Jenny Purvis Class: Sophomore Hometown: Maple Glen, Pa. High School: Hatboro-Horsham Height: 5-4 Position: M/F

Career Honors
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2007)

Lion Career
2007: Saw action in 14 games, all off the bench and tops for all freshmen on the roster....Played in four of six Big Ten games and appeared in seven of the last 10 games of the year, including both games at the Big Ten Tournament and two of four NCAA games....Often entered the game to give a starting forward or midfielder a breather before halftime....Assisted on Shaun Banta's goal in the third game of the season and her first career game vs. Connecticut (9-2)....Took her first career shot and put it on goal in the regular season finale vs. Ohio State (10-26)....Also took two shots and put them both on goal in the game against the Buckeyes at the Big Ten Tournament (11-1)....Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

High School
Participated in field hockey and lacrosse for four year apiece at Hatboro-Horsham High School for coach Marie Schmucker....Won back-to-back Suburban One League championships during her junior and senior seasons....Team had a 67-20-4 record during her four years....A three-time Philadelphia Intelligencer first team selection, three-time first team All-Region, three-time first team All-Area, and three-time first team All-Suburban One League pick....As a senior, was named a first team regional All-American, a second team national All-American, first team All-State and an Academic All-American as she helped lead her team to a 21-4-1 record, a district runner-up finish and the state quarterfinals....Scored the game-winning goal in overtime in a district quarterfinal win....As a junior, named a first team regional All-American, second team national All-American and first team All-State while leading her team to the district playoffs....Also the all-time school record holder for goals in a season in lacrosse and was named a second team All-American for lacrosse as a junior in addition to being selected to the 2006 U.S. National Team tryout.

Personal
Full name is Jennifer Lynn Purvis....Born on March 8, 1989....Daughter of Ed and Sue Purvis....Has a younger sister, Lauren (15)....Her mother played field hockey at PSU (1977-79) and her aunt also played field hockey for the Nittany Lions (1971-73)....Grandfather ran track and cross country at Penn State (1949-51)....Her father and uncle both played soccer at Temple....Also has another aunt, two uncles and three cousins that have attended PSU....Would like to major in kinesiology or communications.

Char Morett on Jenny Purvis
"Jenny was a true spark for us off the bench last fall. She was able to make things happen on the forward line. In the spring we played her mostly at midfield where she did a nice job in transition from both attack and defense. She really impressed us with her poise on the field."