Well over a dozen players were crammed into the penalty-box awaiting Penn State's Heidi Drummond to launch a corner kick towards the net.

As the ball sailed into the center of the field, no other contender seemed to matter as Joanna Lohman emerged from the pack of the Rutgers defense to head in the opening score of yesterday's second-round match of the NCAA tournament.

The fifth-seeded Penn State women's soccer team defeated both Navy and Rutgers this weekend at Jeffrey Field by scores of 5-1 and 3-1, respectively. Yesterday's meeting with the Scarlet Knights was the second time this year the two teams had a chance to play one another, as they ended a regular season game in a scoreless draw.

"I think the tie actually helped us, because we were seeking a bit of revenge and wanted to make a statement," Penn State women's soccer coach Paula Wilkins said. "And it helped us in the fact that we knew a little more about them and what problems they pose."

However, most problems facing the Nittany Lions yesterday were self-inflicted. The final score hardly tells the tale of a fairly one-sided match in Penn State's favor.

While the Lions managed to put three headers past Robyn Jones, the other 19 that didn't make it in, included a saved penalty kick, which allowed the Knights to remain just one goal back until the 85th minute.

"In the first half, I knew that it was going to be a battle," Drummond said, "but after halftime it was going to be a different game. We did have a lot of opportunities, but I knew we were going to score another one.

We need to concentrate a little better in the final third [of the field]."

Penn State outshot Rutgers 22-3.

The Knights' lone goal was fired nearly 30-yards from the net and found its way into the upper left corner of the goal. Carli Lloyd credited her score to some game notes on Penn State keeper Amanda Brown.

"Our coaches have been telling us that she tends come off of her line a little bit, so I was just trying to chip her and see what happened," Lloyd said.

The tendency was also noticeable in Friday's game with the Midshipmen, whose only goal was scored on a lob over Brown when she was drawn off of the end line.

In that game, the Lions gained goals from four different players and five contributed assists.

The victories propel Penn State into a third round match to be held on Saturday or Sunday at Jeffrey Field. The Lions will face the Texas A&M Aggies who upset Duke yesterday.