Penn State women’s soccer (9-3-5, 7-2-3 Big Ten) beat Indiana (4-12-2, 1-10-1 Big Ten) 4-0 at Jeffrey Field on Friday Night.

Penn State kept momentum the entire game and worked well going into the Big Ten Tournament. Indiana couldn’t keep up.

How It Happened

Ellie Kocher got the first shot on the net for the Nittany Lions in the fourth minute. Indiana’s Dani Jacobson made the save.

Indiana won the ball and got its first attack of the game nine minutes in. Kennedy Neighbors missed wide right.

Emma Johnson ripped a shot to the top left corner and put Penn State on the board early in the 12th minute. She was assisted by Paige Pasinski and Paige Kalal.

It was Johnson’s first collegiate goal.

Indiana drew a foul, which gave it a nice opportunity to test Penn State’s defense, but the Nittany Lions came out with the ball.

In the 22nd minute, Kocher scored the second goal of the game for Penn State. She was assisted by Kalal and Aubrey Kulpa.

Just after, Kalal took a shot on net and missed just wide right.

Some fresh legs came on for Penn State in the 26th minute. Dikte Bang took off Pasinski, and Nicole Crane came on for Kulpa.

The Hoosiers took a shot to try to get on the board, but missed wide right.

Indiana gave up an own goal late in the 30th minute.

Indiana came out with momentum to start the second half. The Hoosiers got a corner kick, but Kocher came sprinting up the right sideline and missed high and wide.

Penn State kept momentum as the second half continued. Kulpa and Kocher worked together to keep Indiana’s defense working hard.

Kulpa got her first shot on net in the 62nd minute, but Kendell Williams of Indiana made the the save.

Kennedy Ring went down with a potential injury in the 63rd minute.

Kennedy Neighbors got another chance, but Penn State goalkeeper Kealey Titmuss made the catch.

Molly Martin went down with a potential injury in the 72nd minute in Indiana’s half. She needed to be carried off the field.

In the 78th minute, Nittany Lion Kaelyn Wolfe scored yet another goal. She was assisted by Brooklyn Antonucci.

Penn State kept the momentum going as the clock ticked down.

Penn State ended on top with a 4-0 win to close out the regular season.

Takeaways

• Ellie Kocher was all over the field on the night. She disrupted Indiana’s defense the entire game and never stopped running.
• Paige Kalal shined with two assists. She made key plays that helped Penn State’s offense succeed.
• Kennedy Ring swarmed the Hoosiers in the midfield and kept the ball moving quickly. She worked hard until she went down with an apparent injury.
• Indiana’s defense worked well together to keep Penn State working hard and out of the net.

What’s Next?

Penn State’s Big Ten Tournament matchup is to be determined.

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