IOWA CITY, IOWA — The No. 24 Penn State women's soccer program closed out the regular season with a 1-1 draw at Iowa on Sunday.
Ally Schlegel scored her tenth goal of the season for the Nittany Lions in the 24th minute, but the Hawkeyes would score the equalizer in the 52nd minute.
Penn State concludes the regular season 10-4-3 overall and 5-3-2 in the Big Ten. Iowa finished 5-6-7 overall and 2-3-5 in the league.
The Nittany Lions have clinched a spot in the Big Ten Tournament and will await the conference's announcement on bracket seeding.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Penn State struck first as seniors Maddie Myers and Kate Wiesner delivered a ball to Schlegel who made a move past a Hawkeye to drill the ball into the net off her left foot.
The PSU defense held strong, not allowing a Hawkeye shot until the 30th minute of the match, and it sailed off target.
The half ended with PSU out-shooting Iowa five to one. The Hawkeyes had four corner kicks but could not convert.
The 52nd minute saw Iowa score the equalizer.
Now with the momentum, Iowa would take the next five shots of the match with redshirt senior keeper Katherine Asman making back-to-back big saves in the 68th and 69th minutes to keep the score even.
The Hawkeyes had a big chance in the 82nd minute on a header that instead hit the post.
In the meantime, shots from Wiesner and senior Devon Olive were saved as well.
In the 85th minute, senior+ Penelope Hocking was fouled in the box giving the Nittany Lions a penalty kick opportunity. Schlegel took the shot, but the Iowa keeper blocked it with both hands.
With ten seconds left of the match, PSU took a corner kick, and junior Elle Kershner took the final shot, but it went out top.
UP NEXT
After the conclusion of Sunday's matches, the Big Ten will release the bracket for the conference tournament. Four quarterfinal matches will be played on the campuses of the top four seeds beginning on Sunday, Oct. 30.
The winners of those matches will advance to the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 3, with the championship match to be played Sunday, Nov. 6. The semifinals and championship match will be played at Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio.
The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.
