UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Fourth-seeded and 22nd-ranked Penn State women's soccer kicks off its 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament run on Saturday, November 16, as the Nittany Lions lay the second-longest active NCAA Tournament streak on the line in a first-round fixture against the CAA Champion Stony Brook Seawolves in a 6 p.m. (ET) kickoff from Jeffrey Field. All opening round NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament matches will stream live to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via ESPN+ and the ESPN app.

TICKETS, PARKING & PROMOTIONS

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Tickets for Penn State women’s soccer’s NCAA Tournament First Round match against Stony Brook are available for purchase on the day of the event ONLY at the ticket booths located at both entrances to Jeffrey Field. Payment will be accepted by both cash and card. Adult tickets are $8, while children under 12, groups of 20-or-more and Penn State University and Stony Brook University students will all have tickets available for $5. The first 100 Penn State students in attendance will be granted admission FREE OF CHARGE. Student tickets beyond that point are available at the discounted price point with proof of a university ID. Fans interested in group ticket rates are encouraged to call 1-800-NITTANY for more information.

Due to events in the Bryce Jordan Center and Pegula Ice Arena on Saturday night fans are encouraged to prepay for parking at a discounted rate via the ParkMobile app. Direct links to the NCAA Tournament First Round ParkMobile page are NOW AVAILABLE on the ParkMobile App and at the link here. All lots surrounding Jeffrey Field will be accessible via presale only. There will be no parking sales on the day of the match, and vehicles without a pre-purchased permit will not be allowed into the lots. For individuals without a pre-purchased permit, parking will be available in the East Garage on Bigler Road at standard Penn State University parking rates. Full-Season parking passes expired following Penn State’s final regular season home match against Minnesota and will not be valid for Saturday’s contest.

All fans in attendance on Saturday night will have an opportunity to take part in a raffle to win a FREE 50-inch LG UHD television. Fans are encouraged to visit the marketing table inside the entrance to the facility and enter to win. The winner of the television will be announced at halftime of Saturday night’s match between the Nittany Lions and Seawolves.

KICKIN’ IT

Penn State's historic selection to the 2024 NCAA Tournament Field solidified the Nittany Lions' place as one of the most prominent programs in the history of the sport, with PSU becoming the sixth program in Division I history to reach 30 NCAA Tournaments while being the second program ever to accomplish that feat with 30 consecutive bids. Only North Carolina has mustered a longer streak of NCAA Tournament appearances, with the Tar Heels attending all 43 since the governing body of collegiate athletics began recognizing women's soccer in 1982. The 2024 Nittany Lions enter the postseason boasting a 12-6-3 record against what was indisputably the most challenging schedule in the sport. Penn State finished ranked eighth in the NCAA's rating percentage index (RPI) and came away with the nation's top-ranked opponent success rate and No. 1 adjusted non-conference RPI.

PSU landed a quartet of Big Ten postseason accolades in the league office’s annual release, highlighted by PSU’s 31st-consecutive season with a First Team All-B1G choice. Redshirt senior forward Kaitlyn MacBean made history for PSU, landing First Team All-Big Ten accolades following a banner year as one of the most dangerous attacking players in the nation. MacBean was joined by a pair of Second Team All-Big Ten choices in senior midfielder Jordan Fusco and senior defender Mieke Schiemann, as well as Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree and graduate midfielder Devon Olive. The Nittany Lions are led by MacBean's 29 total points and 14 total goals this season, with the Excelsior, Minnesota, native also boasting one of the highest match-winning goal tallies in Division I with five. Fusco has been dominant in the passing game, crossing the double-digit threshold in assists in a single season at PSU for the first time since Penelope Hocking and Kate Wiesner accomplished that feat in 2022. Between the pipes, the Nittany Lions are led by redshirt sophomore Mackenzie Gress' 37 total saves.

THE STREAK

The Penn State women’s soccer program secured an at-large selection in the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championships on Monday evening, November 11, marking the 30th consecutive selection for the Nittany Lions since their inaugural appearance in 1995. Penn State has reached the NCAA Tournament in all but one year since its promotion to varsity status in the 1994 season. The Blue & White extended the second-longest national postseason streak in women’s college soccer following Monday evening’s release from the tournament’s selection committee. PSU became just the sixth team in NCAA Division I history (seventh including Notre Dame's selection later Monday night) to reach the 30-bid threshold. Penn State joins North Carolina (43), Virginia (36), Santa Clara (34), Stanford (33), UConn (32) and Notre Dame (30) in the 30-apperance club since the inaugural NCAA Tournament in 1982. The Nittany Lions are the second-fastest program to reach 30 bids all-time, surpassed only by North Carolina's first 30 appearances beginning with the first NCAA Tournament.

MEET THE FIELD

The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament field boasts 64 programs comprised of 30 automatic qualifiers from all eligible women's soccer-sponsoring Division I conferences in addition to 34 at-large choices from across the country. Defending national champion Florida State garnered a No. 1 seed, while the Duke Blue Devils earned the national No. 1 overall seed. Big Ten rival USC and SEC challenger Mississippi State rounded out the remaining top seeds in their respective regions. In total, Penn State played 13 different NCAA Tournament teams over the course of the 2024 campaign, logging 15 matches against those opponents in that timespan. The Nittany Lions have battled against 20.3% of the NCAA Tournament field, with 71.4% of the program's matches played this year coming against tournament challengers.