Box Score Villanova (3-5, 0-2) dropped its fourth game in a row in University Park on Sunday afternoon, falling to Penn State 8-2.
 
Penn State started the game strong offensively.
 
Only five minutes into the first quarter, junior goalkeeper Jordan McGinley had already made four big saves to keep Penn State off the board.
 
With less than a minute remaining in the first quarter, Penn State's Anna Simon scored off the team's eighth penalty corner of the game.
 
Penn State came out aggressive in the second quarter, scoring three goals back-to-back-to-back in a three-minute span.
 
A goal from junior Emily Clarke, assisted by junior midfielder Riley Dolan, in the last three minutes of the second quarter prevented the Wildcats from being shutout in the first half.
 
In the first two quarters, the Nittany Lions out-shot Villanova 22 to 3, and had 14 shots on goal.
 
Penn State also had 11 penalty corners compared to 3 from the Wildcats.
 
In the opening three minutes of the third quarter, Villanova earned three penalty corners.
 
Senior defender Christen Pennington scored an unassisted goal off the third corner, cutting Penn State's lead to 2.
 
The Nittany Lions scored two more times in the third quarter, leading 6-2 going into the fourth.
 
Penn State scored twice more in the last 15 minutes of the game, finishing the game with 8 goals.
 
The Wildcats will return home for the next two games, first hosting Providence College on Oct. 4 and then Bucknell University on Oct. 6.