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#4 Nittany Lions to Meet #3 Michigan in B1G Championship Final

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Penn State women's soccer team will meet the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday, November 10 in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Nittany Lions and Wolverines will begin the championship game at 12:00 p.m. ET.

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NITTANY LION NOTABLES

  • The Nittany Lions will be looking for their eighth Big Ten Tournament championship, the most in Big Ten history.
  • Penn State defeated Purdue 2-0 in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals to advance to title game. The Nittany Lions have posted three consecutive shutouts and have won eight-straight games.
  • Ally Schlegel scored her team-leading 12th goal of the season and fourth game-winning goal of 2019 against Purdue in the semifinals.
  • Penn State won its most recent Big Ten Tournament title in 2017.
  • Redshirt seniors Kaleigh Riehl and Ellie Jean have played for the Big Ten Tournament championship in each of their four seasons as members of the Penn State women's soccer program (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019).
  • Erica Dambach looks for her fourth Big Ten Tournament title as the head coach of the Nittany Lions (2008, 2015, 2017).
  • Penn State holds an all-time series record of 23-5-7 against Michigan.
  • Penn State is 35-11-6 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament. The Nittany Lions have outscored opponents 85-44 in Big Ten Tournament games. 
  • The Nittany Lions have advanced to 11 Big Ten Tournament championships games in program history.

WOLVERINE NOTES

  • The Wolverines defeated Rutgers 2-1 in the Big Ten semifinals with a goal in overtime to advance to the Big Ten final. 
  • Michigan will be playing in their first Big Ten final since 2005.
  • Sarah Stratigakis leads the Wolverines with six goals and 11 assists.
  • Meredith Haakenson is the Michigan leading scorer with nine goals.
  • Jennifer Klein is in her second season as head coach for the Wolverines. She has led Michigan to the Big Ten Tournament in both of her seasons in Ann Arbor.

Penn State and Michigan will play at 12 p.m. ET on the Big Ten Network.