UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State Nittany Lion field hockey team (5-7, 1-4 B1G) hosts two Big Ten games this weekend at Char Morett Curtiss field. The Nittany Lions welcome Iowa (8-3, 1-2 B1G) to Happy Valley on Friday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. Two days later, Penn State hosts Indiana (5-7, 0-3 B1G) on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m.

Penn State is coming off a 4-0 loss at No. 1 Northwestern on Friday, Oct. 10. Sophomore keeper Aby Deverka had a season-high 10 assists in the loss. Natalie Freeman and Joji Purdy lead Penn State with nine points each. Freeman has three goals and three assists while Purdy has four goals and one assist. Deverka has 47 saves and a .635 save percentage.

Iowa enters the weekend with an 8-3 record, 1-2 in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes lost a tough 2-1 game to Maryland on Friday last weekend before bouncing back with a 7-0 win over St. Louis on Sunday. Iowa leads the all-time series with Penn State 34-28-1.

Indiana, which is at Maryland on Friday while Penn State hosts Iowa, comes in with a 5-7 overall mark, 0-3 in the conference. The Hoosiers dropped a 4-0 game to Rutgers on Friday last weekend before losing 3-2 vs. Miami, Ohio, on Monday. Penn State leads the all-time series with the Hoosiers 29-4-0.

Penn State is on the road for two non-conference games next weekend. The Nittany Lions are at Lock Haven on Friday, Oct. 24, at 3 p.m. Penn State then travels to Princeton on Sunday, Oct. 26, for a 12 p.m. contest.