Blue & White Brew 2/9: No. 1 vs. No. 3

Penn State wrestling heads to Iowa this weekend.

🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

What else is brewing in today’s Brew?

🤼 No. 1 at No. 3
🥎 Season opener
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Heavyweight Showdown. Penn State wrestling’s final road dual of the season is a big win — the No. 1 Nittany Lions head to Iowa City to take on No. 3 Iowa inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

🔺 Aced The Stretch. With the game tied at 71 with just over four minutes left, Ace Baldwin Jr. took over for Penn State men’s basketball against Iowa, leading the Nittany Lions to an 89-79 win.

Baldwin finished with 22 points, six assists and four steals for Penn State, which won its third straight game.

🔺 Thursday Shootout. Penn State women’s basketball matched No. 2 Iowa basket-for-basket for much of the game on Thursday, but the Hawkeyes eventually stretched out a lead in a 111-93 win.

Ashley Owusu led the Nittany Lions with 18 points, followed by Makenna Marisa (12), Leilani Kapinus (12) and Alli Campbell (10) in double figures.

🔺 Super-Nova. Penn State men’s lacrosse gets another shot at its first win of the season, hosting Villanova at noon tomorrow at Panzer Stadium.

Tomorrow’s game will be broadcast on Big Ten Plus.

🔺 Touch ‘Em All. It’s officially Penn State softball season! The Lady Lions are down in Boca Raton, Fla. this weekend for the Paradise Classic, where they will play five games in three days against Marshall, FAU, Arkansas and Ohio.

🔺 Whack-A-Mole. Fresh off a bye after sweeping Ohio State two weekends ago, Penn State men’s hockey is in Minneapolis this weekend for a two-game series against No. 8/9 Minnesota.

The Lady Lions are also on the road this weekend for a conference matchup, traveling to Moon Township for a two-game series against Robert Morris, having swept the Colonials earlier this season.

🔺 Buckeye Battles. Both the Penn State women’s and men’s gymnastics squads compete against Ohio State this weekend — the women tonight in Columbus and the men tomorrow at home.

🤸‍♂️ WOMEN’S PREVIEW: Gymnastics Travels To No. 15 Ohio State Friday

🔺 Fun For The Family. Penn State men’s volleyball is back home this weekend, hosting Fairleigh Dickinson tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the Rec Hall South Gym for Family Fun Day!

🔺 On Your Left. Penn State track & field is splitting up this weekend, with representatives of the program competing at both the Tiger Paw Invite in Clemson, S.C. and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass.

🔺 Rally Time. After hosting four duals last weekend, New York City is the scene this weekend for Penn State men’s tennis with duals against St. John’s tomorrow and Columbia on Sunday.

🔺 Down South. Penn State women’s golf is back in Florida this weekend for a three-day stint at the Columbia Classic in Melbourne.

The Lady Lions were in Orlando last weekend, where they finished 16th in a large field at the UCF Challenge.

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🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Movin’ On Up. After a standout career for Penn State baseball, Jay Harry now enters his first full season as a member of the Minnesota Twins organization. He joined the Let’s Go State podcast to talk all about it!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, February 9

👟 Track & Field at Tiger Paw Invite — Clemson, S.C.

👟 Track & Field at David Hemery Valentine Invitational — Boston, Mass.

🥎 Softball vs. Marshall @ 4:30 p.m. | FloSoftball | Live Stats

🤸‍♂️ Women’s Gymnastics at Ohio State @ 6:30 p.m.

🏒 Women’s Hockey at Robert Morris @ 7 p.m. | FloHockey | Live Stats

🏒 Men’s Hockey at Minnesota @ 7 p.m. | FS1 | Listen | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. FAU @ 7 p.m. | Watch | Live Stats

🤼 Wrestling at Iowa @ 9 p.m. | BTN | Listen

Saturday, February 10

👟 Track & Field at Tiger Paw Invite — Clemson, S.C.

👟 Track & Field at David Hemery Valentine Invitational — Boston, Mass.

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

🥎 Softball vs. Arkansas @ 11:15 a.m. | FloSoftball | Live Stats

🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Villanova @ noon | B1G+ | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis at St. John’s @ 1 p.m.

🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Penn @ 3 p.m.

🥎 Softball vs. Ohio @ 3:45 p.m. | FloSoftball | Live Stats

🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. FDU @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics vs. Ohio State @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Results

🏒 Men’s Hockey at Minnesota @ 4 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

🏒 Women’s Hockey at Robert Morris @ 5 p.m. | FloHockey | Live Stats

Sunday, February 11

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

🥎 Softball vs. Ohio @ 11:30 a.m. | FloSoftball | Live Stats

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Columbia @ 1 p.m.

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Northwestern @ 1 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Wisconsin @ 3 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen | Live Stats

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!