No. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Faces No. 7 Seed WVU in NCAA Second RoundNo. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Faces No. 7 Seed WVU in NCAA Second Round
Mark Selders

No. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Faces No. 7 Seed WVU in NCAA Second Round

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 2 seed Nittany Lions will host No. 7 seed West Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 18 at Jeffrey Field.
 
This will be the second time this season the two regional foes face one another after the Nittany Lions shut out the Mountaineers 2-0 on Jeffrey Field earlier this season.
 
The winner of the match will face the winner of Xavier and No. 3 seed Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION 
West Virginia (11-4-7)
Date: Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 | Time 4:30 p.m. EST
Location: University Park, PA | Venue: Jeffrey Field 
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+ 
 
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are the following prices: 
Adults: $8 
PSU/WVU/UVA/XU Students: $5
Youth: $5 
Groups of 20+: $3

The first 50 PSU students who arrive to the ticket booth on University Drive will receive a free ticket to Friday's matches. After the 50 tickets are gone, admission will be $5 cash only at Jeffrey Field.

The day of the match at Jeffrey Field, fans will need to use cash to purchase tickets. Credit cards will NOT be accepted
 
PARKING INFORMATION

UPDATE: On Friday, Nov. 18, due to women's basketball and men's hockey events, the parking lots will begin a $10 cash only entry price at 5 p.m.
 
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. on Thursday, November 17. Event day parking will be $10 per vehicle and can be purchased on the ParkMobile app. The East Deck is also available 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

LAST TIME OUT

  • Penn State, No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, earned a first-round victory in a matchup vs. Quinnipiac.
  • Four different Nittany Lions scored goals, and senior+ Penelope Hocking assisted on two of them. 
  • Senior Payton Linnehan made a game-high five shots and scored what would be the game-winner in the 50th minute after Quinnipiac tied the match at 1-1 in the 46th.
  • Penn State's four goals are the second-most they have posted since the Nittany Lions beat Illinois 5-0 on Sept. 25 at Jeffrey Field.
  • The Nittany Lions did well to shutdown junior Rebecca Cooke, who came into the match leading the nation with 22 goals. Cooke made just one shot, and for the second time this season, she did not finish the match with a goal or assist.

PENN STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

  • The Nittany Lions are the No. 2 seed in the Los Angeles Regional and will welcome West Virginia to Jeffrey Field at 4:30 p.m. (ET) this Friday (Nov. 18) for a second-round matchup. 
  • With a win, the Nittany Lions would remain home for a third-round contest against either Xavier or No. 3 seed Virginia.
  • Penn State has been to the NCAA Tournament 28 consecutive times.
  • PSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament Third Round five times in a row and in seven of the last eight seasons.
  • This is the Nittany Lions 28th straight year in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 1995.
  • PSU has made five NCAA College Cup appearances and won the 2015 NCAA national championship. 
  • In NCAA Tournament action at home, the Nittany Lions have amassed an impressive record of 42-6-1 at Jeffrey Field, outscoring opponents 149-35. 
  • Two-time National Coach of the Year head coach Erica Dambach has collected 37 NCAA tournament wins and captured the College Cup title in 2015 since taking the helm of the Nittany Lions in 2007. 

WEST VIRGINIA BREAKDOWN

  • Top Goal Scorers: Lauren Segalla (5 Goals), AJ Rodriguez (5 Goals)
  • Top Assists: Dilary Heredia-Beltran (7 Assists), Julianne Vallerand (3 Assists)
  • Top Saves: Kayza Massey (77 Saves, .819 Save Percentage)
  • Mountaineers have 17 different goal scorers

SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA

  • The Mountaineers clinched an auto bid in the NCAA Tournament after winning their fifth Big 12 Tournament title as the No. 4 seed after defeating No.5 Oklahoma, No. 1 Texas, and No. 2 TCU in the Championship
  • West Virginia has appeared in 22 NCAA Tournaments all time, with 22 appearances in the last 23 seasons.
  • The Mountaineers are 24-19-5 all-time in their 48 tournament appearances.
  • West Virginia enters Jeffery Field for the second time this year, this time as the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament
  • WVU ended the regular season with a record of 7-4-7, and 4-1-4 in Big 12 play before going on to earn Championship honors in the Big 12 Tournament.

PENN STATE AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA

  • This match will be the 22nd overall between WVU and PSU.
  • Penn State is 11-7-3 all-time vs West Virginia dating back to 2003.
  • The two sides have faced each other five times in the NCAA Tournament with PSU going 3-2 in those matches and outscoring the Mountaineers 11-6.
  • In 2015, No. 6 PSU defeated No. 4 WVU in the Elite Eight 2-0 to clinch a spot in the College Cup on the Nittany Lions' way to the national championship title.
  • This is the second time the Nittany Lions will face the Mountaineers this season after PSU shut them out 2-0 earlier this year.
  • Jordan Canniff and Mieke Schiemann scored goals in that match with assists from Linnehan and Hocking.
  • Asman faced nine shots and made three saves in the clean sheet.

OTHER STATS & NOTES

  • Penelope Hocking is the active career leader in NCAA Division I in points (153).
  • Dambach is approaching her 300th career win. She has 297.
  • The program is approaching 500 total wins. It is at 499 wins.
  • PSU is 12-0-1 when scoring the first goal.
  • The Blue & White has shut out 11 opponents this season.
  • Strong Schedule: The Nittany Lions have faced four ranked opponents having defeated No. 21 West Virginia, 2-0, No. 4 Rutgers 2-0, No. 12 Northwestern 2-0 and No. 6 Michigan State 3-2, lost to No. 12 Stanford, 2-0 and tied No. 19 Georgetown 2-2.