Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer | |||
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State College, Pennsylvania | |||
Stadium | Jeffrey Field (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
Nickname | Nittany Lions | ||
Colors | Blue and white[2] | ||
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NCAA Tournament championships | |||
2015 | |||
NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
2012 | |||
NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015 | |||
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
Conference Tournament championships | |||
1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 | |||
Conference Regular Season championships | |||
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
The Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team at Pennsylvania State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Nittany Lions play at Jeffrey Field in State College, Pennsylvania on the campus of Pennsylvania State University.
The formation of a
The Nittany Lions have won 30 trophies: 1
History
Founding
The formation of a women's soccer program at Pennsylvania State University began with the creation of Penn State Women's Club Soccer. The women's club was put together as a response to women being excluded from playing on intramural soccer teams by the International Soccer Club, a student run university organization, in 1977. The initial team rostered 30 total women, and played its first matches in a local Centre County town league where they were the only all-female team participating. The club struggled during their inaugural season unable to record a win in league play, but achieving their first victory in the postseason playoffs.[3][4]
After the club's inaugural season the team planned to schedule a slate of female club opponents but struggled to find willing clubs. It was reported a total of 24 women's club teams were in operation in the East Coast region at the time.[5] Penn State Women's Club Soccer were able to slate a full season of games against other all-women's teams. The scheduled matches featured high school programs and other college club teams.[3]
In the club's first three matches of the season, they recorded a 10–0 win over Franklin & Marshall College as well as 1–0 and 2–0 victories over The Grier School.[6] In the club's first home match of the season the club faced Super F club of New York City, playing the match as a part of a double header with Penn State men's soccer.[7] The club would go on to win the match 4–2, scoring twice in the final six minutes to seal the team's first win at Jeffrey Field.[8] That season Penn State Women's Club Soccer was also able set up the United States' first women's indoor soccer tournament, in which they competed along with six teams from the East Coast region.[9][10][11]
Tim Conley, then Penn State men's soccer assistant coach, was asked to accompany the team to a tournament in Alabama at the end of the 1978 season. After the trip Conley was asked to step into the role of Head Coach at the start of the 1979 season. Conley accepted, leaving his paid position with the university for a volunteer role with the women's club. Changes were immediately made to the program, as the new head coach made practices daily Monday through Friday modeled after the varsity squad schedule. With Conley's university connections he was able to secure university provided vans to transport the team to away matches. In his first season as head coach the team went undefeated outscoring their opponents 37–1 in eight games.[12]
Following the impressive 1979 season the club was invited to compete in the
With an elevated recognition Penn State Women's Club Soccer and Tim Conley set a schedule of games mostly consisting of varsity opponents for their 1980 season.
Following the conclusion of the 1980 season the club set up a two-week international tour of England set up by the Women's Football Association.[18] The club scheduled matches against Northwood Ladies FC, Cambridge Pye Ladies FC, and the Notts County Women's Club. On the way the club's first match against Northwood the team met three men on the subway who after chatting with the team decided to come watch the match. When the team arrived the referee and linesmen scheduled to work the match were nowhere to be found. The three men who the team had met on the subway stepped into the role as match officials. The club went on the win the match 6–0 next traveling to Cambridge downing Pye Ladies FC 3–1. The club then traveled to Nottingham to face Notts County Women's Club defeating them 5–0 closing out their tour with a 3–0 record. After the Nottingham match the team was invited out to a disco by the Notts County Women's Club where they met and partied with John McGovern.[19]
Title IX lawsuit
Penn State Women's Club Soccer began to petition Penn State Athletics for varsity status in 1980 citing a need for funding, status and access to post season play to continue its operation. At that time the club was fully funded by a player fee and a small grant from a university intramural fund.[20] Coaches and staff of the club were unpaid volunteers and travel expenses fell on each player individually.[17]
After being denied varsity status by the university in 1980 and 1981, Penn State Women's Club Soccer filed a
The Office of Civil Rights officially initiated an investigation into the Penn State athletic department in April 1981 after it received the club team's complaint letter.[23] The Office was to send an investigator to determine if Penn State's athletic department as a whole, not just for soccer, was in compliance with Title IX requirements. An initial visit from the investigator was scheduled for June 1981 but was delayed due a travel budget shortage at the office.[24] Citing political and legal challenges to Title IX, in August 1981 the Ronald Reagan administration announced it would review Federal Title IX guidelines and put all ongoing Title IX investigation on hold until clarifications to the law were made.[25][26][27]
