In addition to climbing four spots in the national rankings, freshman Amelia White earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
The Nittany Lions are one of seven Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25.
Thomas Brambley, Bobby Marsh, and Daniel Ouderkirk will join the Nittany Lions for the upcoming season.
Rafanello has signed his fourth professional contract since leaving Penn State after the 2018 season.
The major change to the uniform appears to be a blue stripe on both sides of it, as well as the font of the numbers.
If students bring shirts from another school to upcoming field hockey and men's and women's soccer games, they can get a free Penn State shirt.