Oct. 28, 2017
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - No. 5 Penn State (14-3, 6-2 B1G) is set to host Iowa in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. The match is set for 12 p.m. Sunday at the Field Hockey Complex.
IOWA SERIES HISTORY
Penn State trails 26-25-1 all-time in their series with the Hawkeyes dating back to 1981. Penn State is currently on a three-game winning streak vs. Iowa, downing the Hawkeyes on Big Ten Network on a penalty corner attempt with 0:00 on the clock back in 2015 followed by a 4-3 win on the road last season in Iowa City, Iowa and besting the Hawkeyes 3-0 this season in Happy Valley.
SCOUTING IOWA
The Hawkeyes sit at 7-10 on the year earning the No. 6 seed in the tournament.
Katie Birch leads the Hawkeyes in goals (13) as well as converting on three penalty strokes and adding eight assists in 2017
Makenna Grewe has recorded nine assists this season that leads the Hawkeyes
WITH A WIN...
With a win in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament, Penn State would advance to face the winner of Maryland/Michigan State Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m. ET in East Lansing, Mich.
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.
- Tied for third-most total assist among active athletes (40), fifth-most assists per game (0.67)
- Ranked No. 10 in PSU history in total assists
- Ranked No. 9 in career goals among active athletes (46)
- Averages the 15th-most goals per game among active athletes (0.77)
- Averages the eighth-most points per game among active athletes (2.20)
- 23rd-most assists among active athletes (24)
- Holds the ninth-best career GAA among active athletes (1.48)
- Ranked No. 7 in career save percentage (.752)
- Ranked No. 2 in career defensive saves among active athletes (16)
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.
PUTSCH GOES BACK-TO-BACK!
Moira Putsch posted back-to-back hat tricks the final weekend of the regular season. The junior from Media, Pa. scored three goals against No. 21 Rutgers at home before taking the show on the road and recording three goals in Indiana against the Hoosiers. Putsch was named NFHCA National Offensive Player of the week and the Big Ten Player of the Week for her efforts.
BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Through nine weeks of play, four 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. Moira Putsch earned B1G Honors following wins vs. No. 21 Rutgers and Indiana to close out the season.
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)
Offensive Player of the Week (10/23/17)
Moira Putsch, Penn State
F - Jr. - Media, Pa. - Academy of Notre Dame
- Posted back-to-back hat tricks this weekend earning 12 points for the No. 6 Nittany Lions
- Scored six goals on only nine shots in PSU's 4-1 win over No. 21 Rutgers and 7-1 victory against Indiana
- Leads the Nittany Lions and Big Ten in goals with 19
- Earns her second Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor and the first of the season
- Last Penn State Offensive Player of the Week: Gini Bramley (Aug. 28, 2017)
PENN STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Penn State remained in at the No. 5 spot in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) poll, as released Tuesday morning.
Connecticut holds the top ranking in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I Coaches Poll as the Huskies enter the weekend looking to cap off an unbeaten regular season.
Connecticut notched 1,097 points and 41 first-place votes to claim the top ranking. The Huskies have a 15-0 mark and will conclude the regular season this weekend when they visit Quinnipiac on Friday and host No. 11 Boston College on Sunday.
In the rest of the top five, Duke maintained its slot at No. 2, Michigan slid up to No. 3 while Virginia moved down a position to No. 4, and Penn State joined the group at No. 5.
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.
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