No. 2 Seed Women’s Soccer Meets No. 3 Seed UVA in NCAA Sweet 16

University Park, Pennsylvania – The second-seeded Penn State Women’s Soccer Program, entering the NCAA Suite 16 for the sixth time in a row, will host the third-seeded Virginia at Jeffrey Field on Sunday, November 20 at 5:00 p.m.

PSU beat seventh-seeded West Virginia 4-0 on Friday to advance to the third round. That same day, UVA beat Xavier his 3-1 to advance to Round 3.

The winner of the match will advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship.

Game information

Virginia (15-3-3)

date: Sunday, November 20, 2022 | Time 5:00 PM

position: University Park, Pennsylvania | Venue: Jeffrey Field

live stats | | Clock: ESPN+



Ticket information
Tickets are priced below.
Adult: $8
PSU/UVA Students: $5
Youth: $5
Groups of 20 or more: $3


On match day at Jeffrey Field, fans must use cash to purchase tickets. Credit cards are not accepted.



Parking lot information

UPDATE: On Sunday, November 20, for the Bryce Jordan Center event, parking will open at 3:00 p.m. with a $20 cash-only entry fee.


Parking at all Penn State Athletics non-football events requires a valid permit or payment of parking fees applicable to campus parking lots. Fans with valid Penn State Park parking permits may park at no charge at non-soccer track and field events, subject to transit service parking policies and access.


For women’s soccer matches, fans are asked to park in the Jordan East, Stadium West, or Porter North parking lots. Fans without permits are encouraged to prepay for event parking at her $5.50 discounted rate through ParkMobile- https://psu.parkmobile.io/Discounted prepaid rates are available until Saturday, November 19th at 11:59 PM. The day-of-event fee at ParkMobile is $10 until 3:00 PM. East Deck is also available for $1 per hour.


Parking for all non-soccer track and field events is managed by the Pennsylvania State Transit Service. For more information or questions, visit transportation.psu.edu or email parking@psu.edu.



Penn State Breakdown

last timeout

• Penn State, the second seed in the NCAA Tournament, shut out seventh seed West Virginia 4–0 in the second round.
• PSU recorded their second WVU shutout of the season after the Nittany Lions defeated the Mountaineers 2-0 on August 25.
• Senior Peyton Linehan First goal of the match in 18 seconds.
• Senior Kate Weisner He recorded a career-high three assists and was the first PSU player to have three assists in a game since September 9, 2013 (Tani Costa at Oklahoma State University).
• freshman Amelia White Recorded the first goal of his career.
• red shirt senior Catherine Assman and Senior+ Morgan Messner It was the third shutout of the season.

NCAA Tournament at Pennsylvania State University

• The Nittany Lions are the No. 2 seed in the Los Angeles Regional.
• Nittany Lions 28.^th 1 year in a row in the NCAA Tournament since 1995.
• PSU has advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in a row.
• The Blue & White made a total of 18 third-round appearances and reached the quarterfinals 13 times.
• PSU has appeared in the NCAA College Cup five times and won the 2015 NCAA National Championship.
• In NCAA tournament action at home, the Nittany Lions amassed an impressive record of 43-6-1 at Jeffrey Field, beating their opponents 153-35.
• Two-time National Coach of the Year Head Coach Erica Dambach Since taking charge of the Nittany Lions in 2007, he has won 38 NCAA tournaments and won the College Cup title in 2015.

virginia breakdown

• Top goalscorer: Hayley Hopkins (12 goals)
• Top Assists: Maggie Cagle (10)
• Top saves: Kayza Massey (46 saves, .780 save percentage)

scout virginia

• Virginia is 29^th Consecutive NCAA appearances.
• The Cavaliers have advanced to the NCAA third round 16 times in the past 17 seasons.
• Virginia is 15-3-3, losing only to Notre Dame, Florida and Duke this season.
• The Cavaliers have shut out 13 opponents this season.
• UVA has been ranked in the top 15 all season in national polls.
• Virginia has the 10th-best offense in the nation with 2.48 goals per game.

Penn State against Virginia

• This match will be 17th overall between PSU and UVA.
• Penn State has an all-time winning percentage of 8-7-1 against Virginia dating back to 1997.
• Last season, PSU won 4-2 away, extending UVA’s fifth straight victory in the series.
• Linehan had a goal and an assist in that match. Schlegel also scored.
• The two have faced each other in the NCAA Tournament three times, and PSU has won those games 1-2.
• PSU and UVA faced off only once in the third round in 2002, with the Nittany Lions winning 3-0.

Other stats and notes

• hocking He is an active career leader in the NCAA Division I in points (155).
• Schlegel has scored 47 goals and completed 100 in his career.^th career points this season.
• Dambach is nearing her 300^th career victory. she is 298.
• The program had a total of 500 wins against WVU on November 18th.
• PSU is 14-0-1 when he scores the first goal.
• Blue & White have shut out 12 opponents this season.