🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Quite simply, this weekend is going to be crazy.

There will be 10 Penn State programs competing on Saturday alone!

What else is steeping in today’s Brew?

🏈 West to Northwestern
⚽️ Still undefeated
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Let’s Go 1-0 Again. Penn State football is on the road again this weekend to take on Northwestern! Here’s everything you need to get ready for kickoff at noon tomorrow:

🗒 GAME NOTES: Penn State Football vs. Northwestern

🎙 PRESS CONFERENCE: James Franklin — Northwestern

🔺 Still Undefeated. No. 4 Penn State women’s soccer played Michigan to a 1-1 draw in Ann Arbor on Thursday.

Payton Linnehan scored the lone goal for the Nittany Lions, a strike from more than 20 yards out.

Penn State plays again Sunday at Michigan State in a rematch of last year’s Big Ten Tournament Final.

🔺 Ranked Matchup. Penn State men’s soccer (6-1-2) travels to East Lansing on Sunday for a top-25 matchup against Michigan State (5-0-3)!

Both teams are undefeated in Big Ten play — Penn State at 2-0 and Michigan State at 1-0-1.

🔺 Western Swing. Penn State volleyball has a pair of road matchups this weekend at Illinois and Minnesota.

The Nittany Lions take on the Fighting Illini (6-6) this evening before traveling up to Minneapolis to take on the Golden Gophers (5-5) on Saturday night.

Both Illinois and Minnesota are one game behind Penn State in the Big Ten standings.

🔺 Ice Husky. With a split at No. 5 Northeastern under its belt, No. 10 Penn State women’s hockey welcomes UConn to town for a pair of games this weekend.

This weekend will serve as the season-opener for the Huskies.

📰 READ ALSO: Women’s Hockey Hungry To Build On Championship Season

🔺 Terp Tilt. No. 16 Penn State field hockey is on the road this weekend for a huge conference matchup with No. 8 Maryland, which will be featured on BTN at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The Nittany Lions get another crack at a top-10 win after dropping a close 2-1 contest to No. 10 Syracuse on Sunday.

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

Building History. What is Penn State football’s all-time record against Northwestern?

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

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, September 29

🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. UConn @ 6 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🏐 Volleyball at Illinois @ 9 p.m. | Live Stats

Saturday, September 30

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA All-Americans — Cary, N.C.

🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships — Tulsa, Okla.

🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Temple @ 10 a.m.

👟 Cross Country at Lehigh Paul Short Invitational @ 10 a.m.

🥎 Softball vs. Bucknell @ 11 a.m.

🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Cornell @ 12 p.m.

🏈 Football at Northwestern @ 12 p.m. | BTN | Listen | Live Stats

🏊 Men’s Swimming and Diving vs. St. Bonaventure @ 12 p.m.

🏊‍♀️ Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. St. Bonaventure @ 12 p.m.

🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Pitt @ 2 p.m.

🏒 Women’s Hockey vs. UConn @ 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🥎 Softball vs. St. Bonaventure @ 4 p.m.

🏐 Volleyball at Minnesota @ 9 p.m. | Live Stats

Sunday, October 1

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITA All-Americans — Cary, N.C.

🎾 Men’s Tennis at ITA All-American Championships — Tulsa, Okla.

⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Michigan State @ 12 p.m. | BTN | Live Stats

🏑 Field Hockey at Maryland @ 2 p.m.

⚽️ Men’s Soccer at Michigan State @ 3 p.m. | B1G+ | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 14-5!

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!