EVANSTON, Ill. – Sophomore midfielder Olivia Borgen notched her first collegiate brace, graduate goalkeeper Katherine Asman tied her career high in saves and the No. 4 Penn State women’s soccer team scrapped for a shorthanded 2-2 draw against the Northwestern Wildcats Sunday evening at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium.
After notching its second result of the weekend, Penn State moves to 11-0-4 overall on the 2023 campaign with a 5-0-3 mark against Big Ten Conference competitors entering the final week of the regular season. PSU remains alone atop the Big Ten standings through its final road trip of the year, currently maintaining 18 points while Indiana, Nebraska and Michigan State each sit one point back with 17 after notching respective 5-1-2 league records through eight contests. Northwestern moves to 8-4-4 overall and 2-4-2 in B1G play.
By virtue of their 65-plus minutes with a woman-up advantage, Northwestern understandably picked up victories in multiple statistical categories. The Wildcats assembled a striking 28-4 edge on the shot chart, with PSU only able to muster one formal shot attempt following the official’s red card call in the 24th minute. The Blue & White were considerably more efficient in their scoring opportunities, finding the back of the net on their only two shots on goal in the contest. Northwestern tallied 13 shots on goal in total, with only one managed in the run of play. The Wildcats also narrowly snagged a…
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