During this time, the Penn State athletic department refused to sign the club team's waiver for postseason play, as they had done the two previous seasons. The waiver certified the team as a university sanctioned club team and allowed the club to compete in the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Championship Tournament. The university stated its decision was made because it did not have enough oversight of team operations. The club claimed they believed the university refused to sign because of the Title IX investigation.[28]
The investigation was officially closed in March 1984 after supreme court case Grove City College v. Bell ruled that compliance with Title IX is necessary only in the particular programs or activities that receive federal funding, which Penn State's athletic department did not.[29][30]
Club play
After a headlining 1981 season off the pitch, seeing the Nittany Lions file a Title IX gender discrimination complaint against the university, the club finished with a record of eight wins, five losses and one tie.[31] The club did not compete in any post-season play after Penn State's athletic department refused to sign the club's application to the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Championship Tournament. The form required a signature from an athletic department official, certifying the team as a university sanctioned club and meeting Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Varsity requirements. Penn State's athletic department had signed for the club the two previous seasons but cited they wanted to know the implications the signature might have in regards to the university's liability for the club, which it had no administrative control or jurisdiction over. In contrast to the public statements the university had supervised certain aspects of the club including academic eligibility as well as making sure the team adhered to AIAW rules.[28] Head coach Tim Conley resigned from his head coaching post at the end of the 1981 season. Conley had cited that he felt he had done his part for the team and that without a salary he could not continue to coach.[31]
After the departure of Tim Conley keeping a consistent face in the head coaching position become an issue for club. As a non-varsity club team coaches were required to be
The women's club team found cycling through eight head coaches in five seasons through the years of 1982 to 1987. Initially Rich Kilgore, former head coach of Division III Muskingum College's men's soccer program, stepped into the club's vacant head coaching position earning them a 2–2 draw for their first match of the 1982 season.[34] After the first regular season match Kilgore stepped down and assistant coach and Penn State assistant athletic director Rich Lucas was named the interim head coach. That same week the club invited Dan Palumbo to be a guest coach to the team at a training session. Palumbo played college soccer, professional soccer in the Canadian National Soccer League and served as the head coach of the University of Toronto women's soccer program for two seasons. Palumbo was chosen to replace Lucas before the club's second match of the season in which they fell 2–0 to Hartwick.[35] The team finished the season 8–3–4, losing its three matches to nationally ranked varsity opponents.[36] Dan Palumbo resigned at the end of the 1982 season yet again leaving a vacancy in the club's head coaching position. The club selected Sal Frenda, a former high school soccer coach, to lead the team starting in the 1983 season.[36] The club failed to retain Frenda as head coach after the 1983 season and assistant coach Bob Kelly was promoted to head coach for the 1984 season.[37] Yet again, the club could not retain Bob Kelly after the 1985 season, bringing Buddy Hayford, a former high school soccer coach, into the vacant position at the start of the 1986 season.[38] Hayford resigned following the season and was replaced in 1987 by his assistant coach Laurie Pinchbeck, a former women's college soccer player at Bates College and United States women's national soccer team administrator.[39][40] Finishing their 1987 season with ten wins, two losses and one tie, scoring 11 goals in their final two matches, the club was able to claim their first ten win season since the departure of head coach Tim Conley.[41]
Under the direction of head coach Laurie Pinchbeck the club team reignited their pursuit for varsity status filing a varsity sport proposal with the Penn State athletic department in January 1988. Pinchbeck outlined her belief that the team could become a regional and national powerhouse for the game of women's soccer if the club was allowed to make the jump. The proposal also included a clause specifying that the team would not require equal financial treatment as the men's team right away. Pinchbeck, who at the time was also working for the United States women's soccer team, stated if the team did not receive varsity status by January 1989 she would leave to program for one of the many paid positions being offered to her. Penn State's Assistant Athletic Director Herb Schmidt acknowledged the growth of the sport and agreed that the financial agreement laid out in the proposal may help solve the short-term problem but argued it could potentially impact the future of the program.[42] The athletic department rejected the proposal resulting in the departure of Pinchbeck who was replaced by Denny Hall.[43]
Penn State University's varsity athletic programs joined the
After the club's first two matches of the 1991 season head coach Denny Hall resigned from his head coaching post citing a need for increased time devoted to his academic duties. Replacing Hall was Andy Nelson, a graduate assistant coach with the men's soccer team with experience playing and coaching.
