Penn State will host Michigan on Sunday at 7 p.m. on Jeffrey Field
ALL-BIG TEN SECOND TEAM (2010) ALL-BIG TEN FRESHMAN TEAM (2010)
2011: Missed the 2011 regular season due to a knee injury sustained during preseason training.
2010: Named to the All-Big Ten Second and Freshman Teams...Earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Week (11/1)...Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice (10/11, 11/1)...Saw time in 19 games, making eight starts including the last six games...Led team with nine goals and points (23)...Scored the overtime game-winner at West Virginia (8/20)...Tallied assist vs. Virginia (8/27)...Made first career start vs. Connecticut (9/5)...Tallied three-point day at Iowa (10/10)...Scored vs. Wisconsin (10/17)...Added assist at Illinois (10/24) ...Recorded 19th hat trick in PSU history against Indiana (10/28)...Scored two goals at Purdue (10/31)...Assisted on game-winning goal vs. Michigan (11/7) to clinch PSU's 13th straight Big Ten title...Led all players in points (20) during Big Ten season and tied for conference-high in goals (7)...Scored game-winner over Penn (11/12) in the NCAA Tournament First Round...Tallied assist on lone goal vs. West Virginia (11/14) in NCAA Second Round.
2009: Redshirted season.
BEFORE PENN STATE First Team All-State three times...Four-year starter at Kalani...Leading goal-scorer in state junior and senior years...First Team All-Star squad selection three straight years...Named Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year junior and senior seasons...Member of three-time Division I East champions...Named to the 2008 NSCAA All-American team...Finalist for the Hawaii Quarterback Club Female Athlete of the Year...Member of the 2007 adidas Elite Soccer Program as an All-Star and team captain.
CLUB EXPERIENCE Member of the Leahi Soccer Club coached by Michelle Nagamine...Team won 2008 Surf Cup U-19 Gold Division championship...Member of training camp roster for U-18 and U-20 U.S. National Team squads...As a member of the U-17 Nationals, scored first goal against Germany in Tournament of the Stars in New Zealand to win the championship...Member of CONCACAF Champions team in Trinidad & Tobago...Sat out FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile due to injury.
PERSONAL Full name is Tani Lei Costa...Born September 27, 1991 in Honolulu ...Daughter of Derek and Renee Costa...Has an older sister, Erin, and a younger brother, Derek...Was a sprinting champion in track as a freshman, earning first place in the 100m dash at states...Enjoys to read and go to the beach in her free time...Majoring in pre-med with the intent to become a doctor.
COACH WALSH ON COSTA "Tani is one of the best goal-scorers I've seen at any level. Her ability in the box is almost unsurpassed and will add another dimension to our attack."
COSTA ON CHOOSING PENN STATE "It felt right to me and the fact the team are 11-time Big Ten Champions."
