Sam Coffey’s Penn State Nittany Lions advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 5-0 win over Alabama State. Portland Thorns FC’s second pick of the 2021 NWSL Draft helped lead Penn State to the Big Ten Regular season title.
The Nittany Lions got off to a quick start. In the second minute, Coffey’s corner kick found the head of Ally Schlegel, but the header was saved off the cross bar.
Coffey ran the show from the first whistle. She drove at the defense with the ball and tried to play defense-splitting passes to Schlegel, Payton Linnehan and Frankie Tagliaferri.