Dirck Aumiller took over the head coaching position after the unexpectedly departure of his former Andy Nelson a few weeks before the start of the 1992 season began. As an employee of club sports at Penn State Aumiller was very familiar with the team and its structure.[55] The club posted a 10–3–1 regular season record in their first season under Aumiller. The Nittany Lions faced Michigan, Purdue and Minnesota in the Big Ten Championship tournament, falling to Michigan 2–1, Minnesota 5–0 and tying Purdue 0–0, failing to advance past the group stage.[56] It was announced a majority of Big Ten schools, including Penn State would adopt varsity women's soccer programs within the next two seasons, subsequently ending the Big Ten Championship tournament after the 1992 competition.[1]
Penn State's athletic department announced in August 1993 that women's soccer would become a university intercollegiate varsity sport at the start of the 1994 season. Athletic Director James Tarman stated the decision was based on the tremendous success of the program on the club level.[57] The club finished their final season as a non-varsity sport in 1993 with a 7–5–1 record.[58]
Varsity play
Women's soccer became Pennsylvania State University's 29th varsity sport in the fall of 1994.[1] Penn State's athletic department adopted women's soccer after the Big Ten Conference issued a gender equity policy mandating all participating universities have a female athlete participation rate at or above 40% of the total athlete population.[59] In accordance with the Big Ten mandate university administration released a sports gender equity plan that laid out the formation of the varsity team. Penn State president Joab Thomas and his university administration authored the plan.[60] Penn State Women's Club Soccer was dissolved and many of the players were added to the varsity roster. This new varsity status allowed the team to be provided with scholarships, grants and paid coaches.[61] A national coaching search began in 1993 and a full slate of Big Ten opponents were scheduled for the 1994 season.[1]
Penn State women's soccer hired Patrick Farmer as the team's first head coach in January 1994. Farmer had previously coached at NCAA Division III Ithaca College, where he won two Division III National Championships in 1990 and 1991 and was named the 1989 Division III coach of the year.[62][63] The initial roster consisted of members of the 1993 club team, six recruited freshmen, and athletes from other Penn State varsity sports.[64] One of the freshman recruited by Farmer was Kim Cohen who turned down an offer from No. 2 ranked George Mason University to play on the inaugural Nittany Lions team.[65] The team was projected to place 7th in the Big Ten in their first varsity season.[66]
Penn State women's soccer lost in their inaugural varsity match 4–1 to
Building off of the success mounted in the team's first season the Nittany Lions started hot in 1995, winning the Cornell Classic, recording a five-game win streak and receiving the team's first national ranking.
