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Women's Soccer Hosts Maryland Friday Night

Opens in a new window 2021 WSOC Notes vs Maryland

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's soccer team is set to host Maryland on Friday, October 8 at 6 p.m. at Jeffrey Field. The Nittany Lions return home after a two-game road trip to No. 18 Wisconsin and Minnesota.
 
Game Information
 
Date: Friday, October 8 | 6 p.m. ET
Location: Jeffrey Field
Series History: PSU, 13-4-0 | Last Meeting: April 3, 2021 – PSU W, 6-0
Live Stats
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Penn State Breakdown
Record: 7-5-0, 1-4-0
Top Goal Scorers: Payton Linnehan – 6 goals, Sam Coffey – 4 goals
Top Assists:  Sam Coffey – 4 assists
 
Last time out
The Penn State women's soccer team fell in conference play to Minnesota 4-1 on Sunday afternoon. Riley Gleason scored her first career goal in the 89th minute of play for Penn State.
 
Last time vs. Maryland (Spring 2021)
The #6 Penn State women's soccer team (9-1-1, 9-1-1) triumphed 6-0 over the Maryland Terrapins (0-9-2, 0-9-2) on Saturday, April 3. The Nittany Lions scored three goals in each half to secure their ninth win of the year.

Maryland Breakdown
Record: 4-5-4, 0-3-2
Top Goal Scorers: Five tied with 2 goals
Top Assists: Three tied with 2 assists
 
Last time out for Maryland
Illinois (5-6, 1-3) scored two second half goals, rallying from a first half deficit to seal a 2-1 win over Maryland (4-5-4, 0-3-2) Sunday afternoon.

Additional Notes
 
Senior captain Sam Coffey ranks second in the NCAA Division I active leaders with 126 points and leads the country with 50 assists.
 
In her three seasons in Happy Valley, Coffey has appeared in 53 matches with 52 starts. She has netted 21 goals and added 26 assists in those contests. Coffey's 26 assists is a tie for 10th all-time at Penn State.

Redshirt junior captain Ally Schlegel has scored 27 goals and added 14 assists in her first 52 games at Penn State. Of her 27 goals, 10 have been game-winners.
 
Jordan Canniff's goal against Wisconsin was the first of her 2021 season. It was Canniff's first goal since October 10, 2019 against Ohio State after Canniff missing part of last season due to injury.
 
Penn State is 6-0 in games that it scores at least two goals in a game.
 
The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.