Oct. 14, 2017
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 6 Penn State heads to the field where they captured the Big Ten Championship Tournament last season as they take on conference opponent Maryland Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network in College Park, Md.
MARYLAND SERIES HISTORY
Penn State leads 21-15-1 all-time in their series with the Terrapins dating back to 1975. Penn State is currently on a one-game winning-streak vs. Maryland, downing the Terps 2-1 last year to pick up Coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss' 500th career win and the Big Ten Championship Tournament title last November.
SCOUTING MARYLAND
The Terrapins sit at 9-5 on the year currently riding a three-game win streak that includes a wins over Michigan State, Liberty, and Ohio State.
Lein Holsboer is tied for the team lead in goals (8) with teammate Bodil Keus as well as contributing nine assists and a game-winner during the 2017 season.
ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS
A few Nittany Lions are among the best in the nation in their respective categories among active student-athletes, as well as a few that are rising in the Penn State record book.
Moira Putsch
- Third-most total assist among active athletes (40), second-most assists per game (0.70)
- Ranked No. 10 in PSU history in total assists
- Averages the sixth-most points per game among active athletes (2.11)
- T-18th-most assists among active athletes (24)
- Holds the 10th-best GAA among active athletes (1.50)
WHAT A PERFORMANCE BY BRAMLEY!
What a week it was for Gini Bramley. The junior midfielder earned Big Ten Offensive player of the week honors as well as being named the National Offensive player of the week by NFHCA. Bramley joins Jen Beaumont (10/28/08), Allison Scola (10/14/08) and Jen Long (11/13/07) as the only other Nittany Lions to earn National Player of the Week honors. On top of the fantastic week (Aug. 25-27) on the field for the Elizabethtown, Pa. native, Bramley celebrated her birthday the same weekend, turning 20-years-old on Aug. 28.
BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Through seven weeks of play, three Nittany Lions have been selected as Big Ten Player of the Week, respectively. Gini Bramley earned the distinction during the opening week of play, Jenny Rizzo earned the nod following shutouts against Temple and Wake Forest, while Cori Conley took home the honors following wins against Michigan State and Kent State on the road.
Offensive Player of the Week (8/28/17)
Gini Bramley, Penn State
M - Jr. - Elizabethtown, Pa. - Lower Dauphin
- Guided No. 7 Penn State to victories over No. 23 Old Dominion and No. 10 Virginia
-Scored two goals and added one assist against Old Dominion
-Scored two goals and tallied two assists in Penn State's, 4-2, win over Virginia
Defensive Player of the Week (9/5/17)
Jenny Rizzo, Penn State
GK - Jr. - Hershey, Pa. - Hershey
- Anchored a Penn State defense that defeated Temple, 5-0, and No. 15 Wake Forest, 6-0
- Posted two shutouts in Penn State's home opening weekend
- Recorded a season-high nine saves
- Earns her second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor and her first of the season
- Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Jenny Rizzo (Oct. 4, 2016)
Defensive Player of the Week (10/2/17)
Cori Conley, Penn State
B - Jr. - Oak Park, Ill. - Oak Park and River Forest
- Played every minute on the pitch as Penn State posted two road wins this week, earning PSU its 10th win of the season
- Anchored the Nittany Lion defense that shutout Michigan State in East Lansing earning Penn State's its fifth shutout of the season
- Scored her first career goal versus Kent State
- Earns her first Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor
- Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Jenny Rizzo (Sept. 5, 2017)
PENN STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Penn State checked in at the No. 6 spot in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll, as released Tuesday morning.
Connecticut posted two more wins last week and the undefeated Huskies remained the No. 1 team in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Coaches Poll on Tuesday.
Connecticut totaled 1,144 points and 43 first-place votes to remain the No. 1 team again. The rest of the top five included No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Michigan, No. 4 Virginia and No. 5 North Carolina.
The bottom half of the top ten included No. 6 Penn State, No. 7 Syracuse, No. 8 Delaware, No. 9 Northwestern and No. 10 Boston College.
CHEERING ON THE BLUE & WHITE
Penn State finished the 2016 season ranked No. 1 in average attendance in the nation. Penn State broke the Field Hockey Complex record with a total of 967 in attendance for a conference game against Maryland and was a part of the most attended game during the 2016 season as the Nittany Lions captured the Big Ten Tournament title against the very same Terrapins in College Park that was played in front of 969 fans.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT ON BTN
Penn State will play on BTN live Sunday, Oct. 15 starting at 3:00 p.m. as the Nittany Lions take on Maryland in College Park, Md. The crucial contest will be the Nittany Lion's third to last before the Big Ten tournament and is a rematch of last year's Big Ten Tournament Championship game that saw Penn State win its conference record seventh Big Ten tournament title. Penn State's game at Ohio State (Oct. 6) will also be streamed on BTN.
LEADERS OF THE PACK
Seniors Shay Cannon (16) and Skyler Fretz (11) were named the captains for the 2017 season.
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