Penn State women's soccer slated a series of exhibition games in Europe during the summer of 1997. In the team's first match of the exhibition the Nittany Lions faced the England women's national team at Wembley Stadium, taking place before the FA Community Shield Match in front of 40,000 spectators.[77][78] Penn State became the first American women's soccer team to play in Wembley Stadium and Penn State player Carole Dutchka became the first American woman to score a goal at Wembley Stadium. The Nittany Lions fell to the England women's national team 3–2. During the tour the Nittany Lions also faced off against the Millwall Lionesses in a nationally televised match, defeating the club 4–2. Closing out the tour Penn State participated in an exhibition match in Belgium against the Netherlands women's select team and participated in the S.V. Hemmerden Frauenfussball Tournament in Germany.[79][78]
The Nittany Lions raised their first Big Ten Regular Season Championship and
Penn State opened up their 1999 season with a tough match against powerhouse No. 2 North Carolina in week 3.[85] Traveling to North Carolina and playing in front of 4,000+ The No. 6 Nittany Lions upset the Tarheels 3–2, snapping North Carolina's 5 year home win streak and handing the team its 7th loss ever at home.[86] Finishing the season the team was able to collect their 100th program win, a Big Ten regular season title and its first ever NCAA College Cup appearance. Penn State found itself in a rematch with North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament semifinal, the Nittany Lions fell 2–0 ending their tournament run and season.[87] Rounding out the season awards Penn State's head coach Patrick Farmer was named United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year.[88]
After recording a Penn State single season record 27 goals and 13 assists and winning Big Ten player of the year in her 1999 campaign as a freshman,
Patrick Farmer was replaced by
During the preseason of 2002 Penn State forward Joanna Lohman was named the Most Valuable Player in the Nordic Cup while playing for the
Opening up the 2003 season ranked 7th in the nation the Nittany Lions scheduled games against seven teams ranked in the final coaches poll of the previous year.
The Nittany Lions hired Michael Coll, former head coach of
Christie Welsh returned to Penn State as a volunteer coach while training for the Olympics during the 2005 season, working as a position coach for forwards.[126] Penn State was ranked 6th in the national polls to open the season, their schedule featured a slate of seven ranked matchups against top 25 teams.[127] The Nittany Lions recorded 19 consecutive wins going undefeated in the regular season, collecting upsets over No. 4 Virginia and No. 3 UCLA.[128] Penn State reached No. 1 in the national rankings for the first time in program history after North Carolina fell to Duke who the Nittany Lions had defeated weeks prior.[129] Tiffany Weimer captured the all-time Big Ten goal scoring record after netting her 83rd career goal against Michigan State.[130] The team collected their 8th consecutive Big Ten regular season title, claiming the No.1 seed in the Big Ten tournament but falling in the first round to Michigan.[131][132] Penn State received a bid and a No. 1 seed in the 2005 NCAA Tournament.[133] Co-captain forward Ali Krieger was ruled out before the tournament before broking her right fibula in a practice session.[134] Penn State fell to Portland in penalty kicks in the semifinal, defeating Santa Clara, Texas A&M and Bucknell on the way to the College Cup.[135] At the end of the season, head coach Paula Wilkins was named the National Coach of the Year along with Tiffany Weimer being named Hermann Trophy runner up and Ali Krieger, Erin McLeod and Tiffany Weimer earning All-American honors[136][137][138]
During the 2006 regular season Penn State fell to No. 15 Illinois snapping a 31-game Big Ten regular season win streak the Nittany Lions built over 3 seasons.
