Blue & White Brew 4/18: Knight Time

Men's lacrosse closes the regular season today against No. 19 Rutgers!

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Penn State Brew Crew
April 18, 2025


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Good morning, Nittany Lions! Thanks for all the memories, Coach Corso!

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

🥍 Ranked matchup
🏐 Hosting rights
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Top-25 Tilt. No. 7 Penn State men’s lacrosse closes out the regular season today with one last ranked matchup, hosting No. 19 Rutgers at Panzer Stadium at 6 p.m. for Senior Day.

The Scarlet Knights are 6-7 this season and 2-2 in Big Ten play.

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Friday, April 18
🎤 Improv Comedy Show
⛳️ Women’s Golf at B1G Championships — Havre de Grace, Md.
👟 Track & Field at Virginia Challenge — Charlottesville, Va.
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at NCAA Championships — Ann Arbor, Mich.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Purdue @ 10 a.m. | Live Stream
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Minnesota @ 3 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Purdue @ 5:30 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Rutgers @ 6 p.m. | BTN
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Princeton @ 7 p.m. | B1G+

Saturday, April 19
🌳 Earth Day
⛳️ Women’s Golf at B1G Championships — Havre de Grace, Md.
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at NCAA Championships — Ann Arbor, Mich.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Purdue @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Princeton @ 3 p.m. | B1G+
🥎 Softball at Iowa @ 6 p.m. | B1G+

Sunday, April 20
🐰 Bellefonte Easter Parade 2025
⛳️ Women’s Golf at B1G Championships — Havre de Grace, Md.
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Wisconsin @ 10 a.m.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Indiana @ 1 p.m. | Live Stream
⚾️ Baseball vs. Purdue @ 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
🥎 Softball at Iowa @ 3 p.m. | B1G+

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🔺 A Lot On The Line. Penn State men’s volleyball finishes its regular season schedule this weekend with a pair of matches at home against No. 19 Princeton, with the right to host the EIVA Tournament on the line.

In order to host, the Nittany Lions (7-3) will have to win both matches against the Tigers (9-1).

🔺 Boiler Ball. Penn State baseball plays another home series this weekend, welcoming Purdue to Medlar Field at Lubrano Park for three games starting today at 5:30 p.m.

The Boilermakers are 23-13 overall this season but 5-10 in Big Ten play.

🔺 Away From Home. Penn State softball begins a six-game road trip this weekend, traveling to Iowa for a Saturday-Sunday-Monday series against the Hawkeyes.

Iowa (7-6) currently sits one game ahead of the Nittany Lions (6-7) in the Big Ten standings.

🔺 Last Dance. Penn State men’s gymnastics wraps up the 2024-25 season this weekend, competing at the NCAA Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Josh Karnes, who won his second consecutive Big Ten individual championship on parallel bars two weeks ago, has his eyes set on gold in the event at NCAAs after finishing third last season.

🔺 B1G Time. Postseason golf is here for the Penn State women, with the Nittany Lions in Havre de Grace, Md., this weekend for the Big Ten Championships at Bulle Rock Golf Course.

🔺 Fun Run. Penn State track and field competes for the final time before the Penn Relays this weekend, traveling to Charlottesville, Va., for the Virginia Challenge.

🔺 Closing Time. It’s the final weekend of the regular season for both Penn State women’s and men’s tennis, and both will play at home — the women host Minnesota and No. 24 Wisconsin, while the men host Purdue and Indiana.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Watch Out. Here are some Abdul Carter highlights for your viewing pleasure on a Friday morning!

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