Goalie Jen Beaumont was interviewed by the Big Ten Network after last season s huge Iowa win.

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1 2008 Season Review PENN STATE FOLLOWS NATIONAL FINALIST SEASON WITH BIG TEN REGULAR SEASON TITLE, NCAA BERTH e Nittany Lion field hockey team followed its magical 2007 run to the NCAA Championship Game with an impressive showing in 2008 that included the program s first Big Ten Title since 2005 and yet another NCAA Tournament appearance. It was Penn State s 25th tournament appearance in program history, good for a second all-time, only trailing Old Dominion s 27. e season was highlighted by a nine game win streak dating from the start of Big Ten play against Ohio State on Sept. 28 all the way through the Oct. 26 home game vs. Michigan. e streak was snapped over one month after it began on Oct. 31 at Michigan State. Penn State put together four wins against ranked foes: No. 8 Old Dominion (2-0), No. 16 Ohio State (1-0), No. 5 Iowa (2-1), and No. 10 Virginia (1-0). e Lions held the ODU Monarchs shotless in the dominant season-opening win. e Lions controlled play in convincing wins against Georgetown (6-0), Temple (4-0), and Northwestern (4-0) as well. e squad was upset by a resurgent Ohio State team in the Big Ten Tournament, but did receive an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament where it rematched with Princeton and fell by a 2-0 final to end its season. LIONS FACE TOUGH SCHEDULE Penn State faced a ranked foe in 11 of its 20 games on the season (55 percent). In total, the team posted a 4-7 record in those games. e Nittany Lions faced seven of the 15 other teams from the NCAA Tournament field, including Princeton twice. Penn State posted two wins amongst those teams, defeating Virginia and Iowa. e team also faced five of the eight National Quarterfinalists, two of the four National Semifinalists, and the eventual National Champion (Maryland). In addition, the Nittany Lions faced Lock Haven, who reached the NCAA Play-In Game. STREAKS TO GREATNESS e field hockey program has put together a number of impressive streaks both recently and looking back to its storied history. Long winning streaks are common occurrences at Penn State; with its nine game streak in 2008, the field hockey squad has now put together streaks of nine games or more in three of the last four seasons (also 10 in 2006 and a school-record 17 in 2005). Ironically, the one season that it didn t put together a streak of that magnitude was in the National Finalist season in 2007 when the longest win streak only reached five. e Nittany Lions have picked up double-figures in wins in an incredible 31 consecutive seasons, a streak that is still alive. Penn State field hockey has dominated state foes as it has won 29 consecutive games against teams from Pennsylvania. e Lions look to extend the streak this year as they face intrastate rivals Lock Haven, Lafayette, West Chester, and Bucknell. Goalie Jen Beaumont was interviewed by the Big Ten Network after last season s huge Iowa win. DOMINANT DEFENSE e 2008 edition of the Penn State Nittany Lions proved to be one of the more dominant defensive teams in recent memory, and perhaps, program history. e combination of goalkeepers Jen Beaumont and Ali Meves finished the season fourth nationally in goals against average (1.05) and second in shutouts per game (0.45). Opponents only found the back of the cage 21 times on the season which is the fewest a Penn State team has allowed in 10 years (20 goals in 1999). e team impressed on the field (left) and in the classroom (right) in Along with the Big Ten Championship, the Nittany Lions received the Penn State Highest GPA Academic Award. 42 PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

2 2008 Season Review PSU IN THE POLLS e Nittany Lions held steady in the polls each and every week last year, finding themselves anywhere from sixth to 14th. e squad concluded the season at No. 11. at kept the streak alive of being ranked in every final STX/NFHCA National Top 20 Poll since the poll s inception in FINAL RANKINGS: 1998 (6), 1999 (T-7), 2000 (9), 2001 (14), 2002 (6), 2003 (7), 2004 (20), 2005 (8), 2006 (6), 2007 (9), 2008 (11) GET OUT TO A LEAD, HOLD THEM IN THE SECOND Penn State s formula for success last season usually included a number of first half goals while clamping down defensively in the final 35 minutes for the win. e Lions scored almost 66 percent of their goals (27 of 41) in the first half of games, while 13 came in the second half, and one in overtime. e margin of difference in the first half was 15 (27-12) while the second was only five (13-8). In fact, the team s GAA in the second half proved to be less than one at 0.80 while the second half was 50 percent more at HOME SWEET HOME Penn State impressed at home, posting a 7-2 record while only giving up five goals all year at the friendly confines. Not looking at the Princeton game, the Lion defense allowed only two goals in the other eight home contests (0.25/game). e defense held its opponent scoreless in the final 223:34 at home and in the process shut out Virginia, Indiana, and Michigan. e squad looks to extend that scoreless streak early in e team outscored its opponent by a whopping margin of 22-5 at home while holding a scoring edge at road or neutral sites. Penn State improves to 29-8 all-time at the new Penn State Field Hockey Complex, which opened in RACKING UP THE HARDWARE Penn State racked up a fair share of postseason hardware for success on the field and in the classroom, highlighted by three All-American selections. Jen Long was named NFHCA FirstTeam All-American to extend the Nittany Lions streak to 24 straight seasons with at least one member on the first team. e Nittany Lions also swept the end-of-year Big Ten awards as Charlene Morett was named Coach of the Year, Jen Long was named Defensive Player of the Year, Allison Scola was Co Offensive Player of the Year, and Jessica Longstreth was tabbed Freshman of the Year. SEASON HONORS TEAM AWARDS Fifth Big Ten Title (1993, 1997, 1998, 2005, and 2008) NCAA First Round NFHCA Academic Team Award Penn State Highest GPA Academic Award INDIVIDUAL AWARDS All-Big Ten Jean Beaumont (First Team), Jen Long (First Team), Allison Scola (First Team), Bethany Marvel (Second Team), Daneen Zug (Second Team) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Allison Scola (Co) Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Jen Long Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jessica Longstreth Big Ten Coach of the Year Big Ten All-Tournament Team Jen Beaumont, Brooke Hoffsmith Big Ten All-Academic Team Aubrey Aden-Buie, Gina Bartolacci, Jen Beaumont, Amy Bonenberger, Laura Cahill, Cindy Donald, Jen Long, Bethany Marvel, Ali Meves, Jen Miller, Jenny Purvis, Allison Scola, Daneen Zug NFHCA All-Americans Jen Long (First Team), Jen Beaumont (Second Team), Allison Scola (Second Team) NFHCA All-Mideast Region Jen Beaumont (First Team), Jen Long (First Team), Allison Scola (First Team), Brooke Hoffsmith (Second Team), Bethany Marvel (Second Team) NFHCA National Academic Squad Aubrey Aden-Buie, Gina Bartolacci, Jen Beaumont, Amy Bonenberger, Laura Cahill, Cindy Donald, Jen Long, Bethany Marvel, Casey McCartin, Ali Meves, Jen Miller, Jenny Purvis, Kristen Schaefer, Allison Scola, Arielle Spadea, Daneen Zug WomensFieldHockey.com All-Americans Jen Long (First Team), Allison Scola (First Team), Jen Beaumont (Second Team) Penn State s 13 wins last year pulled head coach to within eight of 400 victories in her career. WomensFieldHockey.com Defensive Player of the Year Jen Long 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES 2 NATIONAL TITLES 5 BIG TEN TITLES 43