Before the 2008 Olympics Penn State head coach Erica Dambach was selected to serve as a part-time assist coach for the United States women's national soccer team.[153] Dambach returned to Penn State with a gold medal before the start of the 2008 season.[154] Starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher stepped away from the team in early September to play in the U-20 World Cup.[155] Naeher was honored with the tournament's best goalkeeper award and helped lift the World Cup trophy for the United States.[156] During the run of the regular season Penn State fell to Ohio State at Jeffrey Field marking the team's first conference loss at home since 1995.[157] The Nittany Lions lifted their 11th consecutive Big Ten regular season title with an 8–2–0 regular season record.[158] Jumping into the Big Ten tournament as the No. 1 seed Penn State claimed the tournament title after defeating Minnesota 2–1.[159] The Nittany Lions were unseeded and placed in the Stanford Region in the NCAA tournament, falling to Rutgers in the first round.[160][161] At the end of the season goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher was again named to the All-American team.[162]
Before the start of their 2009 campaign the Nittany Lions traveled to Brazil to train against amateur and professional clubs as well as playing futsal and beach soccer matches.[163][164] Penn State started its 2009 season ranked 12th in the nation with a schedule featuring 6 ranked opponents.[165] Opening the season with an upset win against No. 9 Virginia, the Nittany Lions quickly slumped, losing a program-worst three games straight and going 220 minutes without a goal.[166] Despite the slow start Penn State claimed their 12th consecutive Big Ten regular season championship with a 7–1–1 Big Ten record.[167] The Big Ten women's soccer tournament did not take place in 2009 or 2010.[168] The Nittany Lions received the fourth seed and a bid to the 2009 NCAA Tournament, falling in the second round to Virginia.[169] Penn State swept the conference awards seeing goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher win Defensive Player of the Year award, Katie Schoepfer win Offensive Player of the Year, Christine Nairn win Freshman of the Year and Erica Dambach win Coach of the Year.[170] Two Penn State players were selected in the WPS draft: Alyssa Naeher, was chosen 11th overall by the Boston Breakers and Katie Schoepfer was chosen 26 overall by Sky Blue FC.[171]
During the off season Penn State was unable to sign any recruits to their roster.[172] The Nittany Lions played Women's Professional Soccer club Philadelphia Independence before the start of the 2010 season, falling the club 1–0.[173] Despite a disappointing mid-season 2–6–1 record, Penn State heel turned to finish 8–2–0 in the Big Ten regular season lifting their 13th consecutive Big Ten regular season championship. With the title, the Nittany Lions passed Michigan's women's swimming and diving team for most consecutive Big Ten championships.[174] Penn State received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, falling in the second round to West Virginia.[175]
At the start of the 2011 season a supporters section called the Park Avenue Army was launched by the club to encourage attendance to their matches.[176] The Nittany Lions opened their season with exhibition matches against WPS clubs Philadelphia Independence and Sky Blue FC, falling 5–1 to the Independence and tying Sky Blue FC 0–0.[177][178] Junior defender Lexi Marton was called up to the Canadian women's national team in September for a series of exhibition games.[179] The Nittany Lions upset No. 7 Virginia midway through the season downing the club 3–2 in Charlottesville.[180] With a regular season record of 9–1 the Nittany Lions lifted their 14 consecutive Big Ten regular season title.[181] Penn State received the No.1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, eventually falling in the championship match to Illinois in overtime.[182] Penn State earned a No.4 seed in the 2011 NCAA tournament, falling in the round of 16 to Wake Forrest.[183] At the end of the season Forward Maya Hayes was named first team All-American.[184]
Penn State head coach Erica Dambach, who also served as an assistant coach to the United States Women's National team, won Gold in the
Opening up the start of the 2013 season the Nittany Lions ranked 4th in the nation after coming off a run to the NCAA National Championship final.
Penn State's Defender Brittany Basinger and goalkeeper Rose Chandler traveled to Canada to participate in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup during the start of the 2014 season.[203] The Nittany Lions opened their campaign ranked 24th in the nation, but quickly moved up 17 places in the first two weeks of the season to 7th eventually peaking at 4th.[204] Heading into the Big Ten regular season the Nittany Lions had accrued a 5–1–0 record, losing only to the defending National Champion North Carolina.[205] Penn State lifted their 16th Big Ten regular season championship trophy after completing a 12–1–0 regular season, only falling to No. 20 Rutgers.[206] Receiving the 1 seed for the Big Ten tournament the Nittany Lions fell 1–0 to Northwestern in the first round.[207] Penn State receive a large bid with the 2nd seed to the NCAA tournament.[208] Opening the tournament with a win over Buffalo the Nittany Lions advanced beating both UConn and Virginia Tech eventually falling to Texas A&M in an Elite Eight matchup.[209] At the end of the season Whitney Church was named an All-American, Raquel Rodriguez was named Big Ten Midfielder of the Year and Emily Ogle was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[210] Penn State defender Whitney Church was selected 30th overall by the Washington Spirit in the NWSL college draft.[211]
Ranked sixth in the country Penn State took on a tough preseason in 2015 facing Duke, Stanford and others heading into the Big Ten regular season with a 5–1–1 record.[212] Costing through the regular season, the Nittany Lions posted a record of 8–2–1 and secured their 17th Big Ten regular season title.[213] Receiving the first seed in the Big Ten Tournament the Nittany Lions also lifted the Big Ten tournament trophy with head coach Erica Dambach notching her 150th win in the semifinal.[214][215]
Penn State won its first NCAA National Championship in 2015 defeating Duke, 1–0 in the final.
