[MINNESOTA-PENN STATE: Women] Minnesota beat No. 8 Penn State, 1-0, to hand the Nittany Lions their first Big Ten loss of the season on Sunday afternoon. The Lionsoutshot the Gophers, 20-6, but could not beat Minnesota keeper Tara Hobbs, who collected seven saves.
HaleyHelverson scored the lone goal from point-blank range on a cross from Steph Brandt in the 17th minute for the game’s only goal.
Kori Chapic and Tani Costa each had chances in the final minutes but were unable to capitalize as Hobbs made saves on both attempts.
Penn State moves to 10-2-1 overall and 4-1-0 inBig Ten play, while the Gophers improve to 9-3-1 overall and 2-2-1 in conference action.