Blue & White Brew 5/9: Party At Panzer Stadium

Men's lacrosse hosts Colgate in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend!

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Penn State Brew Crew
May 09, 2025


🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

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

🥍 NCAA First Round
⚾️ B1G finale
🦁 And much, much more!

 📈 STOCK UP

🔺 NCAA Matchup. No. 5 seed Penn State men’s lacrosse begins NCAA Tournament play tomorrow, hosting Colgate at Panzer Stadium at 5 p.m.

This will be Penn State’s second time facing Colgate in the 2025 campaign. The Nittany Lions came away with a 14-9 win in the season opener on Feb. 1. Colgate earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament after upsetting Army in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament and going on to win the tournament title against Boston University.

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Friday, May 9
🌷 Spring Bloom Plant Walk
⚾️ Baseball at Rutgers @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen

Saturday, May 10
🍎 Mother’s Day Craft Show 2025
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse vs. Colgate @ 5 p.m. (NCAA First Round) | ESPNU
⚾️ Baseball at Rutgers @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen

Sunday, May 11
🍺 Pour Your Own BEER CAN-dle @ Axemann Brewery
⚾️ Baseball at Rutgers @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Listen

🔺 One, Two, Three. Penn State women’s lacrosse had a trio of standouts named All-Americans by USA Lacrosse on Thursday — Ellie Hollin, Lauren Saltz and Erika Ho.

🔺 Round 2. Penn State softball fell in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday to Nebraska, 9-1.

The Nittany Lions scored first in the top of the first inning thanks to a RBI single from Haylie Brunson, but couldn’t hold off the Huskers’ offense.

🔺 Bowed Out. Penn State men’s volleyball’s season came to an end on Thursday, falling in four sets to No. 2 Hawaii in the quarterfinal round of the National Collegiate Championship at Ohio State’s Covelli Center.

🔺 Road Trip. Penn State baseball plays its final Big Ten games of the regular season this weekend, traveling to Rutgers for a three-game series with the Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers (12-12) sits just ahead of Penn State (13-14) in the conference standings.

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 The O’Brien File. Get to know Penn State Quarterbacks Coach Danny O’Brien!

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