UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's soccer team continues Big Ten play with a pair of conference foes this week. The Nittany Lions host Rutgers on Thursday, October 3 at 7 p.m. on Jeffrey Field. Penn State then travels to Ohio State on Sunday, October 6.
FOLLOW ALONG
Rutgers
7 p.m. ET
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WEEKEND OPPONENTS
The Nittany Lions have an all-time series record of 10-6-4 against Rutgers. The Nittany Lions defeated the Scarlet Knights 1-0 at Jeffrey Field in 2018. Marissa Sheva scored the game-winning goal in the second half to give the Nittany Lions the victory. Rutgers is currently 7-2-1, 1-2-0 on the season. Amirah Ali leads the team in points (14), goals (6), and game-winning goals (3). Megan McClelland has posted five shutouts.
Penn State and Ohio State have a series record of 23-7-1. Last season, the Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes 4-0 during the regular season. Four different Nittany Lions scored in the win. Kayla Fischer leads the team in points (10), goals (4), game-winning goals (2) and is tied for first in assists (2). The Buckeyes have a record of 3-6-1, 1-2-0 on the season.
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
Senior Kaleigh Riehl leads all of NCAA Division 1 with 88 career games played. Ellie Jean is currently second on that list with 87 career games played. Sam Coffey is fourth on the active career leaders with 0.54 assists per game. Coffey is sixth on the active list with 28 assists. Amanda Dennis is 14th with a 0.72 goals against average.
B1G RANKS
GOALS
Ally Schlegel - 8 (2nd)
Frankie Tagliaferri - 4 (T-9th)
Sam Coffey - 4 (T-9th)
ASSISTS
Frankie Tagliaferri - 7 (1st)
Sam Coffey - 4 (T-4th)
POINTS
Ally Schlegel - 17 (2nd)
Frankie Tagliaferri - 15 (3rd)
REMAINING REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
at Ohio State - Oct. 6
at Indiana - Oct. 10
at Purdue - Oct. 13
Illinois - Oct. 17
Northwestern - Oct. 20
at Nebraska - Oct. 27
