2024 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Recognized as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection in the postseason… Picked up academic honors from the league office as well, landing Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar laurels.
Season: Turned in her most individually productive season as a member of the Nittany Lion program in 2024, appearing in a career-high 24 matches while making nine starts, also a single-season career best… Raich finished the year with eight points to rank sixth on the Nittany Lion roster, contributing two goals and a quartet of assists in her role as an attacking midfielder… Logged 16 shots on the season with four of those going in the book as on-target efforts… Tallied a single-season career-high 974 minutes on the field helping to facilitate the Nittany Lion attack.
West Chester (8/25): Saw over an hour of match action against the Golden Rams, totaling 63 minutes of work with a season-high six shot attempts in the resounding PSU victory. Michigan (9/12): Found the back of the net for the first time in her redshirt junior season, one of six goals against the Wolverines on a powerful B1G opening night. Nebraska (9/29): Logged an assist on Mieke Schiemann’s match-winning goal against the Cornhuskers, her first helper of 2024. Minnesota (10/13): Booked her first multi-assist outing of the year with a pair of dishes in the back-and-forth 3-2 battle with the Golden Gophers in Happy Valley. NCAA Tournament First Round vs. Stony Brook (11/16): Turned in the highest-scoring individual outing of her season against the Seawolves, finding the back of the net with her second goal of the year while adding an assist for a three-point night in postseason competition.
2023 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Secured Academic All-Big Ten distinction in the postseason… Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Season: Totaled 21 appearances for the Blue & White, with all of those chances coming off the bench... Earned 667 minutes of playing time on the pitch... Finished the season with 11 total points split among four goals and three assists... Finished tied for fifth on the roster in total scoring... Registered 16 total shots on the year, placing exactly half of those chances on target to book a 0.500 shot-on-goal percentage.
West Chester (8/20): Scored two goals with one assist in 8-0 win, playing 59 minutes... Notched the first five-point match by a Nittany Lion since Sam Coffey’s seven-point outing against Maryland on Oct. 8, 2021. TCU (8/27): Booked an assist on the match-winning goal in 36 minutes of playing time. Monmouth (9/03): Attempted one shot in 47 minutes of game action. Maryland (9/15): Attempted two shots in 31 minutes of playing time in the 4-0 win. at Rutgers (9/21): Assisted on one goal in the 2-1 road win. Ohio State (10/08): Attempted one shot in the 2-1 win over rival Ohio State. Indiana (10/19): Scored one goal with two attempted shots in the 2-0 win against Indiana. Central Connecticut State (11/10): Scored one goal in the 7-0 NCAA Tournament-opening match, earning 59 minutes of time on the pitch.
2022 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Played in one match...Utilized redshirt.
2021 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in five games.
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
Earned four varsity letters at Camp Hill High School... Also earned varsity letters in track & field, cross country and basketball...Played club soccer for Eagle FC... Named a United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2020... Set school records in career points and goals...Earned USC All-Region honors as a junior and a senior...Named PIAA All-State three times (2018-2020) and Mid Penn Conference Player of the Year three times (2018-2020)... Won state championship as a junior in 2019...Captured three conference championships and two district championships...Netted 98 goals and added 60 assists... Won Eastern regional championship with club, Eagle FC...Named to USYS national championships Best XI in 2019...Member of the ODP national team in 2020.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Michelle and Michael Raich... Has two sisters, Emma and Grace...Mother Michelle and uncle Jeff Megown graduated from Penn State...Sister Emma currently attends Penn State...Majors in Engineering Science.
WHY PENN STATE
"I chose Penn State because it had everything I wanted in a school: outstanding athletics, academics, and school spirit. Once I visited I knew it was where I belonged, because it felt like home. The culture of the soccer program and school is second to none, making the decision easy. I knew that I would be pushed in all aspects to reach my potential, while having the support of a great team. I grew up with a Penn State family and cannot wait to join them!"