For the third consecutive year, the women's soccer team has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.
After drubbing Boston University in the first round, the Eagles stunned No. 3 seed Rutgers with a 4-2 shootout victory after the teams played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer.
Up next for the Eagles will be an even more formidable opponent, Big Ten Conference champion Penn State.
The Nittany Lions, a No. 2 seed and one of the top teams in the nation, have now won five games in a row after dismantling Niagara and Villanova in the first two rounds of the tournament.
They will play host to the Eagles on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. on Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa.
Now the Eagles face a Penn State team talented on both sides of the field.
The Nittany Lions led the Big Ten in goals scored (47 goals scored in 23 games) and were third in the conference in goals allowed (20 goals allowed in 23 games).
Leading the scoring attack for PSU is junior forward Aubrey Aden-Buie, who led the team and the Big Ten conference with 11 goals on the season.
Freshman striker Kate Schoepfer is also a scoring threat, having netted eight goals on the year.
Last year Penn State made it all the way to the College Cup last year before losing in the NCAA semifinals to eventual national champion Portland 4-3 in penalty kicks.
For the last two years, Boston College's season has ended in the round of 16.
In 2004, the Eagles lost 2-0 to Princeton despite playing good defensive soccer, as the game remained scoreless until the 82nd minute.
In 2005, Santa Clara defeated one of the Eagles' most talented squads in years, netting two second-half goals after BC took a 1-0 lead into the half.
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