No. 4 seed Penn State is set for its second straight Elite Eight appearance after a 3-1 Sweet 16 victory over Vanderbilt last Sunday. The Nittany Lions will travel to Chapel Hill to take on No. 2 seed North Carolina at 6 p.m. Friday. The match can be streamed on ESPN+.
It’ll be a battle of two of the most storied programs in NCAA women’s soccer history. The Tar Heels lead the nation with 43 straight NCAA Tournament appearances, while Penn State holds the second-longest streak with 30.
The two teams have faced each other a total of nine times, with the most recent meeting in August 2023 ending in a scoreless tie.