COLUMBUS, Ohio – Following a 1-0 win at Wisconsin, the Penn State women's soccer program will now face Northwestern for the first time this season in the B1G Tournament Semifinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 at Lower.com Field.
The Nittany Lions are the sixth seed in the conference tournament, and Northwestern is the second seed.
The winner will advance to the B1G Tournament Championship facing the winner of first seed Michigan State and fourth seed Nebraska at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 in Columbus, Ohio.
GAME INFORMATION
Northwestern (14-3-2, 7-2-1)
- Date: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022| Time: 4:30 p.m. EST
- Location: Columbus, Ohio | Venue: Lower.com Field
- Live Stats | Watch: BTN
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PENN STATE BREAKDOWN
- Record: 11-4-3, 5-3-2
- Top Goal Scorers: Ally Schlegel (11 Goals), Penelope Hocking (5 Goals)
- Top Assists: Kate Wiesner (8 Assists), Penelope Hocking (6 Assists)
- Top Saves: Katherine Asman (60 Saves, .789 Save Percentage)
LAST TIME OUT
- PSU defeated Wisconsin 1-0 on the road in the B1G Tournament Quarterfinals on Sunday, Oct. 30.
- Schlegel scored her 11th goal of the season for the Nittany Lions in the 75th minute.
- Amelia White and Mieke Schiemann assisted on the goal.
- Schlegel has scored at least one goal in PSU's last four matches.
- Maddie Myers made a huge team save in the 70th minute to keep Wisconsin scoreless.
- Asman made three saves en route to her eighth clean sheet of the season.
- Penn State's win lifted them to No. 21 in the latest national poll.
SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN
- The Wildcats are ranked No. 12 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll.
- The Wildcats defeated seventh seed Rutgers 2-1 in the B1G Tournament Quarterfinals.
- Josie Aulicino leads her squad with 22 points on seven goals and eight assists
- Keeper Mia Raben is ranked second in the league behind Michigan State with a .670 goals against average and a .842 save percentage.
- NU is 4-1-1 against ranked opponents this season.
- The Wildcats are led by head coach Michael Moynihan in his 11th season with team.
PENN STATE AGAINST NORTHWESTERN
- Penn State leads the all-time series against Northwestern 27-5-0.
- In their last matchup in fall 2021, the Nittany Lions fell 2-1 to Northwestern.
- The Nittany Lions are 7-3 in their last ten matches with the Wildcats.
- PSU has outscored NU 23-10 in those past ten matches.
- Under Erica Dambach, PSU is 2-1 against the Wildcats in the B1G Tournament.
- Dambach is 14-3 vs NU as head coach of the Nittany Lions.
OTHER NOTES
- Under the direction of head coach Erica Dambach, the Nittany Lions have won 11 Big Ten regular season championships and four Big Ten Tournament championships.
- Kate Wiesner leads the league in assists per game at .44 helpers per contest.
- Ally Schlegel leads the Big Ten in goals (11) and shot accuracy (.649)
- Penelope Hocking is tied with Arizona State's Nicole Douglas as the active career leader in NCAA Division I in points with 146.
- Schlegel achieved her 100th career point on Oct. 16 with a brace against Michigan.
- Head Coach Erica Dambach is approaching her 300th career win. She has 294.
- The program is approaching 500 total wins. It is at 496 wins.
- The Blue & White has shut out ten opponents this season.
- PSU is 10-0-1 when scoring the first goal.
- 12 different Nittany Lions have scored goals this season.
- Penn State has had six B1G Players of the Week this season.
- The Nittany Lions have faced four ranked opponents having defeated No. 21 West Virginia, 2-0 and No. 4 Rutgers 2-0, lost to No. 12 Stanford, 2-0 and tied No. 19 Georgetown 2-2.
The Penn State women's soccer season is presented by the Smeal College of Business.