Penn State women’s soccer team blanks Boston University

When brackets were announced for the NCAA Tournament, the Penn State women’s soccer team and supporters gathered together at a watch party, feverishly cheered when the Nittany Lions were named a No.

Despite meeting yearly in the regular season and sometimes in the Big Ten Tournament the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes have never faced each other in the NCAA Tournament.

Two first-half goals and four in the second gave Penn State the cushion it needed as the Nittany Lions (18-3-2) thumped Boston University (13-6-3) 6-0 on Friday night at Jeffrey Field in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Before looking toward a matchup with the Buckeyes, Penn State had to take care of Boston, a side that was in fine form.

The Terriers kept things tight in the opening minutes, holding the ball a bit in the midfield and doing well to clear Penn State’s offensive rush.

After tallying an assist in Penn State’s first round win over Albany, Crouse was happy to get a goal.

For good measure, Penn State added a sixth when Haleigh Echard scored, assisted by former State College standout Megan Ritchey.

Boston got burned, though, as it was unable to score and left gaps open for Penn State to exploit.

Penn State defeated Ohio State in Columbus 2-1 on Oct.

Penn State is 3-0 against Big Ten opponents in the NCAA Tournament, excluding Rutgers and Maryland two teams Penn State played when they were in different conferences.