UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Head coach Erica Walsh and the Nittany Lion women's soccer team could not have asked for a better setting to open the Penn State sports season than what they had on Friday night.
In front of a picturesque sunset in Happy Valley, more than 3,100 fans packed Jeffrey Field to cheer on the Nittany Lions to a 2-1 victory over Hofstra in the first contest of the fall.
A tremendous turnout of students, spearheaded by "Park Avenue Army" group, set the stage for an outstanding opening weekend for the sixth-ranked Nittany Lions.
"This was one of the most incredible environments we've had here at Jeffrey Field in my nine years," said head coach Erica Walsh.