UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 8 Penn State women's soccer program is set to host undefeated No. 4 Virginia at 1 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon on Jeffrey Field. This is the second top ten matchup the Nittany Lions have hosted at Jeffrey Field this season.
The Nittany Lions continue their home stand against Michigan and Michigan State next week to begin Big Ten play.
FOLLOW ALONG
No. 4 Virginia
Sunday, September 15
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MORE B1G HONORS
Redshirt freshman Ally Schlegel has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player and the Freshman of the Week announced by the Big Ten Conference. Schlegel claims the award after scoring goals in both of Penn State's games this weekend. This is the second consecutive week Schlegel has earned a weekly honor as she was named Co-Freshman of the Week last week.
Schlegel has scored in five consecutive games for the Nittany Lions and Penn State is 3-1-1 in those contests. Schlegel became the first Big Ten student-athlete to win Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week since 8/28/18 when Ohio State's Kayla Fisher also earned both awards.
DYNAMIC DUO
Redshirt freshman Ally Schlegel has scored five goals to lead the Nittany Lions. Frankie Tagliaferri is currently second on the team with four goals and leads the team with three assists. Schlegel is second in the Big Ten with five goals. Tagliaferri is second in the Big Ten with three assists and tied for second with Ally Schlegel with 11 points.
TOUGH TESTS
The Nittany Lions schedule continues to be filled with ranked opponents. Having already played No. 2 Stanford and No. 23 West Virginia this season. The Nittany Lions are set to meet No. 4 Virginia, No. 19 Rutgers and No. 22 Wisconsin.
TITLETOWN
The Nittany Lions look to secure their 20th Big Ten regular season championship in 2019. Penn State has claimed 14 more Big Ten titles than the next closest conference institution. The Nittany Lions have won seven Big Ten Tournament titles, four more than the next closest league foe. For the 16th consecutive year, Penn State was selected by the Big Ten coaches as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten. Along with the 2015 NCAA National Championship, Penn State has appeared in five Women's College Cups (1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015).
JUST WIN
Head Coach Erica Dambach has led the Nittany Lions women's soccer program to new heights and has etched herself into one of the best coaches in the history of women's college soccer. Entering 2019, Dambach sits 17th all-time in winning percentage in NCAA Division I history.
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