Defending National Champions Penn State opened the 2016 season ranked 2nd in the nation with a slate of non-conference games; Collecting wins against Hofsta, San Diego State and La Salle, drawing a ranked West Virginia team and falling to ranked opponents BYU and UCLA.[222] Finishing with a regular season record of 7–1–3 the Nittany Lions were able to secure a piece of the three team shared regular season title with Minnesota and Northwestern.[223] Penn State fell to Rutgers 2–0 in their opening match of Big Ten tournament.[224] The Nittany Lions opened up NCAA Tournament play with a 6–0 win against Bucknell eventually falling in their next match 3–0 to No. 3 Virginia.[225][226] At the end of the season Penn State Midfielder Nickolette Driesse was selected 32nd overall in the NWSL draft by the Orlando Pride.[227]
Uniforms, crest and colors
The Penn State women's team wears Nike kits featuring the school's navy and white colors and displays a crest on their uniforms which is unique to them.[78]
The team's crest, released in 2016, features the team's navy and white colors with three navy blue vertical stripes and a centered navy blue "block S" under the
The team's home kit consists of a white top featuring a small polka dot pattern made up of the team's crest, white shorts and white socks. The top features a Nike logo and Big Ten logo adjacent on the chest area with the Penn State wordmark and player numbers on the chest, all in navy. Inside of the collar in the phrase "We Are" is printed in navy blue. The back of the top features player numbers in navy.[78]
The team's away kit consists of a navy top, navy shorts and navy socks. The top features a Nike logo and Big Ten logo adjacent on the chest area with player numbers on the lower chest, all in white. The back of the top features the Penn State wordmark above player numbers, both in white. The top's left sleeve features the team's crest.[78]
The team's goalkeeper kit consists of a purple top, purple shorts and purple socks. The top features a Big Ten logo on the right chest area above a Penn State wordmark and player numbers on the lower chest, all in white. The back of the top features player numbers in white.[78]
Stadium
The Nittany Lions play at Jeffrey Field, a 5,000-seat stadium that opened in 1972.
