No. 25 Women’s Soccer Hosts Wisconsin on BTNNo. 25 Women’s Soccer Hosts Wisconsin on BTN
Mark Selders

No. 25 Women’s Soccer Hosts Wisconsin on BTN

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 25 Penn State women's soccer program hosts Wisconsin Thursday night starting at 6 p.m. ET on Jeffrey Field. 
 
The game will be on national television as the Nittany Lions and Badgers square off on Big Ten Network with Dean Linke (PxP) and Jackie Manny (Analyst) on the call.

GAME INFORMATION
Wisconsin (10-2-2, 5-1-0)

  • Date: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 | Time: 6 p.m. EST
  • Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Jeffrey Field
  • Live Stats | Watch: BTN
  • Admission: Free

Parking Information
Parking for all Penn State Athletics' non-football events will require a valid permit or payment of the applicable parking fee for campus lots. Fans with valid Penn State University Park parking permits will be permitted to park at non-football athletics events for free, following Transportation Services parking policies and access.

For women's soccer matches, fans are asked to park in the Jordan East, Stadium West or Porter North lots. Fans without a permit are encouraged to prepay for event parking at a discounted rate of $5.50 through ParkMobile - https://psu.parkmobile.io/. Prepayment is available through 11:59 p.m. the day prior to each event. Event day parking will be $10 per vehicle. Starting at 5 p.m. the lot is cash only. The East Deck is also available for most events for $1 per hour.
 
Parking for all non-football athletics events is managed by Penn State Transportation Services. For more information or questions, visit transportation.psu.edu or email parking@psu.edu.

PENN STATE BREAKDOWN

  • Record: 8-3-2, 3-2-1
  • Top Goal Scorers: Ally Schlegel (5 Goals), Penelope Hocking (4 Goals)
  • Top Assists: Kate Wiesner (5 Assists), Amelia White (4 Assists)
  • Top Saves: Katherine Asman (45 Saves, .804 save percentage)

LAST TIME OUT

  • PSU snapped a two-game skid by winning 2-0 at Maryland on Sunday afternoon.
  • Junior Natalie Wilson scored the game-winner with her first career goal in the 21st minute. It was on PSU's second shot of the match. 
  • The Nittany Lions were efficient on offense with all eight shots occurring on goal.
  • Asman finished with four saves in her seventh clean sheet of the season.
  • Maryland dropped their fifth conference match in a row. 

SCOUTING WISCONSIN 

  • Wisconsin is coming off a 1-2 loss to No. 6 Northwestern last Friday.
  • The loss snapped an eight-game streak by the Badgers.
  • No. 6 NU was their second ranked opponent of the season after they tied No. 7 TCU in the season opener.
  • Senior Emma Jaskaniec leads the Big Ten first in total goals with ten and total points with 24.
  • Rylee Howard earned back-to-back B1G Freshman of the Week nods. She scored the Badgers' lone goal in the match against No. 6 Northwestern.
  • Graduate student Erin McKinney has been the sole keeper for the Badgers, garnering 59 saves and a .808 save percentage in 14 games. 

PENN STATE AGAINST WISCONSIN

  • Penn State leads the all-time series against Wisconsin 22-5-4. 
  • Last season PSU won 2-1 at No. 18 Wisconsin. 
  • Last matchup, Jaskeniec scored the first goal for the Badgers in the 13th minute. Sam Coffey scored the equalizer in the 31st minute, and Jordan Canniff followed up with the game-winner in the 81st minute.
  • PSU is 6-4 in its last ten matchups with Wisconsin.
  • PSU had a five-match streak vs the Badgers from 2012-16. In 2017 and 2019 PSU lost both matches before winning again in fall 2021.

OTHER NOTES

  • The Nittany Lions were selected as the favorite to win the 2022 Big Ten Conference championship alongside Rutgers, according to the annual preseason poll of conference head coaches.
  • For the first time in the Big Ten Preseason Poll history, there was a tie for first place with Penn State and Rutgers leading the list.
  • The Nittany Lions have been picked as the conference preseason favorites every year since 2003.
  • Under the direction of head coach Erica Dambach, the Nittany Lions have won 11 Big Ten regular season championships and four Big Ten Tournament championships as she enters her 16th season as Penn State's head coach. 
  • The Nittany Lions have the No. 1 2022 recruiting class in the nation per TopDrawerSoccer.com
  • The Blue & White return 18 letterwinners and welcome 11 newcomers.
  • Seniors Penelope Hocking, Payton Linnehan and Schlegel were named Big Ten Players to Watch.
  • Hocking and Schlegel were named to the United Soccer Coaches Players to Watch - Forwards list and to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
  • The Nittany Lions have faced four ranked opponents having defeated No. 21 West Virginia, 2-0 and No. 4 Rutgers 2-0, lost to No. 12 Stanford, 2-0 and tied No. 19 Georgetown 2-2.

NEXT TIME OUT

  • The Nittany Lions remain at home to host Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. and will be broadcasted by B1G+.

The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.