🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning, Nittany Lions! Tune into an extended conversation with Penn State running backs coach Stan Drayton!

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

🤼 Regular season finale
🏒 Highly-anticipated hockey
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Closing Time. No. 1 Penn State wrestling wraps up its regular season today, hosting American at 7 p.m. inside Rec Hall.

The Nittany Lions are 14-0 this season, and clinched the Big Ten regular season championship last weekend.

🤼 PREVIEW: Penn State Wrestling Hosts American Friday

The National Guard will be set up at the wrestling match tomorrow — stop by the student entrance to meet them!

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Friday, February 21
🎤 Improv Comedy Show
👟 Track & Field at Terrier DMR Challenge — Boston | FloTrack
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at Winter Cup (Louisville, Ky.)
🥎 Softball vs. Nicholls @ 11:30 a.m. (Baton Rouge, La.)
🏊‍♀️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at B1G Championships (Columbus, Ohio) | B1G+
👟 Track & Field — Penn State Tune-Up @ 1:30 p.m. | B1G+
🥎 Softbal at LSU @ 4:30 p.m. | SECN+
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at NJIT @ 6 p.m. | America East TV
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Michigan State @ 6 p.m. | BTN | Listen
🤼 Wrestling vs. American @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen

Saturday, February 22
❤️ Romance is in the Air — State College Choral Society
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at Winter Cup (Louisville, Ky.)
🏊‍♀️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at B1G Championships (Columbus, Ohio) | B1G+
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Michigan @ noon | BTN | Listen
⚾️ Baseball at Longwood @ noon (Lexington, Va.)
⚾️ Baseball at Longwood @ following Game 1 (Lexington, Va.)
🥎 Softball vs. Southern Miss @ noon (Baton Rouge, La.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Colorado @ noon (Las Vegas, Nev.) | Live Stream
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Navy @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Minnesota @ 2 p.m. | BTN | Listen
🤸‍♀️ Women’s Gymnastics vs. Ohio State @ 2 p.m. | B1G+
🥎 Softball vs. Nicholls @ 2:30 p.m. (Baton Rouge, La.)
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Michigan State @ 6 p.m. | BTN | Listen
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at NJIT @ 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Sunday, February 23
🍺 Day of Delicious Darkness 2025
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at Winter Cup (Louisville, Ky.)
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Westbrook Invitational (Peoria, Ariz.)
🤺 Fencing at Temple
🥎 Softball vs. Southern Miss @ noon (Baton Rouge, La.)
🎾 Women’s Tennis at UNLV @ noon | Live Stream
⚾️ Baseball at Longwood @ 1 p.m. (Lexington, Va.)

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 season.

Let’s go 1-0!

🔺 Measuring Stick. The hottest hockey team in the country takes on the top-ranked team in the country this weekend, as No. 17/18 Penn State men’s hockey travels to take on No. 1 Michigan State in East Lansing.

🏒 PREVIEW: Men’s Hockey Travels To No. 1 Michigan State For Crucial B1G Series

🔺 Midshipmen Matchup. Penn State men’s lacrosse is at home again this weekend, hosting Navy tomorrow at 1 p.m. The Midshipmen are 3-0 so far, outscoring their opponents 50-29.

🔺 Callin’ Baton Rouge. Penn State softball heads to Louisiana this weekend, playing five games at the LSU Invitational. The Nittany Lions have matchups today against Nicholls and No. 6 LSU to start things off.

🥎 PREVIEW: Nittany Lions Travel To Baton Rouge To Battle In LSU Invitational

🔺 Week Two. After an impressive start to the season in Puerto Rico last week, Penn State baseball is on the road again this weekend for a three-game series against Longwood.

Due to snow in the Virginia area, the series will be played at VMI’s Lamore Field at Gray-Minor Stadium, with a doubleheader on Saturday and a 1 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.

🔺 Away From Home. Both Penn State men’s and women’s basketball are on the road this weekend — the men tip off against Minnesota in Minneapolis tomorrow at 2 p.m., while the Lady Lions travel to play at Michigan tomorrow at noon.

🔺 Stick The Landing. Penn State women’s gymnastics is at home for the first time this month tomorrow, hosting No. 22 Ohio State at 2 p.m. for Senior Day.

The men are in Louisville, Ky. this weekend for the Winter Cup, which runs today through Sunday.

🔺 Jersey Joust. Winners of three straight, Penn State men’s volleyball travels to Newark, N.J. this weekend for two EIVA matchups against NJIT.

🔺 Final Prep. Penn State track and field splits up one more time this weekend ahead of next week’s Big Ten Indoor Championships — the Nittany Lions will be represented at the Terrier DMR Challenge in Boston and the Penn State Tune-Up.

👟 PREVIEW: Track & Field to Compete In Final Indoor Regular Season Meets

🔺 What Happens In Vegas. Penn State women’s tennis is in the desert this weekend, playing matches against Colorado and UNLV in Las Vegas.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Dance Dance! Penn State Athletics will again be heavily involved with the 52nd IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) held at the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend!

💚 MORE INFO: Penn State Athletics To Participate In THON

🦁 Have a great weekend, everyone!