Nov. 19, 2014
| NCAA TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND | |
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| Fri., Nov. 21 - 7:30 p.m. ET | |
| Jeffrey Field | University Park, Pa. | |
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| Penn State NCAA Tournament Page | |
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Game Notes: Penn State | UConnStatistics: Penn State | UConn
| INSIDE THE NUMBERS | ||
| PSU | UConn | |
| 50 | Goals | 42 |
| 2.38 | Goals per Game | 1.83 |
| 312 | Shots | 407 |
| 14.9 | Shots per Game | 17.7 |
| 1-2 | Penalty Kicks | 1-1 |
| 15 | Goals Against | 21 |
| 0.71 | Goals Against Average | 0.87 |
| .797 | Save Percentage | .798 |
| 8 | Shutouts | 11 |
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's soccer team moves on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth-consecutive year, welcoming UConn to Jeffrey Field on Fri., Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Virginia Tech and Georgetown will be playing before the Nittany Lions' match at 4:30 p.m.
Tickets are available ahead of time and day of game. Groups of 20-or-more are $3 per ticket, youth and students are $5 and adults are $8. To purchase in advance, call 1-800-NITTANY and select option 1 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or order in person by visiting the Athletic Ticket Office Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Bryce Jordan Center. Day of game, tickets are available for purchase at Jeffrey Field with cash only. Gates open one hour prior to the match.
ADMISSION & LIMITED BAG POLICY
Fans attending Penn State soccer matches at Jeffrey Field will have to comply with Penn State University's Bag Policy. Fans are advised that no bags larger than backpacks may be brought into the stadium grounds. This includes duffle bags and purses larger than 8.5" x 11" x 6" and all bags will be searched. For more information visit the Safety Policy SY44 Page or Penn State's Bag Policy Page.
Fans are reminded that there will be heavy traffic on Fri., Nov. 21 with two events in the East campus vicinity starting at the same time. Please be prepared for extra traffic and possibly longer wait times or parking availability further from your respective venue. All Women's Soccer fans are asked to identify to the parking attendants that they are attending the soccer game to be directed accordingly.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
UConn (14-4-5), the ACC Champions, recorded its sixth-straight clean sheet and scored twice within four minutes to beat New Hampshire in the first round, 2-0. The goalkeeping tandem of Allison Saucier and Emily Armstrong only had to make one save in the match, and the Huskies outshot the Wildcats, 22-7. Saucier and Armstrong splitting time in net is nothing new, as each player has seen action in at least 20 matches for a combined 0.87 goals against average. In the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010, the 2014 Huskies are one of the best defensively in recent program history, posting the most shutouts since 2007 (11). The team has also been strong on the attack, outscoring opponents 42-21. Rachel Hill's team-leading 16 goals rank 16th nationally.
SERIES HISTORY vs. UConn
Penn State leads the all-time series, 6-5-1. On Aug. 29, the Nittany Lions topped the Huskies, 3-1. Megan Schafer (Langhorne, Pa.) recorded scored two goals in the match, the first time a freshman had done so since 2010.
SCORE!
The Nittany Lions' 4-1 win over Buffalo on Nov. 14 marked the 12th time in program history the team has scored four-or-more goals in an NCAA Tournament match. In Penn State's 58 NCAA Tournament matches, the team has outscored its opponent, 123-66.
FEELING FRESH
All season, Penn State's 11 freshmen have made huge contributions to the team's success and the postseason has been no exception. Against Buffalo, Megan Schafer scored her sixth goal of the season, tied for the third-most on the team, and improving Penn State's record to 11-0 when a first-year Nittany Lion scores.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Overall, the Nittany Lions are 14-3 in first round games (PSU received byes from the first round in 1998, 1999 and 2000). Penn State is in the midst of a six-game first round win streak. Penn State is a four-time College Cup participant (1999, 2002, 2005, 2012), while advancing to the quarterfinals nine times, posting a 4-5 record. Penn State has amassed an impressive record of 31-6-1 at Jeffrey Field, out-scoring opponents 95-29 in NCAA Play. Penn State has hosted the first and second rounds in the pod format 12 of the last 15 years. In the 11 seasons in which PSU hosted, the Nittany Lions went 21-2.
APPEARANCES BY ROUND
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - 2012
COLLEGE CUP - 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012
QUARTERFINALS - 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012
THIRD ROUND - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012
SECOND ROUND - 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD
Record | GF | GA | |
Record at Jeffrey Field | 31-6-1 | 95 | 29 |
Away Record | 4-8-0 | 15 | 26 |
Neutral Record | 4-4-1 | 10 | 11 |
Overtime Games | 2-3-2 | 8 | 9 |
SIMPLY THE BEST
Penn State women's soccer maintained its standing as one of the top programs in collegiate soccer this season.
The Nittany Lions won their 16th conference title in 17 years, a record unmatched by any Division I program (North Carolina won 13 of 14 ACC titles from 1998-2008). Since the program began in 1994, Penn State has appeared in every Big Ten Tournament and each season from 1995 on, the team competed in the NCAA postseason.
PARK AVENUE PROTECTORS
The Nittany Lions take home field advantage to the next level. The team's 4-1 victory over Buffalo marked the 200th win at Jeffrey Field; the women's soccer team is 200-22-9 all-time at The Jeff, losing just two matches in the past three seasons and shutting out visitors in 19 of 39 matches.
CAREER CLOUT
Penn State's sustained success isn't possible without the leadership of its upperclassmen, evident in the program's career lists. Two-time Big Ten Defender of the Year Whitney Church (Ashburn, Virginia) has played the most minutes of any Nittany Lion (7,973), and Kori Chapic's (Russell, Ohio) 7,259 minutes on the pitch is second. Emily Hurd (Sammamish, Washington) ranks seventh in career assists (28) and minutes played (6,014), while Mallory Weber (Novi, Michigan) has taken the seventh-most shots on goal (70) and scored the 10th-most gamewinners (9). A mainstay in goal for the Blue and White is Britt Eckerstrom (Germantown, Maryland), with spots on nearly every career goalkeeping list. In just her junior season, she's tied for second in games played (55), tied for third in wins (37), fifth in saves (174), goalkeeper minutes played (4,319) and goalkeeper games started (47) and seventh in shutouts (11.6) and goals against average (0.76).
SOCIAL MEDIA
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