3 Statistics & Results 2008 Statistics (13-7 Overall, 5-1 Big Ten, 7-2 Home, 5-3 Road, 1-2 Neutral) ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh SOG GW PK-ATT 24 Scola, Allison Zug, Daneen Longstreth, Jessica Bonenberger, Amy Long, Jen Dudek, Christine Marvel, Bethany Aden-Buie, Aubrey Bartolacci, Gina Hoffsmith, Brooke Miller, Jen Purvis, Jenny Donald, Cindy McCartin, Casey Cahill, Laura Meves, Ali Alloway, Lauren Petchel, Jordan Total Opponents Penn State Opponent Penalty Corners Penalty Strokes Yellow Cards 2 2 Red Cards 0 0 Goals Scored Avg Shots Percentage Shots/Game Assists Total Attendance Dates/Avg. Per Date 9/372 8/234 Neutral Site #/Avg. 3/373 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves Pct W L T Sho 23 Meves, Ali : Beaumont, Jen : Team 3 Total : Opponents : Goals By Period 1 2 OT1 Total Penn State Opponents Shots By Period 1 2 OT1 Total Penn State Opponents Saves By Period 1 2 OT1 Total Penn State Opponents Pen. Corners By Period 1 2 OT1 Total Penn State Opponents Season Results Date Opponent (PSU Rank/Opp. Rank) Score Overall Conf Attend Goals Scored Aug. 30 vs. Old Dominion (6/8) W, Longstreth, Scola Sept. 1 MARYLAND (6/2) L, Sept. 6 at Connecticut (6/4) L, Sept. 10 TEMPLE (11/-) W, Bonenberger, Longstreth, Marvel (2) Sept. 13 vs. North Carolina (11/3) L, Sept. 19 GEORGETOWN (13/-) W, Aden-Buie, Bartolacci, Bonenberger Dudek (2), Scola Sept. 21 at West Chester (13/-) W, Bonenberger, Longstreth, Zug Sept. 24 PRINCETON (13/15) L, Zug (2) Sept. 28 at Ohio State* (13/16) W, Marvel Oct. 1 LAFAYETTE (14/-) W, Dudek, Longstreth, Marvel Oct. 5 at Lock Haven (14/-) W, Aden-Buie, Zug (2) Oct. 10 IOWA* (13/5) W, Scola, Zug Oct. 12 VIRGINIA (13/10) W, Dudek Oct. 14 at Bucknell (10/-) W, Bonenberger, Longstreth (2); Zug Oct. 19 at Northwestern* (10/-) W, Dudek, Scola (2), Zug Oct. 24 INDIANA* (9/-) W, 1-0 (OT) Bonenberger Oct. 26 MICHIGAN* (9/-) W, Longstreth, Scola, Zug Oct. 31 at Michigan State* (8/10) L, Scola Nov. 7 vs. Ohio State ^ (10/17) L, 2-1 (OT) Zug Nov. 15 vs. Princeton $ (11/9) L, * Denotes Big Ten Conference Game ^ Big Ten Tournament Game (Bloomington, Ind.) $ NCAA Tournament game (Syracuse, N.Y.) 44 PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

4 Box Scores #6 Penn State (1-0) vs. #8 Old Dominion (0-1) (Aug. 30, 2008 at Collegeville, Pa.) Penn State Old Dominion : 54:40 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (SCOLA, Allison) 2: 62:21 PSU SCOLA, Allison (Penalty Stroke) Shots: Penn State 20, Old Dominion 0 Saves: Penn State 0 (BEAUMONT, Jen 0) Old Dominion 13 (DRISCOLL, Kelly 13) #2 Maryland (2-0) vs. #6 Penn State (1-1) (Sept. 1, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Maryland Penn State : 55:58 UM ROWE, Susie (RISCHEN, Ameliet) Shots: Maryland 12, Penn State 5 Saves: Maryland 2 (GRATER, Alicia 2) Penn State 5 (BEAUMONT, Jen 5) #6 Penn State (1-2) vs. #4 Connecticut (3-0) (Sept. 6, 2008 at Storrs, Conn.) Penn State Connecticut : 21:28 UC KLEINHANS, Jennifer (LECK, Lindsey; WHEELER, Meghan) Shots: Penn State 5, Connecticut 14 Saves: Penn State 4 (BEAUMONT, Jen 4) Connecticut 4 (MAINIERO, Andrea 3; Team 1) Temple (3-2) vs. #11 Penn State (2-2) (Sept. 10, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Temple Penn State : 3:50 PSU MARVEL, Bethany (LONG, Jen) 2: 8:16 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (unassisted) 3: 37:52 PSU MARVEL, Bethany (LONGSTRETH, Jessica) 4: 68:47 PSU BONENBERGER, Amy (SCOLA, ALLISON; LONG, Jen) Shots: Temple 8, Penn State 10 Saves: Temple 3 (HANSHUE, Erin 3) Penn State 6 (BEAUMONT, Jen 6) #11 Penn State (2-3) vs. #3 North Carolina (3-2) (Sept. 13, 2008 at West Chester, Pa.) Penn State North Carolina : 6:56 UNC VAN BEEK, Britt (unassisted) 2: 16:35 UNC STEPHENS, Elizabeth (DAVIDS, Illse) 3: 38:48 UNC DAVIDS, Illse (FORWORD, Danielle) 4: 63:20 UNC FORWORD, Danielle (GJURICH, Taryn) Shots: Penn State 5, UNC 18 Saves: Penn State 11(BEAUMONT, Jen 11) UNC 3 (KINTZER, Jackie 2; O DONNELL Brianna 1) Georgetown (0-7) vs. #13 Penn State (3-3) (Sept. 19, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Georgetown Penn State : 15:57 PSU DUDEK, Christine (LONGSTRETH, Jessica) 2: 17:51 PSU BONENBERGER, Amy (unassisted) 3: 18:44 PSU DUDEK, Christine (SCOLA, Allison) 4: 22:27 PSU ADEN-BUIE, Aubrey (ZUG, Daneen) 5: 24:58 PSU SCOLA, Allison (MARVEL, Bethany) 6: 40:38 PSU BARTOLACCI, Gina (unassisted) Shots: Georgetown 2, Penn State 36 Saves: Georgetown 18 (CROVO, Deirdre 18) Penn State 2(BEAUMONT, Jen 0; MEVES, Ali 2) #13 Penn State (4-3) vs. West Chester (3-5) (Sept. 21, 2008 at West Chester, Pa.) Penn State West Chester : 8:23 WCU CISLAK, Brittany (unassisted) 2: 9:52 PSU ZUG, Daneen (HOFFSMITH, Brooke) 3: 12:20 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (BONENBERGER, Amy) 4: 22:36 WCU GALLEN, Alyssa (unassisted) 5: 35:52 PSU BONENBERGER, Amy (unassisted) Shots: Penn State 26, West Chester 4 Saves: Penn State 2(BEAUMONT, Jen 2) West Chester 10 (ZAREFOSS, Joelle) #15 Princeton (5-1) vs. #13 Penn State (4-4) (Sept. 24, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Princeton Penn State : 12:06 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen) 2: 20:02 Prince KINZER, Katie (McGARVIE, Holly) 3: 20:28 Prince REINPRECHT, Katie (unassisted) 4: 22:38 Prince SHARKEY, Kathleen (REINPRECHT, Katie) 5: 31:31 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) Shots: Princeton 20, Penn State 13 Saves: Princeton 5 (WRAY, Cynthia 5) Penn State 12 (BEAUMONT, Jen 12) #13 Penn State (5-4, 1-0) vs. #16 Ohio State (7-5, 0-2) (Sept. 28, 2008 at Columbus, Ohio) Penn State Ohio State : 27:29 PSU MARVEL, Bethany (LONGSTRETH, Jessica) Shots: Penn State 11, Ohio State 7 Saves: Penn State 5(BEAUMONT, Jen 5) Ohio State 3 (QUINTILIANI, Lindsay 3) Lafayette (7-4) vs. #14 Penn State (6-4) (Oct. 1, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Lafayette Penn State : 2:59 PSU MARVEL, Bethany (unassisted) 2: 15:14 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (HOFFSMITH, Brooke; SCOLA, Allison) 3: 20:17 PSU DUDEK, Christine (unassisted) Shots: Lafayette 3, Penn State 21 Saves: Lafayette 9 (ANDERSON, Kelsey 9) Penn State 1(BEAUMONT, Jen 1; MEVES, Ali 0) #14 Penn State (7-4) vs. Lock Haven (10-3) (Oct. 5, 2008 at Lock Haven, Pa.) Penn State Lock Haven : 21:08 PSU ADEN-BUIE, Aubrey (unassisted) 2: 40:12 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) 3: 48:46 LHU SMYTH, Kaitlyn (HORDENDORF, Amy) 4: 50:36 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) Shots: Penn State 8, Lock Haven 6 Saves: Penn State 4 (BEAUMONT, Jen 4) Lock Haven 2 (TERRESON, Erin 2) #5 Iowa (10-3, 1-1) vs. #13 Penn State (8-4, 2-0) (Oct. 10, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Iowa Penn State : 14:11 PSU SCOLA, Allison (unassisted) 2: 46:26 Iowa ELLIS, Roz (unassisted) 3: 63:39 PSU ZUG, Daneen (SCOLA, Allison; LONG, Jen) Shots: Iowa 6, Penn State 10 Saves: Iowa 5 (MUNLEY, Lissa 5) Penn State 4 (BEAUMONT, Jen 4) #10 Virginia (10-5) vs. #13 Penn State (9-4) (Oct. 12, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Virginia Penn State : 10:37 PSU DUDEK, Christine (SCOLA, Allison) Shots: Virginia 10, Penn State 8 Saves: Virginia 1 (DESJADON, Amy 1) Penn State 7 (BEAUMONT, Jen 7) #10 Penn State (10-4) vs. Bucknell (8-5) (Oct. 14, 2008 at Lewisburg, Pa.) Penn State Bucknell : 9:57 Buck KAUFFMAN, Morgan (FAUST, Amanda; RACZEK, Corinne) 2: 14:06 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (unassisted) 3: 17:31 Buckl FAUST, Amanda (RACZEK, Corinne; KAUFF- MAN, Morgan) 4: 33:11 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) 5: 52:39 PSU BONENBERGER, Amy (ZUG, Daneen; LONG, Jen) 6: 63:59 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (BONENBERGER, Amy) Shots: Penn State 14, Bucknell 3 Saves: Penn State 0 (BEAUMONT, Jen 0) Bucknell 2 (ATIEH, Jessie 0; ZARGARPOUR, Sarah 2) #10 Penn State (11-4, 3-0) vs. Northwestern (6-10, 0-4) (Oct. 19, 2008 at Evanston, Ill.) Penn State Northwestern : 11:50 PSU SCOLA, Allison (unassisted) 2: 15:07 PSU DUDEK, Christine (BONENBERGER, Amy) 3: 29:54 PSU SCOLA, Allison (Penalty Stroke) 4: 34:45 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) Shots: Penn State 23, Northwestern 7 Saves: Penn State 5(BEAUMONT, Jen 3; MEVES, Ali 2) Northwestern 13 (KYLE, Emily 12; Team 1) Indiana (7-8, 1-4) vs. #9 Penn State (12-4, 4-0) (Oct. 24, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot Indiana Penn State : 70:51 PSU BONENBERGER, Amy (unassisted) Shots: Indiana 3, Penn State 20 Saves: Indiana 9 (MANN, Alex 9) Penn State 1 (BEAUMONT, Jen 1) Michigan (8-8, 3-2) vs. #9 Penn State (13-4, 5-0) (Oct. 26, 2008 at University Park, Pa.) Michigan Penn State : 4:30 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) 2: 5:06 PSU LONGSTRETH, Jessica (MARVEL, Bethany) 3: 23:24 PSU SCOLA, Allison (ZUG, Daneen) Shots: Michigan 13, Penn State 18 Saves: Michigan 6 (PICKETT, Paige 6) Penn State 9 (BEAUMONT, Jen 9) #8 Penn State (13-5, 5-1) vs. #10 Mich. St. (14-4, 4-2) (Oct. 31, 2008 at East Lansing, Mich.) Penn State Michigan State : 36:41 PSU SCOLA, Allison (unassisted) 2: 47:01 MSU RIJPMA, Floor (RILEY, Gwen; VAN IERLAND, Joelle) 3: 69:34 Michigan State STEINMETZ, Jantine (unassisted) Shots: Penn State 8, Michigan State 10 Saves: Penn State 4 (BEAUMONT, Jen 4) Michigan State 2 (UNGER, Elissa 2) #17 Ohio State (13-6) vs. #10 Penn State (13-6) (Big Ten Tournament) (Nov. 7, 2008 at Bloomington, Ind.) Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot Ohio State Penn State : 32:15 OSU HAUSSENER, Linda (Penalty Stroke) 2: 45:45 PSU ZUG, Daneen (LONG, Jen; SCOLA, Allison) 3: 71:47 OSU McKEON, Aisling (unassisted) Shots: Ohio State 10, Penn State 7 Saves: Ohio State 2 (TUNITIS, Ally 2) Penn State 6 (BEAUMONT, Jen 6) #11 Penn State (13-7) vs. #9 Princeton (17-2) (NCAA Tournament) (Nov. 15, 2008 at Syracuse, N.Y.) Penn State Princeton : 20:46 Prince REINPRECHT, Katie (unassisted) 2: 45:51 Prince REINPRECHT, Katie (McGARVIE, Holly) Shots: Penn State 11, Princeton 24 Saves: Penn State 11(BEAUMONT, Jen 11) Princeton 3 (KING, Jennifer 3) 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES 2 NATIONAL TITLES 5 BIG TEN TITLES 45

5 Season Recaps Game 1 Aug. 30, 2008 #6 PENN STATE 2, #8 OLD DOMINION 0 COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - e No. 6 Penn State field hockey team's defense held No. 8 Old Dominion without a shot as the Nittany Lions came away with a 2-0 victory at Ursinus College's Eleanor Frost Snell Alumnae Field. e Nittany Lion offense overpowered the Monarchs with 20 shots, 17 of which were on goal. Allison Scola tallied a goal and an assist in the opening-game victory. Penn State contained possession for much of the first half, outshooting the Monarchs 12-0, but Old Dominion's goalkeeper Kelly Driscoll kept it a stalemate with eight saves after the first 35 minutes. e Nittany Lions missed out on several scoring chances until one of Penn State's 13 penalty corners connected for a goal. Scola took a Jenny Purvis pass on the top of the key and relayed it inside the circle to Jessica Longstreth who ended the stalemate with a tip and provided Penn State with a one-goal lead with 15:20 left in the game. Scola added a goal and her third point of the afternoon off a penalty stroke with 7:39 remaining in the contest. Penn State's offense sparked in its opening game after losing four of its five leading scorers from last season's National Finalist team. Driscoll finished the game with 13 saves for the Monarchs. Penn State held a 13-1 advantage on penalty corners. Game 2 Sept. 1, 2008 #2 MARYLAND 1, #6 PENN STATE 0 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - In a rematch of last year's NCAA Quarterfinal game, the No. 6 Penn State field hockey squad came up short in a tight 1-0 decision against No. 2 Maryland. With a home record crowd of 794 fans, the Terps were able to grab the rematch. e Terrapins' Susie Rowe scored the lone goal of the game at the 55-minute mark. Penn State goalkeeper Jen Beaumont made five saves, including several key stops early in the second half. Maryland ended the deadlock off one of its five penalty corners. After the corner stop was dished to her, Lowe made a head-fake and passed it to teammate Ameliet Richardson. Richardson attempted a shot but sent it back to Lowe, who placed it cleanly over Beaumont's pads into the back of the cage. Richardson was credited with an assist. e Terrapins held a 12-5 advantage in shots and allowed only two shots on goal. Penn State was edged 5-3 in penalty corners. Penn State held Maryland to without a shot for the first 10 minutes of the game, but failed to score on Terrapin goalkeeper Alicia Grater on two penalty corners. Maryland possessed the ball for much of the latter part of the first half, but its shots were routinely thwarted by Jessica Longstreth and Jen Long. Beaumont and the Nittany Lion defense kept Penn State in striking distance. With 25 minutes remaining in the first half, Maryland's Sarah Scholl found herself on a breakaway attempt with no defenders in sight when Beaumont lunged out of the goal and knocked the ball away before Scholl could get off a shot. e Nittany Lion defense held First Team All-American Katie O'Donnell to without a shot on the game. Game 3 Sept. 6, 2008 #4 CONNECTICUT 1, #6 PENN STATE 0 STORRS, Conn. - For the second consecutive game, the No. 6 Penn State field hockey team lost a low-scoring affair to a top five team, losing 1-0 to No. 4 Connecticut Saturday at the George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex. Connecticut scored the sole goal of the game in the 21st minute. All-American Jennifer Kleinhans netted her first goal of the season, blasting a shot that bounced over the leg of goalkeeper Jen Beaumont. e Nittany Lions weren't without their scoring chances. In one instance, Allison Scola fooled the goalkeeper and rocketed a shot on goal. Wheeler, a midfielder, deflected it out of the box to earn herself a defensive save. Penn State had five shots, as opposed to Connecticut's 14. e Huskies led the Nittany Lions in penalty corners, 7-4. Andrea Mainieo made three saves to earn her second shutout of the season. Beaumont made five stops in the loss. Game 4 Sept. 10, 2008 #11 PENN STATE 4, TEMPLE 0 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Mired in a two-game offensive funk, the Penn State field hockey team erupted for two goals in the first nine minutes en route to a 4-0 victory over Temple. Bethany Marvel scored two goals and Jessica Longstreth added three points to lead the way. Head coach 's squad ended its scoring drought 3:50 into the contest when Jen Long scooted around an Owl defender, shooting it offtemple goalkeeper Erin Hanshue's foot. e ball trickled in front of the net, where Marvel hammered it in to go ahead 1-0. Less than five minutes later, Longstreth stabbed the ball out of a scrabble, set herself and aired the ball into the cage for a quick two-goal lead for the Nittany Lions. Jen Beaumont earned her second shutout victory, making six saves on the game. Temple pressured Penn State throughout the contest, putting up eight shots compared to the home team's 10. e Owls' Dannah Brehm had two breakaway chances late in the first half. At the 15-minute mark, Brehm got ahead of the defense but Beaumont swiped it away before the Atlantic 10 First-Teamer could release a clean shot. Marvel and Longstreth posted more points in the second half. Two minutes out of the break, Longstreth delivered it to Marvel, who rifled it into the back of the net from 14 yards out. Amy Bonenberger tallied her first goal of the season in the final two minutes of the game. Allison Scola shot the ball off a penalty corner that kicked off Hanshue's pads, allowing Bonenberger to score. Long added her second assist of the game on the Bonenberger goal. Penn State edged Temple in penalty corners, 6-5. Hanshue made three saves in the loss, including a kick save off a Scola shot that ringed off the post and out of the net. Game 5 Sept. 13, 2008 #3 N. CAROLINA 4, #11 PENN STATE 0 WEST CHESTER, Pa. - e North Carolina field hockey team defeated Penn State 4-0 Saturday in a rematch of the 2007 NCAA National Championship on the campus of West Chester University, holding the Nittany Lions to three shots on goal. Ilse Davids and Danielle Forword had three points apiece as the Tar Heels shut