Nittany Lions to Appear Four Times on Big Ten Network’s Women’s Soccer Coverage

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women’s soccer program garnered four national television designations from the Big Ten Network, including one non-conference matchup and a pair of home matches at Jeffrey Field, the network announced Tuesday.

All four of Penn State’s nationally televised matches will be contested against opponents who reached the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament, with three opponents reaching either the Round of 16 or the Elite Eight. The Nittany Lions will challenge fellow 2023 Elite Eight opponent Nebraska on the road in early October, in addition to a pair of battles against Sweet 16 rivals Texas Tech and Michigan State. UCLA rounds out the quartet of nationally televised opponents for Penn State, with the first meeting of the two teams as conference rivals coming in Los Angeles in the penultimate match week of the season.

The Blue & White open the season on national television for the second year in a row on Jeffrey Field, welcoming the Red Raiders to Happy Valley on Thursday, August 15, with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. (ET). Texas Tech returns to action following a 16-2-5 overall season in 2023 that featured a trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, tying the longest national postseason run in the program’s history. The Red Raiders return First Team All-Big 12 forward Ashleigh Williams from last season’s team, resulting in the most productive scoring season of her career with 34 points split between 14 goals and six assists. Penn State and Texas Tech will square off for the first time in program history to open the 2024 campaign.

A budding Big Ten Conference rivalry will be renewed on Sunday, September 22, as the winningest program in B1G history faces off against the two-time defending conference regular season champions. PSU plays host to Michigan State on Jeffrey Field with kickoff slated for 2 p.m. (ET) in the second half of a doubleheader Sunday matinee broadcast. Penn State and Michigan State battle on national television for the second year in a row, with the Blue & White taking the meeting in East Lansing last season by a dominant 3-1 margin. PSU looks to extend its lead in the all-time series, with the Nittany Lions currently leading 26-6-0 against the Spartans.

The Nittany Lions return to battle against a familiar foe in the Nebraska Cornhuskers in 2024, challenging their midwestern opponent for the second year in a row. Last year’s Nebraska team rolled to the Elite Eight of the NCAA…