2009 Penn State Field Hockey Postseason Media Guide by Justin Lafleur

2009

PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY

25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

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2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

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2 NATIONAL TITLES

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5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

Media Relations Contact: Justin Laﬂeur • Email: jal47@psu.edu • Cell Phone: (814) 321-5119 • Oﬃce Phone: (814) 865-1757

2009 BIG TEN FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT NOV. 5-8, EAST LANSING, MICH.

#5 #6 #1 #4 #7 #2 #3 Michigan Northwestern Michigan State Iowa Penn State Ohio State Indiana 15-3, 5-0 Big Ten 13-5, 4-2 Big Ten 12-5, 4-2 Big Ten 8-9, 3-3 Big Ten 7-13, 2-4 Big Ten 12-7, 1-5 Big Ten 6-12, 1-5 Big Ten

BIG TEN OPENING ROUND #7 Seed Penn State (6-11, 1-4 Big Ten) vs. #2 Seed Ohio State (13-5, 4-2 Big Ten) Thursday, November 5, 2009 • 1:15 p.m. Ralph Young Field, East Lansing, Mich.

2009 SCHEDULE (6-12, 1-5 Big Ten) 8/19 VILLANOVA (EX.) W, 4-2 8/28 at #16 Old Dominion L, 2-1 8/30 at #6 Virginia L, 1-0 9/4 ORV LOCK HAVEN W, 3-1 9/6 #5 CONNECTICUT L, 2-1 9/12 at #1 Maryland (1) L, 8-1 9/13 vs. ORV American (1) L, 3-1 9/16 at ORV Lafayette L, 1-0 (OT) 9/20 ORV WEST CHESTER W, 5-0 9/23 at #7 Princeton L, 3-0 9/27 at ORV Michigan* L, 2-0 10/2 #18 OHIO STATE* (BTN-td) W, 2-1 (OT) 10/5 #14 STANFORD W, 3-1 10/9 #18 NORTHWESTERN* L, 3-2 10/13 ORV BUCKNELL W, 2-1 10/18 at ORV Iowa* (BTN-td) L, 1-0 10/23 at #20 Indiana* L, 4-1 10/24 vs. ORV Pacific (2) W, 6-4 10/31 #8 MICHIGAN STATE* L, 5-1 11/5 Ohio State (Big Ten First Round) 1:15 p.m. 11/6 Big Ten Semifinals (BTN) 2 p.m. 11/8 Big Ten Championship (BTN) 12 p.m. 11/14-15 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA 11/20-22 NCAA Semifinals & Finals TBA * Indicates Big Ten Game Home Games in Bold CAPS, All Times Eastern (1) at Maryland as part of Terrapin Invitational (2) Played at Indiana

GAME INFORMATION Penn State 2009 Record/Ranking 6-12/-Head Coach Charlene Morett Career Record (Entering Season) 389-145-16 All-Time Big Ten Tournament Record 17-11

MEDIA INFORMATION

Penn State Field Hockey SID Email Address Cell Phone Website

Justin Laﬂeur jal47@psu.edu (814) 321-5119 GoPSUsports.com

FIELD HOCKEY OPENS BIG TEN TOURNEY ON THURSDAY AGAINST BORDER RIVAL, NO. 12 OHIO STATE

• Following an up-and-down regular season, the Penn State field hockey team now turns its attention to the Big Ten Tournament which kicks off on ursday at PENN STATE FIELD Michigan State. e Nittany Lions will face second-seeded HOCKEY FACTS (and 12th nationally ranked) Ohio State at 1:15 p.m. that afternoon with the winner advancing to face either Indiana • Fans can follow the Nittany Lions’ quest for a Big Ten Tournament title all or Northwestern in the conference semifinals. • e Big Ten Tournament Champion will claim the league’s week long via the Penn State field automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament which kicks off hockey twitter page. • Ohio State has reached No. 12 in the on Nov. 14. • e Nittany Lions will be looking for their first Big Ten national polls as the second-highest Tournament Title since 1998. at was the fourth-consec- ranked team in the Big Ten, only trailing utive year that Penn State won the conference tournament. No. 8 Michigan State. • Penn State has struggled this season in finishing with one • ursday marks the third-consecutive Big Ten win, but that victory came against the Buckeyes. season that the Lions and Buckeyes will e 1-5 record marks the worst conference finish in pro- meet in the conference tournament. gram history. e Lions looks to make history as the first- • Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves enters the ever No. 7 seed to reach the Big Ten Championship Game. tournament as the Big Ten’s leader in • Ironically, Ohio State and Penn State meet two days prior saves with 100. to a big football showdown in Happy Valley when the Lions • ree Nittany Lions are tied for the host the Buckeyes at Beaver Stadium. at game is set for team lead in points with 12. Ironically, two are freshmen (Hannah Allison and 3:30 p.m. on ABC/ESPN. • Fans can follow all the action through the Penn State field Kelsey Amy) while the other is a fifthhockey twitter page. In addition, Gametracker is expected to year senior (Christine Dudek). be available throughout the tournament. e Big Ten Net- • Senior Gina Bartolacci concluded the work will televise the semifinals and championship game regular season with goals in consecutive live. e semifinals are scheduled for Friday at 12:15 p.m. games (vs. Pacific & Michigan State). and 2 p.m. while Sunday’s final will begin at 12 p.m. Continued on page 6.

2009 PENN STATE LINEUP

25 Brooke Hoﬀsmith Sr., 5-5

FORWARDS 1 Jessica Longstreth 5 Jenny Purvis 6 Hannah Allison 7 Kelsey Amy 10 Christine Dudek 21 Gina Bartolacci

So., 5-4 Jr., 5-4 R-Fr., 5-6 Fr., 5-4 R-Sr., 5-8 Sr., 5-7

5-0=10 Fourth on Lions in pts 1-0=2 1st career goal v. Paciﬁc 5-2=12 Assist vs. Mich. St. 5-2=12 2X Freshman of Week 3-6=12 Team leader in assists 2-0=4 2-game G streak

Jr., 5-6 Sr., 5-6 So., 5-3 Fr., 5-0

3-0=6 2G vs. Paciﬁc 0-0=0 Team Captain 2-0=4 2nd career goal vs WCU

MIDFIELDERS 8 Daneen Zug 16 Bethany Marvel 17 Casey McCartin 24 Laura Kassab

0-0=0

Def. Save vs. Mich. St.

0-0=0 1-0=2 0-0=0 0-2=2 2-2=6 0-0=0

Def. Save vs. Stanford 1st career goal vs WCU 2 shots vs. WCU 13 straight starts Assist vs. Paciﬁc Started at Iowa

DEFENDERS 3 Laura Cahill 4 Alex Schlener 9 Jen Miller 11 Kristen Schaefer 14 Amy Bonenberger 19 Lauren Alloway

Sr., 5-5 R-Fr., 5-5 R-Sr., 5-6 R-Fr., 5-5 Sr., 5-8 R-So., 5-5

GOALKEEPERS 23 Ali Meves 57 Ayla Halus

Jr., 5-7 R-Fr., 5-6

2.41 GAA, .730 save % 1st career shutout vs. WCU

25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

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2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

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2 NATIONAL TITLES

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5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

• PENN STATE VERSUS EACH OPPONENT #1 MICHIGAN STATE

SERIES HISTORY

(Penn State leads, 22-10) Penn State is... At Michigan State 10-4 At Penn State 8-5 At Neutral Site 4-1 In Overtime Games 4-1 In Big Ten Tournament 2-2 Game-By-Game... Date Location Score 10/31/09 Home L, 5-1 10/31/08 Road L, 2-1 10/14/07 Home L, 3-2 11/4/06 Neutral (1) W, 2-1 (OT) 9/23/06 Road W, 3-1 10/15/05 Home W, 2-1 10/9/04 Road L, 1-0 11/9/03 Home (1) L, 5-3 10/25/03 Home L, 4-2 11/9/02 Neutral (1) L, 3-2 9/27/02 Road L, 3-0 9/28/01 Home L, 3-2 (2OT) 9/29/00 Road W, 3-2 (OT) 10/31/99 Road W, 2-0 10/1/99 Home W, 5-0 10/25/98 Home W, 6-1 10/9/98 Road W, 2-1 11/8/97 Neutral (1) W, 2-1 10/26/97 Road W, 3-1 10/10/97 Home W, 3-2 10/27/96 Home W, 4-0 9/27/96 Road L, 4-2 10/27/95 Home W, 2-1 10/8/95 Road W, 1-0 (2OT) 10/14/94 Home W, 2-1 (2OT) 9/30/94 Road W, 2-0 10/23/93 Neutral W, 7-1 10/17/93 Road W, 4-0 10/30/92 Road W, 3-0 10/10/92 Road W, 2-1 9/2/90 Home W, 7-0 10/4/87 Neutral W, 2-0 (1) Big Ten Tournament

OCT. 31, 2009 #8 MICHIGAN STATE 5, PENN STATE 1

• UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Despite battling neck-and-neck through much of the first half, No. 8 Michigan State scored just before halftime and rode that momentum to three more second-half goals on their way to a 5-1 win over the Penn State field hockey team in Saturday's regular season finale. e win capped off an undefeated 6-0 Big Ten mark for the league's regular-season champion and upped its winning streak to 10 games. • Senior Gina Bartolacci scored the Nittany Lions' lone goal, but it wasn't enough to offset a career day by Michigan State's Floor Rijpma, who netted a hat trick. Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves stood tall with five saves to up her season total to 100, the first Penn State goalkeeper to

reach triple digits since 2003.

THE SERIES WITH MICHIGAN STATE

• Despite Penn State’s commanding 22-10 edge, the all-time series has been very competitive with Michigan State enjoying tremendous success recently. • e Spartans have actually won nine of the last 12 matchups after the Nittany Lions won 19 of the ﬁrst 20. • Penn State looks to end a three-game losing skid against Michigan State as well, with its last win against the Spartans coming in the 2006 Big Ten Tournament by a 2-1 ﬁnal in overtime. • Notably, the Lions are 10-4 at Michigan State, 41 in overtime games and 2-2 in Big Ten Tournament action. ose four contests came in 1997, ’02, ’03 and ’06. • e all-time series began in 1987 before Penn State’s joining of the Big Ten. All but two of the games have come as conference rivals.

SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE

• e Spartans breezed through their schedule, posting a 15-3 record on the season to go along with a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play. ey are riding a 10-game winning streak overall. • Some of their notable wins have come against: American (5-1), Old Dominion (4-1), James Madison (4-1), Northwestern (5-2), Louisville (21, OT), Indiana (6-2) and Ohio State (2-1). • e third-leading scorer in the Big Ten, Floor Rijpma leads the way with 39 points (18g, 3a) followed by Manouk Vernij with 26 (8g, 10a), Jeamie Deacon with 20 (7g, 6a) and a pair (Jantine Steinmetz and Chantae Miller) with 19. • Elissa Unger has played every minute in goal, posting a 1.32 GAA and a Big Ten-leading .760 save percentage. She also has three shutouts on the season.

#2 OHIO STATE

Home 9/21/01 10/28/00 Road 10/24/99 Road 10/10/99 Home 11/1/98 Home 10/4/98 Road 10/19/97 Road 9/28/97 Home 11/9/96 Neutral (1) Home 11/3/96 10/13/96 Road 10/15/95 Home 10/1/95 Road 10/23/94 Home 9/25/94 Road 10/31/93 Home 10/10/93 Road 11/6/92 Home 10/2/92 Home 9/15/88 Home 10/3/87 Road 9/15/85 Home 10/20/84 Road 9/11/83 Home 9/18/82 Road 10/29/81 Home 10/12/80 Road 10/6/79 Home 10/13/78 Road 10/8/77 Home (1) Big Ten Tournament

L, 2-1 W, 2-1 W, 4-1 W, 2-1 W, 2-0 L, 1-0 W, 3-0 W, 2-1 (OT) W, 3-1 W, 4-0 L, 2-1 L, 2-1 W, 4-1 L, 4-1 W, 1-0 (OT) W, 4-0 W, 4-1 W, 3-1 W, 4-2 W, 5-1 W, 3-1 (OT) W, 6-0 W, 2-0 W, 2-0 W, 2-0 W, 7-0 T, 1-1 W, 7-0 T, 2-2 W, 5-1

OCT. 2, 2009 PENN STATE 2, #18 OHIO STATE 1 (OT)

• UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves made one sensational save after another to force overtime and freshman Kelsey Amy provided the game-winner as her first-career goal gave the Penn State field hockey team a thrilling 2-1 victory over No. 18 Ohio State on a rainy Friday afternoon. Meves finished with 11 saves, nine coming after halftime, while sophomore Jessica Longstreth scored her third goal of the season in the first half. • e Big Ten Network was also on hand and aired the game via tape delay.

THE SERIES WITH OHIO STATE

SERIES HISTORY

(Penn State leads, 31-8-2) Penn State is... At Neutral Site 1-2 At Ohio State 13-3-2 At Penn State 17-3 In Overtime Games 5-2 In Big Ten Tournament 2-2 Game-By-Game... Date Location Score 10/2/09 Home W, 2-1 (OT) 11/7/08 Neutral (1) L, 2-1 (OT) 9/28/08 Road W, 1-0 11/1/07 Road (1) W, 3-0 10/26/07 Home W, 1-0 10/8/06 Road L, 4-3 (OT) 10/22/05 Home W, 2-0 11/5/04 Neutral (1) L, 3-2 9/25/04 Road W, 3-1 10/10/03 Home W, 3-2 (OT) 10/19/02 Road W, 3-1

• e Buckeyes are Penn State’s second most-common foe all-time, only trailing West Chester. • e teams have met 41 times with the Lions holding a controlling 31-8-2 advantage • e first game was played on Oct. 8, 1977, a 50 Penn State victory. • Penn State didn’t lose any of the first 16 all-time meetings (14-0-2). • e squads have met multiple times since Penn State’s first season in the Big Ten in 1992, including three games in 1996. Big Ten foes played twice during the regular season in the early to mid ‘90’s. • Overall, the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes have played 30 times as fellow Big Ten schools with Penn State owning a 22-8 lead in those contests. • ey have met four times in the Big Ten Tournament, most recently last season when, in the semifinals, Ohio State upset the top-seeded Nittany Lions in overtime. e squads have split those four tournament meetings. • Overtime has been frequent as well, with Penn State holding a 5-2 edge in those seven games. e last two games have gone to an extra session, in-

cluding this year’s 2-1 thriller at home.

SCOUTING OHIO STATE

• Despite dropping this season’s tilt, Penn State still owns a commanding 11-2 advantage in the all-time series with Indiana. Both Hoosier wins came when they were nationally-ranked. • Prior to this year, the Nittany Lions’ only loss came on Oct. 29, 2006 at Penn State when the 14th ranked Hoosiers topped the No. 7 Nittany Lions by a slim 1-0 ﬁnal. • e two teams actually met ﬁrst in 1978 and 1980 then didn’t reconvene until Big Ten action in 2000. • e squad is 6-1 all-time away from home (4-1 on the road and 2-0 in neutral site games). One of those neutral site games was in the 2000 Big Ten Tournament, an easy 8-0 Penn State victory on Nov. 3. at marks the only time that the Lions and Hooisers have met in Big Ten Tournament action.

SCOUTING INDIANA

• Iowa is one of only three teams all-time that Penn State doesn’t own a winning record against. e Lions are only 17-23-1 against the Hawkeyes. e other two teams are North Carolina (7-20-1) and Old Dominion (10-14). • ere is a marked diﬀerence when comparing road to home games in the all-time series. Penn State is 10-5 against Iowa at home and 3-11 on the road. e Lions are also 4-7-1 all-time in neu-

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

THE SERIES WITH IOWA

5 BIG TEN TITLES

4-7-1 3-11 10-5 1-7-1 5-3 0-2 0-1 6-5

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#4 IOWA

2 NATIONAL TITLES

• IOWA CITY, Iowa - Freshman forward Kelsey Amy had a flurry of chances with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, but she couldn't score the equalizer as the Penn State field hockey team dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision to Iowa on Sunday afternoon. e game was the Lions’ second to be broadcast by the Big Ten Network (via tape delay) • Amy finished with a game-high seven shots, including five in a span of 1:33 late in the second half. She wasn't able to convert as three of her shots were saved with another two off the mark.

SERIES HISTORY

(Iowa leads, 23-17-1 ) Penn State is... At Neutral Site At Iowa At Penn State In Overtime Games In Big Ten Tournament In NCAA Tournament In AIAW postseason In All Postseason

OCT. 18, 2009 IOWA 1, PENN STATE 0

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• e Hoosiers enjoyed an upstart regular season, posting a 12-5 record, 4-2 in conference play. ey are riding a ﬁve-game winning streak and have won seven of their last eight. • e squad’s only conference losses have come against the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds in Michigan State and Ohio State. • Other impressive victories came against American (2-1), Louisville (2-1), Iowa (2-1), California (1-0) and Northwestern (2-1). • Morgan Fleetwood leads the oﬀensive attack with 28 points (11g, 6a) followed by Meg O’Connell (13: 4g, 5a), Kelsey Kiper (11: 2g, 7a), Katie Griswold, (11: 2g, 7a) and Alina Valenti (10: 4g, 2a). • Alex Mann has seen most of the action in the cage, posting a 1.86 GAA and .667 save percentage to go with one shutout.

2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

SERIES HISTORY

(Penn State leads, 11-2) Penn State is... At Neutral Site 2-0 At Indiana 4-1 At Penn State 5-1 In Overtime Games 2-0 In Big Ten Tournament 1-0 Game-By-Game... Date Location Score 10/23/09 Road L, 4-1 10/24/08 Home W, 1-0 (OT) 10/7/07 Road W, 2-0 10/29/06 Home L, 1-0 10/28/05 Road W, 4-3 (OT) 10/2/04 Home W, 1-0 10/3/03 Road W, 2-1 9/29/02 Home W, 6-1 10/28/01 Road W, 3-0 11/3/00 Neutral (1) W, 8-0 10/7/00 Home W, 9-0 10/11/80 Neutral (2) W, 4-0 10/14/78 Home W, 3-0 (1) Big Ten Tournament (2) at Ohio State

THE SERIES WITH INDIANA

Score L, 1-0 W, 2-1 L, 2-1 (OT) L, 2-1 W, 1-0 W, 4-0 L, 2-1 (OT) W, 3-1 L, 1-0 W, 3-2 (OT) L, 3-2 (OT) L, 2-1 W, 3-1 W, 4-1 L, 3-2 L, 2-0 W, 3-2 L, 4-2 W, 6-1 W, 7-1 L, 4-3 (OT) W, 3-1 L, 5-1 L, 4-1 W, 4-1 L, 3-2 L, 2-0 L, 1-0 (OT) W, 2-0 W, 2-0 L, 4-0 W, 1-0 L, 3-2 (2OT) L, 2-1 L, 1-0 L, 2-0 L, 3-1 L, 2-1 (OT) T, 2-2 (2OT) W, 4-1 W, 3-0

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#3 INDIANA

• BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Despite taking a quick 1-0 lead, No. 20 Indiana charged back with four unanswered goals to hand the Penn State ﬁeld hockey team a 4-1 defeat on Friday afternoon. Redshirt freshman Hannah Allison scored the Lions' goal at 10:39 while junior goalkeeper Ali Meves ﬁnished with four saves.

