UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 20 Penn State women's soccer returns home to Happy Valley for its final home contest of the 2024 regular season campaign this Sunday, October 13, as the Nittany Lions welcome the Minnesota Golden Gophers to Jeffrey Field in a 1 p.m. (ET) fixture. The match will stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers in both English and Spanish via B1G+ and the B1G+ app on connected devices.

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 will celebrate its Down Syndrome Awareness match on Sunday, with multiple organizations set to attend to provide education and encourage support for the community throughout the course of the weekend match. PSU will welcome Grace Raich, younger sister of redshirt junior midfielder Julia Raich, to serve as the team’s honorary captain ahead of Sunday’s contest against the Golden Gophers. The match will also feature an on-field recognition featuring the Centre Region Down Syndrome Society. Finally, Penn State will host its final signature Sunday of the 2024 campaign, with fans encouraged to stick around post-match for an opportunity to meet and greet the Nittany Lions.

KICKIN’ IT

Five different goal scorers found the back of the net, with four goals coming in a dominant second-half performance as No. 20 Penn State throttled the Maryland Terrapins in Big Ten Conference action from Ludwig Field Thursday night. The Nittany Lion victory ensured the 31st-consecutive 10-win campaign in program history, with PSU winning at least 10 matches in every season of its varsity existence. As a squad, Penn State was astonishing in practically every facet of the match, highlighted by dominant margins on the shot chart and in terms of shots on goal. PSU attempted 17 total shots in the hostile road environment, placing 11 of those tries on target. The Nittany Lions out-shot Maryland 17-9 overall with a striking 9-1 differential in on-target opportunities. In the corner kick competition, both squads managed a quintet of tries apiece, with Penn State improving to 3-2-0 in 2024 when matching their opponent’s chances from the corner.

The Nittany Lion women's soccer program saw a trio of student-athletes earn placements in the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Player rankings, with redshirt senior forward Kaitlyn MacBean highlighting the Nittany Lion selections as the No. 4 player in the nation according to the organization's release. PSU also saw senior defender and captain Mieke Schiemann reach the No. 50 ranking, while graduate defender Ginger Fontenot rounded out the PSU selections with the No. 80 choice. For the second year in a row, Penn State University and the Bellisario College of Communications will host the only Spanish-language broadcast of the year on B1G+, with Juan Mendez returning to Jeffrey Field after calling multiple matches at PSU a season ago alongside Milena Velez, who becomes the first woman to broadcast a B1G+ event in Spanish in the platform's history.

TOP OF THE TOPDRAWER

The Penn State women's soccer program placed a trio of student-athletes on the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Players list released earlier this week, highlighted by redshirt senior forward Kaitlyn MacBean's placement at No. 4 in the nation. MacBean ranks as one of the most dominant scorers in the nation, with the Excelsior, Minnesota, native placing as the second-highest ranked forward in the country and second-highest ranked B1G athlete. Senior defender Mieke Schiemann placed 50th in the midseason poll, with the Berlin, Germany, native serving as a dangerous scoring threat from set pieces while anchoring one of the nation's top defensive units. Graduate defender and Penn transfer Ginger Fontenot has been one of the strongest on-ball defenders in women's college soccer over the course of the 2024 campaign, with the Ventura, California, native starting all 15 matches for the Blue & White this year. Fontenot garnered the first major national recognition of her career this week, placing at No. 80 in the midseason rankings.