Dec. 11, 2013
By Matt Allibone, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The game had long since ended, and the fans had all cleared out of Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va, yet Penn State star forward Maya Hayes couldn't bring herself to leave the field.
With the Nittany Lions having just been eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after falling to Wake Forest, 1-0, in a heartbreaker, the senior decided to take a moment to reflect on the season that she and her teammates had just gone through.
"After that game I didn't want to leave the field until somebody forced me to," said Hayes. "Thinking about how our season was really over was so surreal."
Even with the premature ending, the 2013 Penn State women's soccer team went on a ride that saw many highs, a few lows, and ultimately the growth and maturation of every individual on the roster. Looking back, it was a season that no member of the Nittany Lions will ever forget.
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