Game-By-Game... Date Location 10/18/09 Road 10/10/08 Home 10/20/07 Road 11/5/06 Neutral (1) 10/27/06 Home 10/8/05 Road 10/15/04 Home Home (1) 11/7/03 9/27/03 Road 11/3/02 Home 11/2/01 Neutral (1) 10/5/01 Road 11/4/00 Neutral (1) 9/23/00 Home 10/17/99 Home 9/26/99 Road 11/7/98 Neutral (1) 10/16/98 Road 9/25/98 Home 11/2/97 Home 10/5/97 Road 11/10/96 Neutral (1) 10/20/96 Road 10/4/96 Home 11/5/95 Home (1) 10/20/95 Road 9/24/95 Home 11/5/94 Neutral (1) 10/30/94 Road 10/7/94 Home 10/24/93 Road 10/3/93 Home 10/16/92 Road 10/4/92 Home 11/18/90 Neutral (2) 11/22/86 Neutral (2) 9/6/86 Neutral 10/21/84 Neutral 10/2/83 Neutral 11/20/81 Neutral (3) 9/20/81 Road (1) Big Ten Tournament (2) NCAA Semiﬁnals (3) AIAW Championships

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25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

• Ohio State was ranked No. 18 nationally at the time of its Oct. 2 clash with Penn State. Despite the loss, the Buckeyes have continued to climb the polls and now come in at No. 12. • ey finished the season at 13-5, 4-2 in Big Ten play. eir only conference losses have come to Penn State and Big Ten Regular Season Champion Michigan State. • Incredibly, all five of Ohio State’s losses came by a goal, four to nationally ranked teams: James Madison (1-0), Syracuse (3-2), Princeton (5-4), Penn State (2-1) and Michigan State (2-1). • Ohio State’s wins have come in dominating fashion with many coming by two goals or more. It ended the season with 2-1 wins over nationallyranked squads Duke and Northwestern. • Leading the way on the offensive end is freshman phenom Berta Queralt who has averaged nearly three points/game. She has 44 points (16g, 12a) while Maria Briones is second with 31 (12g, 7a). Following her is Jena Cacciatore with 25 (10g, 5a), Aisling Coyle (21: 6g, 9a) and Aisling McKeon (12: 4g, 4a). Six others have recorded at least one point. • In total, three different goalkeepers have seen time, led by Lindsay Quintiliani (1130:37), posting a 1.18 GAA and .759 save percentage. Ally Tunitis has struggled as a backup with a .400 save percentage and 3.09 GAA in 135:55.

OCT. 23, 2009 #20 INDIANA 4, PENN STATE 1

PENN STATE VERSUS EACH OPPONENT

25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

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2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

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2 NATIONAL TITLES

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5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

• PENN STATE VERSUS EACH OPPONENT tral site games. • e ﬁrst-ever meeting came on Sept. 20, 1981, a 3-0 road win for the Lions. • e rivalry has ratcheted up ever since Penn State joined the Big Ten in the early ‘90s. • Penn State is 5-3 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament. Iowa won last meeting, 2-1 in 2006. e Nittany Lion victories have come in 1995, ’96, ’98, ’00 and ’03. e 1995 and ‘03 games was played at University Park. e other six games were all held at neutral sites.

SCOUTING IOWA

• A perennial Big Ten and national power, Iowa struggled to start the season, but has won four of its last five to improve its record to 8-9. • Some of its impressive wins have come against Boston University (3-1), Saint Louis (12-0), Michigan (3-2) California (3-2), Northwestern (1-0), James Madison (3-2) and American (2-1). • e Hawkeyes have also lost tough one-goal games to nationally-ranked squads Massachusetts and Stanford. • Leading the way on the offensive end is Tricia Dean with 23 points (7g, 9a) followed by Sarah Drake (17: 8g, 1a), Jess Werkley (16: 7g, 2a), Meghan Beamesderfer (17: 6g, 2a) and Sarah Pergine (13: 3g, 7a). Five others have recorded points on the season. • ree different goalkeepers have seen time with Kathleen McGraw emerging as the starter late in the season. She has started 14 games (playing 15) while posting a 8-6 record, 1.77 GAA and .706 save percentage with two shutouts.

#5 MICHIGAN

SERIES HISTORY

(Penn State leads, 22-12) Penn State is... At Neutral Site 5-3 At Michigan 7-6 At Penn State 10-3 In Overtime Games 0-2 In Big Ten Tournament 3-4 Game-By-Game... Date Location Score 9/27/09 Road L, 2-0 10/26/08 Home W, 3-0 11/2/07 Neutral (1) L, 3-2 (OT) 9/23/07 Road L, 1-0 9/29/06 Home W, 4-0 11/5/05 Neutral (1) L, 2-1 10/2/05 Road W, 3-2 10/30/04 Home L, 1-0 11/8/03 Home W, 1-0 11/1/03 Road L, 5-2 10/25/02 Home L, 3-1 10/20/01 Road W, 2-1 11/5/00 Road (1) L, 3-2 10/20/00 Home L, 1-0 11/6/99 Neutral (1) L, 2-1 (2OT) 10/29/99 Road W, 4-2 10/3/99 Home W, 2-1 11/8/98 Neutral (1) W, 3-1

Home 10/23/98 10/11/98 Road 11/9/97 Neutral (1) 10/24/97 Road 10/12/97 Home 11/8/96 Neutral (1) 10/25/96 Home 9/29/96 Road 10/29/95 Home Road 10/6/95 10/16/94 Home 10/2/94 Road 11/6/93 Neutral (2) 10/1/93 Home 10/17/92 Neutral (3) 10/9/92 Road (1) Big Ten Tournament (2) at Northwestern (3) at Iowa

W, 2-0 W, 4-2 W, 2-1 L, 2-1 W, 4-1 W, 4-1 W, 7-3 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 W, 5-1 L, 1-0 W, 4-1 W, 1-0 W, 6-1 W, 2-1

SEPT. 27, 2009 MICHIGAN 2, PENN STATE 0

• ANN ARBOR, Mich. - e Penn State field hockey team opened the Big Ten season by playing neck-and-neck with Michigan on Sunday, but two goals from Meredith Way proved to be the difference in a 2-0 defeat. e goals came in the span of 1:44 early in the second half to break a scoreless deadlock. • e Nittany Lions held the 16-11 shot advantage, but were unable to solve Michigan goalie Pagie Pickett. She finished with eight saves while Ali Meves had four in her second-consecutive start.

THE SERIES WITH MICHIGAN

• Penn State owns a 22-12 all-time record against the Wolverines with the 34 all-time meetings standing as the Nittany Lions’ fifth most played opponent. • e series has been extremely competitive recently with Michigan holding a slight 5-4 edge in the last nine meetings. • e first-ever meeting between these Big Ten rivals wasn’t until 1992, Penn State’s first season in the Big Ten, meaning all 34 meetings have come in the last 18 years. • In total, the squads have played twice in a single season on eight occasions and three an amazing four times. Big Ten teams played each other twice during the regular season in the early to mid 90’s. • e teams have also played seven times in Big Ten Tournament action, most recently in 2007, when Michigan picked up a 3-2 overtime victory. Penn State is 3-4 all-time against the Wolverines in the Big Ten Tournament, but has lost the last four straight after initially starting with three straight wins. • Penn State dominated the early years by winning 11 of the first 12 meetings and 17 of the first 19. Ever since, Michigan has bounced back, taking 10 of the last 15.

SCOUTING MICHIGAN

• e Wolverines started oﬀ slowly before a midseason winning streak, but they are now stumbling into the Big Ten Tournament. eir overall record stands at 7-13, 2-4 in conference play. • e highlight to their season came with four straight wins bridging September and October. ose wins came against the Nittany Lions along with Saint Louis, Northwestern and Harvard.

Michigan enters the tournament on a four-game losing streak. All the losses have been tight though, including a 2-1 defeat against Michigan State and 1-0 defeats to Central Michigan and Kent State. e only multi-goal loss was to Indiana (4-2 ﬁnal). • Michigan also lost by a single goal to nationally ranked squads: No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 4 North Carolina, No. 7 Syracuse and No. 16 Louisville. e defeats to Syracuse and Louisville both came in overtime. It also dropped a 4-1 decision to defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland. • Meredith Way has wowed of late with 38 points (17g, 4a) entering the postseason. Alicia Mayer (16: 7g, 2a) and Bryn Bain (12: 5g, 2a) are the only other Wolverines in double ﬁgures in points. Eleven others have recorded at least one point on the season. • Paige Pickett and Christi Barwick have each seen considerable time in goal. Pickett has started 13 games (playing in 14 total), posting a 2.12 GAA and .712 save percentage with two shutouts. Ironically, she has a 2-10 record meaning both of her wins have come via shutouts. Barwick has started more of late and has a 1.73 GAA and .750 save percentage. Her record stands at 4-2 in seven games (six starts) along with a shutout.

#6 NORTHWESTERN

SERIES HISTORY

(Penn State leads, 24-4-1 Penn State is... At Neutral Site 4-0 At Northwestern 9-2-1 At Penn State 11-2 In Overtime Games 1-0 In Big Ten Tournament 3-0 Game-By-Game... Date Location Score 10/9/09 Home L, 3-2 10/19/08 Road W, 4-0 9/30/07 Home W, 5-0 11/3/06 Neutral (1) W, 2-0 10/20/06 Road W, 3-1 9/24/05 Home W, 6-2 10/22/04 Road W, 6-3 10/12/03 Home W, 3-0 11/8/02 Neutral (1) W, 2-0 10/5/02 Road W, 2-1 (OT) 10/12/01 Home W, 5-1 10/13/00 Road W, 8-1 10/15/99 Home W, 6-1 9/24/99 Road W, 3-0 10/18/98 Road W, 2-0 9/27/98 Home W, 6-1 10/31/97 Home W, 4-1 10/3/97 Road L, 2-1 (PS) 10/18/96 Road W, 5-4 10/6/96 Home W, 5-0 11/4/95 Home (1) W, 2-1 10/22/95 Road L, 4-3 9/22/95 Home W, 6-0 10/28/94 Road T, 2-2 10/9/94 Home L, 2-1

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• ese two Big Ten rivals have met 29 times in field hockey with Penn State owning a commanding 24-4-1 advantage. • All 29 games have come since 1993, the Lions’ first season in the Big Ten. • Prior to Northwestern’s win this season, Penn State had won 16 straight in the all-time series with its previous loss coming on Oct. 3, 1997, a 2-1 defeat (in penalty strokes). • e teams have also met three times in Big Ten Tournament action, all Nittany Lion victories in 1995, ‘02 and ‘06. e first game (‘95) was at University Park while the most recent meetings were both neutral site tilts.

Pre. 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 NFHCA 11 13 ORV ORV ORV ORV ORV ORV WomensField Hockey.com 18 NCAA RPI 26 26 22 22 19 19

BIG TEN GAMES

November 5 #5 Michigan vs. #4 Iowa 11 a.m. #7 Penn State vs. #2 Ohio State 1:15 p.m. #6 Northwestern vs. #3 Indiana 3:30 p.m. November 6 Iowa/Michigan vs. #1 Michigan State 12:15 p.m. N’Western/Indiana vs. Penn St./Ohio St. 2 p.m. November 8 Big Ten Championship Game 12 p.m. e semiﬁnals and championship game will both be shown live on the Big Ten Network

FINAL BIG TEN STANDINGS Team Michigan State Ohio State Indiana Iowa Michigan Northwestern Penn State

Big Ten 6-0 1.000 4-2 .667 4-2 .667 3-3 .500 2-4 .333 1-5 .167 1-5 .167

Overall 15-3 .833 13-5 .722 12-5 .706 8-9 .471 7-13 .350 12-7 .632 6-12 .333

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Penn State Student-Athlete of the Week Hannah Allison (9/8), Ali Meves (10/6)

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• e Wildcats are in the midst of a strange season, entering the tournament with only one conference win, but having garnered a national ranking most of the season due to a strong showing in nonconference action. • ey enter as one of four Big Ten teams in double figures in victories. ey are 12-7 overall and 1-5 in conference play. ree of their Big Ten losses have come by a single goal while another was by two. • In addition, an incredible five games have gone to overtime, four Wildcat victories.. • e squad also set a number of school records in its 12-1 victory over the Billikens. • Leading the way offensively is Chelsea Armstrong with an astonishing 56 points (22g, 12a). In addition, Courtney Plaster has 24 points (10g, 4a), one ahead of Elizabeth Dobbs with 23 (9g, 5a). Kaylee Pohlmeyer has 16 (7g, 2a) while Stephanie Fortson (3g, 5a) and Sarah Marcincin (2g, 7a) have 11. • Two goalkeepers have split time in the cage. Amanda Wirth is 6-1 with a 1.77 GAA and .725 save percentage while Katie Lynch is 5-6 with a 2.29 GAA and .667 save percentage. e squad has three shutouts on the season, two by Wirth and one by Lynch. Jaimie Orrico has also played 14:02 on the season, stopping both shots sent her way.

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All-Time in Big Ten Tournament (17-11) Big Ten Tournament Champs: 1995, 96, 97, 98 Date Opponent Score 11/7/08 Ohio State L, 2-1 (OT) 11/2/07 Michigan L, 3-2 (OT) 11/1/07 Ohio State W, 3-0 11/5/06 Iowa L, 2-1 11/4/06 Michigan State W, 2-1 (OT) 11/3/06 Northwestern W, 2-0 11/5/05 Michigan L, 2-1 11/5/04 Ohio State L, 3-2 11/9/03 Michigan State L, 5-3 11/8/03 Michigan W, 1-0 11/7/03 Iowa W, 3-1 11/9/02 Michigan State L, 3-2 11/8/02 Northwestern W, 2-0 11/2/01 Iowa L, 3-2 (OT) 11/5/00 Michigan L, 3-2 11/4/00 Iowa W, 3-1 11/3/00 Indiana W, 8-0 11/6/99 Michigan L, 2-1 (OT) 11/8/98 Michigan W, 3-1 11/7/98 Iowa W, 3-2 11/9/97 Michigan W, 2-1 11/8/97 Michigan State W, 2-1 11/10/96 Iowa W, 3-1 11/9/96 Ohio State W, 3-1 11/8/96 Michigan W, 4-1 11/5/95 Iowa W, 4-1 11/4/95 Northwestern W, 2-1 11/5/94 Iowa L, 1-0 (OT)

Rank/Team W-L Pts. Prev 1 Maryland 18-0 1078 (52) 1 2 North Carolina 16-1 1040 2 3 Virginia 16-2 981 3 4 Princeton 13-2 898 (1) 4 5 Syracuse 16-2 844 5 6 Wake Forest 11-5 798 6 17-2 760 7 7 Connecticut 8 Michigan State 15-3 754 (1) 8 9 Boston College 13-5 607 9 10 Drexel 17-2 594 10 11 James Madison 12-7 463 11 12 Ohio State 13-5 451 13 13 Louisville 12-7 398 15 14 Duke 9-9 369 14 15 Stanford 13-4 361 12 16 Delaware 12-5 237 17 17 Albany 12-4 213 16 18 Indiana 12-5 209 18 19 Massachusetts 12-8 69 (1) 19 20 Old Dominion 9-11 66 ARV Also Receiving Votes: Providence (60), Northwestern (49), Boston University (41), Iowa (30), Richmond (21), Hofstra (20), Maine (20), Dartmouth (18), American (17), Missouri State (13), Rider (13), New Hampshire (12), Ohio Univ. (12), California (11), Michigan (7), Villanova (5), Northeastern (4), Yale (3), Kent State (2), Lock Haven (2)

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THE SERIES WITH NORTHWESTERN

• e Nittany Lions have enjoyed mixed success at the Big Ten Tournament. eir cumulative record is 17-11 with championships coming in four consecutive seasons, from 1996-98. • Penn State will look to snap a mini two-game losing streak after falling to Ohio State in last season’s semifinals and to Michigan the year before. Both games came in overtime. • In total, three of the last five tournament games have gone to overtime. In addition to the two losses, the Lions topped Michigan State in the conference semifinals in 2006. • Despite not winning a tournament championship since 1998, Penn State did reach the championship game as recently as 2006. e Nittany Lions topped Northwestern (2-0) and Michigan State (2-1, OT) before falling to Iowa (2-1).

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• UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e Penn State field hockey team clawed back to tie the score twice in the second half, but were unable to do it for a third time, dropping a tough 3-2 decision to No. 18 Northwestern on Friday evening in a game that featured five yellow cards and a disputed finish. Goals from redshirt senior Christine Dudek and redshirt freshman Hannah Allison weren't enough as the Wildcats prevented the Nittany Lions from winning their third straight over a ranked opponent. • It was also Pink Day as the Lions wore special pink jerseys and pink T-Shirts were handed out to fans to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.

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Road 11/7/93 10/16/93 Neutral (2) 11/8/92 Home 10/31/92 Neutral (2) (1) Big Ten Tournament (2) At Michigan State

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FOLLOW THE NITTANY LIONS ON THEIR QUEST FOR A TOURNAMENT TITLE THROUGH TWITTER!

• Be sure to follow Penn State’s trek to Michigan State starting on Wednesday through Twitter! • Athletic Communications Assistant Justin Laﬂeur will post updates before, during and after the games, so if you can’t make it to East Lansing, there’s no better way to stay up to date! • Everything you need to know surrounding the game can be found, including news, notes, twit pics, in-game scoring updates and much more!

TICKET INFORMATION

• Tickets to the Big Ten Tournament are only $7 per day for adults and $5 for children and seniors. • For more information, please visit the Tournament Central page on MSUSpartans.com.

UP AGAINST THE ODDS

• Since the conference expanded to seven teams in 2000, no No. 7 seed has ever won the tournament title or even advanced to the championship game. • A seventh seed has won one game all-time, that coming in 2006 when Michigan State topped No. 2 Indiana, 3-2.

WHAT’S ON THE LINE?

• Win and continue. Lose and the season is over. Penn State looks to extend its season with victories. • Should the squad win three games, it would earn the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. • Fortunately for the Lions, they are in the opposite bracket of the top-seeded (and host) Michigan State Spartans. • If they beat Ohio State on ursday, they would face Northwestern or Indiana in Friday’s semiﬁnals then Iowa, Michigan or Michigan State in the championship game.

A BIRTHDAY WISH

• For senior captain Laura Cahill, a win against Ohio State on ursday would be extra special as it is also her 22nd birthday. • Two other Nittany Lions have celebrated birthdays in-season and both have also come on game days as well. • Redshirt freshman Ayla Halus’ came on Oct. 18 at Iowa (1-0 loss) while Casey McCartin’s was on Oct. 24 vs. Paciﬁc (6-4 win).

LOOKING TO (AVOID) HISTORY

• Penn State hopes this season isn’t a repeat of last year. • Both this year and last, the squad topped the Buckeyes in regular season action. • But last year, Ohio State was victor, 2-1 (in overtime) in the conference semiﬁnals to knock out the top-seeded Nittany Lions. • e Lions look to change that trend by winning in the Big Ten Tournament on ursday.

A “NEUTRAL” CARRYOVER?

• Penn State won a big 6-4 contest against Paciﬁc on Oct. 24. at game was played at a neutral site (Indiana). • e Lions hope that they can carry over that “neutral site” success for more neutral site games starting on ursday. e only true road game would come if they advance to the Big Ten Finals and face Michigan State.

