The Nittany Lions defeated Rutgers today in their conference opener behind three goals and six assists from Steph Lazo, and four goals from Katie O'Connell and Madison Carter.
No. 15 Penn State (23-11-2) took on No. 5 Minnesota (23-11-3) in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament and the fifth time these teams have met this season did not disappoint. This well-played, hard-fought game couldn't be decided in regulation and was eventually settled in double overtime as Penn State walked away victorious.
After two days, Penn State leads the team score by 31.5 points and is sending five wrestlers to the NCAA Finals.
Penn State moved past in the WNIT opening round behind a number of double figure-scoring efforts. The Bobcats struggled through most of the game to break down the Lady Lions' defense in the loss.
Smith was also a Rules & Regulations Committee Member for THON 2014 and 2015 and a Rules & Regulations Volunteer Safety Captain for THON 2016 before heading one facet of the R&R committee for THON 2017.
The Stags came out looking confident, but it wasn't enough to keep Penn State from moving to 8-0 -- the best start in the program's history.