Arizona State is already two wins away from matching its 2017-18 win total after just eight games played this year.
The Nittany Lions beat Illinois 1-0 thanks to an own goal by the Fighting Illini in the 67th minute of Friday's Big Ten semifinals.
Penn State men's soccer will rely on several individual forwards, the continued excellence of Josh Levine, and a collective midfield and defensive effort against the Wolverines.
"We feel we're at our best when we play with a lot of pace and have scoring from everywhere."
"I'm sort of glad we didn't see any clips of her taking corner shots. Maybe other schools would've jumped on her a little bit more aggressively."
Kerr made his season debut against Princeton alongside a new-look Nittany Lion defense.