Four saves from Brie Barraco couldn't get the job done against the best team in the country.
Knuvers recently won her first Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week of her career.
Hardy became the first Nittany Lion to have two punt return touchdowns in one game.
Sophia Gladieux scored two goals for her fourth multi-goal game of the season.
While experts aren't quite picking Penn State to reach the College Football Playoff, the Nittany Lions are favored to play high-level competition in the postseason.
The Nittany Lions are .500 more than halfway through their season for the first time since 2020.