UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 12 Penn State women's soccer closes out the non-conference portion of its 2024 schedule and will celebrate its seniors in the program's annual Senior Day Ceremony presented by the Penn State Alumni Association, as the Nittany Lions welcome the Columbia Lions to Jeffrey Field for a 1 p.m. (ET) fixture on Sunday, September 5. The contest, as well as Sunday's post-match senior ceremony, will stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+ and the B1G+ app.

FAN INFORMATION, PARKING & PROMOTIONS

With the start of construction projects benefitting all 800+ student-athletes at Penn State, notably the construction of the Jeffrey Field Soccer Complex at the south end of the facility, elements of the Jeffrey Field match day experience have changed. Due to construction, the grass area behind the south goal will not be accessible to spectators. Spectator entrances are located on either end of Jeffrey Field near the corner flags on the south side of the facility. For more spectator information, as well as a diagram of the facility, click here.

Spectator parking is located in the Stadium West lot, with entrance to the lot located at the intersection of Park Avenue and Stadium West Drive. ADA accessibility is still available on either side of the facility. Spectators wishing to access the University Drive seating area should park in the Stadium West lot closest to the Bryce Jordan Center and walk down the sidewalk to the main entrance on the University Drive side of the facility. To prepay for parking at a discounted rate, click here. Event day parking will be $10 at the main entrance to the lot.

Penn State women’s soccer will celebrate 11 graduating seniors and a pair of graduating student managers in the program’s annual Senior Day ceremony presented by the Penn State Alumni Association. PSU’s senior day festivities will take place following the conclusion of Sunday’s competition against the Lions, with the ceremony set to stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers on B1G+ following the traditional match stream for families, friends and fans to tune in from home.

KICKIN’ IT

No. 12 Penn State women’s soccer dismantled the Michigan Wolverines by a 6-0 tally Thursday night on Jeffrey Field, with the Nittany Lions calling on six different goal scorers to close the book on the team’s most complete performance of the 2024 season while simultaneously booking the largest win over Michigan in school history. The Nittany Lions also saw six athletes combine for seven assists on the night, resulting in 12 different point scorers in the dominant PSU win. PSU’s scoring total amounted to 19 points, marking the highest team scoring output in Happy Valley since the Blue & White dropped 22 points on Central Connecticut State in a 7-0 victory in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Penn State additionally matched the program’s record for goals scored against Michigan, tying a 6-2 victory over the Wolverines from October 7, 2001.

With Thursday night’s dominant victory, the Nittany Lions improve to 6-1-1 overall and 1-0-0 in the Big Ten Conference, marking the first instance of consecutive B1G-opening victories at PSU since the 2017 and 2018 teams opened league play with a win. Penn State currently maintains a six-match unbeaten streak and returned to the win column following a scoreless draw against then-No. 23 Georgetown last weekend. Penn State saw continued success in B1G-opening matchups, rising to 23-5-3 through the program’s first 31 Big Ten regular season opening tests. In Big Ten home openers, the Blue & White climb to rise to an astronomical 28-2-1 mark when playing its first conference opponent on Jeffrey Field.

SENIOR SUNDAY

Penn State women's soccer will celebrate its Senior Day presented by the Penn State Alumni Association at the conclusion of Sunday's match, with the Nittany Lions set to honor Olivia Damico, Jordan Fusco, Kaitlyn MacBean, Devon Olive, Rowan Lapi, Elle Kershner, Mieke Schiemann, Kara Ogden and Natalie Wilson, in addition to senior student managers Zach Albright and Griffin Lee. Since arriving on the Penn State campus, this year's group of senior honorees have combined for an astonishing 78-27-11 overall record, made five consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances and helped Penn State to its first National Quarterfinal appearance since 2018 a year ago. With PSU's group of 11 Senior Day honorees and their pair of graduating student managers, the Nittany Lions battled for the Big Ten Regular Season Championship in the spring of 2021, as well as a pair of Big Ten Tournament championships in the 2019 and 2022 campaigns, completing one of the most decorated senior class performances across all of Penn State Athletics.