Penn State couldn't keep up with Drexel in a road loss to open the season.
Six Nittany Lions are heading to Papua New Guinea for the U-20 World Cup. Five members of the National Championship-winning Penn State team redshirted to make the 21-player United States roster and a key freshman made Germany's roster. All matches can be seen on the Fox family of networks.
The last two years may have been difficult for Penn State, but the rebuilding process has taken its strides as the Lady Lions hope to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.
Penn State starts its NCAA Tournament with a few core veterans and many fresh faces as it hosts Bucknell in the opener on Friday.
Coming off its Big Ten Championship, Penn State opens the NCAA Tournament this weekend with a chance to go to its first Final Four since 2007.
Penn State will face Princeton in the first round on Saturday. The Penn State Field Hockey Complex will also host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for Penn State.