No. 16 Penn State women’s soccer (11-3-3, 5-2-2 Big Ten) drew with No. 10 UCLA (12-2-3, 7-0-2 Big Ten) 0-0 on Friday night in Los Angeles.
Neither team settled into the game in the first 20 minutes as there was only one shot through that time. As the first half wore on, UCLA gained its confidence and started to take over the game. Penn State’s defense wasn’t beaten though. The Nittany Lions withstood 20 shots and constant pressure to earn the 0-0 draw.
How It Happened
Penn State came out of the gates looking confident off back-to-back Big Ten wins the week before.
The Nittany Lions could not turn their confidence into shots in the first 10 minutes, though, and UCLA had the first real chance of the game off a corner in the 12th minute. The set piece was taken short but turned into nothing as Penn State regained possession…