EAST LANSING, Mich. – No. 4 Penn State women’s soccer tallied a pair of first-half goals and rode a wave of defensive momentum to a 3-1 result over the defending Big Ten regular season champion Michigan State Spartans on Sunday afternoon at DeMartin Stadium. With the win, PSU moved ahead of MSU for sole possession of the top spot on the B1G table with 13 points through five matches.
Penn State’s impressive result in one of college soccer’s strongest environments saw the Blue & White climb to 10-0-2 overall this season, the first B1G program to reach double-digit wins in 2023 while rising to 4-0-1 in conference play. PSU is in the midst of its strongest start to Big Ten Conference competition since the 2014 campaign when the Blue & White started the B1G portion of its schedule with a 7-0 record before its first conference defeat against Rutgers. The Nittany Lions’ longest unbeaten streak since 2005 continued following the win over MSU, with Penn State going unbeaten through 12 matches for the first time in the Erica Dambach era in University Park.
In a burgeoning Big Ten rivalry series, Penn State picked up its 26th all-time win over the Spartans in the 32nd all-time meeting. PSU owns a 26-6 lead over their counterparts in green, boasting a 12-5 lead in the series overall in East Lansing. The Blue & White have now won back-to-back matches over Michigan State, harkening back to PSU’s ninth Big Ten Tournament-clinching win over MSU…
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