UPON FURTHER REVIEW

• Penn State’s Senior Day goal (against Michigan State) was actually scored by senior forward Gina Bartolacci. • Freshman Kelsey Amy’s initial shot oﬀ a penalty corner went into traﬃc in front. Bartolacci eventually made the redirection past Spartans’ goalie Elissa Unger with the assist credited to redshirt freshman Hannah Allison, who also got a piece. • For Bartolacci, it marked her second goal in as many games to close out her regular season career.

CHANGE OF MONTHS

• Freshman Kelsey Amy hopes November brings just as much success as October. • After not scoring in the ﬁrst two months of her career (August and September), she ﬁnished with all 12 of her points (5g, 2a) in the eight October games. It all started with her thrilling overtime game-winner against Ohio State on Oct. 2. • Incredibly, she failed to pick up at least a point in only three October games.

ADDITIONAL MICHIGAN STATE TIDBITS

• Amy came off the bench to snap an eight-game start streak. She had started ever since the Big Ten opener at Michigan (9/27). • Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Ayla Halus saw action for the first time since Sept. 20 when she started (and shut-out) West Chester. • Redshirt freshman back Kristen Schaefer started her 13th straight game. • ere were also two defensive saves (by Brooke Hoffsmith and Amy Bonenberger), meaning six of the team’s nine defensive saves this year have come in two home games (Stanford and Michigan State).

ALI ‘S “DOUBLE TRIFECTA”

• Junior Goalkeeper Ali Meves has enjoyed a sensational season which has already seen 100 as a significant number. • With five saves against No. 8 Michigan State, she reached an even 100 saves on the season. It marks the first time that a Penn State goalkeeper has eclipsed triple digits since current assistant coach Annie Zinkavich had 137 in 2003. • More amazingly, it happened despite redshirt freshman Ayla Halus receiving two starts on the season. is is the first time since 2000 that two Penn State goalies have eclipsed 100 minutes played while it also saw one (Meves) reach 100 saves. Ironically, Zinkavich was part of the 2000 scenario as well. • Meves’ 100 saves is by far tops in the Big Ten.

ATTENDANCE SIGNIFICANCE

• e strong showing against No. 8 Michigan State pushed Penn State’s cumulative attendance (including road and neutral site games) to 6,376. • at figure is significant because it is more than last season’s cumulative attendance of 5,223 through 20 games. e mark was broken a full seven games earlier than last year! • e squad has averaged 354 fans at its games (including road and neutral site contests), which is 127 more than the next “most-seen” Big Ten school, Michigan. • Penn State field hockey would like to thank all fans for their tremendous support! Hope to see you at the Big Ten Tournament in East Lansing!

AMONG THE NATION’S ATTENDANCE LEADERS

• With 437 fans at the regular season finale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31), Penn State improved its home attendance average to an even 400 on the year. • at figure should undoubtedly be among the nation’s leaders. e NCAA releases official atAVG. HOME tendance leaders following the season. ATTENDANCE • is year’s total easily surpassed last year’s Year Total strong showing of 372 which was fourth best 2009 400 in the nation. 2008 372 • It was also one of the best showings in pro- 2007 406 gram history. For comparison, the Lions aver- 2006 364 aged: 372 (2008), 406 (2007), 364 (2006), 318 2005 318 (2005), 390 (2004), 293 (2003), 413 (2002) 2004 390 and 302 (2001). 2003 293 • It was also only the third time this century 2002 413 that Penn State has cracked 400. 2001 302 • e 400 fans for home games were also only 31 less than last season's national leader (North Carolina, 431). • e mark of 400 also led the Big Ten, well ahead of Michigan in second (372). In addition, when looking at cumulative attendance, Penn State saw almost 1,000 more fans (3,204 to 2,229) come out to its home games than the second-most “seen” team at home (Michigan). • An incredible four of the eight home games drew over 400 fans, including one over 500 (West Chester) and another over 600 (Connecticut). Two other games drew at least 300, with the only two fewer than 300 (Stanford and Bucknell), coming on weekdays. • Including games away from home, a whopping eight contests saw an attendance over 400 with four more over 500 (Connecticut, Maryland, West Chester, Michigan).

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PENN STATE ON HALLOWEEN DAY

• Not only did Penn State football wide receiver Graham Zug star on Saturday, Oct. 24 with three touchdowns at Michigan, but his sister Daneen also had a sensational game with two goals against Pacific. • Daneen scored goals at 52:42 and 55:24 of the second half to break a 3-3 deadlock and give the Lions some breathing room. • e two goals tied a career-high and marked the third multi-goal game of her career (and first of 2009). • She was also credited with her fourth-career game-winning goal (and first of the season). • e goals were scored within 2:42, the shortest span between goals by the same player since Bethany Marvel scored at 34:39 and 36:50 (2:10) at Bucknell on Oct. 23, 2007. ey were Marvel’s second and third goals of the game for her first (and only) hat trick of her career. It also marks the last hat trick by any Penn State player. • Zug’s goals came in the shortest span in the same half since Christine Dudek’s two in 2:47 (at 15:57 and 18:44) last year against Georgetown. Amy Bonenberger also scored in between.

“FRESH” BUNCH LEADING THE WAY

• Penn State has spread the wealth on the offensive end with Kelsey Amy, Hannah Allison and Jessica Longstreth leading the team with five goals each, Christine Dudek and Daneen Zug with three and three others (Gina Bartolacci, Amy Bonenberger & Casey McCartin) with two apiece. • e Lions’ offense had a lot of action at Indiana as Amy scored her fourth and fifth of the season vs. Pacific. Zug scored her second and third while Allison scored her fifth a day prior against No. 20 Indiana. • Allison has been on fire lately. After over a month without a goal, she has three in the last seven games, all against ranked teams (Stanford, Northwestern and Indiana). She also picked up her first assist since the home opener in the regular season finale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31).

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BALANCED GOAL-SCORING ATTACK

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• Among the scoring leaders for Penn State is a pair of freshmen, Hannah Allison and Kelsey Amy, who are both tied for the team lead in both goals (5) and points (12). • Together, the pair is among the highest-scoring freshman pairs in program history (when looking at ranking on the team in points). • e second-best freshman pair this century was in 2004 when Shaun Banta was third on the squad (18 pts: 7g, 4a) and Kiersten Wood was fifth (11 pts: 3g, 5a). Sophomore Annelise Legel was also fourth with 13 (6g, 1a). • Sophomore Jessica Longstreth is currently fourth on the team in scoring (10) and also tied for first in goals (5) meaning three of the top five scorers so far this season (and 2004) have been freshmen or sophomores.

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IMPRESSIVE DAY FOR THE ZUGS

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OUTSTANDING OFFENSIVE OUTPUT

• Penn State field hockey forward Kelsey Amy (Sweet Valley, Pa.) was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week as announced on Monday (Oct. 26) afternoon. Amy finished the week with a team-high six points (2g, 2a), highlighted by a five-point effort in Saturday's 6-4 win over Pacific. e honor is her second in the span of three weeks after earning the first following her game-winning overtime goal against No. 18 Ohio State on Oct. 2. • e complete release can be found on GoPSUsports.com. • Amy also finished Saturday with a whopping 10 shots, the most by any Nittany Lion since All-American Allison Scola had that many on Sept. 19, 2008 vs. Georgetown. • Amy is also tied for the team-lead in both points (12) and goals (5). All the points have come since she was inserted into the starting lineup late in September. In total, she has 12 points in the last eight games (1.5 points/game). • e native of Sweet Valley, Pa. was also the first Penn State freshman to score two goals since Hannah Allison netted two in the season-opener against Lock Haven. Amy was the first true freshman to have that many since Jessica Longstreth last Oct. 14 at Bucknell.

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AMY’S EMERGENCE CONTINUES, LEADS TO SECOND BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARD

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• e Nittany Lions have seven seniors on this year’s squad. • ey were honored prior to Saturday’s Halloween game against No. 8 Michigan State. • For a complete rundown of senior capsules, check out GoPSUsports.com. In each write-up, you can ﬁnd brief overviews highlighting all seven seniors’ respective careers at Penn State.

ing the first time since Sept. 17, 2006 that two players finished with multiple goals. Shaun Banta had three and Allison Scola added two in a 6-0 win over West Chester. • In addition, senior Brooke Hoffsmith came off the bench for the first time since 2007 (her sophomore year).

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• Many fans stopped by the home opener vs. Lock Haven (Sept. 4) on their way to football eve, creating a ‘09 HOME ATTENDANCE buzz of an atmosphere. Attendance • en on Sunday, Sept. 6, (vs. Date Opponent No. 5 Connecticut), the third 10/31 Michigan State 437 190 largest crowd in the history of 10/13 Bucknell the Penn State Field Hockey 10/9 Northwestern 336 222 Complex (694) witnessed a 10/5 Stanford 10/2 Ohio State 343 thrilling game. • e 694 fans only trail the 9/20 West Chester 513 Connecticut 694 794 on Sept. 1, 2008 against 9/6 Lock Haven 469 Maryland and 770 on Sept. 2, 9/4 2007 versus Connecticut. Four of the top five crowds in the facility's history have come against the Huskies. • e attendance total of 694 stands as the 23rd largest crowd in NCAA Regular Season history and 32nd largest in NCAA history. • Sept. 20 vs. West Chester saw another large crowd with the final total standing at 513. • Oct. 2 vs. No. 18 Ohio State was one of the “lowest” of the season, partially due to inclement weather. But the attendance total was still impressive with 343 faithful braving the elements. • In very similar conditions, Penn State saw 336 come out for Pink Day against No. 18 Northwestern (Oct. 9). • Frigid temperatures didn’t stop 190 faithful from coming to the Oct. 13 tilt with Bucknell. • Fans came out in full force for Saturday’s finale against No. 8 Michigan State. e final figure stood at 437.

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SCORING FIRST

• Oct. 24 vs. Pacific was only the fifth time this season that the Lions scored first and the second time away from home. • e other times were against Indiana (Oct. 23), Bucknell (Oct. 13), Stanford (Oct. 5) and West Chester (Sept. 20). • Penn State is 4-1 on the season when scoring first and 2-11 when allowing the first goal. e only loss came on Friday (Oct. 23) against the Hoosiers.

RACE FOR HOPE ON NOV. 1

• e fourth annual Race for Hope in Philadelphia happened on Sunday, Nov. 1 and Penn State fans were involved by supporting former Nittany Lion lacrosse and ﬁeld hockey standout Deb Andress, who is waging a battle with a brain tumor. e 5K Run/Walk is sponsored by the Brain Tumor Society. • For more information, please check out the complete release at GoPSUsports.com. • In addition, check out a great “Success with Honor” feature on GoPSUsports.com written by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Alyssa Guttendorf.

NEW FIELD HOCKEY FEATURE SET FOR BIG TEN NETWORK!

• Not only are two Penn State field hockey games scheduled for the Big Ten Network, but a number of features will be run on the network as well, which started on Monday, Oct. 5 at 2:30 p.m. • As part of the first episode of Penn State: Access Granted, redshirt sophomore Lauren Alloway and redshirt freshman Ayla Halus gave fans an all-access tour of their facilities, plus a special trip to the Berkey Creamery! • If you missed the first showing, be sure to watch it online. • In addition, a second feature debuted on Monday, Nov. 2 at 2:30 p.m. It will be re-aired, so check back to GoPSUsports.com and the Penn State field hockey twitter page for updates. See what the Nittany Lions had to say in a fun Q&A about bus trips. Don’t miss it! • In addition, senior Laura Cahill answered some fun questions on the WPSU Sports web page.

BIG (TEN) NETWORK ATTENTION

• e Oct. 18 game at Iowa was Penn State’s second televised game of the season. e first was the classic 2-1 overtime win over Ohio State. • Leah Secondo and Karen Weaver were on the call for both games. • e Iowa contest debuted on the Big Ten Network on Monday (Oct. 19) at 8 p.m. It could be shown again, so if you missed either the Ohio State or Iowa games, check back to GoPSUsports.com for potential air dates. • Highlights from both games are also available on the Big Ten Network Field Hockey web page. • Penn State is one of five Big Ten schools (along with Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State) to have two games televised this season. • Additional Penn State games could be broadcast this year if the Nittany Lions reach the Big Ten Semifinals. Both the semifinals and finals will be live on the Big Ten Network. • ree Penn State games were on the “BTN” last year – at Ohio State, vs. Iowa and Big Ten Semifinals vs. Ohio State.

RECEIVING THE “POPULAR” VOTE

• Incredibly, all but one opponent (Paciﬁc) this year was either ranked or receiving votes when Penn State faced them. • Its streak of only facing opponents receiving votes in the National Poll ended on Oct. 24 vs. Paciﬁc after facing its ninth ranked foe in No. 20 Indiana. • Old Dominion (16), Virginia (6), Connecticut (5), Maryland (1), Princeton (7), Ohio State (18), Stanford (14), Northwestern (18), Indiana (20) and Michigan State (8) were all ranked on game day vs. the Lions. • Meanwhile, Lock Haven, American, Lafayette, West Chester, Michigan, Bucknell and Iowa received votes.

IMPRESSIVE OPPONENTS

• Penn State has played some of the top teams in the country and it shows when looking at their cumulative record. • In total, the Lions' 12 losses have come to teams with a combined record of 149-67 (.690 win percentage). Eight (and 12 total) have double-digit wins led by No. 1 Maryland (18-0), No. 7 Connecticut (17-2), No. 3 Virginia (16-2), No. 8 Michigan State (15-3), No. 4 Princeton (13-2), Lafayette (13-5), No. 18 Indiana (12-5) and Northwestern (12-7). • Penn State's six wins have come against teams with great records as well, led

by Lock Haven (16-4), No. 15 Stanford (13-4), OPPONENT No. 12 Ohio State (13-5) and Bucknell (12-6) RECORDS for an overall opponent record of 214-106 (.669 #1 Maryland 18-0 win percentage). #7 Connecticut 17-2 • In addition, six of the losses have come to top#3 Virginia 16-2 10 squads. Lock Haven 16-4 #8 Michigan State 15-3 AMY RACKING UP THE SHOTS #4 Princeton 13-2 • True freshman Kelsey Amy has become much 13-4 #15 Stanford more aggressive on the forward line, leading to Lafayette 13-5 her 12 points (tied for the team lead) and 44 of #12 Ohio State 13-5 her team-leading 54 shots coming in the last nine #18 Indiana 12-5 games. Bucknell 12-6 • She racked up six points (2g, 2a) at Indiana on Northwestern 12-7 Oct. 23-24 to double her season total from six to American 9-8 12. She also set a areer-high with 10 shots against #20 Old Dominion 9-11 Pacific (10/24). Iowa 8-9 • Despite not scoring at Iowa on Oct. 18, she had West Chester 8-10 a number of golden opportunities in hopes of Michigan 7-13 netting the tying score. In total, she finished with Pacific 3-10 a game-high seven shots, including five in a span Total 214-106 (.669) of 1:33 with under five minutes remaining in regBold = Defeated ulation. • is came one game after a (then) career-high eight shots vs. Bucknell (Oct. 13). Her (and the game’s) first shot found the back of the cage for her third-career goal. • Her 15 shots in that two-game span upped her total to a team-high 41 to leapfrog redshirt freshman Hannah Allison for tops on the team. She has easily kept (and actually, increased) the lead every since.

COMING IN PAIRS

• Freshman Kelsey Amy scored her first-career goals as part of Penn State’s four-game homestand in early October. In total, she netted three goals (which all proved to be game-winners). Teammate Jessica Longstreth scored in each of those games as well. • Amy’s first-career goal came in overtime against No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). Longstreth scored Penn State’s only other goal, off a penalty corner in the first half. • Next game against No. 14 Stanford (10/5), Longstreth scored the Lions’ first marker via a successful penalty stroke. After the Cardinal tied the score at one, Amy responded with her second goal in as many games, which proved to be the difference. • en vs. Bucknell (10/13), Amy scored just 1:49 into the game while Longstreth made it 2-0 at 3:27. • e one time Amy didn’t have a goal was vs. No. 18 Northwestern (10/9), but she did have a number of glittering scoring chances, including a shot argued to have forced a penalty stroke.

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• Amy’s overtime game-winner against the Buckeyes marked the first time in well over 10 seasons that a Penn State rookie has netted an overtime gamewinner. She is also the first freshman this century to do so. e “youngest” class that recently scored an overtime game-winner was a sophomore. • e goal also extended an incredible streak of a different Penn State player scoring her first-career goal in the first four home games of the season. It started with Hannah Allison vs. Lock Haven (9/4) leading up to Casey McCartin (9/6), Alex Schlener (9/20) and Amy (10/2). It ended vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5), but redshirt freshman Kristen Schaefer did record her first career-point (an assist) in that game. • Amy’s scores vs. Ohio State and Stanford came in consecutive games, marking the first time that a Nittany Lion accomplished that feat since Allison Scola did so last Oct. 26 and 31 against Michigan and Michigan State. • It was also the first time that a Lion player scored what proved to be the game-winner in back-to-back games since last Oct. 5 and 10 when Daneen Zug did just that against Lock Haven and No. 5 Iowa.

QUICK START

• e Bucknell game was also a historically quick start for the Nittany Lions. • Less than four minutes into the game, Penn State was already leading by a pair, (at the time) its third multiple-goal lead all year (with the others coming vs. West Chester and Lock Haven). • Amy’s goal came at 1:49 and was by far the Nittany Lions’ quickest this sea-

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HOME COOKING

“WILD” CAT GAME

• ere were six total cards (and ﬁve yellow cards) handed out vs. Northwestern. Penn State ﬁnished with three yellow cards, all coming in the second half.

I’VE GOT YOUR BACK

• When Meves didn’t make the save vs. Stanford (10/5), her teammates came up big with an incredible four defensive stops, all coming from seniors. • is came after two defensive saves in the first 11 games combined. • Brooke Hoffsmith had two for the game, one in each half, while Amy Bonenberger and Laura Cahill had big stops as well to keep Penn State up by one. • en, on Oct. 31 vs. No. 8 Michigan State, Hoffsmith and Bonenberger each made defensive saves as well. Six of the Lions’ nine defensive saves this season have come in those two games alone.

GOING OVERTIME

• Penn State has two overtime games this season through 17 games. • Last season, the Lions had two games go into an extra session which included the postseason. • Four games went to overtime on multiple occasions between 1995 and ‘09. • e school record for overtime games was seven in 1986. at included an incredible four straight overtime contests.

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• e Nittany Lions showed their resiliency against Northwestern (Oct. 9) when they fought back to tie the Wildcats on two occasions. • It marked the fourth and fifth times this season that the Lions have tied the score after falling behind. It was also the first time they’ve come back twice in a game. • ey had previously tied the score vs. Old Dominion (1-1), Lock Haven (1-1) and Ohio State (1-1). • Unfortunately, they weren’t able to do it for a sixth time this season (and third in the game), as their late surge to tie the score at three fell short. • It also marked the second straight Friday that they faced the 18th nationally ranked team. e weather was also eerily similar as the first half proved overcast both days before rain began falling in the final 35 minutes.

