Nov. 26, 2012
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State Women's soccer team asks you to join them on Tuesday, November 27th at 11:15 a.m. for a special sendoff for the team as they board the bus for their trip to the College Cup in San Diego, Calif. The send-off will take place in front of Rec Hall. Parking will be available at the Nittany Parking Deck. Please note there will be a $1.00 per hour charge to park there.
Free coffee and hot chocolate will be available for fans in attendance. Additionally, white shakers will be given away.
With a 1-0 victory over the Duke Blue Devils on Friday, Penn State advanced to its fourth ever Women's College Cup and will play Florida State this Friday at 8:30 p.m. ET in San Diego, Calif. The Nittany Lions will be appearing in the Women's College Cup for the first time since 2005. Penn State also made appearances in 1999 and 2002. With a victory, the Lions would take on the winner of North Carolina and Stanford in the National Championship game.
Sixth year head coach Erica Walsh will be making her first ever appearance in the College Cup as a head coach. Walsh has been to the College Cup as an assistant at Florida State in 2005. Graduate goalkeeper Erin McNulty (Winnipeg, Manitoba) will also be making her second appearance in a College Cup, as she was the starting keeper for a Florida State team that reached the championship game in 2007.
Winners of 15-straight Big Ten titles, Penn State sports the nation's top-ranked scoring attack, averaging 2.92 goals per contest. Senior midfielder Christine Nairn (Arnold, Md.) is one of two players in the College Cup that has posted double-digit figures in goals and assists. Joining Nairn in the potent Nittany Lion attach is junior Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.), who has tallied 15 goal and six assists for the 2012 campaign after playing a pivotal role in helping the U.S. U-20 National Team win the World Cup back in September.
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