| PENN STATE VS. BUCKNELL | |
| Tuesday, Oct. 14 - 7 p.m. ET | |
| Penn State Field Hockey Complex | University Park, Pa. | |
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Oct. 13, 2014
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - After five straight road games, the No. 4 Penn State field hockey team returns home to take on Bucknell at the Field Hockey Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
All fans are encouraged to park in the East Parking Deck. Also, fans are reminded that all bags that are brought into the facility are subject to inspection at any time.
Penn State Notes
- The Nittany Lions are 10-3 on the season, including a 2-2 mark in the Big Ten.
- Senior Taylor Herold (Fredericksburg, Va.) leads the team with 13 goals and 32 points. She is tied with classmate Laura Gebhart (Mount Joy, Pa.) with a squad-best six assists.
- Herold needs one goal to put her tied for 10th on Penn State's all-time list.
- Defensively, the redshirt senior goalkeeper Kylie Licata (Mountain Top, Pa.) holds a .805 save percentage and a 1.29 goals against average.
Bucknell Notes
- The Bison are 8-3 this season and 3-0 in the Patriot League.
- Bucknell has a ranked win against then-No. 14 Princeton (Sept. 14).
- Most recently, the Bison picked up road wins at Holy Cross (Oct. 11) and at UMass Lowell (Oct. 12).
- Offensively, Liz Wills leads the squad with seven goals and 16 points on the season.
- Defensively, the squad allows just 1.27 goals per game.
- Jeremy Cook is in his seventh season at the helm.
Series History
Penn State is 36-2-2 all-time against Bucknell in a series dating back to 1964, the first year in program history. The Nittany Lions have not lost to the Bison since 1970, picking up a 2-0 win on the road last season.
Last Time Out
Despite a late surge, the No. 4 Penn State field hockey team fell at No. 2 Maryland, 4-3, on Oct. 10. The Nittany Lions scored two goals in the final three minutes to get within one, but couldn't finish the comeback attempt. Senior Amanda Dinunzio (State College, Pa.) led the team with a goal and an assist. The Nittany Lions outshot the Terrapins, 19-11, and held a 12-3 advantage in penalty corners. The Penn State defense held Maryland to more than nine shots less than its season average of 20.4 coming into the contest. It marked the first time this season Penn State gave up more than three goals.
Next Up
Penn State hosts first-year Big Ten foe Rutgers on Friday, Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. Then, the Nittany Lions return home for Senior Day on Sunday, Oct. 19 at noon against Northwestern.
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