• Junior Ali Meves and redshirt freshman Ayla Halus have shared time in goal, with Halus recording 190:41 while Meves has played 1075:49. • Halus started her second game of the season (and career) on Sept. 20 and earned her first-career shutout. • Meves received the starting nod the previous two Wednesdays (Lafayette & Princeton) after Halus played the final 115:46 at the Terrapin Invitational. • She recorded her first-career win in the home opener vs. Lock Haven. Meves finished with eight big saves, including a number in the first half to keep the Lions close, allowing them to take a second half lead behind an offensive outburst. • On Aug. 30, Meves made a (then) career-high nine saves on 10 shots to keep the Nittany Lions close against No. 6 Virginia. • is season marks the first time that two Penn State goalies have eclipsed 100 minutes since 2000 when Heidi Leuchte played 488 and current assistant coach Annie Zinkavich played 1,150. • Meves and Halus are filling the hole left by departed All-American goalkeeper Jen Beaumont.

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SHARING THE WORKLOAD

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• Penn State won its second straight game over a Pennsylvania foe on Oct. 13 with its 2-1 win over Bucknell. • After a loss to Lafayette on Sept. 16 ended a 30-game winning streak against instrate foes, the Nittany Lions regrouped with a win over West Chester (on Sept. 20). • To put the streak into perspective, an astonishing 2,194 days (over six years) came in between losses to teams from the Keystone State.

• Meves also had a stellar performance against Ivy League opponent Princeton on Wednesday, Sept. 23. • After allowing a goal on the Tigers' first shot, she stopped 14 of the next 16 sent her way for the most saves by a Penn State goalie since Jen Beaumont had 16 against Ohio State on Oct. 8, 2006. • She's had a number of monster save performances to go along with her most recent career effort. e native of Lower Gwynedd, Pa. also made seven saves at Lafayette (9/16), eight vs. Lock Haven (9/4) and nine at Virginia (8/30). • Meves then made four saves at Michigan (9/27) in her first-career start against a Big Ten foe.

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START OF A NEW STREAK?

SHUTTING THE “IVY” DOOR

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• Sophomore Jessica Longstreth found herself in a familiar position in the second half of the Bucknell game when she took her fourth penalty stroke of the season (and her career). • e native of Richboro, Pa. released a beautiful shot, but Bison goalkeeper Jessie Atieh made an outstanding lateral save to prevent Penn State from scoring an insurance goal. • It was her second unsuccessful try to go along with two conversions. She found the back of the cage on consecutive opportunities against American (Sept. 13) and Stanford (Oct. 5) after a failed attempt vs. Lock Haven (Sept. 4). • In addition, with just over two minutes remaining vs. Northwestern (Oct. 9), Penn State thought it would be awarded a stroke, but to no avail. • Penn State had two penalty strokes last season, both from Allison Scola, and both goals. • e most attempts this century was (and still is) four, set in 2004, a mark that the Lions have already tied.

• Not to be forgotten, a recent star, especially in both home upsets was junior goalkeeper Ali Meves. She was in goal every minute of the four-game October homestand. • Following a sensational effort vs. No. 18 Ohio State, she was solid in making six saves vs. No. 14 Stanford. • e Oct. 2 game may not have reached overtime if not for Meves’ efforts. She kept the score tied with one incredible save after another, mostly in the second half and overtime. • She finished with 11 stops, good for her second double-figure save performance of the season (and her career). ey both came in two of her previous three starts (also at Princeton on Sept. 23).

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STROKE OF EXCELLENCE

DON’T FORGET ABOUT ME!

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• Penn State enjoyed its string of four straight early October home games by going 3-1 to up its home record to 5-2. e Lions finished 5-3 at the friendly confines following their Senior Day loss to No. 8 Michigan State. • e squad finished 2-3 against ranked foes at home while posting an 0-5 mark on the road. It beat No. 18 Ohio State and No. 14 Stanford while dropping slim one-goal games to No. 5 Connecticut and No. 18 Northwestern. e Nittany Lions also hung tough against the No. 8 Spartans for much of the game. • e forward line stepped up during the four-game homestand with four different forwards accounting for all nine of the Lions’ goals: Kelsey Amy (3), Jessica Longstreth (3), Hannah Allison (2), Christine Dudek (1). • In seven home games, Penn State has outscored its opponents, 19-14. • e Lions have also outshot their opponents, 112-83. On the contrary, they have been outshot, 150-96 away from home.

• For prospective, the Nittany Lions had two yellow cards in their ﬁrst 12 games combined. ey also had fewer yellow cards in seven of their previous eight seasons than they did in Friday’s second half alone: 2008 (2), 2007 (1), 2006 (1), 2005 (1), 2004 (2), 2002 (2) and 2001 (0). e only season in which they had more was in 2003 with four.

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son. e previous had been against West Chester on Sept. 20 when Christine Dudek scored at 4:03. • It was also the earliest that Penn State scored since Sept. 28, 2005 when Annelise Legel’s goal came only 1:16 into a game vs. Syracuse. Ironically, next time out, the Lions had a quick start as well with Shaun Banta scoring at 2:01 in a game at Michigan. • e last time a Nittany Lion scored less than a minute into a game was on Sept. 21, 2003 when Timarie Legel did so at 0:58 vs. Saint Joseph’s. Penn State topped the Hawks, 12-1. • e two-goal outburst was the quickest since Sept. 15, 2006 when Penn State scored at 2:24 and 3:46 in a win over Lafayette.

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NEW FOE = NEW CONFERENCE

• After playing eight different conferences, the NorPac was the ninth (and final) conference that Penn State played. • e Nittany Lions have also faced teams from the Big Ten (Michigan, Ohio State, Northwestern, Iowa, Indiana) Ivy League (Princeton), CAA (Old Dominion), ACC (Virginia, Maryland), NEC (Lock Haven), BIG EAST (Connecticut), Atlantic 10 (West Chester), and Patriot League (American, Lafayette, Bucknell). • Stanford wasn’t the only NorPac opponent on its slate; last Saturday’s opponent (Pacific) also resides in the NorPac.

FEELING PATRIOTIC

• e most-played "non-conference" on Penn State's schedule this season was the Patriot League. • e Lions lost to the league's preseason favorite, American, 3-1 on Sept. 13. e Eagles were selected as the favorites for a seventh straight season. • Penn State then fell to Lafayette, ranked No. 2 in the preseason conference poll, 1-0 in overtime on Sept 16. • It went on to defeat Bucknell (predicted fourth), 2-1 on Tuesday. • Even with two losses against the Patriot League, Penn State is still an incredible 56-6-2 all-time against the Patriot League. • e Lions have faced Bucknell the most (32-2-2 record) followed by Lafayette (14-2), Lehigh (8-0) and American (1-2).

FIELD HOCKEY RPI RELEASED

• e most recent NCAA field hockey RPI was released on Monday (Oct. 19) with the Nittany Lions coming in 19th. • Penn State moved up three slots after finding itself 22nd in the previous ranking and 26th in the initial RPI of the season. • ree of the Nittany Lions' opponents are in the top five, five in the top ten and 12 in the top 30. • Maryland comes in second followed by Virginia (3), Princeton (5), Michigan State (7), Connecticut (9), Old Dominion (13), Ohio State (16), Northwestern (17), American (21), Stanford (22), Indiana (24) and Michigan (28).

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION VERSUS WEST CHESTER

• e Nittany Lions had an offensive outburst on Sunday, Sept. 20, vs. the Golden Rams which led to their second win of the season. • Entering the game, the Lions had scored seven goals in the first seven games, but finished with five in a 5-0 rout. • Only one of the seven goals had been in the first half, but they scored three in the first stanza, including one only 4:03 into the game. at ended a scoreless drought of 222:22 in the first half of games. e only other first half goal prior to that had been in the season-opener at No. 16 Old Dominion. • e Nittany Lions also had 29 shots, 22 on goal, the most since last Sept. 19 vs. Georgetown when they had a whopping 36 shots and 24 on goal. • Junior Daneen Zug finished with a game-high seven shots (six on goal), mostly coming off penalty corners. She more than doubled her shot total in the game alone. She entered the day with six and finished with 13.

DÉJÀ VU?

• One year and one day before the 5-0 win over West Chester, the Nittany Lions dominated Georgetown, 6-0. Both games were at home. • at win propelled them to 10 wins in the next 11 games to put themselves in prime position for an NCAA Tournament berth. • In both games, Christine Dudek had a hand in two of the goals. She posted a goal and assist vs. the Rams while she had a career-high two scores last year against the Hoyas. • Both games also compared in the amount of relentless pressure by the Penn State offense. Along with the similar shot totals, the opposing goalkeepers finished with huge save totals - Georgetown's Deirdre Crovo had 18 and West Chester's Joelle Zarefoss finished with 17.

THERE’S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING

• Five Nittany Lions have scored their first-career goals this season (Hannah Allison, Kelsey Amy, Casey McCartin, Jenny Purvis, Alex Schlener). • Junior goalie Ali Meves had her first-career double digit save performance at Princeton (and had her second on Friday, Oct. 2 vs. Ohio State). • She then won consecutive games for the first time in her career by defeating No. 14 Stanford on Oct. 5. • Meves' first-career start came in the season-opener at Old Dominion (8/28). She entered the season having played in four career games, all in re-

lief. • Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Ayla Halus picked up her first-career shutout vs. West Chester. It was also Penn State's first shutout of the season. • Halus made her first collegiate appearance in relief of Meves at Maryland on Sept. 12. She was strong, making seven saves in the final 45:46. • Halus then made her first-career start the following day against American. She made six saves in that contest. • Redshirt freshman Kristen Schaefer made her first-career start against American (Sept. 13). She was one of six Lions to play all 70 minutes. • She also had her first-career shot on Oct. 2 vs. Ohio State and actually finished with two shots in the game. • en vs. Stanford (Oct. 5), Schaefer recorded her first-career assist on Amy’s go-ahead goal off a penalty corner. • Redshirt sophomore back Lauren Alloway unleashed her first-career shot vs. Michigan (Sept. 27). She then had a shot in the following game as well, vs. Ohio State.

SECOND HALF BUNCH

• e Lions have impressed in second half action this season with 15 of their 29 goals (52 percent) coming in the final 35 minutes along with one in overtime (meaning 16 after halftime). • Christine Dudek's goal vs. West Chester snapped a scoreless first half skid which reached 222:22. Prior to the marker, Penn State's previous six goals had come in the second half. Amy Bonenberger scored in the first half in the season-opener at No. 16 Old Dominion. • Tides turned vs. Ohio State and Stanford with Penn State getting out to a fast start in both games. It scored five goals in those games, three coming in the first half (60%). • e Lions then scored both of their goals vs. Northwestern in the second half. • e trend continued to flip-flop as Penn State not only scored both goals in the first half vs. Bucknell, but they both came within the first 3:30 of the game. • e first-half successes continued last weekend with four of the seven goals at Indiana (Oct. 23-24) scored in the first 35 minutes. • Penn State’s lone goal against No. 8 Michigan State was in the second half. • e trend was opposite last season, with nearly 66 percent (27 of 41) of goals in the first half, 13 in the second and one in overtime.

FEELING GENEROUS

• Redshirt senior Christine Dudek has tallied a team-leading six assists this season after having none in the first three years of her playing career. • After a scoreless freshman and sophomore year, she broke out with 10 points (five goals) last season. • is year, she assisted on Hannah Allison's second goal vs. Lock Haven a few days after setting up fellow senior Amy Bonenberger in the seasonopener at then-No. 16 Old Dominion. • Dudek then scored a goal at defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland. It came on only her second shot of the season with both coming in a span of nine seconds. e second shot found the back of the cage after a scramble in front of the goal. • Most recently, Dudek tallied assists off penalty corners, vs. West Chester (9/20), Stanford (10/5), Northwestern (10/9) and Pacific (10/24). e assist against Pacific came on the game-winning goal.

WHY DOES MY SHIRT HAVE TO BE “RED?”

• e Penn State ﬁeld hockey team has a number of redshirts on its 2009 roster, led by four redshirt freshmen (Hannah Allison, Ayla Halus, Kristen Schaefer, Alex Schlener), a redshirt sophomore (Lauren Alloway) and two redshirt seniors (Christine Dudek, Jen Miller). • e squad only includes two true freshmen, but when you add the redshirts, the freshmen become 38 percent of the team. • In total, 7 of the 19 players have redshirted.

FANTASTIC FRESHMAN PERFORMANCE

• Speaking of freshmen, one of those redshirts, Hannah Allison, had a performance to remember in the home opener vs. Lock Haven on Sept. 4. • She had a hand in all of Penn State's goals, finishing with five points, the most by a Nittany Lion freshman since Brittney Long had that many on Sept. 18, 2005 vs. West Chester. • Another freshman, Shaun Banta, also had five (2g, 1a) on Sept. 17, 2004 vs. Lafayette.

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AMY, MEVES GARNER BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARDS

• Seniors Amy Bonenberger and Brooke Hoﬀsmith were featured on the Big Ten oﬃcial website. e two have been teammates for eight consecutive years after suiting up together in high school.

COACHES WHO KNOW HOW TO WIN

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1. Beth Anders 2. Nancy Stevens

THE “BIG” CC?

TOUGH SCHEDULE

• e latest NFHCA Coaches Poll (Nov. 3) sees an incredible nine of Penn State's opponents among the Top-20 (and ﬁve in the top 10): Maryland (1), Virginia (3), Princeton (4), Connecticut (7), Michigan State (8), Ohio State

• Following a Big Ten Championship season, the Penn State ﬁeld hockey began 2009 ranked No. 11 in the preseason Kookaburra/NFHCA Coaches Poll. e Nittany Lions, who concluded last season in the same position, have 10 opponents ranked in the top-20. • In total, 10 of the Lions' 2009 opponents garnered a preseason national ranking, including six of the top nine: Maryland (1), Connecticut (5), Virginia (6), Princeton (7), Michigan State (8), Iowa (9), American (14), Old Dominion (16), Ohio State (18) and Michigan (19). Other opponents, Northwestern, Indiana, Lock Haven, Bucknell and Stanford all received votes as well. • Five of the seven Big Ten squads were ranked in the top-20, second most of any conference behind the ACC. e other two teams - Indiana and Northwestern - received votes, eﬀectively ranked 26th and 27th, respectively.

2009 MEDIA GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!

• e 2009 media guide is now available! In it, you can ﬁnd everything you need to know about Penn State ﬁeld hockey including stats, player bios, a complete history section and much more! • Copies are available for only $5. ey will be available at every home game and can also be purchased through the publications store on GoPSUsports.com.

FOLLOW PENN STATE FIELD HOCKEY ON TWITTER!

• Penn State ﬁeld hockey is now on Twitter! You can ﬁnd exclusive notes and features to help you stay one step ahead when following the Nittany Lions. • Included will be live in-game scoring updates, so if you can't make it to Happy Valley, you'll still be able to follow all the action. Go to www.twitter.com and search for the username PennStateFH.

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• Penn State could make a case to be an honorary member of the ACC due to the number of nonconference games against one of the top conferences in the country. • is season is no diﬀerent, with Virginia and Maryland, arguably the ACC's two best teams, on the slate. • Over the previous two years (2007 and '08), Penn State played nine games against ACC squads, posting a 5-4 record. at included four straight games in 2007 as part of its magical run to the National Championship Game. • All-time, Penn State has faced - Maryland (31 times), North Carolina (28), Virginia (16), Duke (5), Wake Forest (4) and Boston College (1). • Ironically, Penn State head coach Charlene Morett began her head coaching career with a current ACC school, Boston College.

LIONS RANKED 11TH IN PRESEASON NFHCA POLL

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1980-84 503-105-7 (.824) 1987-Pres. Connecticut 1990-Pres. 481-156-24 (.746) Northwestern 1981-89 Franklin & Marshall 1979-80 North Carolina 1981-Pres. 462-131-9 (.775) Penn State 1984-Pres. 389-145-16 (.722)

• Along with facing the defending national champion and a number of ranked foes, the Nittany Lions also face four preseason conference favorites. • In total, they face four who were predicted to win their respective conferences in their preseason polls: Old Dominion (CAA), Virginia (ACC), Lock Haven (NEC) and American (Patriot League). • e Big Ten, NorPac and Ivy League don't have preseason polls. Otherwise, the number could be even more with Big Ten powers along with teams like Stanford and Princeton on the slate.

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3. Karen Shelton 4. Charlene Morett

Old Dominion

9/12/09 at Maryland L, 8-1 9/13/08 vs. North Carolina L, 4-0 11/11/07 at Maryland* W, 1-0 11/12/06 at Maryland* L, 1-0 10/25/02 Michigan L, 3-1 9/3/01 at Old Dominion L, 1-0 (OT) 9/11/99 at Old Dominion W, 5-1 9/5/98 vs. North Carolina L, 3-0 8/30/97 at North Carolina L, 6-5 (OT) 9/1/96 North Carolina L, 3-0 11/12/95 at James Madison* L, 3-0 9/29/95 James Madison W, 4-3 (OT) 9/22/94 at Maryland L, 2-0 9/24/93 at Old Dominion W, 2-1 10/24/92 Old Dominion L, 2-1 9/8/91 at Old Dominion L, 5-2 11/17/90 vs. North Carolina* L, 1-0 9/8/89 at Old Dominion L, 3-0 9/27/88 at Maryland W, 3-1 10/4/86 at Connecticut L, 1-0 10/16/82 at Connecticut L, 1-0 *Denotes NCAA Tournament Game

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NCAA DI ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES

ONLY THE BEST...

ALL-TIME AGAINST DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPS

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• Penn State is playing some of the greatest coaches in NCAA history. • e squad has already faced three of the top five winningest active coaches (all win totals as of the beginning of the season): Beth Anders (Old Dominion, 554), Nancy Stevens (Connecticut, 462) and Missy Meharg (367, Maryland). • Current Lion coach Charlene Morett is fourth on that list with 389 career wins entering the season. • All-time, Anders is first in NCAA Division I history with her 554 wins while Stevens is second, Morett is fourth, Meharg is fifth, Virginia's Michele Madison is 18th (250 wins) and West Chester's Kathy Krannebitter is 24th (212). • In addition, Lock Haven's Pat Rudy had 459 wins entering the year, but she isn't yet eligible as a DI coach since Lock Haven recently moved to Division I.

• As part of their challenging schedule, the Lions faced a defending national champion for the 21st time on Sept. 12 at Maryland. • With the loss, Penn State is now 5-16 against defending champs, with the last win coming, 1-0, over the Terps on Nov. 11, 2007.

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BONENBERGER, HOFFSMITH FEATURED ON BIG TEN WEBSITE

FACING DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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• Penn State ﬁeld hockey goalkeeper Ali Meves (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.) and forward Kelsey Amy (Sweet Valley, Pa.) were named Big Ten Defensive and Freshman of the Week on Monday (Oct. 5) after their stellar eﬀorts led to Penn State's thrilling 2-1 overtime win over No. 18 Ohio State. Meves made 11 saves, including nine sensational stops after halftime, to keep the score tied while Amy scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send the Lions home winners.

(12), Stanford (15), Indiana (18) and Old Dominion (20). Additionally, Northwestern, Iowa, American, Michigan, and Lock Haven are also receiving votes. • Also on the docket are eight NCAA Tournament teams from 2008, including National Champion Maryland and National Semifinalist Iowa. • e Lions also face 10 from the preseason top-20 and five more who received votes. Only three teams - Lafayette, Pacific and West Chester - didn't garner votes.

