No. 11 Women's Soccer Meets Liberty ThursdayNo. 11 Women's Soccer Meets Liberty Thursday
Mark Selders

No. 11 Women's Soccer Meets Liberty Thursday

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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

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.