UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- No. 20 Penn State women's lacrosse travels to Pittsburgh for an in-state match-up against its only ACC opponent this season. First draw at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa. is set for 4 p.m. The Nittany Lions look for their fourth consecutive win on Tuesday.
Penn State is ranked 20th nationally in the ILWomen/IWLCA Poll and second in the Big Ten this week.
GAME INFORMATION
at Pittsburgh
- Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | Time: 4 p.m.
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. | Venue: Highmark Stadium
- Live Stats | Watch: ACCNX | Notes
- Admission: Free – Clear bag policy
- Parking: $10
LAST TIME OUT
- Penn State took down No. 14 Princeton 16-14 on Saturday, March 18. Gretchen Gilmore put the Nittany Lions ahead by two with 3:57 remaining on the clock in the fourth quarter, earning Penn State a 16-14 win.
- Kristin O'Neill and Gretchen Gilmore each scored 6 goals for the Nittany Lions.
- Brooke Hoss posted her second hat trick of the season.
- Sammy Dupcak led the defense with four caused turnovers, three ground balls and two draw controls.
- The game remained close for its entirety, with ten tie scores.
NITTANY LIONS IN THE RANKS
- Penn State ranks first in the Big Ten in caused turnovers (95) and ninth nationally as well as 11th in ground balls (151).
- The Nittany Lions are second in the conference in shots on goal per game (24.44).
- Sammy Dupcak ranks 12th nationally in ground balls (26) and second in the conference. She is also third in the Big Ten in caused turnovers per game (1.75).
- Kristin O'Neill is seventh in the country in goals (31) and third in the Big Ten.
PENN STATE – PITT SERIES
- The Nittany Lions and the Panthers have a brief history, playing each other for the first time last year on April 12, 2022, when Penn State won 15-7.
- The Nittany Lions look to snap a four-game win streak for the Panthers in Tuesday's game.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
- Pitt is coming off a 15-11 loss to No. 10 Virginia last week.
- The Panthers are 3-6, 0-4 Big Ten this season.
NITTANY LIONS TO WATCH
- O'Neill, Dupcak and Ellie Hollin were named Big Ten Players to Watch in the preseason.
- O'Neill was also named to The Tewaaraton Award Watch List and selected by Inside Lacrosse as a Top 100 Returning Player at the start of this season.
- Freshmen Erika Ho, Maggie Golder and Emma Kelly were placed on Inside Lacrosse's Power Top 100 Freshman List.
- Elise Smigiel joins Penn State as a sophomore transfer from Marquette.
2023 CAPTAINS
- Head coach Missy Doherty named seniors Rachel Spilker and Regan Nealon and junior Kristin O'Neill as captains for the 2023 season.
- This is Spilker's second season as a co-captain for the Nittany Lions.