Supporters
Park Avenue Army is a
The Park Avenue Army engages in many of the traditional Penn State chants including the "We Are" chant, Zombie Nation as well other American soccer chants like “I Believe That We Will Win”.[236][237]
Loosely organized supporters' sections had existed at Jeffrey Field before the organizing of any formal group. A group of note was a collection of fans who called themselves the Hertzog's Hooligans after Penn State player Corey Hertzog. The fans would attend home matches with a banner displaying their group's name and sing traditional English football chants.[238][239] It wasn't until 2011 when a group of students chose to create an official supporters' section with leadership.[233]
The Park Avenue Army was founded as a Supporters' groups for Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team in 2011.[233] The group was named after Park Avenue the street at which Jeffrey Field is located.[240] Penn State women's soccer assistant coach Tim Wassell lead the formation by recruiting a group of freshmen leaders and student members. The initial goal of the group was to get freshmen in East Halls engaged in attending matches as their dorms are across the street from Jeffrey Field.[241]
Roster
- As of 30 Dec 2023[242]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Yearly records
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Patrick Farmer (Big Ten Conference) (1994–2000) | |||||||||
1994 | Patrick Farmer
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14–4–1 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | |||||
1995 | Patrick Farmer | 15–7–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA First Round
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1996 | Patrick Farmer | 15–5–2 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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1997 | Patrick Farmer | 15–7–1 | 6–2–1 | 3rd | NCAA First Round
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1998 | Patrick Farmer | 21–4–1 | 7–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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1999 | Patrick Farmer | 21–4–1 | 9–0–1 | 1st | NCAA College Cup
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2000 | Patrick Farmer | 22–3–1 | 10–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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Patrick Farmer: | 123–34–8 | 46–8–5 | |||||||
Paula Wilkins (Big Ten Conference) (2001–2006) | |||||||||
2001 | Paula Wilkins | 21–4–1 | 8–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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2002 | Paula Wilkins | 19–4–1 | 9–1–0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup
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2003 | Paula Wilkins | 19–3–3 | 9–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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2004 | Paula Wilkins | 19–3–1 | 10–0–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round
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2005 | Paula Wilkins | 23–0–2 | 10–0–0 | 1st | NCAA College Cup
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2006 | Paula Wilkins | 18–5–3 | 8–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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Paula Wilkins: | 119–19–11 | 54–4–2 | |||||||
Erica Dambach (Big Ten Conference) (2007–present) | |||||||||
2007 | Erica Walsh | 18–4–2 | 9–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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2008 | Erica Walsh | 16–8–0 | 8–2–0 | 1st | NCAA First Round
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2009 | Erica Walsh | 13–6–2 | 8–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Second Round
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2010 | Erica Walsh | 11–9–1 | 8–2–0 | 1st | NCAA Second Round
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2011 | Erica Walsh | 21–5–0 | 10–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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2012 | Erica Walsh | 21–4–2 | 10–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up
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2013 | Erica Walsh | 15–7–1 | 7–4–0 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round
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2014 | Erica Walsh | 20–4–0 | 12–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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2015 | Erica Walsh | 22–3–2 | 8–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions
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2016 | Erica Dambach | 12–5–4 | 7–1–3 | T-1st | NCAA Second Round
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2017 | Erica Dambach | 15–5–4 | 6–2–3 | T-4th | NCAA Elite Eight
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2018 | Erica Dambach | 18–6–1 | 9–2–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight
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2019 | Erica Dambach | 17–7–1 | 8–3–0 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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2020 | Erica Dambach | 12–3–1 | 9–1–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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2021 | Erica Dambach | 12–8–1 | 5–5–0 | 6th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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2022 | Erica Dambach | 15–5–3 | 5–3–2 | 6th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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2023 | Erica Dambach | TBD | 6–1–3 | 4th | TBD | ||||