out the Nittany Lions for the third time in two years. Less than seven minutes into the game, Britt van Beek put No. 3 North Carolina on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal. Ten minutes later, Elizabeth Stephens deflected a cross from Illse Davids to give the defending National Champions a two-point cushion against No. 11 Penn State. North Carolina had an 18-5 advantage in shots and edged Penn State 6-5 in penalty corners. Jen Beaumont made a season-high 11 saves in the loss. Game 6 Sept. 19, 2008 #13 PENN STATE 6, GEORGETOWN 0 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e No. 13 Penn State field hockey team scored five goals in a ten-minute span as it upended Georgetown, 6-0 Friday night. Christine Dudek added two goals, and Allison Scola accumulated three points as the Nittany Lions move to 3-3 on the season. Penn State scored a barrage of first half goals to put the game away early. It came into the game with only six goals in five games and doubled its total by day's end. e Nittany Lions outshot the Hoyas, Although facing 13 shots in the first 15 minutes, head coach 's squad had nothing to show for it. Georgetown goalkeeper Deirdre Crovo made several key stops and the Hoya defenders, despite not being able to get the ball in its own territory, didn t allow the Nittany Lions to make any gains on their penalty corners. At the 15:57 mark, a scramble in front of the net allowed Jessica Longstreth to dish the ball to Dudek, who piped it 46 PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

6 Season Recaps in for a score. Less than three minutes later, Dudek added her second off a Scola shot on one of Penn State's 19 penalty corners. Amy Bonenberger fired a 14-yard shot that whistled past the goalkeeper for the second goal of the game. It was the second time Bonenberger scored from near the circle in three games. Jen Beaumont and Ali Meves earned a combined shutout. Beaumont did not face any shots and claimed the win while Meves made a kick save off of a behind-the-back whack by Kristen Volpe and stunned a hard-hit liner from Maggie Farrand. Crovo made 18 saves on the game. Aubrey Aden-Buie scored her first goal as a member of the Penn State field hockey team at the 22-minute mark. Daneen Zug fired a shot that ricocheted off a defender's stick, flung into the air over Crovo's head to where Aden- Buie was able to tap it in for a score. Aden-Buie had previously been a four year starter on the Penn State women's soccer team before this season. Gina Bartolacci scored her first goal of the season in the second half, assisted by Bethany Marvel. Game 7 Sept. 21, 2008 #13 PENN STATE 3, WEST CHESTER 2 WEST CHESTER, Pa. - Amy Bonenberger scored a game-winning goal, and the No. 13 Penn State defense held upset-mindedwestchestershot-lessinthesecondhalftoensure a 3-2 victory in nonconference field hockey action. Coming out of halftime tied at two, Bonenberger tallied the go-ahead goal 52 seconds into the stanza. Bonenberger added an assist in the first half to give her three points for the afternoon. Despite the close margin on the scoreboard, head coach 's squad out-shot the Golden Rams It held a 17-3 advantage in penalty corners. West Chester scored against the Nittany Lions for the first time in 11 years. e Golden Rams, which atypically play at the Division I rank in field hockey and are a regular staple on Penn State's schedule, wasted no time as Brittany Cislak put her team ahead by one at the 8:23 mark. e Golden Rams held the lead only temporarily as Daneen Zug evened it up 79 seconds later off a penalty corner goal assisted by Brooke Hoffsmith. ree minutes later, Bonenberger piloted a 15-yard pass to Jessica Longstreth, who deked her way past goalkeeper Joelle Zarefoss and tapped it into the open net for an early onegoal advantage. e victory gives Penn State its 21st consecutive victory over the Golden Rams. e Nittany Lions haven t lost to West Chester since the 1987 NCAA Tournament. Penn State gave up its lead when Alyssa Gallen's stick caught the end of a Jen Beaumont kick save at the 23- minute mark. Beaumont made two saves for her fourth victory of the season. Longstreth nearly added her second goalwhen she again maneuvered her way around Zarefoss and shot at an open net. Desiree Walker thwarted it for a defensive save when she laid her stick in front of the goal line and swiped it away. Game 8 Sept. 24, 2008 #15 PRINCETON 3, #13 PENN STATE 2 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e No. 15 Princeton field hockey team netted three goals in less than three minutes to slide past No. 13 Penn State 3-2. e Tigers' only goals were scored by Katie Klinzer, Katie Reinprecht and Kathleen Sharkey in a span of 2:36. Princeton held the Nittany Lions to one shot in the second half as it moved to 5-1 on the season. Daneen Zug tallied both Penn State goals in the loss. e Nittany Lions started the game aggressively on the offensive end. ey controlled the ball well early and did not allow it to cross into Princeton territory for the first 12 minutes of the contest. Penn State's sixth penalty corner in that time came to fruition when Jen Long faked a Tiger defender, passed the ball through her legs to Zug, who wailed it into the net from 13 feet out. Around the 20 minute mark, Princeton's offense, ranked fourth in the nation coming into the game, began to fire on all cylinders. Kinzer tied the game up at one at 20:02 off a Holly McGarvie assist. Twenty-six seconds later, Reinprecht scored on a fluke crossing pass that trickled into the cage. Reinprecht added her third point just a minute later when she aided a Sharkey goal for a 3-1 lead. Zug added her second goal of the game late in the first half off another penalty corner. Allison Scola fed it to the stopper Long, who placed the ball for a Zug shot that cascaded into the corner of the cage. Jen Beaumont kept the Nittany Lions in the game with her goalkeeping work in the final minutes of the first half. Princeton, led by two penalty corners, went on a 45-second surge where it fired four shots on goal. Beaumont made four stellar saves, including a kick save off a scoring chance by Kraftin Schreyer. Beaumont finished with 12 saves. Princeton's win marks the first time in 11 tries it has beaten the Nittany Lions in University Park. ey had not beaten Penn State since defeating it in both regular season and postseason play in Game 9 Sept. 28, 2008 #13 PENN STATE 1, #16 OHIO STATE 0 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Jen Beaumont made five saves, and Bethany Marvel scored the lone goal of the game, as No. 13 Penn State defeated No. 15 Ohio State, 1-0, Sunday at Columbus, Ohio in its Big Ten conference opener. It was the third time Beaumont and the Nittany Lions shut out the Buckeyes in the past two seasons. With the win, Penn State moves to 5-4 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten. Marvel added her third goal of the season at the 27:29 mark in the first half. e play was constructed when Aubrey Aden-Buie cleared the ball towards the circle, eventually earning a penalty corner on her way to the net. Allison Scola initiated a corner pass to Daneen Zug, who took a hard shot that was stabbed by Ohio State's Melissa Palm. e ball trickled off Palm's stick to the right side of the arc, where Jessica Longstreth backhanded a shot. Marvel redirected the Longstreth shot and placed it over the left hand of goalkeeper Lindsay Quintiliani for a 1-0 lead. Penn State out-shot the Buckeyes, 11-7, and led in penalty corners, 8-2. Beaumont made five saves in the game for her third shutout of the year. e second half yielded no goals for either team, as Head Coach 's defense held the Buckeyes to no shots on goal or penalty corners by utilizing low block stops and cutting down on passing angles. Game 10 Oct. 1, 2008 #14 PENN STATE 3, LAFAYETTE 0 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e Penn State field hockey team won its 27th consecutive game over an instate opponent as the Nittany