Blue & White Brew 4/4: A Legend Returns!

Talor Battle is back in Happy Valley as an assistant coach!

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Penn State Brew Crew
April 04, 2025


🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

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

🤸‍♀️ Men head to B1Gs
🥍 Three-straight ranked games
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 B1G Time. The postseason is here for Penn State men’s gymnastics, which is in Ann Arbor, Mich. today for the Big Ten Championships, hosted by the University of Michigan!

The Nittany Lions claimed a share of the B1G regular-season championship with a 3-1 record, earning wins over Nebraska, Illinois and Michigan.

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Friday, April 4
🎤 Improv Comedy Show
🤸‍♀️ Men’s Gymnastics at B1G Championships — Ann Arbor, Mich.
👟 Track & Field at Florida Relays — Gainesville, Fla.
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Mason Rudolph Championship — Franklin, Tenn.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. USC @ 4 p.m. | Live Stream
🥎 Softball vs. Rutgers @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
🥎 Softball vs. Rutgers @ 6:30 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
⚾️ Baseball at Minnesota @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Sacred Heart @ 7 p.m. | B1G+

Saturday, April 5
🛻 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Illinois @ 1 p.m. | Live Stream
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Sacred Heart @ 3 p.m. | B1G+
⚾️ Baseball at Minnesota @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen

Sunday, April 6
🛻 Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live
⛳️ Women’s Golf at Terrapin Invitational — College Park, Md.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UCLA @ 11 a.m. | Live Stream
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Ohio State @ Noon | B1G+
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at Michigan @ Noon | BTN
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Northwestern @ 1 p.m. | Live Stream
⚾️ Baseball at Minnesota @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Mercyhurst @ 4 p.m. | Live Stream

(Game 3 of Penn State Softball’s series vs. Rutgers will either be played on Saturday or Sunday, depending on weather)

🔺 Regional Round-Up. Penn State women’s gymnastics closed out its season on Thursday at the NCAA Regionals in Rec Hall, scoring 196.225 as a team, its fourth-highest team score this season.

🔺 Win Streak Activated. Penn State women’s lacrosse has now won three straight Big Ten games after its 12-10 win over Rutgers on Thursday!

Lauren Saltz scored five goals to lead the Nittany Lions, while Erika Ho and Kelly MacKinney each collected four points with two goals and two assists.

🔺 Enemy Territory. Penn State men’s lacrosse plays its third-straight ranked opponent this weekend, traveling to Michigan to play the No. 13 Wolverines (6-4, 2-0 B1G) this Sunday at Noon on the Big Ten Network.

🔺 Gopher Ball. Penn State baseball plays its second consecutive Big Ten road series this weekend, traveling to Minneapolis for three games against Minnesota.

The Gophers are 11-14 this season and 2-7 so far in Big Ten play.

🔺 Knight Time. Penn State softball stays at home this weekend, welcoming Rutgers to town for three games, starting with a doubleheader today at Nittany Lion Softball Park & Beard Field.

Game 3 of the series is TBD, and will either be played Saturday or Sunday depending on weather.

🔺 Sacred Matchup. Penn State men’s volleyball is at home again this weekend, with Sacred Heart in town for a pair of EIVA matchups.

The Pioneers are 6-13 this season and are yet to win a conference match at 0-8 in EIVA play.

🔺 On The Court. Penn State women’s tennis heads out onto the road for a pair of matches in the state of Illinois this weekend, playing at Illinois on Saturday and Northwestern on Sunday.

The Nittany Lion men are home for a trio of matches this weekend — USC is in town today, with UCLA and Mercyhurst set to play on Sunday.

🔺 Now On The Tee Box. The regular season is winding down for both Penn State men’s and women’s golf — the men play their penultimate tournament before the Big Ten Championships at the Mason Rudolph Championship in Nashville, while the women have their final tune-up before Big Tens at the Terrapin Invitational in College Park, Md.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Nittany Lion Legend. Penn State men’s basketball alum Talor Battle, the all-time leading scorer in program history, is back in Happy Valley as an assistant coach on Mike Rhoades’ staff!

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