Erica Dambach: | 241–81–24 | 129–31–12 | |||||||
Total: | 500–142–44 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- As of December 1, 2022 [243]
Honors
Team Awards | ||
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Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
NCAA National Championship
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1 | 2015
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Big Ten Tournament
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9 | 2022
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Big Ten Regular Season | 20 | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 |
Individual Awards | ||
Honor | Wins | Recipient & Season |
Hermann Trophy | 2 | Raquel Rodríguez (2015)
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United Soccer Coaches Player of the Year | 1 | Christie Welsh (2001) |
Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year
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1 | Raquel Rodríguez (2015)
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Top Drawer Soccer Rookie of the Year
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1 | Christine Nairn (2009) |
United Soccer Coaches Coach of the Year | 4 | Patrick Farmer (1999), Paula Wilkins (2005), Erica Dambach (2012, 2015) |
Soccer America Coach of the Year | 3 | Patrick Farmer (1999), Paula Wilkins (2005), Erica Dambach (2012) |
First Team All American | 26 | Kelly Convey (1998), Raquel Rodríguez (2015), Kaleigh Riehl (2018), Ally Schlegel (2020),
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Top Drawer Soccer National Collegiate First Team
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8 | Emily Ogle (2018), Kaleigh Riehl (2019)
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Collegiate MVP First Team | 12 | Christie Welsh (1999, 2000, 2001), Joanna Lohman (2002, 2003), Erin McLeod (2004, 2005), Tiffany Weimer (2004, 2005), Ali Krieger (2006), Maya Hayes (2011), Christine Nairn (2012) |
Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
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2 | Christie Welsh (2001–02), Tiffany Weimer (2005–06) |
Big Ten Player of the Year
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4 | Christie Welsh (1999, 2000, 2001), Joanna Lohman (2003) |
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
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8 | Natalie Jacobs (2004), Lindsay Bach (2005), Ali Krieger (2006), Alyssa Naeher (2007, 2009), Whitney Church (2012, 2014), Kaleigh Riehl (2018) |
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year
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5 | Tiffany Weimer (2004, 2005), Katie Schoepfer (2009), Maya Hayes (2001, 2012) |
Big Ten Midfielder of the Year
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3 | Emily Ogle (2018)
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Big Ten Freshman of the Year
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9 | Emily Ogle (2014), Ally Schlegel (2019)
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Big Ten Coach of the Year
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10 | Patrick Farmer (1998), Paula Wilkins (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), Erica Dambach (2009, 2012, 2014, 2018) |
Last updated: May 20, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics
Records
Single season
Goals | |||
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# | Name | Season | Total |
1 | Tiffany Weimer | 2005 | 32 |
2 | Maya Hayes | 2011 | 31 |
3 | Christie Welsh | 1999 | 27 |
4 | Tiffany Weimer | 2004 | 26 |
5 | Christie Welsh | 2001 | 25 |
Assists | |||
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1 | Christie Welsh | 2001 | 18 |
2 | Joanna Lohman | 2001 | 14 |
3 | Christine Nairn | 2011 | 13 |
Christie Welsh | 2002 | 13 | |
Christie Welsh | 1999 | 13 |
Saves | |||
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1 | Emily Oleksiuk | 1998 | 132 |
2 | Emily Oleksiuk | 2001 | 115 |
3 | Robyn Van Praag | 2011 | 109 |
4 | Dara Christante | 2002 | 107 |
Dara Christante | 1999 | 107 |
Last updated: May 20, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics
Career
Goals | |||
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# | Name | Years | Total |
1 | Tiffany Weimer | 2002–2005 | 91 |
2 | Christie Welsh | 1999–2002 | 82 |
3 | Maya Hayes | 2010–2013 | 71 |
4 | Rachel Hoffman | 1994–1997 | 58 |
5 | Heidi Drummond | 2000–2003 | 56 |
6 | Ally Schlegel | 2019–2022 | 49 |
7 | Katie Schoepfer | 2006–2009 | 48 |
8 | Carole Dutchka | 1995–1998 | 44 |
9 | Joanna Lohman | 2000–2003 | 41 |
10 | Danielle Toney | 2007–2010 | 38 |
Assists | |||
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1 | Christie Welsh | 1999–2002 | 52 |
2 | Christine Nairn | 2009–2012 | 41 |
3 | Joanna Lohman | 2000–2003 | 37 |
4 | Tiffany Weimer | 2002–2005 | 32 |
5 | Rachel Hoffman | 1994–1997 | 31 |
6 | Sam Coffey | 2019–2021 | 30 |
7 | Stephanie Smith | 2000–2003 | 29 |
Mallory Weber | 2012–2015 | 29 | |
9 | Emily Hurd | 2010–2014 | 28 |
Raquel Rodríguez |
2012–2015 | 28 |
Saves | |||
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1 | Emily Oleksiuk | 1998–2001 | 416 |
2 | Alyssa Naeher | 2006–2009 | 359 |
3 | Dara Christante | 1995–1998 | 306 |
4 | Katherine Asman | 2019–2022 | 257 |
5 | Britt Eckerstrom | 2011–2015 | 255 |
Last updated: December 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics
Notable alumnae
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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