The Minnesota Gophers women’s soccer team pulled off a huge upset today, defeating 7th-ranked Penn State 1-0 in Minneapolis. It was just the fourth victory all-time against Penn State. The Nittany Lions are the 15-time consecutive defending Big Ten champions and held a record of 10-1-1 (4-0 Big Ten) coming into the match.
A goal by sophomore Haley Helverson in the 16′ was all that was needed by Minnesota, who improved to 9-3-1 (2-2-1 Big Ten) overall this season. The win was important for Minnesota in their pursuit of a Big Ten Tournament berth. Eight of the 12 teams will advance to the conference tournament.
| Big Ten | Overall | ||||
| Team | Record | Pts. | Record | ||
| Penn State | 4-1-0 | 12 | 10-2-1 | ||
| Nebraska | 4-1-0 | 12 | 9-3-1 | ||
| Michigan | 3-1-1 | 10 | 9-2-1 | ||
| Wisconsin | 3-1-1 | 10 | 8-2-2 | ||
| Indiana | 3-2-0 | 9 | 10-2-1 | ||
| Purdue | 3-2-0 | 9 | 8-4-1 | ||
| Minnesota | 2-2-1 | 7 | 9-3-1 | ||
| Iowa | 2-3-0 | 6 | 10-3-0 | ||
| Ohio State | 1-2-2 | 4 | 7-3-3 | ||
| Illinois | 1-3-1 | 4 | 6-5-2 | ||
| Michigan State | 1-4-0 | 3 | 7-4-2 | ||
| Northwestern | 0-5-0 | 0 | 2-9-2 | ||
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