Lions cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lafayette. Penn State out-shot the Leopards, 21-3, and used the nation's second-best penalty-corner earning offense to pave the way to a 12-3 advantage in that category. e Nittany Lions pioneered the scoring less than three minutes into the contest when Bethany Marvel earned her third game-winning goal of the season. Brooke Hoffsmith fed it to Marvel inside the circle and faked to her left before backhanding a shot from 14 yards out that made its way to the back of the net. At the 15:14 mark, Jessica Longstreth added her teamleading 11th point when she gave her team a 2-0 cushion. e play developed when Allison Scola came around the left corner near goal and passed it to Hoffsmith, who fired a one-timer that bounced to the left of goalkeeper Kelsey Anderson. Longstreth, waiting near the right post, tapped it in for her fourth goal of the season. e Nittany Lions added their third goal of the contest just before the end of the first half when Christine Dudek hammered a ball that jounced in front of Anderson. With only a minute remaining in the first half, Anderson kept her team from allowing a fourth goal by the Nittany Lions when Daneen Zug sent three shots on goal in 30 seconds. Jen Beaumont and Ali Meves combined for a shutout for the second time this season. It marks the fifth time Penn State has shut out an opponent in Penn State played its typical second half defense, shutting out an opponent for the eighth time in the latter frame. Game 11 Oct. 5, 2008 #14 PENN STATE 3, LOCK HAVEN 1 LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - Daneen Zug scored two goals in a 3-1 victory for the No. 14 Penn State field hockey team over Lock Haven as it won its third straight game. Penn State scored on two of its seven penalty corner opportunities while out-shooting the Eagles, 8-6. e Nittany Lions (7-4 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) received assists from Jen Long and Allison Scola on both of Zug's goals. Aubrey Aden-Buie began the scoring 21:08 into the game on an unassisted goal. It was the former Penn State soccer All-American's second goal for the field hockey team. Zug gave the Nittany Lions a two-goal cushion five minutes into the second half off a penalty corner goal. Scola 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES 2 NATIONAL TITLES 5 BIG TEN TITLES 47

7 Season Recaps sent the ball to Long, who shuffled it along to Zug. Lock Haven (10-3) cut the lead in half at the 48-minute mark with a corner goal of its own. Kaitlyn Smith earned the goal, while Amy Hordendorf tallied the assist. Penn State responded quickly from Smith's goal, gaining another from Zug two minutes later. Zug's second played out similarly to her first with help from Scola and Long on the penalty corner. e victory marked the 28th consecutive victory for the Nittany Lions over intrastate opponents. Jen Beaumont earned her seventh victory, with four saves Game 12 Oct. 10, 2008 #13 PENN STATE 2, #5 IOWA 1 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e No. 13 Penn State field hockey team defeated No. 5 Iowa, 2-1, off a gamewinning penalty corner goal by Daneen Zug with less than seven minutes remaining. Allison Scola added three points - a goal and an assist - during the game. With the contest locked at one goal apiece, Scola forced the ball alongside the left base line of the goal. Scola was fouled and earned herself one of Penn State's nine penalty corners Friday. Scola, the pusher, whisked the ball to Jen Long, who shoveled it to Zug. Zug launched it toward Iowa goalkeeper Lissa Munley. Munley, who finished with five saves, lunged at the shot, but the ball trickled off her pads and found the corner of the net. Scola and Long were both credited with assists. Penn State (8-4, 2-0 Big Ten) out-shot the Hawkeyes, 10-6, and had a distinct advantage in penalty corners, 9-3. e Nittany Lions defense settled in after Scola's goal, not allowing Iowa - the Big Ten's leader in most offensive categories - any shots for the first 32 minutes of the game. Iowa (10-3, 1-1 BigTen) had four consecutive corners, but failed to penetrate any into the circle, as Scola and Jen Miller sent Hawkeye attempts out of bounds. Jen Beaumont made four saves for her eighth victory of the season. Beaumont stopped Iowa's best opportunity to score in the first half when she made two diving stops with three minutes remaining. Iowa evened the score at the 46-minute mark when Roz Ellis stumbled upon an open lane off a penalty corner. Ellis rattled the equalizer into the corner of the goal After Zug's goal, the Hawkeye offense pressured the Nittany Lion defense inside the circle. Laura Cahill blocked a Lauren Pfeiffer shot, and Beaumont made a stick save off an Ellis try. Upon earning a penalty corner within the final two minutes, Sarah Pergine set up a shot for Pfeiffer, but Beaumont outstretched to ensure a Nittany Lion victory. Penn State had a slight edge on circle zone opportunities for the game. Both teams participated in ink Pink Day at the Field Hockey Field. Referees used pink whistles, players wore pink shoelaces, and Nittany Lion fans donned pink giveaway T-shirts. Game 13 Oct. 12, 2008 #13 PENN STATE 1, #10 VIRGINIA 0 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - For the second time this weekend, the No. 13 Penn State field hockey team upended a Top Ten opponent, as the Nittany Lions blanked No. 10 Virginia, 1-0, at the Field Hockey Field. Christine Dudek scored the game-winning goal for Penn State (9-4, 2-0 Big Ten), and Jen Beaumont made seven saves to earn her fourth (and the team's sixth) shutout of the season. Allison Scola earned an assist to give her a team-high 15 points - three goals and nine assists - to continue her fourgame point streak as the Nittany Lions won their fifth consecutive game. After being held without a shot for the first 10 minutes, Scola streaked down the right side of the Cavaliers' zone. Scola deked Virginia defenders alongside the baseline and no-look passed the ball back to Dudek, who one-timed the ball into the net for a textbook goal 10:37 into the contest. Beaumont kept the Cavaliers scoreless with several splendid saves. Virginia's Michelle Vittesse darted down the field for a breakaway opportunity that was stopped by Beaumont, who ran out to blanket the ball with her pads. Minutes later, she stuffed another open-net shot by Vittesse. A game-saving stop was made at the 56:21 mark when Inge Kaars Sijpest banged a lift shot that rose chest-high that could not slip past the All-American goalkeeper Beaumont. e Nittany Lions were victorious despite being outshot 10-8 by Virginia. Game 14 Oct. 12, 2008 #10 PENN STATE 4, BUCKNELL 2 LEWISBURG, Pa. - e No. 10 Penn State field hockey team overcame two early one-goal deficits, and Amy Bonenberger scored the eventual game-winning goal, as the Nittany Lions defeated Bucknell, 4-2. Bonenberger and Daneen Zug accumulated three points, and freshman Jessica Longstreth collected her first career multi-goal game as she netted two for Penn State (10-4, 2-0 Big Ten). After being down 1-0 and 2-1, Penn State recuperated from a shaky defensive first half and held the Bison (8-5, 1-1 Patriot) to one attempt and zero shots on goal. Bonenberger gave the Nittany Lions their first lead of the intra-state contest off one of Penn State's two penalty-corner goals at the 52:39 mark. Jen Long stopped the ball just outside the circle and dished it out to Zug. Zug maneuvered a quick fake toward goal before sending a quick pass to Bonenberger in the far corner, where the junior midfielder was able to rip it past the Bison stopper. With just six minutes remaining in the contest and Bucknell pressing to even the score, Bonenberger intercepted the ball through the Bison attack. She stormed deep into the circle from the 40-yard line, eliminating opposing defenders with stick skills, and propelled a pass to the speedy Longstreth, who jabbed at the ball for the Nittany Lions' fourth