🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Conference season is in full swing now — football, women’s soccer, men’s soccer and field hockey all play in their Big Ten openers this weekend!

What else is steeping in today’s Brew?

🏈 Headed west
🏐 Penn State Classic
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Fighting The Illini. Welcome to Big Ten season! Penn State football heads west tomorrow to take on Illinois at noon on Fox. Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff:

🗒 GAME NOTES: Penn State at Illinois

🎙 PRESS CONFERENCE: James Franklin — Illinois Week

📰 READ: Running Back Brotherhood Showcased In Win

🔺 It’s Going To Be Classic. UMBC and Seton Hall women’s volleyball are in Happy Valley this weekend to compete with Penn State at the Penn State Classic!

The Nittany Lions (4-3) will take on UMBC (5-3) this evening at 7 p.m. and Seton Hall (6-3) tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Rec Hall.

🔺 Conference Clash. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for Penn State men’s soccer’s conference opener tonight.

Penn State (2-1-2) and Ohio State (1-2-2) will meet at 7 p.m. In last season’s matchup, the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes played to a 1-1 draw.

🔺 Let’s Make It Nine. The undefeated Penn State women’s soccer team (6-0-1) welcomes in Maryland (3-1-4) for a Big Ten battle this evening at 6 p.m.

Penn State is 8-0 against Maryland since the Terps joined the Big Ten.

🔺 Top-10 Foe. Penn State field hockey (4-2) hosts a pair of games this weekend as part of its current five-game home stand.

No. 10 Rutgers (6-0) is first up tonight, in the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten opener. Bucknell (3-3) will be in town on Sunday for a noon matchup.

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

Back In Champaign. What was the final score of the game the last time Penn State football played at Illinois?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🦁 ONE BIG THING

🔺 Roar Zone. Can you call yourself a hockey fan if you haven’t experienced the Roar Zone at Penn State games?

Here’s a sneak peek in case you haven’t!

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, September 15

🎾 Women’s Tennis at UNC Kitty Harrison & Wahoowa Invitational

🏑 Field Hockey vs. Rutgers @ 5 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Maryland @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. UMBC @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Ohio State @ 7 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

Saturday, September 16

🎾 Women’s Tennis at UNC Kitty Harrison & Wahoowa Invitational

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invitational

🥎 Softball vs. Fordham @ 11 a.m.

🏈 Football at Illinois @ noon | FOX | Listen | Live Stats

🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Seton Hall @ 4 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. Saint Francis @ 4 p.m.

Sunday, September 17

🎾 Women’s Tennis at UNC Kitty Harrison & Wahoowa Invitational

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Nittany Lion Invitational

🏑 Field Hockey vs. Bucknell @ noon | B1G+ | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Penn State won 63-24!

Here’s the box score from that game on Sept. 21, 2018.

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!