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• Allison was the first Nittany Lion with five points in a half since yet another freshman, Kristen Miller, had two goals and an assist in the second half of a 12-1 home win over Saint Joseph's (Sept. 21, 2003). Current assistant coach Annie Zinkavich was the starting goalkeeper in that game. • e five points were also the most for any Lion since Allison Scola on Oct. 19 at Northwestern. • e last player to have more than five was current senior Bethany Marvel when she recorded a hat trick (six points) on Oct. 23, 2007 at Bucknell. In that game, her sixth point came only 1:50 into the second half. • e performance earned her Penn State Student Athlete of the Week on Sept. 7, an honor she shared with senior football quarterback Daryll Clark.

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2009 FIELD HOCKEY RESULTS Date Aug. 28 Aug. 30 Sept. 4 Sept. 6 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Sept. 27 Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 9 Oct. 13 Oct. 18 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 31

Opponent (PSU Rank/Opp. Rank) at Old Dominion (11/16) at Virginia (11/6) LOCK HAVEN (11/ORV) CONNECTICUT (11/5) at Maryland (13/1) vs. American (13/ORV) at Lafayette (ORV/ORV) WEST CHESTER (ORV/ORV) at Princeton (ORV/7) at Michigan (ORV/ORV) OHIO STATE (ORV/18) STANFORD (ORV/14) NORTHWESTERN (ORV/18) BUCKNELL (ORV/ORV) at Iowa (ORV/ORV) at Indiana (ORV/20) vs. Paciﬁc (ORV/--) MICHIGAN STATE (--/8)

Score L, 2-1 L, 1-0 W, 3-1 L, 2-1 L, 8-1 L, 3-1 L, 1-0 (OT) W, 5-0 L, 3-0 L, 2-0 W, 2-1 (OT) W, 3-1 L, 3-2 W, 2-1 L, 1-0 L, 4-1 W, 6-4 L, 5-1

2009 STATISTICS ## Name 7 6 10 1 8 14 21 17 5 4 11 16 9 19 25 3

Amy, Kelsey Allison, Hannah Dudek, Christine Longstreth, Jessica Zug, Daneen Bonenberger, Amy Bartolacci, Gina McCartin, Casey Purvis, Jenny Schlener, Alex Schaefer, Kristen Marvel, Bethany Miller, Jen Alloway, Lauren Hoﬀsmith, Brooke Cahill, Laura Total Opponents

GP-GS 18-9 17-13 17-16 16-15 17-11 18-18 16-3 8-0 18-5 10-0 16-13 18-18 18-18 16-6 18-17 18-18 18 18

G 5 5 3 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 43

A 2 2 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 34

## 23 57

Name Meves, Ali Halus, Ayla Total Opponents

GP-GS 16-16 4-2 18 18

Minutes 1075:49 190:41 1266:30 1266:30

Pts 12 12 12 10 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 120

Sh 54 45 11 21 29 23 4 3 6 2 5 15 3 2 0 0 223 238

GA 37 6 43 29

GAA 2.41 2.20 2.38 1.60

Overall 0-1 0-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 2-6 2-7 2-8 3-8 4-8 4-9 5-9 5-10 5-11 6-11 6-12

SOG 28 29 7 14 22 19 2 3 5 2 1 8 1 0 0 0 141 167

Conf 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-5

GW 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12

Saves 100 15 115 108

Attend 415 364 469 694 552 476 168 513 215 559 343 222 336 190 117 217 89 437

PS-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-1

DSv

Pct .730 .714 .728 .788

W 5 1 6 12

Goals Scored Bonenberger -Allison (2), Zug McCartin Dudek Longstreth -Dudek, Bonenberger, McCartin, Longstreth, Schlener --Longstreth, Amy Longstreth, Amy, Allison Dudek, Allison Amy, Lonsgreth -Allison Amy (2), Zug (2), Bartolacci, Purvis Bartolacci

1 1 3 1 9 4 L 11 1 12 6

T 0 0 0 0

Sho 0 1 1 5

Goals By Period Penn State Opponents

1 13 24

2 15 18

OT1 1 1

Total 29 43

Saves By Period Penn State Opponents

1 51 45

2 61 63

OT1 3 0

Total 115 108

Shots By Period Penn State Opponents

1 103 116

2 118 118

OT1 2 4

Total 223 238

Pen. Corners By Period1 Penn State 59 Opponents 50

2 66 49

OT1 0 1

Total 125 100

Team Statistics SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot Attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists PENALTY CORNERS PENALTY STROKES PENALTIES Green Cards Yellow Cards Red Cards ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral Site #/Avg

PSU

OPP

29-223 1.61 .130 141-223 .632 12.4 14 125 2-4

43-238 2.39 .181 167-238 .702 13.2 34 100 1-1

10 5 0

14 9 0

3204 8/400 2/282

2607 8/326

Numerical Roster

Pos. F B B F/M F/M F M B F B B M F/M B F GK F/M M/B GK

Ht. 5-4 5-5 5-5 5-4 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-6 5-8 5-5 5-8 5-6 5-3 5-5 5-7 5-7 5-0 5-5 5-6

Hometown/High School Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty Maple Glen, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham Miﬄinburg, Pa./Miﬄinburg Sweet Valley, Pa./Lake-Lehman Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Millersville, Pa./Penn Manor Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin Washington Crossing, Pa./Council Rock North Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Wissahickon Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal Annville, Pa./Palmyra Hershey, Pa./Hershey

TEAM HIGHS/LOWS & RECORD BREAKDOWN

THE LAST TIME PENN STATE...

GAME HIGHS

TEAM Points: 15 vs. Pacific (Oct. 24) Goals: 6 vs. Pacific (Oct. 24) Assists: 3 vs. Pacific (Oct. 24) & Lock Haven (Sept. 4) Shots: 29 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Shots on Goal: 22 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Saves: 14 at Princeton (Sept. 23) Penalty Corners: 13 vs. Pacific (Oct. 24)

GAME LOWS

OPPONENT GAME LOWS

Points: 0 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Goals: 0 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Assists: 0 (4 times) Shots: 1 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Shots on Goal: 1 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Saves: 1 at Old Dominion (Aug. 28) Penalty Corners: 1 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20)

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Points: 23 at Maryland (Sept. 12) Goals: 8 at Maryland (Sept. 12) Assists: 7 at Maryland (Sept. 12) Shots: 25 at Princeton (Sept. 23) Shots on Goal: 17 at Princeton (Sept. 23) Saves: 17 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Penalty Corners: 11 vs. Ohio State (Oct. 2)

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OPPONENT GAME HIGHS

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Points: 0 (5 times) Goals: 0 (5 times) Assists: 0 (10 times) Shots: 4 at Old Dominion (Aug. 28) Shots on Goal: 2 at Old Dominion (Aug. 28) Saves: 1 vs. West Chester (Sept. 20) Penalty Corners: 3 at Princeton (Sept. 23) & at Lafayette (Sept. 16)

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INDIVIDUAL Points: 5, Kelsey Amy vs. Pacific (Oct. 24) & Hannah Allison vs. Lock Haven (Sept. 4) Goals: 2, three occasions; last vs. Pacific (Kelsey Amy & Daneen Zug) Assists: 1, 14 different occasions Shots: 10, Kelsey Amy vs. Pacific (Oct. 24)

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Scored 8+ goals: Sept. 21, 2003 vs. Saint Joseph’s (12-1 win) Scored 7 goals: Sept. 16, 2007 at Lafayette (7-0 win) Scored 6 goals: Oct. 24, 2009 vs. Pacific (6-4 win) Scored 5 goals: Sept. 20, 2009 vs. West Chester (5-0 win) Scored 4 goals: Oct. 19, 2008 at RECORD BREAKDOWN Northwestern (4-0 win) 6-12 Scored 3 goals: Oct. 5, 2009 vs. Overall Big Ten 1-5 Stanford (3-1 win) 5-3 Scored 2 goals: Oct. 13, 2009 vs. Home Away 0-8 Bucknell (2-1 win) 1-1 Scored 1 goal: Sept. 13, 2009 vs. Neutral Overtime 1-1 American (3-1 loss) When... Scored 0 goals: Oct. 18, 2009 at Scoring First 4-1 Iowa (1-0 loss) Allowing e First Goal 2-11 Had 30+ shots: 36, Sept. 19, 2008 Outshooting Its Opponent 5-1 vs. Georgetown (6-0 win) Being Outshot 1-11 Had 20+ shots: 28, Oct. 24, 2009 vs. Pacific (6-4 win) 5-4 Had less than 10 shots: 6, Oct. 31, More Penalty Corners Allowing More Corners 1-4 2009 vs. Michigan State (5-1 loss) Same Number of Corners 0-4 Finishing With... Scored less than one minute into 4-0 the game: 0:58 (Timarie Legel), Sept. 3+ Goals 2-1 21, 2003 vs. Saint Joseph’s (12-1 win) 2 Goals 1 Goal 0-6 Scored less than two minutes into 0-5 the game: 1:49 (Kelsey Amy), Oct. 0 Goals 13, 2009 vs. Bucknell (2-1 win) 20+ Shots 2-0 10-19 Shots 5-3 Had 10+ saves: 14 (Ali Meves), Sept. 0-9 Shots 0-9 23, 2009 at Princeton Had a multi-point game: Kelsey 3-0 Amy (5) & Daneen Zug (4) vs. Pa- 10+ Penalty Corners 5-9 Penalty Corners 3-9 cific (Oct. 24, 2009) 0-3 Had a multi-goal game: Kelsey Amy 0-4 Penalty Corners & Daneen Zug (2) vs. Pacific (Oct. 24, 2009) Had a mult-assist game: Jen Long (2) at Bucknell (Oct. 14, 2008)

Gina Bartolacci: bar toll AH chi Amy Bonenberger: BON en bur gur Lisa Bervinchak-Love: BUR vin Chalk Laura Cahill: KAY hill Laura Kassab: Ka Sob Sharon Kuntz-Herlocher: EARL lock ur Ali Meves: Mehh Viss Charlene Morett: More ETT Annie Zinkavich: Zin Ka vich Daneen Zug: dan EEN

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Yr. So. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Sr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Sr. Sr. So. R-So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr.

Pronunciation Guide

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Name Jessica Longstreth Laura Cahill Alex Schlener Jenny Purvis Hannah Allison Kelsey Amy Daneen Zug Jen Miller Christine Dudek Kristen Schaefer Amy Bonenberger Bethany Marvel Casey McCartin Lauren Alloway Gina Bartolacci Ali Meves Laura Kassab Brooke Hoﬀsmith Ayla Halus

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No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 25 57

ROSTER/STAT BREAKDOWNS

• PLAYER BIOS

Head Coach CHARLENE MORETT

At Penn State (22 years, 355-129-8, .730) 1987 14-5-2 .714 1988 15-6-1 .705 1989

18-3-1

.841

1990

21-4

.840

1991 1992 1993

18-3-1 16-5-1 20-2

.841 .750 .909

1994 1995

13-7-2 15-9

.636 .625

1996

14-9

.609

1997

18-6

.750

1998

18-5

.783

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

17-5 17-6 12-7 19-5 18-7 10-10 17-4

.773 .739 .632 .792 .720 .500 .810

2006 2007 2008

16-6 16-8 13-7

.727 .667 .650

26 yrs.

389-145-16 (.723)

2 NATIONAL TITLES

• 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

• 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

NCAA Tournament NCAA Quarterfinals Atlantic 10 West Champions NCAA Tournament Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions NCAA Semifinals Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions NCAA Semifinals NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Semifinals Big Ten Regular Season Champions NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Quarterfinals Big Ten Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Big Ten Tournament Champions NCAA Quarterfinals Big Ten Regular Season Champions Big Ten Tournament Champions NCAA Quarterfinals Big Ten Regular Season Champions Big Ten Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA National Finalist NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Tournament Big Ten Regular Season Champions NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA National Finalist NCAA Tournament Big Ten Regular Season Champions 20 NCAA appearances

#1 JESSICA LONGSTRETH So. • F • 5-4 • Richboro, Pa.

• Has played in 16 games, starting 15. Tied for second on the team with ﬁve goals and is fourth with 10 points. Is 2-for-4 on penalty stroke attempts. • Started vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31) after missing the previous two games. • Scored ﬁfth goal of season vs. Bucknell (10/13) which proved to the difference. Also had a second half penalty stroke stopped.

• Scored first goal of season against American (9/13). Goal came off a penalty stroke, her second penalty stroke attempt in the previous three games. • Had three shots (all on goal) in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). Also had a penalty stroke attempt that was saved. • Made first start of season at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). • Came off bench in season-opener at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28). CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 20-20 2008 16-15 2009 Career 36-35

At Boston College (3 years, 34-16-8, .655) 1984 13-4-1 .750 1985 10-5-5 .674 1986 11-7-2 .600

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5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

• Converted penalty stroke vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5) for fourth goal of season. • Scored third goal of season in huge 2-1 overtime win over No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). Finished the game with four shots, one shy of career-high. • Had a single shot on goal at Michigan (9/27) and at No. 7 Princeton (9/23). • Sensational performance vs. West Chester (9/20) was highlighted by second half goal. Also ﬁnished with a career-high six shots.

G 7 5 12

A 3 0 3

Pts. 17 10 27

Shots 29 21 50

GWG 1 0 1

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 at Bucknell (10/14/08) Assists: 1 three times; last vs. Georgetown (9/19/08) Points: 4 at Bucknell (10/14/08) Multi-Goal Games: 1 Shots: 6 vs. West Chester (9/20/09)

#3 LAURA CAHILL Sr. • B • 5-5 • Va. Beach, Va.

• Has started all 18 games in the back. • Was honored on Senior Day - prior to regular season ﬁnale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). • Had a big second half defensive save against No. 14 Stanford (10/5). • Games at No. 6 Virginia (8/30) and No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28) marked the ﬁnal regular season contests of her career in her home state of Virginia. • One of three senior captains (Bonenberger, Marvel). • Has started 81 of the 82 all-time games she's played. CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2006 20-19 2007 24-24 2008 20-20 2009 18-18 Career 82-81

G 0 0 0 0 0

A 1 0 0 0 1

Pts. 1 0 0 0 1

Shots 0 0 1 0 1

CAREER HIGHS Assists/Points: 1 vs. Northwestern (10/20/06) Shots: 1 vs. Georgetown (9/19/08)

GWG 0 0 0 0 0

#4 ALEX SCHLENER R-Fr. • B • 5-5 • Bethlehem, Pa.

• Reserve back has seen action in 10 games with one goal. • Saw key second half minutes in regular season finale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). • Tallied second-career shot (which was on goal) at No. 20 Indiana (10/20). • Played for first time in four-game homestand, seeing key second half minutes against Bucknell (10/13). • Scored on first-career shot (and only career shot thus far) vs. West Chester (9/20). • Saw time against defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12). • Made collegiate debut at No. 16 Old Dominion in season-opener (8/28). Also played at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). • Redshirted in 2008. CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2009 10-0 Career 10-0

G 1 1

A 0 0

Pts. 2 2

Shots 2 2

GWG 0 0

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. West Chester (9/20/09) Points: 2 vs. West Chester (9/20/09) Shots: 1 at Indiana (10/20/09) & vs. West Chester (9/20/09)

#5 JENNY PURVIS Jr. • M/F • 5-4 • Maple Glen, Pa.

A 1 0 0 1

Pts. 1 0 2 3

Shots 3 3 6 12

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Assists: 1 vs. Connecticut (9/2/07) Points: 2 vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Shots: 2 three times; last vs. Pacific (10/24/09)

GWG 0 0 0 0

#6 HANNAH ALLISON R-Fr. • M/F • 5-6 • Mifflinburg, Pa.

Pts. 12 12

Shots 45 45

GWG 1 1

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 vs. Lock Haven (9/4/09) Assists: 1 vs. Lock Haven (9/4/09) Points: 5 vs. Lock Haven (9/4/09) Shots: 8 vs. Lock Haven (9/4/09) Hat Tricks: 0; Multi-Goal Games: 1

#7 KELSEY AMY Fr. • F • 5-4 • Sweet Valley, Pa.

Pts. 12 12

Shots 54 54

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Assists: 1 two times; last vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Points: 5 vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Shots: 10 vs. Pacific (10/24/09)

GWG 3 3

A 1 3 0 4

Pts. 1 23 6 30

Shots 3 93 29 125

GWG 0 3 1 4

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 three times; last vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Assists: 1 four times, last; vs. Michigan (10/26/08) Points: 4 three times; last vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Shots: 8 at Northwestern (10/19/08) & at West Chester (9/21/08) Multi-Goal Games: 3

#9 JEN MILLER R-Sr. • B • 5-6 • N. Caldwell, N.J.

• Has started all 18 games in the back. • Was honored on Senior Day - prior to regular season finale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). • Recorded third shot of season vs. Pacific (10/24). • Made a defensive save at Iowa (10/18). • Made final regular season appearance in home state of New Jersey on 9/23 at No. 7 Princeton. • Has two shots on the season, both vs. West Chester (9/20). • Started all 38 games in the last two seasons. • One of two redshirt seniors on the team (Christine Dudek). CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2006 3-0 2007 7-0 2008 20-20 2009 18-18 Career 48-38

G 0 0 0 0 0

A 0 0 0 0 0

Pts. 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHS Shots: 3 vs. Georgetown (9/19/08)

Shots 0 0 3 3 6

GWG 0 0 0 0 0

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

A 2 2

G 0 10 3 13

5 BIG TEN TITLES

G 5 5

CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2007 12-0 2008 20-20 17-11 2009 Career 49-31

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CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2009 18-9 Career 18-9

• Has played in 17 games, starting 11 times, while scoring three goals. • Had two of the Lions’ five shots on goal vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). Both opportunities came off penalty corners. • Recorded third-career multi-goal game with a pair of scores vs. Pacific (10/24). Goals came in the span of 2:42 in the second half to break a 3-3 deadlock. • Two shots vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5). • Recorded two shots on goal as part of huge 2-1 overtime win over No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). • Tallied two shots, one on goal, in Big Ten opener at Michigan (9/27). • Strong showing at No. 7 Princeton (9/23) included two early shots. Had a team-high three shots in that game. • Season-high seven shots (six on goal) came in 5-0 win vs. West Chester (9/20). • Had two shots on goal vs. American (9/13) and one at defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12). • Strongest game came in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). Scored key insurance goal and had three shots (all on goal). • Started first game of season at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). • Came off the bench at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28). • Team's leading goal-scorer in 2008. • Second Team All-Big Ten last season.

2 NATIONAL TITLES

• Only true freshmen to suit up for Nittany Lions thus far. Has played key minutes at forward, both off the bench and as a starter. • One of seven Lions in double figures in shots (54). at total leads the team. • Is tied for the team lead in both goals (5) and points (12) with all coming in the last eight games to close out the regular season (10/2-present). • Against No. 8 Michigan State (10/31), came off the bench for the first time in nine games (since 9/23 at Princeton). • Earned Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (10/26) after six total points (2g, 2a) against No. 20 Indiana and Pacific. • Had a career game vs. Pacific (10/24), finishing with five points on two goals and an assist. Both marks were careerbests. Also finished with 10 shots, the most by any Penn State player since Allison Scola had that many vs. Georgetown (9/19/08). • Tallied first-career assist a day prior at No. 20 Indiana (10/23). • Recorded a game-high seven shots at Iowa (10/18), including five in the span of 1:33 in a late charge that fell short. • Scored third goal of the four-game homestand (all gamewinners) and recorded a career-high eight shots (four on goal) vs. Bucknell (10/13). • Had three shots (one on goal) in fourth straight start, vs. No. 18 Northwestern (10/9). • Scored go-ahead (and eventual game-winning) goal for second straight game with first half tally vs. Stanford (10/5). • Was named Penn State’s first-ever Big Ten Freshman of the Week (10/5) for her game-winning goal against Ohio State. • First-career goal was an overtime game-winner in huge 21 win over No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). Was also her second straight start. • Second-career start came in Big Ten opener at Michigan (9/27). Finished with a then career-high five shots (one on goal). • Posted two second half shots (both on goal) at No. 7 Princeton (9/23). • Had a career-high three shots as part of shooting gallery vs. West Chester (9/20). • Recorded a shot at Lafayette (9/16). • Season (and career) high two shots came against defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12). • Had first career shot in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). • Made collegiate debut on 8/28, starting in season-opener at No. 16 Old Dominion. Also played at No. 6 Virginia (8/30).

