UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 4 Penn State scored on a penalty kick in the 24
th minute and added goals in the 59
th, 62
nd, 70
th, 83
rd, and 88
th minutes in their 6-0 victory over Duquesne on Sunday afternoon. This was the second and final match of the Penn State Invitational.
Dukes keeper
Kyra Murphy turned back 12 of PSU's 33 shots.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After making a diving save, Kyra Murphy was called for tackling a PSU player in the box, resulting in a converted PK in the 24th minute
- The Dukes had their first scoring chance of the contest in the 41st minute, but Taylor ReQua's shot went wide right
- On the Dukes first corner kick of the match, Abby Losco fed Casey Aunkst, but her shot went high of the left corner
- The 33 shots by Penn State was the most Duquesne faced since Nov. 5, 2013 against Dayton in the First round of the Atlantic 10 Championship when the Flyers fired 37
- This was Murphy's second-highest save performance, she stopped 14 Dayton shots on Oct. 29, 2015
- The Dukes had 11 more shots against Penn State than they did against Arkansas on Friday
DUQUESNE HEAD COACH AL ALVINE
"It's difficult starting out the season with two opponents like Arkansas and Penn State. Kyra made some incredible saves today and we got a lot out of Alex Saturni. Playing top notch opponents like these will benefit us later in the season."