"My high school had a junior high tryout for field hockey," Morett-Curtiss said. "I went to the tryout that day and I remember coming back home. I had my hockey stick and I had never really seen a hockey stick before. I remember running through the door and saying 'I'm going to play field hockey.' My dad said 'what is it?' I said ' I don't know, but this is the stick you use to play it.'"
The Penn State women's soccer legend from Costa Rica will be honored for her contributions on and off the field at the White Out Game on Saturday night.
Finney earns the honor for the second time this season after posting shutouts against Pitt and No. 19 Michigan State.
Crouse was named the Player of the Week for the second time this season after scoring two goals in the games against Rutgers and Purdue.
Nickolette Driesse and Angela Widlacki have played important roles as seniors for Penn State soccere. They were honored Sunday at senior day against Purdue.
It wasn't a dominant game for the Nittany Lions, but they secured a huge three points in the win over the Boilermakers.