Blue & White Brew 7/18: Senior Moment

Today, it's the seniors' turn to grab some season tickets.

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Penn State Brew Crew
July 18, 2023

🦁 The Official Daily Newsletter For Penn State Athletics

Good morning! Seniors, you’re up for Penn State football season tickets. Make sure your final year in Happy Valley is filled with memories from Beaver Stadium. Tickets go live at 7:00 a.m. this morning.

What all is steeping in today’s Brew?

🎧 Listen up
🏈 Going all the way back to 1946
🦁 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Listen Up. Whether your summer mornings include long commutes, yard work, or walks with the dog—these hand-picked episodes from the Let’s Go State podcast will give the first half of your day the upgrade it deserves.

🏈 CBS Sports and 24/7 Sports podcast host Josh Pate joins Brian Tripp to discuss his visit to Happy Valley earlier this spring to take an inside look at the Penn State football program. Josh Pate hosted a special edition of his popular show "The Late Kick Podcast" live from the Lasch Building and had an opportunity to meet with coaches and student-athletes within the program. He shares insight from his visit and his outlook on the 2023 Penn State football season.

🥎 Penn State softball head coach Clarisa Crowell joins host Brian Tripp to recap the program's outstanding 31-16 season. She discusses the remarkable team and individual achievements from 2023 and spotlights the strong camaraderie among the female head coaches at Penn State.

A Nittany Lion ability athlete since 2019, RJ Shirey is a State College native who lost his right leg after a tragic hunting accident at age 15. He posted season and career bests in both the shot put and javelin to win two more national crowns, and his shot put distance of 7.13 meters brought home gold as did his javelin throw of 20.19 meters. He’s wrapping up his Ability Athletics career this summer as he will graduate in August.

🔺 Two Good. Penn State women's basketball redshirt junior guard Leilani Kapinus earned a spot on the 2023 USA 3x3 Nations League team. One of the most tenacious two-way players in women's college basketball, she makes her international basketball debut with Team USA at the FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Americas Conference in Rancagua, Chile. And she’s fresh off a 2022-2023 season that saw her land All-Big Ten Defensive Team recognition according to both the league's coaches and media members, while winning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention accolades.

🤔 BLUE & WHITE TRIVIA

46 days until kickoff. We’re going in the Way Waaaaaaay Back Machine to revisit Penn State football’s 1946 season—when they defeated this team by a score of 68-0 in one of the most lopsided victories in program history.

Do you know what team it was?

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

🦁 ONE BIG THING

Senior moment. In case you missed it, six seniors are returning for the men’s lacrosse team this season—TJ Malone, Grant Haus, Chris Jordan, Ryan Huff, Jack Posey, and Sam Sweeney will be headlining the Nittany Lions’ squad that looks to surpass their NCAA national semifinals appearance from last season.

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📅 COMING SOON

Thursday, August 17

⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. North Carolina @ 8:00 p.m. (Home Opener)

Thursday, August 24

⚽ Men’s Soccer at Pittsburgh @ 7:00 p.m. (Season Opener)

Friday, August 25

🏑 Field Hockey at Virginia @ 6:00 p.m.

🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Florida @ 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 2

🏈 Football vs. West Virginia @ 7:30 p.m. on NBC | Tickets

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Fordham!

It was the first of a home-and-away series for Penn State and Fordham, with the Nittany Lions going to the Bronx the next season to face the Rams.

Penn State won that game 75-0.

🦁 Have a great Tuesday, y’all.