CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The #14 Penn State women's soccer team continues its road trip against North Carolina St. on Sunday afternoon. This will be just the second meeting all-time between the two programs.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, September 12 | 3 p.m. ET
Location: Klockner Stadium
Series History: PSU, 1-0 | Last Meeting: Sept. 2, 2011 – PSU, 3-1
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Penn State Breakdown
National Ranking: #14
Record: 5-1-0
Top Goal Scorers: Payton Linnehan – 6 goals, Ally Schlegel, Sam Coffey – 3 goals
Top Assists: Payton Linnehan, Sam Coffey – 3 assists
Last time out
The #14 Penn State women's soccer team topped #3 Virginia 4-2 on Thursday night. The Nittany Lions picked up its first win over Virginia since 2012 and improved to 8-7-1 all-time against the Cavaliers.
Last time vs. NC State
Penn State in comeback fashion with a 3-1 victory over NC State at Ambrose Urbanic Field on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Maya Hayes (West Orange, N.J.) recorded a two-goal, five-point effort and Taylor Schram, scoring the game-icing goal in the second half.
NC State Breakdown
Record: 4-1-2
Top Goal Scorers: Jameese Joseph - 4 goals
Top Assists: Lulu Guttenberger – 3 assists
NC State (4-1-2) won 5-0 against Oklahoma (3-3-0) in its last matchup. The win marked the Wolfpack's third consecutive shutout win, as well as the most goals scored in a single match since September 18, 2019, in its 5-2 victory at East Carolina.
Additional Notes
The Nittany Lions currently have the fifth toughest schedule in the NCAA thru games completed on September 9. Penn State opponents have a cumulative record of 71-20-18 for a .734 winning percentage.
The Big Ten Conference is currently 64-21-14 in non-conference action thru games competed on September 9. The 64 wins are the second most by any conference (ACC-80 wins).
It was the first win over a top 10 team since August 17, 2018 when the Nittany Lion beat #9 West Virginia, 1-0.
Payton Linnehan is tied for the Big Ten lead with six goals and is second in points with 15.
It is the eighth time in Sam Coffey's Nittany Lion career she has scored at least one goal and recorded at least one assist in the same game. With the assist, Coffey is just one assist shy of 50 for her career. Coffey is three assists shy of being tied for 25th all-time in NCAA history.
Penn State is outscoring its opponents 16-6 on the season and scored four goals in a match for the second time this season.
The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.
