PROGRAM HISTORY • Jan. 11: Rose Chandler was nominated for the CONCACAF Female Goalkeeper of the Year, while Raquel Rodriguez was nominated for the CONCACAF Female Player of the Year. • Jan. 15: Senior captains Britt Eckerstrom, Raquel Rodriguez and Mallory Weber are selected in the 2016 NWSL Collegiate Draft. Rodriguez was selected No. 2 by SkyBlue FC, while Eckerstrom and Weber were selected by the Western New York Flash at No. 26 and No. 14, respectively. • April 5: Britt Eckerstrom received the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award. • April 12: Eleven Nittany Lions appear on seven National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) opening day rosters in 2016. • June 7: Brittany Basinger and the U.S. U-23 WNT captures the Nordic Tournament title after a 1-1 draw with England. • June 21: Britt Eckerstrom received Penn State's 2015-16 Big Ten Medal of Honor award. • June 27: Raquel Rodriguez was named a top-three finalist for the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year award. • July 11: Ali Krieger and Alyssa Naeher named to the U.S. Women's National Team roster for the 2016 Olympics. • July 20: Megan Schafer was one of 36 members named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List. • Aug. 2: The Penn State women's soccer team was ranked No. 2 in the NSCAA Preseason Poll. • Aug. 15: The Nittany Lions were selected as the preseason favorites for the 2016 Big Ten regular season title. • Aug. 19: The No. 2 Nittany Lions opened the 2016 slate with a 1-1 draw against No. 6 West Virginia in front of a program-record 5,791 fans at Jeffrey Field. • Aug. 21: The No. 2 Nittany Lions defeated Hofstra, 3-1, to capture the program's 400th win. • Sept. 9: The Nittany Lions topped San Diego State, 3-0, to capture win No. 200 for Erica Dambach as a Division I women's soccer head coach. • Oct. 13: Rose Chandler, Maddie Elliston, Ellie Jean, Emily Ogle, and Kaleigh Riehl are named to the U.S. U-20 WNT that will compete at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Penn State leads the 21-member roster with five representatives. • Oct. 16: The Nittany Lions defeated Purdue, 1-0, to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games (9-0-3).
• Oct. 26: The Nittany Lions topped Ohio State, 2-0, to clinch a share of their 18th Big Ten regular season title. Penn State women's soccer has won outright/shared 18 of the last 19 Big Ten regular season titles. • Oct. 28: Eight members of the Penn State women's soccer team received postseason honors from the Big Ten, including Elizabeth Ball, Frannie Crouse, and Nickolette Driesse garnering All-Big Ten First Team honors. • Nov. 2: Nittany Lion freshman Laura Freigang was named to the German U-20 WNT for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. • Nov. 7: The Nittany Lions were selected for their 22nd-straight NCAA Tournament. • Nov. 11: Penn State topped Bucknell, 6-0, to improve to 16-3 in the first round of NCAA Tournament in program history. • Nov. 14: Maddie Elliston, Ellie Jean, Emily Ogle, and Kaleigh Riehl recorded starts in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup opener for the U.S., while Laura Freigang tallied a start for the German U-20 WNT. • Nov. 25: Laura Freigang recorded her fourth-straight start as Germany fell to France, 1-0, in the quarterfinal round. • Nov. 30: Elizabeth Ball, Frannie Crouse, and Nickolette Driesse garner NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team honors. • Dec. 3: Maddie Elliston, Ellie Jean, Emily Ogle, and Kaleigh Riehl recorded starts for the sixth-straight match as the U.S. fell to Japan, 1-0, in the third-place match at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. • Dec. 5: Emily Ogle, and Kaleigh Riehl are named nominees for the U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year.
• March 22: Ellie Jean and Kaleigh Riehl receive their first call up to the U.S. U-23 WNT at a training camp and three matches in Portland, Oregon. • April 11: Twelve Nittany Lions appear on seven National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) opening day rosters in 2017. • May 19: Laura Freigang joins the German U-19 WNT for the elite round of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Women's Under-19 Championship. • June 7: Laura Freigang netted one goal and one assist in a 4-0 win over Iceland. • June 12: Laura Freigang scored a hat trick in a 7-1 win for Germany over Poland. • June 20: Frankie Tagliaferri and Emma Thomson have been named the Gatorade Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year in their respective home states of New Jersey and Illinois. • July 21: Frannie Crouse and Charlotte Williams receive their first call-up to the U.S. U-23 WNT.
2017 • Jan. 12: Nickolette Driesse was selected No. 32 by the Orlando Pride in the 2017 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft. Driesse is the eighth Nittany Lion to be selected in five NWSL College Drafts. • Feb. 27: Grace Fisk, Laura Freigang, Emily Ogle and Frankie Tagliaferri head to La Manga, Spain, to compete at the La Manga Tournament for their respective national teams. Ogle received her first call up to the U.S. U-23 WNT for the La Manga Tournament.
18 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1998-2012, 2014-16
2015 NCAA CHAMPIONS
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