#8 DANEEN ZUG Jr. • M • 5-6 • Manheim, Pa.

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• Is tied for the team lead in both goals (5) and points (12). Is also second with 45 shots and leads the Lions with 29 shots on goal. • Has seen action in 17 games, starting 13 times. • Ended the regular season with five consecutive starts after coming off the bench the previous four games. is came after starts in eight straight to start the season. • In final home game of season against No. 8 Michigan State (10/31), picked up first assist since the home-opener. • Scored fifth goal of season at No. 20 Indiana (10/23) to give Penn State a quick 1-0 lead. • Started second straight game, at Iowa (10/18) and finished with two shots. • Two-game goal streak was snapped vs. Bucknell (10/13) in first start in almost three weeks (9/23 at Princeton). • Second goal in as many games came vs. No. 18 Northwestern (10/9). It tied the score at two midway through the second half. • Scored late insurance goal vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5). Finished the game with three shots (all on goal). • ree shots on goal off the bench vs. No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). One shot directly led to Jessica Longstreth’s first half goal. • Finished with two shots on goal off the bench at Michigan (9/27). • Started at No. 7 Princeton (9/23) after missing previous game. Finished with two shots, one on goal. • Had team-leading three shots (two on goal) at Lafayette (9/16). • Recorded three shots (all on goal) in two-day Terrapin Invitational (9/12-13). • Had two shots, one on goal, vs. No. 5 Connecticut (9/6). • Career day in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4) with two goals and an assist in 3-1 win. Also had eight shots, six on goal. • Finished with three shots, two on goal, at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). • Had two shots in collegiate debut at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28).

A 2 2

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G 0 0 1 1

G 5 5

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CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2007 14-0 2008 14-1 2009 18-5 46-6 Career

CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2009 17-13 Career 17-13

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• Has played in all 18 games thus far, starting five times while scoring her first-career goal. • Came off the bench vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31) after starting the previous two games. • Scored first-career goal vs. Pacific (10/24) and tied a career-high with two shots. It came in her second consecutive start. • Played in 15th game at Iowa (10/18) to set a new careerhigh for games played in a season. • Recorded a shot on goal vs. Bucknell (10/13). • Started second consecutive game and had two shots (both on goal) vs. West Chester (9/20). • Second start of season (and third of career) came at Lafayette (9/16). • Posted a shot on goal in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). • Started second career game in season-opener at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28).

PLAYER BIOS

• PLAYER BIOS

25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

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2 NATIONAL TITLES

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5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

#10 CHRISTINE DUDEK R-Sr. • F • 5-8 • Harleysville, Pa.

• • Has played in 17 games (starting 16), with 12 points (3g, 6a), tied for the team lead. • Team-leading six assists comes after having none in her first three seasons. Has three more assists than any other Nittany Lion player. • Was honored on Senior Day - prior to regular season finale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). • Recorded an assist on the game-winning goal vs. Pacific (10/24). • Finished with a goal and assist (for the second time in 2009), doing so against No. 18 Northwestern (10/9). Had a hand in both Penn State goals. • Recorded an assist on eventual game-winning goal vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5). Also had two shots, one on goal. • Goal and assist vs. West Chester (9/20). Also credited with the game-winning goal. • First goal of year came at defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12). Her first three shots of the season came at the Terrapin Invitational (9/12-13). • Second assist of season (and career) came in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). • Assisted on Amy Bonenberger's goal at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28). Was first-career assist. • One of seven Nittany Lions in double figure scoring last season (10). CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 6-0 2006 2007 7-0 2008 20-20 17-16 2009 Career 50-36

G 0 0 5 3 8

A 0 0 0 6 6

Pts. 0 0 10 12 22

Shots 1 2 20 11 34

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 vs. Georgetown (9/19/08) Assists: 1 six times; last vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Points: 4 vs. Georgetown (9/19/08) Shots: 7 vs. Georgetown (9/19/08) Multi-Goal Games: 1

GWG 0 0 2 1 3

#11 KRISTEN SCHAEFER R-Fr. • B • 5-5 • Millersville, Pa.

• Has seen considerable time in the back in her redshirt freshman season, including starts in 13 consecutive games (current streak). • Had a career-high three shots (one on goal) vs. Pacific (10/24). • Second-career point, an assist, came vs. Northwestern (10/9). Marked second assist in as many games. • Recorded first-career point, an assist, vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5). • Tallied first-career shot vs. No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). Finished with two in what was also her sixth consecutive start. • Made fifth straight start at Michigan (9/27) in Big Ten opener. • Made first-collegiate start against a ranked squad on 9/23 at No. 7 Princeton. • Started second straight game at Lafayette (9/16). • Made first-career start against American at the Terrapin Invitational (9/13). • Played key minutes down the stretch vs. No. 5 Connecticut (9/6). • Made collegiate debut at No. 6 Virginia (8/30), making a defensive save. • Redshirted last season. CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2009 16-13 Career 16-13

G 0 0

A 2 2

Pts. 2 2

Shots 5 5

GWG 0 0

CAREER HIGHS Assists: 1 two times; last vs. Northwestern (10/9/09) Points: 1 two times; last vs. Northwestern (10/9/09) Shots: 3 vs. Pacific (10/24/09)

#14 AMY BONENBERGER Sr. • B • 5-8 • Palmyra, Pa.

• Senior captain is tied for fifth on the team with six points (2g, 2a). Is also fourth with 23 shots and 19 shots on goal. • Was honored on Senior Day - prior to regular season finale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). Made third defensive save of the season (which is tied with Brooke Hoffsmith for the team lead). • Recorded an assist on Daneen Zug’s game-winning goal vs. Pacific (10/24). • Had two shots on goal vs. Bucknell (10/13), upping season shot total to 21 to tie a career-high (set last year). • Made a big second half defensive save to keep Penn State ahead vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5). • Had two shots (both on goal) in Big Ten opener at No. 7 Michigan (9/27). • Scored a goal off a penalty corner vs. West Chester (9/20). Finished with three shots. • Two shots on goal at Lafayette (9/16). • Made a defensive save at defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12). • Had four shots (all on goal) vs. No. 5 Connecticut (9/6). • Recorded first assist of season and had three shots (two on goal) in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). • Had a shot at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). • Scored Penn State's only goal of the opening weekend at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28). Had two shots. • Has started all 38 games over the past two seasons. • One of three senior captains (Cahill, Marvel). CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2006 11-0 2007 24-20 2008 20-20 18-18 2009 Career 73-58

G 0 1 5 2 8

A 0 0 3 2 5

Pts. 0 2 13 6 21

Shots 1 2 21 23 47

GWG 0 0 3 0 3

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 eight times; last vs. West Chester (9/20/09) Assists: 1 five times; last vs. Pacific (10/24/09) Points: 3 two times; last at Bucknell (10/14/08) Shots: 6 vs. Indiana (10/24/08)

#16 BETHANY MARVEL Sr. • M • 5-6 • Newtown, Pa.

• Senior captain has started all 18 games in the midﬁeld. • Was honored on Senior Day prior to regular season ﬁnale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). • Finished with two shots on goal, both superb scoring chances, against No. 18 Northwestern (10/9). • Two shots in 2-1 overtime win over No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). • Had a season-high three shots (two on goal) in Big Ten opener at Michigan (9/27). • Posted a shot vs. West Chester (9/20). • One shot at Lafayette (9/16). • Strong game vs. No. 5 Connecticut (9/6) with one shot. • Had a shot on goal that was defensively saved, at No. 6 Virginia (8/28). • One of three senior captains (Bonenberger, Cahill). • A Second Team All-Big Ten selection in 2008. CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2006 22-21 2007 24-24 2008 18-18 2009 18-18 Career 82-81

G 0 5 4 0 9

A 0 1 2 0 3

Pts. 0 11 10 0 21

Shots 1 17 16 15 49

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 3 vs. Bucknell (10/23/07) Assists: 1 three times; last vs. Indiana (10/24/08) Points: 6 vs. Bucknell (10/23/07) Hat Tricks: 1; Multi-Goal Games: 2

GWG 0 1 3 0 4

#17 CASEY McCARTIN So. • M/F • 5-3• Horsham, Pa.

• Has played in eight games while scoring two goals (on only three shots) in limited time. • Saw action for the first time in fourgame homestand, playing key minutes vs. Bucknell (10/13). • Scored second goal in as many home games, vs. West Chester (9/20). Finished with a career-high two shots. • Played key second half minutes off the bench vs. No. 5 Connecticut, scoring first career goal. • Made season debut at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2008 3-0 2009 8-0 11-0 Career

G 0 2 2

A 0 0 0

Pts. 0 4 4

Shots 1 3 4

GWG 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. West Chester (9/20/09) & Connecticut (9/6/09) Points: 2 vs. West Chester (9/20/09) & Connecticut (9/6/09) Shots: 2 vs. West Chester (9/20/09)

#19 LAUREN ALLOWAY R-So. • B • 5-5• Hummelstown, Pa.

• Has been strong in playing 16 games (starting six) in the back. • Made first start in over a month (since Sept. 12 at Maryland) at Iowa (10/18). She had come off the bench in eight consecutive games. • Tallied a shot in second straight game, vs. No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). • First shot of season (and career) came in Big Ten opener at Michigan (9/27). • Missed one game, vs. American (9/13) in the Terrapin Invitational. • Start at No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28) was the first of her career. CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2008 4-0 2009 16-6 Career 20-6

G 0 0 0

A 0 0 0

Pts. 0 0 0

Shots 0 2 2

CAREER HIGHS Shots: 1 two times; last vs. Ohio State (10/2/09)

GWG 0 0 0

#21 GINA BARTOLACCI Sr. • F • 5-7 • Wash. Crossing, Pa.

• Has played in 16 games, starting three times while scoring two goals. Had a memorable Senior Day against No. 8 Michigan State (10/31), scoring her second goal in as many games. Marked her second goal of season (and third of career). Came in her third-career start, all coming this year. • Scored first goal of season vs. Pacific (10/24) and finished with a career-high two shots. • Made second start of season (and career) at No. 20 Indiana (10/23). • Saw action vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5) after not playing against No. 18 Ohio State (10/2). • First shot of season came vs. West Chester (9/20). • Played key second half minutes off the bench vs. No. 5 Connecticut (9/6). • Made first-career start in home opener vs. Lock Haven (9/4). • Saw action in both games in opening weekend, at No. 6 Virginia (8/30) and No. 16 Old Dominion (8/28).

PLAYER BIOS/GAME RECAPS G 0 0 1 2 3

A 0 0 0 0 0

Pts. 0 0 2 4 6

Shots 1 1 1 4 7

GWG 0 0 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 three times; last vs. Michigan State (10/31/09) Points: 2 three times; last vs. Michigan State (10/31/09) Shots: 2 vs. Pacific (10/24/09)

#23 ALI MEVES Jr. • GK • 5-7 • Lower Gwynedd, Pa.

W-L 0-0 0-0 5-11 5-11

SHO 0 0 0 0

#24 LAURA KASSAB Fr. • M/F • 5-0• Mount Joy, Pa. • Has yet to see action in collegiate career.

• Has played all 17 games (starting 16) thus far at midﬁeld. • Was honored on Senior Day - prior to regular season ﬁnale vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). Made third defensive save of the season just minutes into the game. at total is tied with Amy Bonenberger for the team

#57 AYLA HALUS R-Fr. • GK • 5-6• Hershey, Pa.

• Redshirt freshman goalkeeper has seen considerable time as backup to junior Ali Meves. • Made first appearance in well over a month, playing the final 4:55 vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). Made one save, just 10 seconds after entering the game. • Earned first-career shutout vs. West Chester (9/20). Marked first shutout of the season for the Nittany Lions. • Saw first action of career at the Terrapin Invitational (9/12-13). • Made six saves in first-career start vs. American (9/13). • Had seven stops in relief of Meves against defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12). CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS GA GAA 2009 4-2 6 2.20 Career 4-2 6 2.20

Svs. Pct. 15 .714 15 .714

W-L SHO 1-1 1 1-1 1

CAREER HIGHS Saves: 7 at Maryland (9/12/09) Fewest Goals Allowed (In Start): 0 vs. West Chester (9/20/09)

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#16 Old Dominion 2 #11 Penn State 1

NORFOLK, Va. - Despite a late first half goal from senior Amy Bonenberger, the 11th ranked Penn State field hockey team allowed the go-ahead tally midway through the second half in a 2-1 seasonopening defeat to No. 16 Old Dominion on Friday. "It was a very good, competitive field hockey game," said head coach Charlene Morett . "We had our chances on the counterattack, but didn't capitalize." All three goals were scored off penalty corners in the Lions' first loss to Old Dominion since 2006. Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves was strong in her first-career start while freshmen Hannah Allison, Kelsey Amy and Alex Schlener all saw their first collegiate action as well. It didn't take long for the Monarchs to take the lead as Katie Ueberroth made a tip off a penalty corner for a 1-0 advantage at the 10:37 mark. Penn State hung tough, converting a penalty cor-

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Penn State 0 1 1 Old Dominion 1 1 2 1: 10:37 ODU Ueberroth, Katie (1) (Hatch, Loran) 2: 26:41 PSU Bonenberger, Amy (1) (Dudek, Christine) 3: 53:58 ODU Stream, Rachel (1) (Hatch, Loran) Shots: Old Dominion 8, Penn State 4 Saves: Penn State 3 (Meves, Ali 3) Old Dominion 1 (Driscoll, Kelly 1) Penalty Corners: Penn State 5, Old Dominion 5 Attendance: 415

Game 2 • Aug. 30 University Turf Field #6 Virginia 2

#11 Penn State 0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A strong nine save performance from junior Ali Meves wasn't enough as the No. 11 Penn State field hockey team dropped a 1-0 decision to sixth ranked Virginia on Sunday afternoon. e Cavaliers scored with just over 10 minutes remaining in the first half and pitched the shutout despite a valiant Nittany Lion effort. e Cavaliers were tested early and often, just two days after a convincing 7-0 win over Miami (Ohio). Sunday marked the first Virginia victory against Penn State since a 4-2 final in the National Quarterfinals on Nov. 16, 1997. It was also the Cavs' first regular season win since Oct. 30, 1984, snapping the Lions' nine game regular season winning streak. Overall, Penn State had been riding a four game streak against the preseason ACC favorites. "It was a very competitive game between two good teams," said Head Coach Charlene Morett. "We played a very nice possession game at times, but it was similar to Friday in that we got the ball into the circle, but failed to create many shots or corners." After almost 25 minutes of scoreless action, Virginia took a 1-0 lead off a penalty corner. Inga Stockel's first goal of the season came on a direct shot and was assisted by Traci Ragukas and Charlotte van den Broek. e Lions turned up the pressure after a slow be-

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CAREER HIGHS Assists: 1 two times; last vs. Lafayette (10/1/08) Points: 1 two times; last vs. Lafayette (10/1/08) Shots: 2 vs. West Chester (9/14/07)

GWG 0 0 0 0 0

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Pct. -1.000 .730 .738

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Pts. 0 0 2 0 2

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G 0 0 0 0 0

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CAREER STATISTICS Season GP-GS 2006 8-0 24-18 2007 20-20 2008 18-17 2009 70-55 Career

ner of its own to tie the score at one behind a beautiful shot from Bonenberger. e goal, which found the far corner of the cage, was assisted by fellow senior Christine Dudek. e Lions controlled second half possession and had a number of strong counterattacks, but it was Old Dominion who scored the eventual game-winner at 53:58 oﬀ yet another penalty corner. Hannah Warren made the feed to Loran Hatch, who set up Rachel Stream for a hard shot that beat Meves to make it 21. It was Hatch's second assist of the day. Old Dominion held the advantage in shots, 8-4, while penalty corners were even at ﬁve. Meves stood tall with three saves while Monarchs netminder Kelly Driscoll made one.

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• Solid in first season with increased playing time. Leads the Big Ten in saves (100) by a wide margin. • Is the first Penn State goalkeeper since current assistant coach Annie Zinkavich in 2003 to reach 100+ saves. • Made five saves against No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). • Made 13 total saves vs. Pacific (nine, 10/24) and at No. 20 Indiana (four, 10/23). • Made five saves at Iowa (10/18). • Had four saves in fourth win of season (and career) vs. Bucknell (10/13). • Finished with seven saves against No. 18 Northwestern (10/9). • Made six saves vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5) while only allowing one goal in second-consecutive win. • Was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on 10/5 for super effort vs. No. 18 Ohio State. • Was incredible with 11 saves (nine coming after halftime) in huge 2-1 overtime win over No. 18 Ohio State. Marked second double-digit save total of her season (and career). • Made four saves in first-career Big Ten start at Michigan (9/27). • Second straight impressive performance with career-high 14 saves at No. 7 Princeton (9/23). Marked the most by any Penn State goalie in three seasons. • Strong bounce back game at Lafayette (9/16), making seven saves. • First-career win came vs. Lock Haven (9/4), making eight saves. • Superb in first career starts last, keeping Lions in both games. • Stopped nine of 10 shots at No. 6 Virginia (8/30). • Made three key saves at No. 16 Old Dominion.

lead. • Came off the bench for the first time since sophomore season, vs. Pacific (10/24). • Made two defensive saves, one in each half, vs. No. 14 Stanford (10/5). • Strong game vs. West Chester (9/20) which included considerable penetration in the offensive end.

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ginning to the second half, but they couldn't find the back of the cage. e 1-0 final marked the second consecutive season that the home team has won by that score. Last season, the Lions won a huge 1-0 game over the then 10th ranked Cavaliers. Final shots were 17-5 in favor of Virginia while Penn State had four penalty corners to the Cavaliers' three. Meves' counterpart, Kim Kastuk, was strong as well with three saves to earn her second shutout in as many games. Redshirt freshman Hannah Allison led the Lions with three shots while seniors Amy Bonenberger and Bethany Marvel had one apiece. Sunday also marked the first action of the season for both sophomore Casey McCartin and redshirt freshman Kristen Schaefer.

