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Women's Soccer
Updated December 12, 2008 4:44 AM
Alyssa Naeher remembers standing on the field at Estadio Municipal de la Florida in Chile, gazing out at the overflowing 12,000-seat stadium and taking in all the screaming and whistling fans.
Updated November 19, 2008 4:50 AM
For the first time in more than a decade, the Penn State women's soccer team ended with a first-round loss in the NCAA tournament.
Updated November 17, 2008 4:50 AM
Senior Jessie Davis watched helplessly as Rutgers freshman Jasmine Edwards headed a line drive past goalkeeper Krissy Tribbett in double overtime.
Updated November 15, 2008 1:07 PM
The No. 20 Penn State women's soccer team was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday night, falling 2-1 to Rutgers in double overtime in Piscataway, N.J. Updated 1:07 PM
Updated November 14, 2008 4:49 AM
As Penn State celebrated winning the Big Ten tournament Sunday at Iowa, the Nittany Lions women's soccer team knew it could be the last ones to accomplish the feat.
Erica Walsh knows what the scene will look like this weekend in Piscataway, N.J., for her team's first-round NCAA tournament match.
Updated November 13, 2008 4:00 AM
Playing three games in four days in poor weather conditions at the Big Ten tournament at Iowa, Zoe Bouchelle said a key to fighting through it is thinking back to childhood.
Updated November 11, 2008 4:48 AM
Emma Thomson has had few opportunities to shoot this season, so when she juked past a defender in Sunday's Big Ten tournament title game and had a look at the goal, she couldn't pass it up.
Updated November 10, 2008 4:50 AM
With time winding down and Penn State nursing a one-goal advantage, Minnesota's Lindsey Schwartz gained control of the ball and took aim at the Nittany Lions' goal.
Updated November 7, 2008 11:56 PM
When the Penn State women's soccer team played Michigan State on Oct. 12 in East Lansing, the Nittany Lions failed to put away easy scoring opportunities and lost by two goals. Updated 11:56 PM
All season long, Erica Walsh has emphasized set pieces in the Penn State women's soccer team's training.
Updated November 6, 2008 4:50 AM
In preparation for this week's Big Ten tournament, the No. 23 Penn State women's soccer team did something it typically doesn't do on Mondays: practice.
Updated November 5, 2008 4:00 AM
Considering the objective of most sports is to score points, it's rare that a team mails it in on offense for 75 percent of a game. But that's exactly what the Ohio State women's soccer team did last Friday against Penn State.
Updated November 4, 2008 4:50 AM
Jessie Davis didn't seem to mind her senior day resulted in a loss or that the Penn State women's soccer team's 13-year conference home winning streak ended Friday.
Updated November 3, 2008 4:48 AM
Seniors Jessie Davis and Zoe Bouchelle clutched the Big Ten trophy in their hands, smiling with the rest of the Penn State women's soccer team Friday as it celebrated its 11th consecutive conference championship.
Time and time again, the Penn State women's soccer team's forwards pushed into the Ohio State zone, only to be swarmed by a back line that swelled to six, seven and eight strong.
Updated October 31, 2008 9:08 PM
Senior defender Jessie Davis called it a "bittersweet" senior day. Updated 9:08 PM
Twelve minutes into last Sunday's match against Purdue, forward Nikki Watts drove the ball into the middle of the Boilermakers' box and punched a goal into the upper corner.
Updated October 30, 2008 4:00 AM
At practice Tuesday, Penn State's starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stood beside the net, observing as her backup, freshman Krissy Tribbett, defended the opposite goal.
Updated October 28, 2008 4:51 AM
After Sunday's game, Penn State women's soccer coach Erica Walsh made sure to emphasize just how well sophomore forward Dani Toney played during the weekend, despite not recording a goal.
Updated October 27, 2008 4:50 AM
All season long, the Penn State women's soccer team felt the pressure of extending the program's consecutive Big Ten title streak to 11.
Updated October 25, 2008 10:51 PM
The No. 21 Penn State women's soccer team moved one step closer to its 11th consecutive Big Ten title Friday, as the Nittany Lions went on the road and defeated Illinois, 2-0. Updated 10:51 PM
Updated October 24, 2008 4:48 AM
Erica Walsh had this weekend's matches on her mind all season long.
The final conference road games of the year will pit the No. 21 Nittany Lions against Illinois and Purdue, who combine for one home loss this season.
Updated October 23, 2008 4:46 AM
With about 15 minutes left in practice Tuesday, Erica Walsh directed everyone on the Penn State women's soccer team to report to assistant coach Michael Coll to work on set pieces.
Updated October 22, 2008 4:00 AM
Nearly every time Penn State advanced the ball deep into the Iowa zone Sunday, the defense crashed around forwards Dani Toney and Katie Schoepfer in the middle.
Updated October 21, 2008 4:50 AM
Katie Schoepfer and the Penn State women's soccer team's offense stole most of the spotlight in Sunday's win over Iowa, keeping possession for most of the match and putting up 23 shots.
Updated October 20, 2008 4:50 AM
Going into overtime Sunday, Jessie Davis had visions of the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament.
When Ashley Myers and Carly Niness checked into Sunday's match against Iowa, the Penn State women's soccer team found itself fielding an unusual formation.
Updated October 17, 2008 10:44 PM
Coming into Friday's match, the Minnesota women's soccer team had pitched four straight shutouts. Updated 10:44 PM
Every practice, dozens of balls branded with Nike "Swoosh" logos are scattered around the neatly trimmed surface of the Penn State soccer practice fields.
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