Wildcats Edged by No. 9 Penn State, 1-0

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Northwestern came up short on the road at No. 9 Penn State on Thursday, September 19 at Jeffrey Field.

The Wildcats fall to 5-4-1 and 0-2 in Big Ten play.

How it Happened

Both sides played even for the first 45 minutes, with neither team able to find the back of the net. PSU held a 6-5 advantage in shots over the game's first half. Early in the second half, the Nittany Lions broke through, with Kaitlyn MacBean scoring her 10th goal of the season to give PSU the lead. Despite a late flurry from the Wildcats, NU was unable to equalize, falling 1-0.

Game Notes

• Fitzpatrick collected three saves for the Wildcats out of 14 shots.
• Kennedy Roesch led all Wildcats with a pair of shots.
• Six Wildcats (Maddie Finnerty, Josie Aulicino, Caterina Regazzoni, Emma Phillips, Tanna Schornstein, and Ava Goodin) played all 90 minutes.

NU wraps up its Big Ten road swing on Sunday, September 22 at 11 a.m. CT at No. 17 Ohio State on BTN.

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