UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 10 Penn State women's soccer program hits the road for its first of three away matches as the Nittany Lions take on Monmouth at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
GAME INFORMATION
at Monmouth
- Date: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022 | Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Location: West Long Branch, N.J. | Venue: Hesse Field on The Great Lawn
- Live Stats | Watch: FloSports
PENN STATE BREAKDOWN
- Record: 2-0-1
- Top Goal Scorers: Ally Schlegel (2 Goals)
- Top Assists: Amelia White (2 Assists), Kate Wiesner (2 Assists)
- Top Saves: Katherine Asman (5 Saves)
LAST TIME OUT
- No. 10 Penn State blanked No. 21 West Virginia 2-0 in the Nittany Lions' second straight shutout.
- It marked back-to-back wins against WVU as PSU beat the Mountaineers 2-0 last season as well.
- Sophomore Mieke Schiemann had a standout performance, notching her first career goal and first career assist.
- PSU's first goal was scored by Jordan Canniff in the 57th minute assisted by Payton Linnehan and Schiemann.
- Schiemann gave the Lions' the 2-0 advantage by heading the ball in off a corner kick from Penelope Hocking.
- Penn State's defense limited WVU to just nine shots as keeper redshirt senior Katherine Asman earned her second-straight clean sheet.
- With two minutes remaining in the match, Asman ran up to make a save on a free running attacker to help preserve the shutout.
SCOUTING MONMOUTH
- The Hawks are 3-0 after clenching their third straight shutout against Farleigh Dickinson on Thursday
- Monmouth has also shut out Lehigh and UAlbany
- This is the second season that Hawks have opened with three consecutive shutouts
- Freshman forward Summer Reimet tallied the first two goals of her career
- Graduate student forward Lauren Karabin found the back of the net; the 19th of her career.
PENN STATE AGAINST MONMOUTH
- Penn State leads the series 3-0 versus Monmouth dating back to 2007 with all matches occurring in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Jeffrey Field.
- The Nittany Lions won 4-0 in their first match versus the Hawks on Nov. 16, 2007. Current USWNT goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher had three saves in goal as a sophomore in the clean sheet performance.
- The second matchup resulted in a 3-0 PSU win on Nov. 15, 2013.
- Most recently, Penn State beat Monmouth 3-1 on Nov. 12. 2021 in the NCAA Tournament First Round. It was PSU's 27th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and the team advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth straight season.
- PSU returners Ally Schlegel, Payton Linnehan and Rachel Wasserman scored in last year's match.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Nittany Lions remain on the road and head to the West Coast to take on Stanford on Sept. 1 and Santa Clara on Sept. 4.
The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.