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Blue & White Brew 3/16: FROZEN FOUR BOUND!
Women's hockey made history over the weekend!
Penn State Brew Crew
March 16, 2026
🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Jaquan Brisker and Joey Porter Jr. are back together in PA!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🏒 Frozen Four!
👟 Seven earn All-America
🦁 And much, much more!
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Monday, March 16
🥃 Irish Dinner & Whiskey Tasting
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Briar’s Creek Invitational (John’s Island, S.C.)
Tuesday, March 17
☘️ St. Patrick’s Day Party
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Briar’s Creek Invitational (John’s Island, S.C.)
⚾️ Baseball at West Virginia @ 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, March 18
🎤 SNL’s Colin Jost at Bryce Jordan Center
🏊♀️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga.)
Thursday, March 19
🎻 America at 250 Concert — Nittany Valley Symphony
🏊♀️ Women’s Swimming & Diving at NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga.)
🤺 Fencing at National Collegiate Championships (South Bend, Ind.)
🤼 Wrestling at NCAA Championships — Session 1 @ noon (Cleveland, Ohio)
🤼 Wrestling at NCAA Championships — Session 2 @ TBA (Cleveland, Ohio)
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📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Frozen Four Bound! No. 3 Penn State women’s hockey is headed to its first Frozen Four in program history after beating No. 6 UConn in the NC Women’s Championship Regional Final on Saturday at Pegula Ice Arena!
The Nittany Lions are hosting the 2026 Frozen Four at Pegula Ice Arena from March 20-22. PSU secured a berth in the event for the first time in program history, with it also being the program’s first time hosting a regional at the NC Women’s Ice Hockey Championship.
🔺 B1G Matchup. No. 3 seed Penn State men’s hockey dropped a 5-2 contest to No. 2 seed and top-ranked Michigan in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions will now await an at-large bid and see where they end up for the NCAA Tournament when the field is announced next Sunday, March 22.
🔺 All The All-Americans! Penn State track and field earned seven individual All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships, highlighted by Allon Clay’s third-place finish in the men’s 800 meters!
🔺 Tip Top! No. 19 Penn State women’s gymnastics used a spectacular showing on the uneven bars to secure wins over Nebraska and North Carolina on Friday evening at the UNC Tri-Meet in Carmichael Arena with a team score of 196.875!
🔺 Close Call. No. 18 Penn State women’s lacrosse mounted a second-half comeback attempt against No. 19 Princeton on Sunday, but the Nittany Lions’ seven goals after halftime weren’t enough in a 14-11 loss to the Tigers.
🔺 Hosted The Hawkeyes. Penn State baseball jumped on Iowa in the first game of its three-game series at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on Friday, winning 11-6, before dropping the final two games to the Hawkeyes.
Colin Fitzgerald was excellent on the mound for Penn State on Friday, throwing seven innings with seven strikeouts.
🔺 Duck Fight. Penn State softball gave No. 18 Oregon all it could handle on Sunday in the series finale in Eugene, with Brooke Klosowicz hitting a fifth-inning grand slam to give the Nittany Lions a lead before the Ducks ultimately earned a comeback victory to complete a sweep.
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🦁 Have a great Monday, everyone!