Box Score

Penn State 0 0 0 Virginia 1 0 1 1: 24:53 UVA Stockel, Inga (1) (Ragukas, Traci; van den Broek, Charlotte) Shots: Virginia 17, Penn State 5 Saves: Penn State 9 (Meves, Ali 9) Virginia 3 (Kastuk, Kim 3) Penalty Corners: Penn State 4, Virginia 3 Attendance: 364

Game 3 • Sept. 4 PSU FH Complex #11 Penn State 3 Lock Haven 1 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e No. 11 Penn State field hockey team bounced back from a tough first half by scoring three unanswered goals in the second for a 3-1 win over intrastate rival Lock Haven in the home opener on Friday evening. Redshirt freshman Hannah Allison led the charge with two goals and an assist while junior goalkeeper Ali Meves was strong once again with eight saves. "It was a very good win," said head coach Charlene Morett. "It feels good to get some shots and see our offense get going because that was the one thing we didn't have last weekend. e attack picked us up in the second half." e win marks Penn State's 30th consecutive victory over an in-state foe. e Lions defeated Lock Haven by an identical 3-1 score last season. Allison's five points are the most by a Nittany Lion since last Oct. 19, when Allison Scola had five in a 40 win at Northwestern. at was the only five-point performance by any Penn State player last season. Lock Haven started the game with a flurry, controlling the early minutes which led to a 1-0 lead at the 19:22 mark. It was Kristi Sheepps who finished Lock Haven't sixth shot in the span of 1:39, after corralling a rebound in front of the cage. Prior to the goal, Meves had made three spectacular saves prior to keep the

game scoreless. Penn State controlled the second half and the Lions were awarded a rare penalty stroke only 5:41 into the stanza. e shot by sophomore Jessica Longstreth looked to be beating Lock Haven goalie ErinTerreson high, but she made a huge stop. e Nittany Lions continued the pressure and turned it into a goal only 32 seconds later. Allison took the pass from freshman Kelsey Amy and made a move in front for her first goal of the day to tie the score at one. Allison netted her second at 56:15 to break the deadlock and give Penn State its first lead. is time, it was off a penalty corner and started with redshirt senior Christine Dudek making the feed to senior Amy Bonenberger. She made the stop and set up Allison for a hard shot that beat Terreson inside the left post. Junior Daneen Zug added insurance at 60:12 when her laser also slipped inside the left post. Allison, who made the feed, was credited with her fifth point of the afternoon. After being outshot 10-6 in the first half, the Lions bounced back with a 13-6 second half advantage. Final shots stood at 19-16 in favor of Penn State while the Lions had 10 penalty corners to Lock Haven's four. Meves had her second straight stellar game with eight stops whileTerreson had 12 for the Lady Eagles.

Box Score Lock Haven 1 0 1 Penn State 0 3 3 1: 19:22 LHU Shepps, Kristi (3) (unassisted) 2: 41:24 PSU Allison, Hannah (1) (unassisted) 3: 56:15 PSU Allison, Hannah (2) (Bonenberger, Amy; Dudek, Christine) 4: 60:12 Zug, Daneen (Allison, Hannah) Shots: Penn State 19, Lock Haven 16 Saves: Lock Haven 12 (Terreson, Erin 12) Penn State 8 (Meves, Ali 8) Penalty Corners: Penn State 10, Lock Haven 4 Attendance: 469

Game 4 • Sept. 6 PSU FH Complex #5 Connecticut 2 #11 Penn State 1 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A spirited second half comeback attempt fell one goal short as the No. 11 Penn State field hockey team dropped a 2-1 final to No. 5 Connecticut in front of 694 fans at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex on Sunday. Sophomore Casey McCartin scored her first-career goal while junior goalkeeper Ali Meves made four saves in defeat. e attendance total stands as the third largest in facility history, only trailing the 794 fans from last Sept. 1 against Maryland and 770 from Sept. 2, 2007 against these same Huskies. ree of the four largest crowds in facility history have come against Connecticut.

Like Friday, the Lions bounced back from a tough first half to put together a strong final 35 minutes. But unlike Friday, when it scored three goals for the win, Penn State was unable to pull all the way back. "We played with much better intensity in the second half," said head coach Charlene Morett. "e players off the bench played with a good spark, but we need to play with intensity in both halves." Connecticut controlled play early and converted it into a goal at 12:49 when Loren Sherer scored her fifth of the season. Her deflection of an Ali Blankmeyer shot found the right corner of the cage to put the Lions in an early hole. e Huskies continued to have Penn State's number, taking a 2-0 lead at 24:07 off a beautiful feed from Sherer. Cara Silverman finished from point blank range, beating Meves inside the left post. Penn State came out of the locker room with a vengeance to nearly tie the score. After almost 10 minutes of play, McCartin cleaned up a rebound chance off a penalty corner, beating UConn goalie Andrea Mainiero for her first-career goal to give the crowd life. e teams played an up-and-down final 25 minutes, which included a number more offensive opportunities. e Lions dominated possession and got off a number of quality chances, but the Huskies' defense held its ground. When Penn State was able to get a shot on goal, Mainiero came up big to make some crucial saves. One of the Nittany Lions' best chances came late in the contest when senior Bethany Marvel fired a shot that went in. It clearly came from just outside the circle, though, so it was disallowed. Final shots were 10-8 in favor of Connecticut while Penn State controlled penalty corners with nine to only three for the Huskies. Meves made four saves for the Linos while Mainiero had five for the Huskies. e game featured two of the four winningest coaches in Division I history. UConn's Nancy Stevens is the second winningest, with a 484-156-24 record while Penn State's Morett is fourth with a 390-14816 mark.

Box Score

Connecticut 2 0 2 Penn State 0 1 1 1: 12:49 UCONN Sherer, Loren (5) (Blankmeyer, Ali) 2: 19:52 UCONN Silverman, Cara (3) (Sherer, Loren) 3: 44:25 PSU McCartin, Casey (1) (unassisted) Shots: Connecticut 10, Penn State 8 Saves: Connecticut 5 (Mainiero, Andrea 5) Penn State 4 (Meves, Ali 4) Penalty Corners: Penn State 9, Connecticut 3 Attendance: 694

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EASTON, Pa. - Despite a strong defensive effort, the Penn State field hockey team dropped a 1-0 overtime heartbreaker to Lafayette on Wednesday night. Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves impressed with seven saves in regulation, but the Leopards converted on their first shot of the extra session for the game-winner. e loss snaps an incredible string of success against Pennsylvania squads. Penn State's last defeat to an intrastate opponent came on Sept. 13, 2003, also in overtime to Lafayette. In between, the Lions won 30 straight games with an astonishing 2,194 days in between losses against Keystone State foes. e Leopards were predicted to finish second in the preseason Patriot League poll and received votes in the most recent NFHCA National Coaches Poll. ey showed it with a strong performance which ended when Deanna DiCroce scored the only goal of the game only 1:38 into overtime. Both teams played neck-and-neck in regulation. After a very defensive first half which consisted of only four combined shots, the second half saw more chances with seven shots a side. Both goalkeepers were strong in making four second half stops to keep the game scoreless. Final shots were 11-8 in favor of Lafayette while penalty corners were tied at three. Meves finished with seven saves while her counterpart, Kelsey Anderson, had four.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Despite a late second half surge, the No. 13 Penn State field hockey team fell to American University, 3-1, in Sunday action at the Terrapin Invitational. Sophomore Jessica Longstreth scored her first goal of the season to account for the Lions' scoring while redshirt freshman Ayla Halus made six saves in her first-career start. Penn State responded from Saturday's tough loss with a strong effort against the preseason Patriot League favorites. Redshirt freshman Hannah Allison set the tone early with a quick shot only 34 seconds into the contest, but it was American who scored the all-important first goal at 4:53. Rachel Carney finished the play off a penalty corner with Ann-Meike De Wiljes picking up the assist. e Nittany Lions continued to battle, but were unable to tie the score heading into halftime. Early in the second half, American converted on another chance for a two goal advantage. After carrying the ball along the left side of the field, Savannah Graybill made a pass from outside the circle which found Melissa Casale at the right post. Casale made the redirection into the cage for the 2-0 lead at 45:22. e continued pressure led to a penalty stroke attempt, which Longstreth converted, at the 64:02 mark. e reigning BigTen Freshman of the Year already has two penalty stroke attempts on the young season. Penn State called a timeout looking to ride the momentum to the tying goal, but Graybill all but ended any hope when she added an insurance tally at 65:08. Final shots were 10-8 in favor of American while the Eagles led in penalty corners, 7-5. American goalkeeper Alyssa Poorman stood tall with seven saves while Halus made six.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - e Penn State field hockey team fell into an early hole and couldn't respond, dropping an 8-1 decision to No. 1 Maryland in the first day of the Terrapin Invitational on Saturday. Christine Dudek scored the Lions' goal while goalkeeper Ayla Halus made seven saves over the final 45:46 in her first collegiate action. e nation's top team and defending national champion came out firing with five first half goals, three off penalty corners, for a 5-0 advantage after 35 minutes of play. Dudek scored only 2:54 into the second half to give Penn State life, but the Terps responded with three more tallies for the win. Final shots were 22-8 in favor of Maryland while theTerrapins had nine penalty corners to Penn State's five. Megan Frazer led the way for Maryland with three goals while Nicole Muracco had two.

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Game 7 • Sept. 16 Rappolt Field Lafayette 1 Penn State 0 (OT)

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Box Score Box Score American 1 2 3 Penn State 0 1 1 1: 4:53 AU Carney, Rachel (1) (DeWiljes, AnneMeike) 2: 45:22 AU Casale, Melissa (2) (Graybill, Savannah) 3: 64:02 PSU Longstreth, Jessica (1) (penalty stroke) 4: 65:08 AU Graybill, Savannah (4) (unassisted) Shots: American 10, Penn State 8 Saves: American 7 (Poorman, Alyssa 7) Penn State 6 (Halus, Ayla 6) Penalty Corners: American 7, Penn State 5 Attendance: 476

Box Score Penn State 0 0 0 Lafayette 0 0 1 1: 71: 38 LAF DiCroce, Deanna (unassisted) Shots: Lafayette 11, Penn State 8 Saves: Penn State 7 (Meves, Ali 7) Lafayette 4 (Anderson, Kelsey 4) Penalty Corners: Penn State 3, Lafayette 3 Attendance: 168

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Penn State 0 1 1 Maryland 5 3 8 1: 3:08 MD Frazer, Megan (2) (omas, Emma) 2: 4:40 MD Muracco, Nicole (5) (unassisted) 3: 8:27 MD Muracco, Nicole (6) (unassisted) 4: 11:11 MD Gulick, Colleen (2) (omas, Emma) 5: 22:16 MD Rischen, Ameliet (3) (Pappas, Alexis; Davies, Brianna) 6: 37:54 PSU Dudek, Christine (unassisted) 7: 54:36 MD omas, Emma (penalty stroke) 8: 60:28 MD Frazer, Megan (3) (Foster, Kristina) 9: 63:19 MD Frazer, Megan (4) (O’Donnell, Katie; Pappas, Alexis) Shots: Maryland 22, Penn State 8 Saves: Penn State 7 (Meves, Ali 0; Halus, Ayla 7) Penalty Corners: Maryland 9, Penn State 5 Maryland (Grater, Alicia 4; Vassalotti, Melissa 2) Attendance: 552

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Game 8 • Sept. 20 PSU FH Complex Penn State 5 West Chester 0

Game 9 • Sept. 23 Class of 1952 Stadium #7 Princeton 3 Penn State 0

Game 10 • Sept. 27 Phyllis Ocker Field Michigan 2 Penn State 0

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Led by a strong defensive effort and a balanced scoring attack, the Penn State field hockey team cruised to a 5-0 victory over intrastate rival West Chester on Sunday afternoon. e Nittany Lions used goals from five different scorers, including the first-career tally from redshirt freshman Alex Schlener, on their way to a lopsided 29-1 shot advantage and their second home win of the season. e one shot allowed was the fewest since last season's season opener against Old Dominion when the Monarchs were held shot-less. e Lions also had 22 shots on goal, which were the most since Sept. 19. 2008 when they had 24 in a 6-0 win over Georgetown. Penn State set the tone early with a goal only 4:03 into the contest. Redshirt senior Christine Dudek broke the ice by corralling a Jenny Purvis rebound before beating West Chester goalkeeper Joelle Zarefoss for the early lead. Penn State made it 2-0 at 12:21 when senior Amy Bonenberger unleashed a rocket off a penalty corner which beat Zarefoss five-hole. Sophomore Casey McCartin's second-career goal at 25:47 rounded out the first half scoring to make it 3-0 heading into halftime. Bonenberger took the original shot off a corner, which redirected right to McCartin who let go a high shot for the score. Jessica Longstreth's sensational individual effort made it 4-0 only 4:08 into the second half. e sophomore forward made a number of moves on the end line before bringing the ball in front of the cage and finding the inside of the right post. Schlener then scored her first-career goal at 54:24, unleashing a long backhand shot that found the right corner of the cage. e Nittany Lions dominated possession and didn't allow West Chester many offensive opportunities. e Golden Rams' first shot didn't come until 63:31, which redshirt freshman goalkeeper Ayla Halus stopped for her only save of the afternoon. Final shots were 29-1 in favor of Penn State while penalty corners stood at 12-1, Nittany Lions. Halus made one save for her first-career shot, and the Lions' first of the season, while Zarefoss was busy with 17 stops.

PRINCETON, N.J. - Despite a career-high 14 saves from junior goalkeeper Ali Meves, the No. 7 Princeton Tigers proved too much as the Penn State field hockey team dropped a hard-fought 3-0 decision in its final nonconference tune-up on Wednesday evening. e Nittany Lions allowed a Kathleen Sharkey goal only 4:23 into the game, but bounced back to play a strong first half which kept the deficit at 1-0. Princeton came out of halftime firing with two goals in the span of 5:31 early in the second stanza for all that it would need. Meves stood tall with her save total marking the most by any Penn State goalie since Jen Beaumont had 16 on Oct. 8, 2006 vs. Ohio State. Princeton doubled its lead only 6:14 into the second half behind tic-tac-toe passing off a penalty corner. Katie Reinprecht ultimately made the feed to Michelle Cesan, who made the tip past Meves for an insurance goal. e Tigers kept pouring on the pressure and converted another penalty corner attempt for a 3-0 advantage at 46:45. Meves made two successive saves off Princeton shots, but Kaitlyn Perrelle corralled the rebound and found the back of the cage on the Tigers' third shot of the sequence. Penn State had a number of chances all game, starting with a breakaway opportunity barely over a minute in, and another Daneen Zug shot at 3:38. A second half surge came from freshman Kelsey Amy, who had two successive shots, but Princeton goalie Jennifer King stood tall as she did all game for her first shutout of the season. Final shots were 25-8 in favor of Princeton while the Tigers held the edge in penalty corners, 5-3. King finished with five saves to go along with Meves' 14.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - e Penn State field hockey team opened the Big Ten season by playing neck-and-neck with Michigan on Sunday, but two goals from Meredith Way proved to be the difference in a 2-0 defeat. e goals came in the span of 1:44 early in the second half to break a scoreless deadlock. e Nittany Lions held the 16-11 shot advantage, but were unable to solve Michigan goalie Pagie Pickett. She finished with eight saves while Ali Meves had four in her second-consecutive start. After a highly competitive first half which saw shots at 9-6 in favor of Penn State, Michigan came out of halftime strong with two goals in the first 4:25 for what proved to be the difference. Way's first tally came off a penalty corner at 37:41 with Katie Adams making the feed, Paige Laytos making the stop to set up Way, who fired the ball into the right side of the cage. Only 1:44 later, Way scored her second of the game off a broken penalty corner attempt for a muchneeded insurance goal. She carried right off a stick stop before beating Meves for a second time. Freshman Kelsey Amy led the Lions with a careerhigh five shots while senior Bethany Marvel had three. ree others (Hannah Allison, Amy Bonenberger and Daneen Zug) had two shots apiece. Michigan led the battle of penalty corners, 7-6. e Nittany Lions return home on Friday for the start of a four-game homestand. ey face rival Ohio State at 4 p.m. in a contest that will be nationally televised via tape delay on the BigTen Network. It is also "Code Blue" with the first 100 students receiving a FREE Code Blue T-Shirt. "Friday is another opportunity to make a mark in the BigTen," said head coach Charlene Morett. "We'll be excited about playing at home in the first Big Ten home game. e fans will see exciting Big Ten hockey."

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West Chester 0 0 0 Penn State 3 2 5 1: 4:03 PSU Dudek, Christine (2) (unassisted) 2: 12:21 PSU Bonenberger, Amy (2) (Dudek, Christine) 3: 25:47 PSU McCartin, Casey (unassisted) 4: 39:08 PSU Longstreth, Jessica (unassisted) 5: 54:24 PSU Schlener, Alex (unassisted) Shots: Penn State 29, West Chester 1 Saves: West Chester 17 (Zarefoss, Joelle 17) Penn State 1 (Halus, Ayla 1) Penalty Corners: Penn State 12, West Chester 1 Attendance: 513

Box Score Penn State 0 0 0 Princeton 1 2 3 1: 4:23 PRIN Sharkey, Kathleen (8) (Cesan, Michelle) 2: 41:14 PRIN Cesan, Michelle (4) (Reinprecht, Katie) 3: 46:45 PRIN Perrelle, Kaitlyn (4) Shots: Princeton 25, Penn State 8 Saves: Penn State 14 (Meves, Ali 14) Princeton 5 (King, Jennifer 5) Penalty Corners: Princeton 5, Penn State 3 Attendance: 215

Box Score Penn State 0 0 0 Michigan 0 2 2 1: 37:41 MICH Way, Meredith (6) (Laytos, Paige; Adams, Katie) 2: 39:25 MICH Way, Meredith (7) (unassisted) Shots: Penn State 16, Michigan 11 Saves: Penn State 4 (Meves, Ali 4) Michigan 8 (Pickett, Paige 8) Penalty Corners: Michigan 7, Penn State 6 Attendance: 559

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Freshman Kelsey Amy scored her second go-ahead goal in as many games and junior goalkeeper Ali Meves turned in another strong performance as the Penn State field hockey team downed No. 14 Stanford, 3-1 on Monday, for its second straight win over a ranked foe. Sophomore Jessica Longstreth got the scoring started with a penalty stroke tally while redshirt freshman Hannah Allison added insurance to hand the Cardinal only their second loss in 12 games. e win means that Penn State has defeated two straight ranked opponents for the first time since last Oct. 10 and 12 when it beat No. 5 Iowa and No. 10 Virginia. It also improves its home record to 4-1 on the season. Penn State got on the board first at 11:39 when Longstreth capitalized on a penalty stroke opportunity created by senior Christine Dudek. Longstreth's shot beat Stanford goalkeeper Alessandra Moss high for her second penalty stroke goal in three chances this season. Stanford tied the score late in the first half when Camille Gandhi found the back of the cage off a penalty corner. Jaimee Erickson made the feed to Nora Soza, who made the stop for Gandhi's rocket that got past Meves at 32:00. e Nittany Lions responded only 1:33 later off a penalty corner of their own. Redshirt freshman Kristen Schaefer made the stop to set up Amy, whose blast hit off the inside of Moss' pad before redirecting into the top part of the cage. Schaefer picked up her firstcareer point on the play while Dudek extended her career-high assist total to four, this coming after none in her first three seasons combined. e Cardinal controlled play early in the second half with a number of quality chances, but Meves stood tall and when she was out of a play, her Penn State defenders backed her up with three defensive saves (and four for the game) by a trio of seniors. Brooke Hoffsmith had one at 38:39, followed by Laura Cahill at 43:44 and Amy Bonenberger at 59:18. Allison scored her third goal of the season and first since the home-opener when her long blast beat Moss five-hole. e marker came at 69:26 to end hopes of a Stanford comeback. Final shots were 14-13 in favor of Stanford while Penn State had the edge in penalty corners, 7-6. Eleven of the Cardinal shots were on goal with Meves making six saves to go along with the four defensive stops. Moss finished with five saves.

