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Blue & White Brew 3/2: Championship Bound!
Women's hockey is headed to the AHA Tournament Championship!
Penn State Brew Crew
March 02, 2026
🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics
Good morning, Nittany Lions! Drew Allar was slingin’ it at the NFL Combine!
What else are we serving up in today’s Brew?
🏒 Women move on
🏀 Men beat Iowa
🦁 And much, much more!
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Monday, March 2
🎨 Painting and Drawing Sessions
Tuesday, March 3
🐐 Goats in Training — Nittany Meadow Farm
⚾️ Baseball vs. St. John’s @ 5:30 p.m.
🏑 Field Hockey vs. Bucknell @ 6:30 p.m. (Exhibition)
Wednesday, March 4
🧘♀️ Yoga and Mindfulness at the Palmer
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Big Ten Tournament @ TBD (Indianapolis, Ind.)
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Colgate @ noon
⚾️ Baseball vs. St. John’s @ 4 p.m.
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Ohio State @ 7:30 p.m. | Peacock
Thursday, March 5
🏈 Inside the Story of Penn State Football: Session 1
🏒 Men’s Hockey vs. Wisconsin @ 7 p.m. | B1G+
New Jersey has plenty of places where you can climb, soar and explore. Attractions and hotels that put you in the middle of the action – all around the state.
If you’re looking to splash year-round, dive into our indoor water parks.
📈 STOCK UP
🔺 Championship Bound! No. 3 Penn State women’s hockey swept Syracuse over the weekend in the AHA semifinals, punching its ticket to the AHA Tournament Championship while also tying the program record for wins in a season with 31!
Tessa Janecke scored four goals in two games against the Orange.
🔺 Bulldog Battle! No. 15 Penn State men’s lacrosse dominated in its Saturday matchup against Yale, winning 17-7 over the Bulldogs inside Panzer Stadium!
Jack Iannantuono tallied six points on two goals and four assists, with Luke Walstrum right behind with five points on two goals and three assists.
🔺 Still Streaking! No. 17 Penn State women’s lacrosse stretched its season-opening win streak to six games on Saturday, beating No. 25 Cornell, 11-9, for its second ranked win of the year!
Rocquette Allen secured her third career hat trick, while Delaney Radin had a game-high five points.
🔺 Thin Ice. No. 5 Penn State men’s hockey played a close series at Notre Dame over the weekend, winning via shootout in Game 1 before dropping an OT thriller in Game 2.
The Nittany Lions erased a three-goal deficit in Game 1, with Gavin McKenna scoring the lone goal in a three-round shootout.
🔺 On Island Time! Penn State baseball spent the weekend in the Bahamas, taking on Indiana State in a first-of-its-kind three-game series on the island, earning a win in Game 3 thanks to homers from Michael Anderson, Jayden Davis and Bryce Molinaro!
🔺 No-No In Knoxville! Penn State softball went 3-2 over the weekend at the Tennessee Invitational, saving its best for last with McKenna Young throwing the 16th no-hitter in program history in a Sunday win over NC Central!
🔺 B1G Dub! Penn State men’s basketball secured its third Big Ten win of the season on Saturday, with Josh Reed leading the Nittany Lions with a career-high 25 points in a 71-69 victory over a 20-win Iowa team!
Freddie Dilione V followed Reed with 15 points, including the game-winning free throws with less than two seconds remaining. Ivan Jurić added 11 points and eight rebounds.
🔺 B1G Races. Penn State track and field closed out the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Saturday, with the men’s team earning a runner-up finish with 96 points, the most in program history!
The Nittany Lions secured three individual Big Ten champions between the men’s and women’s team — Handal Roban (men’s 800m), Hayley Kitching (women’s 800m) and Ryan Henry (men’s shot put).
🔺 Regular Season Gone. Penn State women’s hoops closed out the regular season at Indiana over the weekend, losing to the Hoosiers inside Assembly Hall, 93-59.
Gracie Merkle collected her ninth double-double of the season, scoring 22 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Moriah Murray added 12 points for the Lady Lions.
🔺 Pool Party. Penn State men’s swimming and diving finished up competition at the Big Ten Championships on Saturday, with Mariano Lazzerini earning second team All-Big Ten honors after breaking two school records!
🔺 Sweet Sweep! No. 16 Penn State men’s volleyball made quick work of its one match over the weekend, sweeping Merrimack on Friday at Rec Hall!
Tristan Hassell, Owen Rose, and Matthew Luoma all tied for the team lead with six kills, while also all hitting over .400 for the match.
🔺 B1G Performance! No. 20 Penn State women’s gymnastics put together its fourth-highest score in program history at the Big Four Meet over the weekend, beating No. 29 Nebraska and No. 34 Washington while falling just short against No. 9 Michigan with a score of 197.225!
🔺 Job Well Done. No. 6 Penn State men’s gymnastics dominated Spring College on Sunday, winning five of six event titles en route to a 316.700-308.200 victory!
🤸♀️ RECAP: No. 6 Men’s Gymnastics Posts Two Team-High Rotation Scores En Route to Win Over Springfield
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🦁 Have a great Monday, everyone!