score. Penn State easily out-shot Bucknell, 14-3, and held an 8-2 advantage in penalty corners. e Bison came out storming early, connecting on two penalty corner opportunities. Nearly ten minutes in, Morgan Kauffman gave Bucknell a quick 1-0 lead with assists from Amanda Faust and Corinne Raczek. After Longstreth created a turnover and steered it into goal for a short-lived stalemate at 14:06, Faust, Raczek and Kauffman furthered Penn State's early frustrations just three minutes later. Both goals came on Bucknell s only shots on goal in the game. Zug tied the score just before the first half concluded with a penalty-corner goal that was assisted by Long and Allison Scola. e Penn State field hockey program secured its 31ststraight season with double-digit wins. It has also won 29 consecutive games against Pennsylvania opponents. Game 15 Oct. 19, 2008 #10 PENN STATE 4, NORTHWESTERN 0 EVANSTON, Ill. - e No. 10 Penn State field hockey team continued its winning ways, toppling Northwestern, 4-0, in Evanston, Ill. for its seventh consecutive win. e victory, coupled with Michigan's victory over No. 4 Michigan State Friday, elbows the Nittany Lions into first place in the Big Ten with three conference games remaining on their schedule. Jen Beaumont and Ali Meves combined to make five saves and the team's seventh shutout of the season. Allison Scola scored two goals and added one assist as she increased her point streak to six games. After a back-and-forth first ten minutes that saw the Wildcats and Nittany Lions trade penalty corners and shots, Scola broke open the scoring when she dribbled the ball into midfield and back-handed a shot past Northwestern goalkeeper Emily Kyle at 11:50. Scola, who recorded nine of the 10 shots on goal, had her first multi-goal game since she tallied three goals the last time Penn State played in Evanston in She scored her second penalty shot of the season after she was fouled inside of the circle at the 30-minute mark. After Scola's first goal, the Nittany Lion offense flickered. Christine Dudek bagged the team's second goal at 15:07 when she picked up a loose ball off a blocked Amy Bonenberger shot and laced it into the back of the net. Penn State secured its first penalty-corner goal with 15 seconds remaining in the first half to give itself a four-goal lead going into the second half. Daneen Zug knocked in her team-leading eighth goal of the season off a corner opportunity set up by Scola and Jen Long. Zug has netted a goal in four of the past five games. Game 16 Oct. 21, 2008 #9 PENN STATE 1, INDIANA 0 (OT) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Amy Bonenberger drove the ball from midfield 51 seconds for the game-winning goal to put the No. 9 Penn State field hockey team over Indiana, 1-0. Bonenberger ignited the vocal blue-clad student section when she performed a stick tackle to steal the ball off a Hoosier offender as Indiana was pressuring the Nittany Lion defense in the early seconds of the first sudden victory 48 PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

8 Season Recaps period. With an open field ahead of her, the junior midfielder sprinted 54 yards down the field, circumvented an Indiana trap at the top of the circle and directed a shot from the right side into the left corner of the goal to preserve Penn State's eight-game winning streak. It was Bonenberger's third game-winning goal of the season, propelling her into a tie for the team lead with Bethany Marvel. e Nittany Lion goal came in wake of an outstanding performance by Indiana goalkeeper Alex Mann. Mann made nine saves to keep Penn State scoreless despite having a wide margin in shots, Jen Beaumont recorded her fifth shutout of the season, which was the team's eighth. Coming into today's game, the Nittany Lion defense was third in the league in shutouts per game. Beaumont denied Indiana's best scoring attempt in the sixth minute of the game when Haley Funk whipped a one-timer towards the goal and the senior goalkeeper dove to deny it with her glove. e Nittany Lions couldn't capitalize in the first half, despite having ten shots and 11 circle penetrations. Game 17 Oct. 26, 2008 #9 PENN STATE 3, MICHIGAN 0 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - e No. 9 Penn State field hockey team won its fifth BigTen regular season title as the Nittany Lions defeated Michigan, 3-0. It marks the first Big Ten Championship since Jen Beaumont made nine saves in goal for her sixth and the team's ninth shutout of the season. Allison Scola and Daneen Zug each supplied three points - one goal and one assist - in the victory. After early pressure from Michigan, the Nittany Lions wasted no time getting an early two-goal advantage. Scola and Jen Long assisted a Zug penalty-corner goal, giving the Nittany Lions a quick goal. Just 36 seconds later, Jessica Longstreth provided Penn State with a two-goal cushion against a feisty Wolverine offensive team. Brooke Hoffsmith passed the ball across the e Michigan win earned the circle to Bethany Marvel Nittany Lions the Big Ten on the left baseline near Regular Seeason Title. the goal. Marvel faked towards the net before dishing it up to center, where Longstreth one-timed a shot that whistled past Michigan goalkeeper Paige Pickett. e Nittany Lions added their third goal 23:24 into the game. Aubrey Aden-Buie made a steal at midfield before passing it to Scola, who earned another penalty corner for the home team. Scola pushed it to Long, delivering it to Zug, who fired a shot that was saved by Way. e shot ricocheted off Pickett's pads into the left corner, where Scola was waiting to tap it into the net. Michigan tied the Nittany Lions on penalty corners, 6-6. Penn State, despite being outshot by the Wolverines early on, held an advantage in shots. Game 18 Oct. 31, 2008 #10 MICHIGAN ST. 2, #9 PENN STATE 1 EAST LANSING, Mich. - With the conference title locked up, the No. 8 Penn State field hockey team allowed a game-winning goal with 28 seconds remaining as No. 10 Michigan State prevented the Nittany Lions from finishing their conference schedule unscathed with a 2-1 victory. Jantine Steinmetz supplied the Spartans the eventual game-winning goal at the 69:34 mark as she tipped a scramble in front of the goal into the cage. Beaumont made four saves and earned her first conference loss of the season. Allison Scola scored her seventh goal of the season for the Nittany Lions After a first half that produced nothing on the scoreboard, Scola acquired a lead for Penn State when she carried the ball up the left side and shot the ball into the far right corner of the goal. Floor Rijpma, who had been held shotless, awoke the Spartan offense, tallying a goal off a penalty corner assisted by Gwen Riley and Joelle van Ierland. Game 19 Nov. 7, 2008 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT #17 OHIO ST. 2, #10 PENN STATE 1 (OT) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - No. 17 Ohio State scored a sudden-victory goal 1:47 into overtime as the Buckeyes eliminated the top-seeded Penn State field hockey team from the Big Ten Conference Championships. Daneen Zug scored the Nittany Lions' lone goal, and Allison Scola and Jen Long each added an assist for head coach 's squad. After applying pressure early in the extra period, Ohio State's Aisling McKeon scored the game-winning tally off a rebound. Linda Haussener, the BigTen Conference's Co- Offensive Player of the Year, fired a penalty-corner shot that got away from Penn State defenders after a Jen Beaumont save. McKeon gathered the ball and sent the fifth-seeded Buckeyes into the Big Ten Championship Game. At the 32:15 mark, the Buckeyes benefited from a penalty stroke call from the referees inside the circle. Haussener placed the ball into the top-right corner to provide Ohio State a one-goal lead heading into halftime. e Nittany Lions came out of the break clicking on all cylinders, not allowing the Buckeyes to get the ball into their circle for the first 24 minutes of the