UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 11 Penn State women's soccer program closes out regular season non-conference play by hosting Liberty on Thursday, Sept. 8. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed on B1G+.
GAME INFORMATION
Liberty (4-1-1)
- Date: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022 | Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Jeffrey Field
- Live Stats | Watch: B1G+ ($)
PENN STATE BREAKDOWN
- Record: 4-1-1
- Top Goal Scorers: Ally Schlegel (3 Goals)
- Top Assists: Kate Wiesner (3 Assists)
- Top Saves: Katherine Asman (21 Saves)
LAST TIME OUT
- No. 8 Penn State split matches on the West Coast, falling 0-2 at No. 12 Stanford but winning 1-0 at Santa Clara.
- The PSU defense held the Cardinal to its lowest goal total this season.
- The Nittany Lion offense put up the most shots of a Stanford opponent this season with eight.
- PSU keeper Asman made a season-high nine saves at Stanford.
- The Blue and White delivered SCU its fourth shutout in a row.
- Asman tallied four saves on the way to her third clean sheet of the season.
SCOUTING LIBERTY
- The Flames are on a three-game winning streak, most recently winning 1-0 at Richmond.
- The Flames are outscoring their opponents 11 to three, and they have out-shot every opponent this year.
- Redshirt senior McKinley Burkett leads the team with three goals this year. Eight other Flames are tied with one goal each.
- Seven different Flames have recorded an assist.
- Starting keeper sophomore Ainsley Leja has posted a .875 save percentage through 533 minutes.
PENN STATE AGAINST LIBERTY
- This will be the first meeting between Penn State and Liberty.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Nittany Lions kickoff Big Ten Conference play on the road at Indiana on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m.
The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.