Monmouth Womens Soccer

No. 24 Lions Set to Host Monmouth in NCAA First Round

Penn State is 29-6-1 all-time in NCAA Tournament suits at Jeffrey Field

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The fourth-seeded Penn State ladies team seems to earn its 37th NCAA Tournament success on Friday evening whilst the Nittany Lions number Monmouth (N.J.) on Jeffrey Field in the first round for the NCAA Tournament. The 7:30 p.m. match-up will likely be streamed survive NCAA.com and real time stats may be supplied on GoPSUsports.com via GameTracker.

TICKET INFORMATION
Fans can buy passes for Friday's match before online game time at Jeffrey Field or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Tickets prices are $8 for grownups, $5 for students and $3 for sets of 20 or higher.

Fans should arrive at Jeffrey Field early to buy tickets for this occasion. Two ticket house windows will likely to be open in the primary entry on University Drive side and one more admission window during the entrance on the Beaver Stadium region of the field.

PARKING INFORMATION
Fans going to Friday night of game are encouraged to utilize the lawn good deal next to Jeffrey Field for parking. This good deal can be accessed from Park Avenue entry on Stadium West light or off of University Drive prior to the light at Curtin path. To be able to access the grass parking lot, followers should tell the parking attendant they've been going to the soccer matches.

MATCH RECORDS
• Penn State makes 19th successive NCAA Tournament look
• Fourth-seeded Lions take on Monmouth in the 1st round of this NCAA Tournament on Friday
• Penn State is 1-0-0 vs. the Hawks all-time
• Monmouth reported the MAAC regular period and tournament crowns
• The Blue and White tend to be 12-3 in NCAA first round suits
• Penn State defeated Monmouth, 4-0, in the 1st round for the competition in 2007
• PSU is the owner of a 29-6-1 record in the home through the NCAA Tournament
• Hayes named Senior CLASS Award finalist
• Eight Big Ten teams make NCAA bids

SCOUTING MONMOUTH
Monmouth comes into Friday's contest at 17-1-2 after making the MAAC regular season and event crowns. The Hawks have earned a NCAA bid the very first time since 2009 and 3rd amount of time in program history.

MU went undefeated in regular season summit activity, publishing an 8-0-2 record. The Hawks lead the nation in shutout portion (0.800) and objectives against typical (0.293), having permitted only six goals on the 12 months. The MU backline features notched 16 shutouts in general this year and it is operating an eight-match shutout streak.

Ashley Lewis has begun every competition the Hawks in goal, registering 13 shutouts and a GAA of 0.33.

Alexis McTamney features paced MU's unpleasant attack with a team-high 11 objectives. The freshman in addition has tallied five helps for a team-leading 27 points. Dana Costello leads the Hawks in helps with 10 and has additionally posted six objectives this year.

In her own very first NCAA game as Penn State's head advisor, Erica Walsh' s staff gave the girl best birthday gift on Friday evening, a 4-0 triumph to advance the # 1 seed Nittany Lions towards the NCAA 2nd round. The next round match-up are played Sunday at Penn State's home, Jeffrey Field, at 1 p.m. The Nittany Lions' opponent will be determined now as Hofstra and Ohio State face-off the rite to advance.

SERIES BACKGROUND vs. THE HAWKS
Friday's match should be simply the 2nd meeting between Penn State and Monmouth. The two squads formerly came across in the first round of this 2007 NCAA Tournament using the Nittany Lions posting a 4-0 success across Hawks.

Penn State is 4-0-0 all-time vs. people in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, earning wins over Siena in 1994 and 1996 and Niagra in 2006 going combined with triumph against Monmouth in 2007.

NCAA TOURNAMENT BACKGROUND
Penn State will make its 19th straight appearance when you look at the NCAA Tournament when it plays Monmouth on Friday. The Nittany Lions advanced with their first-ever National Championship online game last season and also have managed to get toward College Cup on four events (1999, 2002, 2005 and 2012). PSU has advanced towards the quarterfinals nine times and also the third round 11 times.

The Lions will undoubtedly be hosting their particular 37th NCAA Tournament game on Jeffrey Field, featuring a dominant 29-6-1 record at home. Penn State is 12-3 in first round suits and has a broad competition record of 36-17-2.

PENN STATE NO. 24 IN NSCAA POLL
After 12 weeks of activity, the Penn State ladies' team ranks 24th general based on the NSCAA ratings. Nebraska (10) and Michigan (11) also represent the Big Ten when you look at the poll while Iowa is just outside of the Top 25, getting ballots.

OFFENSIVE PROWESS
Penn State's offensive attack has proven to-be one of the best in nation this year due to the fact Nittany Lions ranking inside top ten in three different groups. The Blue and White tend to be tied for 4th in rating offense (2.71), rank 5th in points (7.86) and ninth in helps (2.43).

SIX LIONS OBTAIN ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
The No. 20 Penn State women's team stated six All-Big Ten laurels on Tuesday. Senior Maya Hayes and sophomore Mallory Weber headlined the team, making very first staff All-Big Ten honors. Senior Taylor Schram and junior Whitney Church received 2nd group All-Big Ten laurels for attempts regarding pitch this year, freshman Brittany Basinger ended up being honored regarding the All-Big Ten freshman group and senior Tani Costa had been plumped for as Penn State's representative in the Sportsmanship Award Honoree list.

GENERATING A B1G IMPACT IN THE COMPETITION
The Big Ten is extremely well-represented in this 12 months's competition with a conference-record eight teams making the cut. The earlier record of six squads took place 1998, 2002 and 2010.

Joining Penn State within the nationwide competitors this year tend to be Nebraska, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio State. The Cornhuskers will host Southeastern Louisiana while Michigan welcomes Milwaukee and Indiana hosts DePaul. Iowa will journey to Notre Dame, Illinois suits facing Washington State, Minnesota is set to take on Texas Tech and Ohio State will face Kentucky.

HAYES FINALIST FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD Penn State senior Maya Hayes is chosen as one-of-10 finalists when it comes to 2013 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer. Hayes could be the very first PSU women's soccer student-athlete inside seven-year reputation for the honor to be known as a finalist.

The Senior CLASS (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for residing in School) Award is provided yearly to a Division I senior student-athlete who has significant accomplishments in four regions of superiority - community, classroom, character and competition.