| Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer | |||
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 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team | |||
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| Founded | 1979 Varsity sport since 1994[1] | ||
| University | Pennsylvania State University | ||
| Head coach | Erica Dambach (18th season) | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Location | State College, Pennsylvania | ||
| Stadium | Jeffrey Field (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
| Nickname | Nittany Lions | ||
| Colors | Blue and white[2] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament championships | |||
| 2015 | |||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 2012 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020 | |||
The Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team at Pennsylvania State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Nittany Lions play at Jeffrey Field in State College, Pennsylvania on the campus of Pennsylvania State University.
The formation of a women's soccer program at Pennsylvania State University began with the creation of Penn State Women's Club Soccer in 1977 by the International Soccer Club at Pennsylvania State University. The team's creation was a response to women being excluded from playing on intramural soccer teams at the university. The club would go on to compete in international tours and gain national recognition all while competing without the support of the university. The club began petitioning Penn State Athletics for varsity status in 1980 citing a need for funding and status to continue its operation. After being denied varsity status by the university in 1980 and 1981 Penn State Women's Club Soccer filed a Title IX gender discrimination complaint with the Office of Civil Rights. The team would eventually join the Big Ten Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association in 1994 when Penn State adopted a varsity women's soccer program under Big Ten direction.
The Nittany Lions have won 30 trophies: 1 NCAA Tournament championship, 9 Big Ten Tournament championships, 20 Big Ten regular season championships. The team has fielded two Hermann Trophy winners: Christie Welsh (2001) and Raquel Rodríguez (2015). The Nittany Lions notable alumnae include United States women's national soccer team players Alyssa Naeher, Ali Krieger and Allie Long who are FIFA Women's World Cup champions.
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