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UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (8-7 B1G, 2-4) heads to Piscataway, New Jersey for a Big Ten road game at Rutgers. The Nittany Lions will face the Scarlet Knights on Friday, October 25th at 2 p.m.
The Nittany Lions finished off a split weekend at home, dropping one game to No. 7 Michigan before coming back to score a 2-1 overtime victory over Michigan State. Julienne van Beckham and Ella Jennes scored for Penn State against the Spartans on Sunday.
Fear Gladue leads Penn State with 42 points on 19 goals and four assists. Van Beckum had 11 of his 3 goals and a team-high 5 assists, while Jenne had 6 of his 2 goals and 2 assists. Freshman keeper Abby DeVerka has 68 saves on the year, and senior Lauren Delgado has nine saves for a 4-0 record.
Rutgers enters the weekend with a record of 6-7 and 3-4 in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights defeated Michigan State 2-0 at home last weekend and beat Ohio State 1-0 on Sunday for two wins. Penn State holds a 20-9-3 lead in the all-time series between the two schools.
Penn State concludes the regular season next Friday with a home game against Maryland on Nov. 1. The Nittany Lions and Terrapins will face off at Char Moret Curtis Field at 4 p.m.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Nittany Lion field hockey team online at www.GoPSUsports.com (click on team, click on field hockey), on X and Instagram @pennstateFH, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstatefieldhockey Masu.
This week’s action
#17 Penn State (8-7, 2-4 B1G)
Against Rutgers (6-7, 3-4 B1G)
Friday, October 25th, 2:00 p.m.
Series history: Penn State leads 20-9-3.
Precautions
New stadium, new information!
Know before you go…
Several new policies have been implemented at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex. Check out the key takeaways heading into the 2024 season.
• Gates open 1 hour before game time
• The Field Hockey Complex is not a clear bag facility;
Items brought into the facility will be inspected upon entry.
• Bringing in food and drinks from outside is prohibited. Benefits will be available
available for purchase
• Pets, other than service animals, are not allowed inside the stadium.
Nittany Lions, Michigan State, OT
On October 20, Penn State defeated Michigan State 2-1 in overtime, with Julienne van Beckham scoring late in regulation time and Ella Jennes finishing the game late in overtime. Senior keeper Lauren Delgado also had a win inside the cage for Penn State.
Gladue scored two goals in a 5-0 win against Ohio.
Became PSU’s all-time leading scorer
On Sunday, October 14, Fear Gladue set a new Penn State career points record with two goals in Penn State’s 5-0 road win at Ohio University. Gladue left Athens, Ohio with 93 goals and 14 assists (at the time of the game) for 200 points, breaking the record of 196 points (held by Candy Finn, 1978-81).
Gladue named Penn State’s all-time best player
Top scorer in games at NU
Senior Fear Gladue scored Penn State’s only two goals in a 7-2 loss to No. 2 Northwestern on Oct. 6. The second goal was the 91st goal of her career, making Gladue the all-time leading scorer at Penn State (breaking the old record of 90 points set by Candy Finn from 1978 to 1981). Ta).
Gladue named B1G Offensive AoW (9/29)
Fear Gladue was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending September 29, 2024. Gladue had an eight-point weekend, leading the Nittany Lions to wins over Indiana (3-2) and Lafayette (5-1) in Game 3. field hockey complex. She had one goal and one assist against IU on Friday (9/27) and two goals and one assist two days later (9/29) against the Leopards.
Four different Nittany Lions scores.
5-1 victory over Lafayette
Four different Penn State players scored in Penn State’s 5-1 win over visiting Lafayette on Sunday, Sept. 29. Fear Gladue had two goals and one assist, Natalie Freeman scored for the second time this year and Julienne van Beckham scored. She scored her second goal of the season, and Morgan McMenamin scored her first career goal in the win. Caitlin Strother and Van Beckham also had assists, and freshman goaltender Abby DeVerka had six saves.
Penn State Downs Indiana 3-2 in B1G opener
Penn State visited Indiana in the Nittany Lions’ conference opener on Friday, September 27th, winning 3-2. Natalie Freeman and Fia Gladue scored in the first half, giving Penn State a 2-1 lead at halftime. Drew Taylor scored in the third quarter, which was the difference in a 3-2 victory.
Penn State Bucknell 2-1 OT ON
Gladue’s two late goals
Penn State held homestand Bucknell 1-0 in the fourth quarter on Sept. 22 in Lewisburg. However, senior Fia Gladue scored twice late in the game to lead the Nittany Lions to a 2-1 come-from-behind victory in overtime. Gladue tied the game in the fourth period and scored just 1:00 into overtime to give Penn State the victory.
