Despite the push from the near record-breaking crowd, Penn State was unable to emerge victorious in its first game of the season.
With 5,238 fans in attendance, the No. 6 Nittany Lions suffered a close defeat in their home opener against No. 3 Stanford by a score of 2-1.
Though it was ultimately unable to prevail, Penn State fed off of the energy of the second-largest crowd in program history.
“I had goosebumps when the game started. This place was rocking,” coach Erica Dambach said. “This was the place to be tonight in college soccer and thanks to the community and students … You can feel it in the energy tonight.