No. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Meets No. 3 Seed UVA in NCAA Sweet 16No. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Meets No. 3 Seed UVA in NCAA Sweet 16
Craig Houtz

No. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Meets No. 3 Seed UVA in NCAA Sweet 16

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – In their sixth straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearance, the No. 2 seed Penn State women's soccer program will host No. 3 seed Virginia at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20 at Jeffrey Field.
 
PSU advanced to the third round by blanking No. 7 seed West Virginia 4-0 on Friday. That same day, UVA defeated Xavier 3-1 to move on to round three. 
 
The winner of the match will advance to the NCAA Championship Quarterfinals.

GAME INFORMATION 
Virginia (15-3-3)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 | Time 5 p.m.
Location: University Park, PA | Venue: Jeffrey Field 
Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+ 
 
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are the following prices: 
Adults: $8 
PSU/UVA Students: $5
Youth: $5 
Groups of 20+: $3
 
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 Sunday, Nov. 20, due to a Bryce Jordan Center event, the parking lots will begin a $20 cash only entry price at 3 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/. The prepayment discounted rate is available through 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, November 19. Day of event pricing through ParkMobile is $10 until 3 p.m. 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, shut out No. 7 seed West Virginia 4-0 in the second round.
  • It marked PSU's second shutout of WVU this season after the Nittany Lions blanked the Mountaineers 2-0 on Aug. 25.
  • Senior Payton Linnehan scored the first goal of the match in 18 seconds.
  • Senior Kate Wiesner posted a career-high three assists, marking the first time since Sept. 9, 2013 (Tani Costa at Oklahoma State) that PSU has had a player notch three assists in a match.
  • Freshman Amelia White scored her first career goal.
  • Redshirt senior Katherine Asman and senior+ Morgan Messner had their third combined shutout this season.

PENN STATE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

  • The Nittany Lions are the No. 2 seed in the Los Angeles Regional.
  • This is the Nittany Lions 28th straight year in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 1995.
  • PSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament Third Round six times in a row.
  • The Blue & White have 18 total third round appearances and have advanced to the quarterfinals 13 times.
  • 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 43-6-1 at Jeffrey Field, outscoring opponents 153-35. 
  • Two-time National Coach of the Year head coach Erica Dambach has collected 38 NCAA tournament wins and captured the College Cup title in 2015 since taking the helm of the Nittany Lions in 2007. 

VIRGINIA BREAKDOWN

  • Top Goal Scorers: Haley Hopkins (12 Goals)
  • Top Assists: Maggie Cagle (10 Assists)
  • Top Saves: Kayza Massey (46 Saves, .780 Save Percentage)

SCOUTING VIRGINIA

  • Virginia is in its 29th consecutive NCAA appearance.
  • The Cavaliers have advanced to the NCAA Third Round 16 times in the last 17 seasons.
  • Virginia is 15-3-3 having only lost to Notre Dame, Florida State and Duke this season.
  • The Cavaliers have shut out 13 opponents this season.
  • UVA has been ranked in the national poll's top-15 all season.
  • Virginia is tenth in the nation in scoring offense netting 2.48 goals per game.

PENN STATE AGAINST VIRGINIA

  • This match will be the 17th overall between PSU and UVA.
  • Penn State is 8-7-1 all-time vs Virginia dating back to 1997.
  • Last season, PSU snapped UVA's five-game winning streak in the series with a 4-2 victory on the road.
  • Linnehan had a goal and an assist in that match. Schlegel scored as well.
  • The two sides have faced each other three times in the NCAA Tournament with PSU going 1-2 in those matches.
  • PSU and UVA have only squared off in the third round once in 2002 with the Nittany Lions winning 3-0.

OTHER STATS & NOTES

  • Hocking is the active career leader in NCAA Division I in points (155).
  • Schlegel has 47 career goals and notched her 100th career point this season.
  • Dambach is approaching her 300th career win. She has 298.
  • The program notched its 500 total win on Nov. 18 vs WVU.
  • PSU is 14-0-1 when scoring the first goal.
  • The Blue & White has shut out 12 opponents this season.