Women’s Volleyball (13-5)
Women’s volleyball dropped a five-set heartbreaker to UCLA but rebounded with an easy 3-0 sweep of USC. Kennedy Martin had just 10 kills in the win over USC, and as a team Penn State had just 40 kills in three sets, but the defense rolled up nine blocks and held USC to hitting .094 for the match. Gabrielle Nichols’ five blocks led all players.
Penn State returns home for the annual Dig Pink game Friday night against Oregon (7pm on Big Ten Plus) before hitting the road to face Indiana on Sunday (3pm on FS1).
Women’s Hockey (5-3)
The women’s hockey team survived a scare from Lindenwood in a 5-4 win in Game 1 before shutting out the Lions in Game 2 3-0. Kylie Amelkovich scored twice and Sophie Morrow scored the game-winning goal in the third period to lead Penn State to a win in Game 1. Morgan Stickney had an 18-save shutout in Game 2 to complete the sweep and move Penn State to 5-1 in AHA play.
Penn State will face St. Lawrence on the road on Friday (6pm on ESPN+) and Saturday (3pm ESPN+).
Women’s Soccer (7-3-4)
Penn State defeated Rutgers 1-0 in the team’s only contest of the week. Paige Kalal scored the only goal of the game in the first half, and the Nittany Lions’ defense withstood a strong effort from the Rutgers attack in the second half. Penn State led in shots on goal 6-4. Mackenzie Gress had four saves for her fifth shutout of the season.
Penn State will face Michigan State on the road tonight (6pm on BTN) and Michigan on Sunday (1pm on Big Ten Plus).
Field Hockey (10-4)
The field hockey team rolled up the win streak to seven games with wins over Ohio State and Michigan last weekend. Olivia Marthins scored twice, including the game-tying goal late in regulation, to help Penn State take Ohio State to overtime. The Nittany Lions eventually won 4-3 in a penalty shootout, with Lara Pyle’s goal serving as the game-winner in the shootout.
Ella Gaitan scored Penn State’s only two goals against Michigan, but it was enough for the home team to prevail in a key Big Ten collision. The Nittany Lions won 2-1 and moved to 4-1 in conference play.
Penn State faces Indiana on the road on Friday (3pm on Big Ten Plus) before traveling to Iowa on Sunday (Noon on Big Ten Plus).
Men’s Soccer (2-8-2)
Joseph Sheridan scored late in regulation to bring Penn State to a 1-1 tie on the road against Northwestern on Friday night. It was a respectable result for a team that has struggled for most of the season. The momentum did not carry with them in a disastrous 5-0 loss to Rutgers on Tuesday. Penn State was outshot 11-3 and gave up three goals in the first 20 minutes of the game. The Nittany Lions dropped to 0-6-2 in Big Ten play.
Penn State will host Wisconsin on Saturday (7pm on Big Ten Plus) and Duquesne on Wednesday (7pm on Big Ten Plus).
