Penn State and Michigan State will face off in a blood drive competition November 4 through 22. The event is “pint-for-pint” to see which university can donate the most blood.
Goals from Payton Linnehan and Rachel Wasserman as well as a standout performance from goalkeeper Amanda Dennis sealed a convincing quarterfinal win for the Nittany Lions.
The Nittany Lions held their spot in the top five after being idle during week 10 of the college football season.
The final tournament selection, in which the committee will name the 48 teams chosen to compete in the College Cup, will take place on November 18th.
Sam Sternschein's goal with 8:10 to play in the third period stood up as the game-winner on Friday night.
Head coach Guy Gadowsky didn't have an update on Smirnov's status after the game, so his availability for Friday night's series finale between Penn State and Wisconsin is currently unclear.