Penn State field hockey jumped two spots in the NFHCA Poll to land at No. 12, the NFHCA announced Tuesday.

Under first-year head coach Hannah Prince, the Nittany Lions have an overall record of 12-5 and are third in the Big Ten with a conference record of 6-2.

Prince and the team picked up a monumental 2-0 win over No. 1 Northwestern in their final regular season game. Cooper Cutchins scored the first goal for the Nittany Lions in the 41st minute before Lily Holmes netted the second goal to seal the upset win for the Nittany Lions.

Goalkeeper Aby Deverka earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after the Nittany Lions’ shutout of the Wildcats, which snapped their 35-game conference win streak.

No. 12 Penn State earned the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament on and will have a rematch against No. 6-seeded Iowa, on Wednesday, November 4.

In their last meeting, Iowa defeated the Nittany Lions 1-0. The game is set for a 5 p.m. start and will be streamed on Big Ten Plus for folks to watch at home.

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