The Nittany Lions are heading to Quaker country.

The Penn State field hockey team (13-3, 3-2 Big Ten) heads into the final week of the regular season with a matchup tonight at 7 against the University of Pennsylvania (5-8) at Franklin Field.

The Lions will arrive in the City of Brotherly Love coming off their biggest win of the season, an upset shocker against No. 1 Old Dominion.

Still, intrastate foe Penn remains the focus for tonight.

"I think we're going to continue to play our game and make our game better," forward Mary Schaefer said. "We want to keep our confidence up for Iowa next weekend. I think we're mostly focusing on our game, not on who we're playing."

Both Penn and Penn State players alike will be playing in front of friends and family at Franklin Field.

Although the Quakers have struggled, they have played solidly at home, winning 80 percent of their games in Philadelphia.

They will rely on the stick of sharpshooter Liz Lorelli, who leads the team in goals and overall points.

The Penn State defense will adjust to shutdown Lorelli.

"If we continue to play our game, it will be awesome," Schaefer said.

"Our confidence is high. We know we're good. As a team we want to prove it to everyone else.

Penn State field hockey coach Char Morett said that despite playing in the weaker Ivy League Conference, Penn is a team reminiscent of Northwestern, who jumps at a chance to play a ranked national power.

Northwestern also gave the Lions a scare and took them to overtime.

"They're a team that looks forwards to playing a team of our caliber," Morett said. "They do not have a competitive schedule like ours."

One factor that concerns Penn State is their endurance, coming off a two game weekend, with only two days to rest.

"We feel the kids are getting into playing the game we want to play and accomplishing goals they've set for themselves," Morett said.

Another concern is scoring.

The Lions plan to capitalize on their scoring opportunities to keep the Quakers at bay, something that has given Penn State trouble this season.

"We're just hungry to get our game to the next step," Morett said.