The Penn State men's soccer team will make its 31st NCAA tournament appearance this season as was announced by the NCAA this afternoon. The Nittany Lions will kick off their run at the national championship against St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday at 7 p.m. after failing to draw a bye.
There may have been a few scares along the way, but the Nittany Lions (6-4, 3-3) did what they were supposed to do against a weak Purdue team on Saturday afternoon, dominating the Boilermakers (1-9, 0-6) to the tune of a 45-21 victory. Penn State got a few things wrong, but the two things that the team certainly got right were running the football and creating turnovers.
Good morning from Beaver Stadium where the Penn State Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-3) are set to face the Purdue Boilermakers (1-8, 0-5) this afternoon. Penn State enters the game coming off of a 24-10 loss to Minnesota on the road last Saturday. We have all the media coverage information you need for today's matchup.
There are times when a football team's record doesn't tell the whole story, when it has lost a large number of games but there are circumstances like overtime losses or costly injuries or poor officiating that led to the poor record. That isn't the case with the Purdue Boilermakers (1-8, 0-5). The Boilermakers are without a doubt the worst team that the Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-3) will have the pleasure of facing this season.
The Purdue Boilermakers (1-8, 0-5) are coming to town on Saturday to take on our Penn State Nittany Lions (5-4, 2-3) at 12 p.m. The teams last played in 2012, with Matt McGloin burning the Boilermakers for 321 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-9 blowout win. Saturday's game has the potential for a similar result, but only if the Nittany Lions follow these five keys to the game.
Senior Penn State wrestler Ed Ruth, a two-time national champion and three-time All-American, has been suspended for the team's opening weekend matches against Rider and Lehigh. During his Wednesday media availability, head coach Cael Sanderson brought up the suspension unprompted.