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Women's Soccer
Updated March 3, 2010 4:48 AM
Carly Niness had played just about every position a soccer player could before the spring season, except the centre back role.
Updated March 2, 2010 4:48 AM
If there is a dark side to playing soccer, it starts with the running. Add to that lifting, spin classes, individual sessions and some more running, and it starts to wear a player down.
Updated March 1, 2010 4:00 AM
Kristin Hartmann jumped into the air, extending her arms over her head and getting enough of the ball to send it harmlessly over the crossbar.
Updated February 28, 2010 11:45 AM
With the departure of senior forward Katie Schoepher, the Penn State women's soccer team has a void to fill. Updated 11:45 AM
Updated February 27, 2010 10:56 PM
Fielding a new-look lineup and playing for the first time without its seven seniors, the Penn State women's soccer team looked unorganized and out of sync going into halftime. Updated 10:56 PM
Updated February 26, 2010 5:46 PM
After six weeks of preparation and intense training, Emma Thomson is ready to play soccer again.
For the last two years, Krissy Tribbett and Kristin Hartmann were two of the first players out to every practice.
Updated January 19, 2010 4:44 AM
Katie Schoepfer's transition from draft hopeful to professional soccer player took only a matter of seconds.
Updated January 15, 2010 9:56 PM
Penn State seniors Katie Schoepfer and Alyssa Naeher were selected in Friday afternoon's Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) Draft. Updated 9:56 PM
Updated December 11, 2009 4:44 AM
With Thanksgiving break approaching last year, Nikki Watts thought she would either be staying in State College or taking an eight-and-a-half hour trans-Atlantic flight to her native England.
Updated December 9, 2009 4:48 AM
For three years, Melissa Hayes was the anchor of the Penn State women's soccer team's midfield.
Updated December 3, 2009 4:51 AM
Bri Garcia wants to channel senior forward Katie Schoepfer's passion from the last minute of Penn State's last game into the next three years of her career.
Updated December 2, 2009 4:52 AM
It would have broken a lesser group of players.
Updated December 1, 2009 4:50 AM
Driving her mother to the University Park Airport just one day after her Penn State soccer career had ended, Melissa Hayes had to pass Jeffrey Field.
It was halftime of a nationally televised game, and the Penn State women's soccer team trailed Michigan State 2-0.
Updated November 20, 2009 4:48 AM
Penn State women's soccer freshman midfielder Christine Nairn and senior goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher will attend a 10-day U.S. Senior National Team training camp Dec. 5-15 in Carson, Calif.
Updated November 17, 2009 4:50 AM
No Penn State women's soccer player had tallied three assists in a game since Melissa Hayes did it two years ago.
Updated November 16, 2009 4:50 AM
It had all the makings of another Penn State win.
Her Penn State career over, Alyssa Naeher leaned against the goalpost, slowly sank to the ground and just sat there.
Updated November 15, 2009 4:29 PM
Virginia went on a six-goal scoring frenzy in the second half Sunday against Penn State, knocking the Nittany Lions out of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 6-2. Updated 4:29 PM
Updated November 14, 2009 6:15 PM
The last time Penn State and Virginia met at Jeffrey Field, Alyssa Naeher was still working back from a knee injury, Christine Nairn wasn't a starter and the combo of Dani Toney and Katie Schoepfer had yet to get going. Updated 6:15 PM
Tara Davies' coaches and teammates have called her fiery, emotional and tenacious. Updated 6:01 PM
Alone on the right side of the field, Nikki Watts took a dribble and sent a high-arcing cross in front of the net. Out of nowhere, a charging Dani Toney collided with the ball, knocking it into the net. Updated 5:48 PM
In overtime and needing a goal to advance, St. John's forward Lena Yee got the ball one-on-one with Virginia goalkeeper Chantel Jones. Updated 5:42 PM
Going into the women's soccer team's NCAA tournament first-round game against Colgate, some of the players on the team decided to die their hair for a little fun. Updated 5:25 PM
Updated November 13, 2009 11:51 PM
Going into the locker room at halftime, the Penn State women's soccer team held a two-goal lead that should have had the coaches happy. Updated 11:51 PM
Tuesday night, with the field swamped in light, the Penn State women's soccer team chided and joked about each player as they lined up for a penalty kick.
First, I'd like to say I have a higher level of respect for what Nittany Lions goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has to put up with every day at practice and in every game.
Megan Monroig would have made the same move her coach did.
Updated November 12, 2009 4:50 AM
Penn State's colossal turnaround from a 4-5-1 record in September to conference champions in November was a sign of resilience, coach Erica Walsh said.
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