Gladue scored 10 points in two games as the Lions defeated No. 1 Kent State. 15 Princeton
Senior Fear Gladue continued to dominate the competition, scoring 10 points in two games as the Nittany Lions won two games over the weekend. Gladue has scored in all six of Penn State’s games. Gladue had two goals and one assist in Penn State’s 4-1 win over Kent State on Friday. Two days later, Penn State hosted No. 15 Princeton at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex, and Gladue again scored five points. She scored Penn State’s first two goals, both without an assist, pushing PSU closer to the Tigers. He then set up Sofia Mannino’s game-winning goal with 1:14 remaining and recorded an assist, leading to a 3-2 victory over the top-ranked Tigers.
Penn State takes No. 15 Princeton.
Deverka’s 7 saves earn him B1G honors
On September 15, Fear Gladue twice assisted on the third goal as Penn State rallied late to beat No. 15 Princeton 3-2. Gladue and Madison Tambroni assisted Sofia Mannino to cap off a rally for victory that was the game-winner with just over 1:00 remaining. Freshman keeper Abby DeVerka also made seven saves in the game. Her seven saves against the ranked Tigers earned her her second Big Ten Rookie of the Year Award (week ending September 15, 2024).
Nittany Lions earn road win at Kent State
On September 13, Penn State won 4-1 against Kent State, with Fear Gladue recording two goals and one assist. Senior keeper Lauren Delgado made two saves to give the Lions their first win inside the cage. Scoring goals for Gladue were senior Sophia Mannino and junior Ella Jennes.
Gladue’s hat trick, Strother;
Van Beckham’s goal leads Lions to victory at UD
Fear Gladue scored three points, including the game-winning goal late in the game, and true freshman Caitlin Strother and graduate student Julien van Beckham each scored their first goals as Nittany Lions, leading Penn State to five points against Delaware State. He led them to a 4-4 victory.
Gladue has two goals and Deverka has 14 saves to finish in the top 10 on opening weekend.
Senior Fia Gladue scored a goal in each of Penn State’s weekend openers, and true freshman Abby DeVerka totaled 14 saves against two ACC top-10 schools. In Penn State’s 2-1 loss to No. 3 Virginia in the season opener on Friday, Aug. 30, Gladue scored a goal (assisted by Julienne van Beckham) and DeVerka made 11 saves. Two days later, on September 1, Gladue scored a goal. Once again, Deverka had three saves in a 2-1 loss to No. 10 Syracuse.
Deverka wins B1G Freshman of the Week award
opening weekend honors
True freshman Abby DeBarca made 14 saves on Penn State’s opening weekend in her first collegiate games against No. 3 Virginia and No. 10 Syracuse. Deverka opened the season with 11 saves against the No. 3 Cavaliers and three saves against No. 10 Syracuse, and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week (September 3, 2024).
Senior trio named 2024 team captains
The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team selected seniors Fia Gladue, Julia Lamb and Drew Taylor as team captains during the second week of preseason practice. This will be the first time that each Nittany Lions player will be voted captain by his teammates.
record watch
Career Objective:
1: Fear Gladue (20-Prsnt.) — 93
2: Candy Finn (78-81) — 90
3: Christine McGinley (90-93) — 86
Career points:
1: Fear Gladue (20 people) — 200 (93, 14)
2: Candy Finn (78-81) — 196 (90, 16)
2: Christine McGinley (90-93) 00 180 (86, 8)
Parking information /
Field Hockey 2024:
Use Park Mobile!:
https://psu.parkmobile.io/field-hockey-complex
*Parking is available at Jordan East and Stadium West.
*Yellow H Shields parking lot is available after 4pm on Fridays and weekends.
* East Deck is the closest hourly parking lot and costs $1 per hour.
*Please make sure the correct license plate is uploaded to your Park Mobile account. Parking prices may change on the day due to other events on campus.
*Admission to the stadium will open one hour before game time. Food and drink from outside are not allowed inside the stadium.
Parking is still available at https://psu.parkmobile.io/field-hockey-complex and presale is $5.50 until 12:01 a.m. on the day of the event and $10 during the event. Parking purchased for Stadium West is in the Yellow H. Seals and Wagner lots, and is open from 5:00 p.m., throughout weekdays and weekends, except when parking is held for men’s hockey games or select other events. Valid.
New this year, same-day parking will also be available through ParkMobile and Honk, new on-demand parking providers for campus. There will be no cash sales this year. If field hockey coincides with a Bryce Jordan Center event, purchases at psu.parkmobile.io at higher rates will end two hours before the event, after which the higher of that day’s prices will apply.
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