half. Zug's goal, her tenth of the season, came off a penalty-corner opportunity generated by Scola's swift ball-handling skills at the 45-minute mark. Scola pushed it to Long, who set up a Zug shot that blazed past the Buckeye defense. Beaumont made six saves in the contest. She held off a barrage of Buckeye shots in the concluding minutes of the second half, making three kick saves in a two-minute span. Game 20 Nov. 15, 2008 NCAA TOURNAMENT #9 PRINCETON 2, #11 PENN STATE 0 SYRACUSE, N.Y. - e No. 11 Penn State field hockey season had its season come to a close Saturday as No. 9 Princeton shut out the Nittany Lions, 2-0, in the first round of the NCAA Field Hockey Championships in Syracuse, N.Y. Penn State was plagued by inclement weather and an unrelenting Tiger defense, prohibiting it from producing a substantial scoring attack for the entirety of the contest. Katie Reinprecht captured both goals, and Princeton moves on to the quarterfinal round, in which it will play a Syracuse team that squeaked past Massachusetts, 3-2. JenBeaumontmade11savesinherfinalcareerstartingoal. Princeton controlled the pace early in the game but was unable to get past Beaumont or Laura Cahill, who made a key defensive save on a Tigers penalty corner. Reinprecht sent the Ivy League champions ahead in the 21st minute. Her shot was blocked by Amy Bonenberger, but took atiger bounce off her stick and inside the far post. After more pressure from the steadfast Princeton offense, Beaumont kept the Nittany Lions in arm's reach of the Tigers, despite holding an 11-5 edge in shots and an 8-3 advantage in penalty-corner opportunities at the half. Penn State came out of the half with intensity not found in the first half, closing the shot margin to Ten minutes into the second stanza, Reinprecht gave the Tigers an insurmountable lead. Reinprecht tipped a free hit by Holly McGarvie from just outside the circle over Beaumont's shoulder and into the net. Princeton held the Nittany Lions at play, prohibiting their chances after it insured itself a two-goal cushion. e Tigers completed the game with a shot edge and a 14-7 edge in corners. 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES 2 NATIONAL TITLES 5 BIG TEN TITLES 49

9 Big Ten Season Review Big Ten Season Review 2008 Penn State Big Ten Statistics Big Ten: 5-1; Home: 3-0; Away: 2-1 ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW 24 Scola, Allison Zug, Daneen Longstreth, Jessica Bonenberger, Amy Long, Jen Dudek, Christine Marvel, Bethany Aden-Buie, Aubrey Bartolacci, Gina Hoffsmith, Brooke Miller, Jen Purvis, Jenny Donald, Cindy McCartin, Casey Cahill, Laura Meves, Ali Alloway, Lauren Petchel, Jordan Total Opponents Big Ten Tournament Results Thursday, November 6 #2 Iowa 5, #7 Indiana 2 #5 Ohio State 3, #4 Michigan 2 #3 Michigan State 4, #6 Northwestern 2 Friday, November 7 #5 Ohio State 2, #1 Penn State 1 (OT) #2 Iowa 3, #3 Michigan State 2 (OT) Sunday, November 9 #2 Iowa 2, #5 Ohio State 1 (OT) Big Ten Teams in the NCAA Tournament First Round #4 Iowa 1, Louisville 0 Michigan State 3, North Carolina 2 Princeton 2, Penn State 0 Quarterfinals #4 Iowa 1, Michigan State 0 Semifinals #1 Maryland 2, Iowa 1 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA GAA Saves Pct W L T Sho 23 Meves, Ali : Beaumont, Jen : Team 1 Total 6 420: Opponents 6 420: Big Ten Standings Big Ten Overall W-L Pct. GF GA W-L Pct. GF GA Penn State Iowa Michigan State Michigan Ohio State Northwestern Indiana All-Big Ten Teams e 1993 Nittany Lion field hockey squad was the Penn State team in any sport to win a Big Ten Championship. FIRST TEAM Caroline Blaum, Sr., Midfield, Iowa Roz Ellis, Sr., Defense, Iowa Lauren Pfeiffer, Sr., Defense, Iowa Sarah Wilhite, Sr., Defense, Michigan JEAMIE DEACON, Jr., Midfield, Michigan State Floor Rijpma, Jr., Midfield, Michigan State Alex Quinn, Sr., Forward, Northwestern LINDA HAUSSENER, Sr., Midfield, Ohio State Jen Beaumont, Sr., Goalkeeper, Penn State JEN LONG, Sr., Defense, Penn State ALLISON SCOLA, Sr., Forward, Penn State SECOND TEAM Meg O Connell, Jr., Midfield, Indiana Meghan Beamesderfer, Jr., Forward, Iowa Lissa Munley, Sr., Goalkeeper, Iowa Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jr., Forward, Michigan Stephanie Hoyer, Sr., Forward, Michigan Meredith Way, So., Defense, Michigan Chantae Miller, Fr., Forward, Michigan State Jantine Steinmetz, So., Forward, Michigan State Aisling Coyle, Fr., Midfield, Ohio State Emily Mikac, Sr., Forward, Ohio State Bethany Marvel, Jr., Midfield, Penn State Daneen Zug, So., Midfield, Penn State * Additional honorees due to ties (Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS) OFFENSIVE CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Linda Haussener, OSU and Allison Scola, PSU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jen Long, PSU FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Jessica Longstreth, PSU COACH OF THE YEAR, PSU SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES Danitra Castro (Indiana), Lissa Munley (Iowa), Heather Wiley (Michigan), Angela Pagura (Michigan State), Annie Bosslet (Northwestern), Emily Mikac (Ohio State), Jen Beaumont (Penn State) 50 PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

10 Big Ten/National Leaders PSU in Final 2008 Big Ten Statistical Categories Team Individual All Games Category Scoring Margin Scoring Average Shutouts Shutouts Per Game Goals Against Average Shots Shots Per Game Goals Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Goals Allowed Per Game Assists Assists Per Game Saves Saves Per Game Penalty Corners Big Ten Games Category Scoring Margin Scoring Average Shutouts Shutouts Per Game Goals Against Average Shots Shots Per Game Goals Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Goals Allowed Per Game Assists Assists Per Game Saves Saves Per Game Penalty Corners No. (Rank) 1.00 (4th) 2.05 (6th) 9 (T-1st) 0.45 (1st) 1.05 (1st) 279 (4th) (4th) 41 (6th) 2.05 (6th) 21 (1st) 1.05 (1st) 38 (5th) 1.90 (5th) 99 (2nd) 4.95 (3rd) 189 (2nd) No. (Rank) 1.50 (T-2nd) 2.00 (4th) 4 (1st) 0.67 (1st) 0.50 (1st) 90 (2nd) (2nd) 12 (4th) 2.00 (4th) 3 (1st) 0.50 (1st) 10 (3rd) 1.67 (3rd) 28 (4th) 4.67 (4th) 64 (1st) All Games Shots 2. Daneen Zug 93 T-6. Allison Scola 67 Shots Per Game 2. Daneen Zug 4.65 T-5. Allison Scola 3.53 Points Per Game 9. Allison Scola 1.42 Goals T-10. Daneen Zug 10 Goals Per Game 9. Daneen Zug 0.50 Assists T-4. Allison Scola 13 T-6. Jen Long 12 Assists Per Game 2. Allison Scola Jen Long 0.60 Game-Winning Goals T-5. Bethany Marvel 3 T-5. Amy Bonenberger 3 T-5. Daneen Zug 4 Defensive Saves T-3. Brooke Hoffsmith 2 T-8. Allison Scola 1 T-8. Laura Cahill 1 Saves 2. Jen Beaumont 95 Big Ten Games Shots 1. Daneen Zug Allison Scola 21 Shots Per Game 1. Daneen Zug Allison Scola 3.50 Points 3. Allison Scola 13 T-10. Daneen Zug 7 Points Per Game 4. Allison Scola 2.17 T-10. Daneen Zug 1.17 Goals T-3. Allison Scola 5 T-8. Daneen Zug 3 Goals Per Game T-4. Allison Scola 0.83 T-8. Daneen Zug 0.50 Assists T-5. Allison Scola 3 T-5. Jen Long 3 Assists Per Game T-5. Allison Scola 0.50 T-5. Jen Long 0.50 Game-Winning Goals T-1. Daneen Zug 2 T-3. Bethany Marvel 1 T-3. Allison Scola 1 T-3. Amy Bonenberger 1 Penn State in Final 2008 NCAA Rankings Team Scoring Average Goals Against Average Scoring Margin Shutouts Per Game Winning Percentage Save Percentage Save Per Game Points Per Game Penalty Corners Per Game Assists Per Game 2.05 (40th) 1.05 (4th) 1.0 (22nd) 0.45 (2nd) 0.65 (21st) (1st) 4.95 (44th) 6.0 (36th) 9.45 (3rd) 1.9 (32nd) Individual Assists Per Game 15. Allison Scola Jen Long 0.6 Goals Against Average 5. Jen Beaumont 1.11 Saves Per Game 3. Jen Beaumont 4.75 Shutouts 2. Jen Beaumont 6 Shutouts Per Game 3. Jen Beaumont 0.30 Goals Against Average 1. Jen Beaumont 1.11 Save Percentage 1. Jen Beaumont.819 Saves Per Game 42. Jen Beaumont 4.75 Save Percentage 2. Jen Beaumont Defensive Saves T-1. Brooke Hoffsmith 2 Saves 4. Jen Beaumont 26 T-9. Ali Meves 2 Saves Per Game 4. Jen Beaumont 4.33 Shutouts T-1. Jen Beaumont 3 Shutouts Per Game 2. Jen Beaumont 0.50 Goals Against Average 2. Jen Beaumont 0.52 Save Percentage 2. Jen Beaumont NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES 2 NATIONAL TITLES 5 BIG TEN TITLES 51

