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

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

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 27-19-3!

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!