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The Nittany Lions are aiming for their first win in conference play when the team faces the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 7 p.m. at Jeffrey Field on Tuesday night.
Penn State earned its second Big Ten point last week, playing Northwestern to a draw last Friday, moving the overall record to 2-7-2 and its conference record to 0-5-2.
B1G THINGS
The Nittany Lions had three student-athletes tabbed as Big Ten Players to Watch, the conference offices announced Tuesday afternoon.
The group includes Daniel Peluffo-Wiese, Noah Förster, and Joe Buckley.
Förster made his impact immediate, dishing an assist on Penn State's first goal under Coach Dow and earning his first career start in game two.
Daniel Peluffo-Weise has totaled 31 saves through eleven contests, averaging 2.82 per game.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
Through eleven games, Penn State is shooting at a 48 percent clip, which ranks the squad second in the Big Ten Conference and 24th nationally.
Peluffo-Wiese averages 2.82 saves per game, the sixth-most in the Big Ten.
His save total of 31 ranks sixth-most in the conference.
SCARLET KNIGHTS SUMMARY
Rutgers is led by Jim McElderry, who is in his eighth season with the program and his 24th season as a coach.
McElderry served as head coach at Fordham before joining Rutgers beginning in the 2019 season.
Through eight years with McElderry at the helm, the Scarlet Knights have compiled a 55-52-21 (.512) overall record.
Heading into Tuesday's contest, Rutgers has a 6-6-1 record overall.
The Scarlet Knights are fourth in the Big Ten, with a record of 4-3.
In their most recent matchup, Rutgers won a tightly contested match, 1-0, against Indiana.
Goalkeeper Rafael Ponce De Leon makes an average of 2.92 saves per game, the fourth most in the Big Ten. His save total of 38 is the third-most in the conference.
Amer Lukovic is a field player to keep an eye on. The midfielder has the conferences fifth most shots per game at 2.92, and the ninth-most shots on goal per game with 1.00.
STORY OF THE SERIES
This game marks the 25th meeting between the Nittany Lions and the Scarlet Knights.
Penn State leads the all-time series over Rutgers with a record of 14-9-1.
The 2025 matchup between the two Big Ten foes ended in a 1-0 loss for the Blue and White.
The Nittany Lions hold a 7-3 record over the Scarlet Knights in the last ten meetings.