Blue & White Brew 2/12: No Fly Zone

Penn State wrestling downed the Hawkeyes on the road this weekend.

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Penn State Brew Crew
February 12, 2024

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🔺 No Fly Zone. No. 1 Penn State wrestling went on the road this weekend to No. 3 Iowa and absolutely dominated the Hawkeyes, 29-6.

There’s not much time to celebrate the big win, though — the Nittany Lions are right back on the mat tonight at home against Rutgers.

🔺 Close Call. Despite holding Northwestern to just 32 percent shooting from the field, Penn State men’s basketball fell to the Wildcats on Sunday, 68-63.

Nick Kern Jr. led the Nittany Lions with 18 points, with Ace Baldwin Jr. right behind him with 17 points. Zach Hicks added 14 of his own.

🔺 Badger Bite. Penn State women’s basketball led by as many as 17 points in the first half against Wisconsin on Sunday, but went cold in the second half in a 69-64 loss to the Badgers.

Ashley Owusu scored 24 points to lead the Nittany Lions, scoring in double-figures in her ninth-straight game.

🔺 First One. Penn State men’s lacrosse got its first win of the 2024 season under its belt over the weekend with an 18-10 win over Villanova.

Matt Traynor was outstanding, with six goals against the Wildcats.

🔺 Perfect In Paradise. Penn State softball traveled to Boca Raton, Fla. this weekend for the Paradise Classic, and is coming back to Happy Valley with a perfect 5-0 record.

The Nittany Lions rattled off wins against Marshall, FAU and No. 16 Arkansas to begin the weekend before beating Ohio twice to earn their fourth and fifth wins.

🔺 Freezer Burn. Both Penn State women’s and men’s hockey had tough road trips over the weekend at Robert Morris and Minnesota, respectively.

The women came up with a tie on Friday night before falling 4-3 on Saturday to the Colonials.

🏒 RECAPS: Game 1 | Game 2

The men dropped both of their games at Minnesota by shutout.

🏒 RECAPS: Game 1 | Game 2

🔺 Top-10 Triumph. No. 7 Penn State men’s gymnastics picked up a big win over No. 6 Ohio State over the weekend, posting a season-high score in a 407.500 - 399.300 victory.

The women also performed well against the Buckeyes, posting a season-high road score of 196.650 in a close loss in Columbus.

🔺 Fairleigh Good. No. 9 Penn State men’s volleyball picked up a big 3-1 win over a good Fairleigh Dickinson team over the weekend.

Michal Kowal was electric for the Nittany Lions, hitting .697 with 24 kills.

🔺 Fast Times. The Penn State track & field record books look a little different after this weekend!

Cheickna Traore set a school record in the 60-meter dash at the Tiger Paw Invite, while Handal Roban, Kileigh Kane and Maddie Ullom all posted top-five marks in Boston.

🔺 Back Home Soon. Penn State men’s tennis had a tough weekend in New York City, losing a pair of 4-0 matches against St. John’s and No. 10 Columbia.

🎾 RECAPS: St. John’s | Columbia

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, February 12

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Columbia Classic @ 8 a.m.

🤼 Wrestling vs. Rutgers @ 7 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Scoring

🦁 Have a great Monday, y’all!