11 Foreign Trips Once every four years, NCAA teams are allowed to travel and compete overseas. Penn State field hockey has continually embraced this opportunity to see the world while challenging themselves athletically. Past teams have traveled to England, Ireland, and Holland. e last two trips for the Nittany Lions have taken them to Barcelona, Spain (2002), and most recently, Australia in the spring of HOLLAND BARCELONA PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

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13 U.S. Teams/Olympic Athletes ree former Nittany Lions have competed in the Olympics. In 1980, Chris Larson (below right) and current Penn State Head Coach Charlene Morett (left) qualified for the Olympic Team that was set to compete in Moscow. e U.S. did not compete in those games due to the boycott, but Morett and Larson made the team again four years later in Los Angeles and won the bronze medal. at year, Brenda Stauffer (center) also competed for the United States, giving that squad three former Penn State players on its experience. Says Morett of her experience, Penn State prepared me to play at the highest level. My goal is to prepare my current players for similar challenges. Brenda Stauffer Chris Larson In addition to the three Olympians, Penn State also has a rich history of providing players for the main U.S. National Team as well as other national teams. Recently graduated All-Americans Jen Long and Allison Scola were the latest members as both were part of the U.S. Under-21 National Team. In July, Scola was also named to the U.S. Development Squad. Eleanor Store Jen Long (left), Head Coach Charlene Moret (center), and Allison Scola (right). PENN STATERS ON THE U.S. NATIONAL TEAM 1978 Barb Doran Candy Finn Jeannie Fissinger Chris Larson Jan Snyder 1979 Candy Finn Jeannie Fissinger Chris Larson Jan Snyder 1980 Chris Larson 1981 Jeannie Fissinger Chris Larson 1982 Chris Larson 1983 Chris Larson Brenda Stauffer 1984 Chris Larson Brenda Stauffer 1991 Michele Brennan Jen Stewart Eleanor Stone 1992 Eleanor Stone 1993 Eleanor Stone 1994 Becca Main Eleanor Stone 1995 Tara Maguire Eleanor Stone 1999 Tracey Larson Eleanor Stone 2000 Maegan Galie Tracey Larson Eleanor Stone 2001 Tracey Larson PENN STATERS ON OTHER U.S. TEAMS Under-23 Team 1987 Diane Schleicher Senior National Team 1999 Traci Anselmo 2000 Traci Anselmo Under-21 Team 1980 Jeannie Fissinger 1981 Brenda Stauffer 1982 Brenda Stauffer 1989 Kristen Winters 1990 Kristen Winters 1992 Kirstie Benedict Tara Maguire Jill Pearsall 2001 Kiley Kulina 2005 Jen Long Allison Scola 2006 Jen Long Allison Scola 2007 Allison Scola 54 PENN STATE 2009 FIELD HOCKEY

14 In The Community Field Hockey Gives Back to THON By Michelle Turli, Penn State Athletic Communications Student Assistantudent Assistant Field hockey players face a battle on the field, working together against an opponent in order to, ultimately, score goals. ese same players set their own goals in life and strive to achieve them, perhaps socially, academically or professionally. But what separates a winner from just any player in a uniform, is an individual who, though plays the game well, also realizes that even off the field and outside of the classroom, there are perhaps battles far more challenging than those of their own -- battles that may call for the guidance and compassion of others in order to overcome them. ese student athletes who look past the field's boundaries and well beyond the goal posts are those whose actions demonstrate what head coach sees as a "representative of the character of the students here at Penn State - very caring and very giving." Proving this to be true, Jen Long joined fellow senior teammates Jen Miller, Christine Dudek, and Allison Scola in an effort to conquer pediatric cancer, by participating in this year's THON, Penn State's IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, which provides contributions the financial and emotional support needed to help suffering children and their families. THON raised a record-breaking $7,490, for the Four Diamonds Fund, which helps families with the financial burden of pediatric cancer. "We are so privileged to get to go to such a great university, priding itself on academics and athletics," Long said. " ey really support us here.to be able to give back to the community, to those who may be less fortunate, is a great feeling. I think this important for every student athlete -- for every person on this campus." "I wanted to help children who are in need," Scola said. "THON is such an amazing organization that touches so many lives. I wanted to be a part of it in anyway possible." As members of THON Finance committees, the women collected and counted money brought to their committees on canning drop-off days, as well as entered pledge books into the computer. Long, who was also a member of athon OPP committee last year, saw the event from a complete different perspective this year, as she, along with Dudek, danced "For the Kids." ey danced for 46 hours, representing the Student Athlete Advisory Board, an organization that provides a bridge between the student athletes and the community. e story of former field hockey trainer, Renee Mecina, whose daughter Isabella was diagnosed with leukemia, particularly inspired Long to continue dancing a little longer. ough dancing in respect for every child battling cancer, Long said, "I danced for THON because I wanted to dance for the Mecina's. We know their story and they are such a great family--so close, tight-knit, what a family should be about." Coach Morett, who sees community as one of Penn State's greatest strengths, commends her players for their involvement inthon, as well as other volunteer activities throughout the year. "Our coach is so supportive," Long said. "She wants us to get involved and wants us to know what Penn State is all about. She is all about the university and all that it encompasses." At athlete hour at THON, the field hockey team joined other sports teams at fun booths with athletic activities for the children to participate in and danced together in the pep rally. THON opened Scola's eyes to how strong-willed children are, after noticing returning children from previous years fighting on steadfastly. "THON children love the athletes," Morett said. "I think it's time that lessens the pain for these kids. So many of these athletes form bonds with these children and create for them happy times and good moments." ese four players, along with multiple other teammates who volunteered, act as role-models for the children, providing them with hope and inspiration to grow up and dream big. " ey look up to student athletes," Long said. "It's funny -- because we look at each other as normal people, but to them -- we are athletes! "As an athlete and a role-model, you have the power to tell them to make good decisions and to teach them about goal-setting. You have that power to affect them, especially them being so young and impressionable. To set a good example, for them to look up to you and to know that you are effecting change -- there is no better feeling in the world." One event the field hockey team never misses is THON, the largest student-run philanthropy in the nation. THON, a 46-hour dance marathon put on by the students of Penn State, raises money for pediatric cancer. Last year, members of the team volunteered their time participating in Athlete Hour and dancing in the pep rally. THON is only one of the many ways the Nittany Lions give back to the community. The team also works with youth field hockey players and groups during weekly spring clinics and week-long summer camps. 25 NCAA TOURNAMENTS 2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES 2 NATIONAL TITLES 5 BIG TEN TITLES 55