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Box Score Stanford 1 0 1 Penn State 2 1 3 1: 11:39 PSU Longstreth, Jessica (4) (Penalty stroke) 2: 32:00 STAN Gandhi, Camille (4) (Soza, Nora; Erickson, Jaimee) 3: 33:33 PSU Amy, Kelsey (2) (Schaefer, Kristen; Dudek, Christine) 4: 69:26 PSU Allison, Hannah (3) (unassisted) Shots: Stanford 14, Penn State 13 Saves: Stanford 5 (Moss, Alessandra 5) Penn State 6 (Halus, Ayla 6) Penalty Corners: Penn State 7, Stanford 6 Attendance: 222

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves made one sensational save after another to force overtime and freshman Kelsey Amy provided the game-winner as her first-career goal gave the Penn State field hockey team a thrilling 2-1 victory over No. 18 Ohio State on a rainy Friday afternoon. Meves finished with 11 saves, nine coming after halftime, while sophomore Jessica Longstreth scored her third goal of the season in the first half. e Big Ten Network was on hand as the game is scheduled to air via tape delay. Watch the debut of this instant classic on Sunday at 4 p.m. It can also be seen on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Penn State's fourth straight regular season win over the Buckeyes evens its conference record at 1-1. In the process, the Nittany Lions also extended their Big Ten home opening win streak to eight games. Overall, the Lions are 16-2 in their first home Big Ten game with the last loss coming in 2001. After the Nittany Lions controlled play with the first four shots of the game, Ohio State converted on its first opportunity for a 1-0 advantage. Meves made the initial save off a penalty corner, but the rebound bounced right to Aisling Coyle, who easily found the open cage at the 13:44 mark. Penn State continued pressuring and it led to the equalizer only 10:49 later when Longstreth forced a penalty corner then scored off the ensuing play. After Hannah Allison's shot was saved, Longstreth corralled the rebound on the end line and released a tough angle shot into the top right corner of the cage at 24:33. e Buckeyes came out strong after halftime, but when they were able to get a shot off, Meves came up big with save after save. Ohio State's best chances came in the 57th minute off three consecutive penalty corners. e Buckeyes had two quality opportunities off the third corner, but a sprawling Meves made the initial stop and batted the ball out of the air before it got by her. Meves continued her strong play with three consecutive saves just over four minutes into overtime. at led to a counterattack, which the Lions capitalized on when Amy's low shot found the left side of the cage at 74:52. Amy's goal now means that a Penn State player has recorded her first-career goal in all four home games thus far. Allison scored vs. Lock Haven while Casey McCartin did so vs. Connecticut and Alex Schlener against West Chester. Final shots were 17-14 in favor of Penn State while Ohio State held the advantage on corners, 11-9. Buckeye goalkeeper Lindsay Quintiliani made six saves opposite Meves' 11.

Box Score Ohio State 1 0 0 Penn State 1 0 1 1: 13:44 OSU Coyle, Aisling (unassisted) 2: 24:33 PSU Longstreth, Jessica (unassisted) 3: 74:52 PSU Amy, Kelsey (unassisted) Shots: Penn State 17, Ohio State 14 Saves: Ohio State 6 (Quintiliani, Lindsay 6) Penn State 11 (Meves, Ali 11) Penalty Corners: Ohio State 11, Penn State 8 Attendance: 343

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Game 13 • Oct. 9 PSU FH Complex #18 Northwestern 3 Penn State 2

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e Penn State field hockey team clawed back to tie the score twice in the second half, but were unable to do it for a third time, dropping a tough 3-2 decision to No. 18 Northwestern on Friday evening in a game that featured five yellow cards and a disputed finish. Goals from redshirt senior Christine Dudek and redshirt freshman Hannah Allison weren't enough as the Wildcats prevented the Nittany Lions from winning their third straight over a ranked opponent. It was also Pink Day as the Lions wore special pink jerseys and pink T-Shirts were handed out to fans to promote Breast Cancer Awareness. After falling behind 1-0 in the first half, the Penn State responded with a goal only 1:16 into the second to tie the score at one. Dudek's shot was blocked before deflecting over the head of Northwestern goalie Amanda Wirth and into the cage at 36:16. Despite the goal, Northwestern came right back with a score only 1:09 later. Courtney Plaster-Strange made a move to set up an open shot, which was eventually tipped by Kaylee Pohlmeyer past Penn State goalkeeper Ali Meves to make it 2-1. e Nittany Lions continued their pressure and tied the score again at the 44:45 mark off a penalty corner. Allison took the shot off a Kristen Schaefer stick-stop, beating Pohlmeyer with a rocket for her second goal in as many games. Dudek also extended her team-high assist total to five on the play. e Wildcats scored the go-ahead and eventual game-winning goal at 52:12 when Chelsea Armstrong corralled a loose ball off a broken play in the circle and fired it just inside the right post to finish an impressive individual effort. e teams played even the rest of the way with Penn State's best chance coming late. With just over two minutes remaining and down by one, a high Kelsey Amy shot on goal hit a Northwestern defender. e officials blew the play dead, but Penn State argued for a penalty stroke to no avail. e Nittany Lions were subsequently handed two yellow cards in a nine second span to put them down two players the rest of the game. e two yellow cards upped the game's total to five (six total cards). Northwestern finished with two yellow cards and a green card while Penn State was handed a season-high three yellow cards. e first half was up and down with no one finding the back of the cage until the Wildcats got on the board at 30:20 off a penalty corner. Zoe Almquist deflected an Armstrong shot for the all-important first goal. Final shots were 15-11 in favor of Northwestern while penalty corners stood even at nine. Meves finished with seven saves while Wirth had two.

Box Score Northwestern 1 2 3 Penn State 0 2 2 1: 20:20 NU Almquist, Zoe (2) (Armstrong, Chelsea) 2: 36:16 PSU Dudek, Christine (3) (unassisted) 3: 37:25 NU Pohlmeyer, Kaylee (7) (Plaster, Courtney) 4: 44:45 PSU Allison, Hannah (4) (Schaefer, Kristen; Dudek, Christine) 5: 52:12 NU Armstrong, Chelsea (21) (unassisted) t, Katie) Shots: Northwestern 15, Penn State 11 Saves: Northwestern 3 (Wirth, Amanda 3) Penn State 7 (Meves, Ali 7) Penalty Corners: Northwestern 9, Penn State 9 Attendance: 336

Game 14 • Oct. 13 PSU FH Complex Penn State 2 Bucknell 1 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Two goals in the first 3:27 proved to be all that the Penn State field hockey team would need as it fended off a Bucknell charge to hold on to a 2-1 win on a windy and cool Tuesday evening. Freshman Kelsey Amy and sophomore Jessica Longstreth scored the Nittany Lion goals to lead them to their third win in the last four games. e win was Penn State's 29th in a row over the Bison. Its last loss in the head-to-head series came back on Oct. 13, 1970. Penn State controlled play early with the first shot of the game finding the back of the cage for its quickest start of the season. In a very similar position as her overtime game-winner against Ohio State, Amy's low shot from the right side snuck past Bucknell goalkeeper Jessice Atieh for her third goal of the homestand. e goal came at 1:49, a full 2:14 earlier than the Lions' previous quickest vs. West Chester. It was also Penn State's quickest goal since Sept. 15, 2006, when Carey Maser scored 2:24 into the game against Lafayette. A sensational individual effort from Longstreth made it 2-0 only 1:38 later. After making a move at the top of the circle, her shot rifled past Atieh for her teamleading fifth goal of the season. After calling a timeout, Bucknell regrouped and hung tough the rest of the way. Just seconds after entering the game, Kelly Bruvick cut Penn State's lead in half when she came in strong from the right side. Her subsequent low shot got past Nittany Lions' goalkeeper Ali Meves to make it 2-1 at 23:18. Both teams had a number of quality chances the rest of the way, but Atieh and Meves made the stops. e best opportunity came via a penalty stroke, already Penn State's fourth of the season, with 20:20 remaining in the second half. Atieh came up with a sensational save though, moving to her right to deny Longstreth her second-career two-goal game. Final shots were 19-7 in favor of Penn State while Meves had four saves opposite Atieh, who had six. e Nittany Lions had eight penalty corners and Bucknell had three.

Box Score Bucknell 1 0 Penn State 2 0 1: 1:49 PSU Amy, Kelsey (3) (unassisted) 2: 3:27 PSU Longstreth, Jessica (unassisted) 3: 23:18 BUCK Bruvik, Kelly (unassisted) Shots: Penn State 19, Bucknell 7 Saves: Bucknell 6 (Atieh, Jessie 6) Penn State 4 (Meves, Ali 4) Penalty Corners: Penn State 8, Bucknell 3 Attendance: 190

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Box Score Penn State 0 0 0 Iowa 1 0 1 1: 22:35 IOWA Lesiak, Geena (3) (Dean, Tricia) Shots: Iowa 12, Penn State 10 Saves: Penn State 5 (Meves, Ali 5) Iowa 3 (McGraw, Kathleen 3) Penalty Corners: Penn State 7, Iowa 6 Attendance: 117

Penn State 3 3 6 Pacific 2 2 4 1: 2:37 PSU Purvis, Jenny (1) (unassisted) 2: 16:16 PSU Amy, Kelsey (4) (unassisted) 3: 20:36 PSU Bartolacci, Gina (1) (Amy, Kelsey) 4: 24:14 PACIFIC Keyawa, Kim 5: 24:41 PACIFIC Compton, Dinah (Vivian, Jenna) 6: 36:54 PACIFIC Perkins, Kelly 7: 52:42 PSU Zug, Daneen (2) (Bonenberger, Amy; Dudek, Christine) 8: 55:24 PSU Zug, Daneen (3) (unassisted) 9: 63;28 PSU Amy, Kelsey (5) (unassisted) 10: 64:13 PACIFIC Keyawa, Kim Shots: Penn State 28, Pacific 15 Saves: Penn State 9 (Meves, Ali 9) Pacific 10 (Niccum, Christina 10) Penalty Corners: Penn State 13, Pacific 6 Attendance: 89

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Penn State 1 0 1 Indiana 3 1 4 1: 10:39 PSU Allison, Hannah (5) (Amy, Kelsey) 2: 13:50 IND Chang, Shareyna (Brautigam, Corey) 3: 17:01 IND O’Connell, Meg (Chang, Shareyna) 4: 32:04 IND Fleetwood, Morgan (Griswold, Katie) 5: 50:32 IND Fleetwood, Morgan (Griswold, Katie) Shots: Indiana 14, Penn State 6 Saves: Penn State 4 (Meves, Ali 4) Indiana 3 (Mann, Alex 2; Pany, Becky 1) Penalty Corners: Indiana 7, Penn State 6 Attendance: 217

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Freshman Kelsey Amy and junior Daneen Zug each scored twice while junior Jenny Purvis and senior Gina Bartolacci added their first goals of the season to lead the Penn State field hockey team to a 6-4 win over Pacific on Saturday afternoon. e Nittany Lions jumped out to a quick 30 lead, but the Tigers fought back to even the score at three before Penn State responded with three consecutive scores for the decisive victory. Saturday was Penn State's second neutral site game of the season and first-ever meeting against Pacific. Rebounds were a theme of the day as three goals came off rebound chances while three of the six goals were scored off penalty corners. e offensive output was the most since last Sept. 19 when the Nittany Lions scored six in a 6-0 home win over Georgetown. Two Lions also finished with multiple goals for the first time since Sept. 17, 2006 when Shaun Banta had three and Allison Scola added two in a 6-0 victory over West Chester. Purvis got the scoring started with her first-career goal at 2:37, turning a rebound attempt off a penalty corner into a 1-0 lead. Amy then made it 2-0 at 16:16 when she corralled her own rebound and found the back of the cage. It was 3-0 only 4:20 later when Bartolacci beat Pacific goalkeeper Christina Niccum from the right side. Bartolacci's first goal of the season (and second of her career) was assisted by Amy, marking the second assist in as many days for the freshman from Sweet Valley, Pa. e Tigers wouldn't quit and they capitalized on their opportunities with goals at 24:14, 24:41 and 36:54 to even the score at three. Penn State continued its pressure and retook the lead at 52:42 when Zug converted her second goal of the season off a clean corner attempt. Redshirt senior Christine Dudek made the feed to fellow senior Amy Bonenberger, who made the stop for Zug's blast. Less than three minutes later, Zug intercepted a clearing attempt then beat Niccum for her second goal of the game and third of the season to make it 5-3. Amy added her second at 63:28 to extend the Lions' lead to 6-3. Pacific's Kim Keyawa responded less than a minute later with her second of the game as well, which made it 6-4 at 64:13. Final shots were 28-15 in favor of Penn State while it also led in penalty corners, 13-6. e shot total was only one fewer than its season-high of 29 which came in the 5-0 home win over West Chester (Sept. 20). Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves finished with nine saves while Niccum had 10.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Despite taking a quick 1-0 lead, No. 20 Indiana charged back with four unanswered goals to hand the Penn State field hockey team a 4-1 defeat on Friday afternoon. Redshirt freshman Hannah Allison scored the Lions' goal at 10:39 while junior goalkeeper Ali Meves finished with four saves. Penn State remains in Bloomington to face Pacific on Saturday at 12 p.m. Penn State started strong and capitalized off a penalty corner chance to make it 1-0 just over 10 minutes into the game. Freshman Kelsey Amy made a nifty feed to Allison, who converted for her fifth goal of the season and third in the last five games. In the process, it tied her for the team lead while Amy's assist marked the first of her career. e Hoosiers responded only 3:11 later when Shareyna Chang made a redirection past Meves to even the score at one. Meg O'Connell then scored off a scramble at 17:01 and Morgan Fleetwood added insurance off a penalty corner at 32:04. Fleetwood added her second marker at 50:32 to give Indiana the three-goal margin. Final shots were 14-6 in favor of Indiana while it also had the edge in penalty corners, 7-6. Meves made four sensational saves while Alex Mann made two in the first 64:04 and Becky Pany added one in relief.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Freshman forward Kelsey Amy had a flurry of chances with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, but she couldn't score the equalizer as the Penn State field hockey team dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision to Iowa on Sunday afternoon. e game was broadcast by the Big Ten Network via tape delay and will debut this Monday evening (Oct. 19) at 8 p.m. ET. Amy finished with a game-high seven shots, including five in a span of 1:33 late in the second half. She wasn't able to convert as three of her shots were saved with another two off the mark. Penn State came out strong with the first two shots of the contest, including one from Amy, who was looking for her second goal in as many games and fourth in the last five contests. e Hawkeyes turned the tides in their favor and converted on what proved to be the game's only goal when Tricia Dean made a crossing pass to Geena Lesiak, who made the redirection past Penn State junior goalkeeper Ali Meves at 22:35. e Nittany Lions hung tough the rest of the way, but couldn't tie the score in dropping their second straight decision at Iowa. ey fall to 3-11 all-time at one of the nation's toughest places to play. Final shots were 12-10 in favor of the Hawkeyes while Meves made five saves, four coming in the first half. McGraw's three saves all came in the Lions' late charge. Penn State had seven corners to Iowa's six.

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Game 17 • Oct. 24 IU Field Hockey Field Penn State 6 Pacific 4

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Game 18 • Oct. 31 PSU FH Complex #8 Michigan State 5 Penn State 1

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Despite battling neck-and-neck through much of the first half, No. 8 Michigan State scored just before halftime and rode that momentum to three more second-half goals on their way to a 5-1 win over the Penn State field hockey team in Saturday's regular season finale. e win capped off an undefeated 6-0 Big Ten mark for the league's regular-season champion and upped its winning streak to 10 games. e Nittany Lions enter the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 7 seed and will play second-seeded Ohio State in ursday's opening round. Penn State finished the regular season tied with Northwestern in sixth place, but the Wildcats earned the tiebreaker due to their 3-2 win over the Lions on Oct. 9. Ohio State enters as the second seed with one of its two conference losses coming to Penn State. Senior Gina Bartolacci scored the Nittany Lions' lone goal, but it wasn't enough to offset a career day by Michigan State's Floor Rijpma, who netted a hat trick. Junior goalkeeper Ali Meves stood tall with five saves to up her season total to 100, the first Penn State goalkeeper to reach triple digits since 2003. Michigan State jumped out to a quick lead when Rijpma converted on her first goal of the day and 16th of the season, finishing a pass off a penalty corner at the 3:37 mark. e teams played toe-to-toe the next 30 minutes which included sensational defensive saves from seniors Brooke Hoffsmith and Amy Bonenberger. e offense had its chances as well, including great opportunities from Bonenberger and freshman Kelsey Amy. Michigan State goalkeeper Elissa Unger was strong, as she was all afternoon, in making both stops. e Spartans made it 2-0 with under one minute remaining in the first half behind a beautiful conversion from Rijpma for her second goal of the game. Jessica Lindner made a beautiful centering pass from the end line to set up the redirection in front of the cage. Jantine Steinmetz upped Michigan State's lead to 3-0 at 49:42 when she was sprung on a semi-breakaway, made a move around Meves, then found the open cage. Penn State answered right back when Bartolacci scored her second goal in as many games off a penalty corner to make it 3-1 at 52:32. Amy's hard shot into traffic was double-deflected into the top corner of the goal. On the play, redshirt freshman Hannah Allison was credited with her first assist since the home opener. Michigan State added two more goals, at 56:25 and 60:38 for the 5-1 final. Final shots were 16-6 in favor of the Spartans while penalty corners were knotted at five apiece. Meves' five saves came in the first 65:05 while redshirt freshman saw her first action since Sept. 20 and made one stop.

Unger finished the day with four saves. It was also Senior Day as seven Nittany Lion seniors (Bartolacci, Bonenberger, Laura Cahill, Christine Dudek, Hoffsmith, Bethany Marvel and Jen Miller) were all honored prior to gametime. e Lions now look ahead to next week's Big Ten Tournament hosted by Michigan State. e firstround game against Ohio State is set for ursday while the conference semifinals are Friday and the championship game is Sunday. is marks the third straight season that the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes will square off in the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State was victorious last year, 2-1 in overtime while Penn State won, 3-0 in 2007. Check back to GoPSUsports.com throughout the coming days for complete news and notes from before, during and after the action.

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Michigan State 2 3 5 Penn State 0 1 1 1: 3:37 MSU Rijpma, Floor (16) (Deacon, Jeamie) 2: 34:19 MSU Rijpma, Floor (17) (Lindner, Jessica) 3: 49:42 MSU Steinmetz, Jantine (9) (unassisted) 4: 52:32 PSU Allison, Hannah (6) (Amy, Kelsey) 5: 56:25 MSU Miller, Chantae (7) (Dagorn, Camille) 6: 60:38 MSU Rijpma, Floor (18) (Vernij, Manouk) Shots: Michigan State 16, Penn State 6 Saves: Michigan State 4 (Unger, Elissa 4) Penn State 6 (Meves, Ali 5; Halus, Ayla 1) Penalty Corners: Michigan State 5, Penn State 5 Attendance: 437

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• 2 NATIONAL TITLES

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5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS

25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

• 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES

• 2 NATIONAL TITLES

• 5 BIG TEN TITLES

• 85 ALL-AMERICANS 30

• MICHIGAN STATE BOX SCORE (OCT. 31)