PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 4 Penn State women’s soccer prepares for its first road contest in nearly a month, as the Nittany Lions kick off the B1G road slate with a 7 p.m. fixture against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Yurcak Field Thursday night. Streaming is available to a worldwide audience of authenticated subscribers via B1G+.
MATCH INFORMATION
#4 PENN STATE at RUTGERS
Thursday, September 21, 2023 | 7 p.m. (ET)
Yurcak Field | Piscataway, N.J.
Watch Live: B1G+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
FOLLOW THE ACTION
For fans in Central Pennsylvania, and members of Nittany Nation around the world, Penn State’s Big Ten road debut will be streamed live via B1G+. Authenticated subscribers are invited to click here and sign in on their mobile phones, computers, smart TVs and other connected devices to follow along. Dom Savino will provide play-by-play commentary, while Glenn Crooks will serve as the broadcast’s color analyst. Live stats provided by Rutgers University and StatBroadcast are available by clicking here.
KICKIN’ IT
The Blue & White sit in a four-way tie for first in the Big Ten through the league’s first match week, with the Nittany Lions picking up three points after blitzing the Maryland Terrapins in a 4-0 result last Friday evening on Jeffrey Field. In the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, released on Tuesday, Sept. 19, Penn State climbed two spots to the No. 4 position nationally. PSU secured its highest national ranking from the organization since previously landing the No. 4 spot on April 13, 2021, during the COVID-maligned 2020-21 spring campaign. Penn State saw a pair of student-athletes garner Big Ten and national weekly accolades on Tuesday, Sept. 19 with senior+ defender Kate Wiesner snagging Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors while senior defender Eva Alonso garnered a placement on the TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week.
LAST TIME OUT: MARYLAND
Then-No. 6 Penn State put on a clinic last week at Jeffrey Field, dismantling the Maryland Terrapins by a 4-0 margin on senior night in the Nittany Lions’ Big Ten-opening contest. Penn State stuffed the stat sheet, crushing Maryland in every category highlighted by a 27-2 overall differential on the shot chart. Penn State notched 12 shots on goal in the…
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