Blue & White Brew 2/27: Playoff Hockey!

Women's hockey hosts Syracuse in the AHA Semifinals this weekend!

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Penn State Brew Crew
February 27, 2026


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

🏒 Playoff hockey
🏀 Counting down
🦁 And much, much more!

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Friday, February 27
🐟 Lent at the Legion — Friday Fish and Chips
👟 Track & Field at Big Ten Indoor Championships (Indianapolis, Ind.)
🥎 Softball vs. NC Central @ 12:30 p.m. (Knoxville, Tenn.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Fairfield @ 5 p.m. (New Haven, Conn.)
🥎 Softball at Tennessee @ 5:30 p.m. | SECN+
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Syracuse @ 6 p.m. (AHA Semifinals)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Indiana State @ 6 p.m. (Nassau, Bahamas) | FloCollege
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Merrimack @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Notre Dame @ 7:05 p.m. | Peacock

Saturday, February 28
🎾 Pickleball Clinics — YMCA of Centre County
👟 Track & Field at Big Ten Indoor Championships (Indianapolis, Ind.)
🎾 Men’s Tennis at Yale @ 10 a.m.
🏊‍♀️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at Bulldog Last Chance Meet (Athens, Ga.)
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Iowa @ noon | BTN
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Princeton @ noon | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. Appalachian State @ 12:30 p.m. (Knoxville, Tenn.)
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Yale @ 1 p.m. | B1G+
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Indiana @ 2 p.m. | B1G+
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Syracuse @ 3 p.m. (AHA Semifinals)
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Cornell @ 3 p.m. | ESPN+
🥎 Softball at Tennessee @ 3 p.m. | SECN+
⚾️ Baseball vs. Indiana State @ 3 p.m. (Nassau, Bahamas) | FloCollege
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Bucknell @ 4 p.m. (Exhibition)
🏒 Men’s Hockey at Notre Dame @ 6 p.m. | Peacock
🤸‍♀️ Women’s Gymnastics hosts Big Four Meet @ 6 p.m. | BTN

Sunday, March 1
📚 Happy Valley Comic and Collectible Convention
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Yale @ 10 a.m. | Watch
🥎 Softball vs. NC Central @ 10 a.m. (Knoxville, Tenn.)
⚾️ Baseball vs. Indiana State @ noon (Nassau, Bahamas) | FloCollege
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics vs. Springfield College @ 1 p.m.
🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. Syracuse @ 3 p.m. (AHA Semifinals — If Necessary)

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📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Tournament Time! The postseason is here for No. 3 Penn State women's hockey, with the Nittany Lions hosting Syracuse this weekend for a three-game AHA Semifinal matchup!

The Nittany Lions were 4-0 against the Orange during the regular season, outscoring them 25-5.

🔺 Irish On Ice. No. 5 Penn State men's hockey hits the road for the final time this regular season, traveling to Notre Dame (6-22-4, 2-17-1 B1G) for a two-game Big Ten series!

🔺 Home Field Advantage. No. 15 Penn State men’s lacrosse returns home this weekend, hosting Yale (2-1) tomorrow at 1 p.m. for its Military Appreciation game.

🔺 New York State Of Mind. No. 17 Penn State women’s lacrosse is on the road for the second weekend in a row, traveling to Ithaca, N.Y., for a game at Cornell (2-1).

🔺 Baseball On The Beach. Penn State baseball will be a part of history this weekend, as the Nittany Lions travel to Nassau, Bahamas for the first-ever NCAA Division I games on the island!

Penn State will play Indiana State (4-5) in a three-game series beginning today at 6 p.m.

🔺 Smoky Mountain Series. No. 24 Penn State softball is in Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend for the Tennessee Invitational where it will play five games at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, including two against No. 1 Tennessee.

🔺 Home Hoops. Penn State men’s basketball plays two of its final three games at home, beginning tomorrow against Iowa (20-8, 10-7 B1G) at noon on the Big Ten Network!

🔺 B1G Finale. Penn State women’s basketball closes out the regular season tomorrow, traveling to Indiana for a 2 p.m. tipoff against the Hoosiers (16-13, 5-12 B1G).

The Lady Lions carry a three-game win streak into the regular season finale.

🔺 Fast Laps. Penn State track and field opened competition at the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Thursday, with Maddie Pitts setting a program record in the pentathlon with 4,384 points!

🔺 In The Pool. Penn State men’s swimming and diving is through two days at the Big Ten Championships, with Day Two highlighted by Mariano Lazzerini’s school record in the 100 breast!

🔺 Friday Night Fight. No. 16 Penn State men’s volleyball steps outside of EIVA play today, hosting Merrimack (4-8) inside Rec Hall at 7 p.m.

Tonight’s match is the final one at home for the Nittany Lions before beginning a four-match road trip.

🔺 Flipping Out. Both Penn State women’s and men's gymnastics compete at home this weekend — the No. 20 women host Michigan, Nebraska and Washington tomorrow for the Big 4 Meet on BTN, while the No. 6 men welcome Springfield College on Sunday afternoon.

🔺 Here And There. Penn State women’s and men's tennis both play a pair of matches this weekend, with the women playing host to Princeton and Yale and the men traveling to New Haven, Conn., for matchups against Fairfield and Yale.

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