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Mark Selders

Penn State Meets Iowa in Big Ten Quarterfinals

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women's soccer team hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes on Sunday, November 3 at Jeffrey Field at 1 p.m. ET. The Nittany Lions enter the tournament in search of their eighth Big Ten Tournament title.

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NITTANY LION NOTABLES

  • The Nittany Lions enter the Big Ten quarterfinal with a 12-6-1, 8-3-0 record. Penn State has won sixth straight games heading into the match with Iowa.
  • Penn State had eight Nittany Lions named to respective All-Big Ten teams this week. Four Nittany Lions, Ally Schlegel, Kaleigh Riehl, Sam Coffey and Kerry Abello, were all named first team All-Big Ten.
  • Redshirt freshman Ally Schlegel was named the Big Ten Freshman of the year following 11 goals and 26 points in her first full season. Schlegel is the latest Nittany Lion to win the award and first since Emily Ogle in 2014.
  • The Nittany Lions have a record of 33-11-6 in the Big Ten Tournament with the last tournament title coming in 2017.
  • Last season, the Nittany Lions advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship.
  • The Nittany Lions have a 24-2-0 all-time record against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

HAWKEYE NOTES

  • The Hawkeyes enter the matchup with a 15-3-1, 7-3-1 record. The Hawkeyes have tied school records in wins and conference wins.
  • Devin Burns leads the Hawkeyes with six goals and four assists.
  • Dave DiIanni enters his sixth season as the head coach of Iowa. DiIanni comes to Iowa after winning three NCAA Division II national championships at Grand Valley State.
  • Iowa has outscored their opponents 45-16 this season and has posted eight shutouts.

SIX STRAIGHT

The Nittany Lions have won sixth straight games heading into tomorrow's game. The six straight wins is the longest streak in the Big Ten.

NCAA HISTORY

Penn State has played in 24-straight NCAA tournaments an advanced to NCAA quarterfinals each of the last two seasons.