The trophy honors accomplishments by collegiate defenders on and off the field.
A go-ahead Lexie Black home run was almost enough for the Nittany Lions, however, Indiana pulled off a walk-off victory in nine innings Thursday afternoon.
Scruggs was with the Nittany Lions for six years and started in his final two seasons.
Penn State will join an eight-team field featuring Boise State, Florida Atlantic, Iowa State, Texas A&M, VCU, Virginia Tech, and Butler
“Evolving our approach to foster student success and integrate classroom and out-of-classroom experiences will help us continue to be transformational for our students and deliver on our promise to provide a world-class education."
"I'm a single, 28-year-old with no one to worry about but myself so Penn State football is kind of all I do."