There were 12 minutes remaining in the second half, and defender Chase Bacon and forward Shaun Banta left from the timeout huddle laughing.

With the score already 6-0, Banta took her spot on the field and proceeded to wave to someone in the crowd.

After the ball went out of bounds, the two exchanged a look and then starting laughing once again.

The No. 6 Penn State field hockey team (15-1, 4-0 Big Ten) has had a lot to laugh about this season, and it added another reason last night.

The Lions coasted to their 15th win in a row with a 6-0 victory over the Bucknell Bison.

The win, though, occurred without Penn State field hockey coach Char Morett on the sideline as she was attending a funeral.

Assistant coach Lisa Bervinchak-Love led the team to victory and admits she was a little nervous.

"Obviously there's a little bit more pressure and you're nervous before the game," Bervinchak-Love said. "But I know her philosophy because I've been coaching with her for a long time."

Bervinchak-Love is in her 11th season as assistant coach and is a former Penn State player. Her assistant coach for the night was Tara Maguire, who was on the 1993 team that won 15 straight games as well.

This year's team is excited about the having at least a piece of the record.

"We don't like to talk about it because we didn't want to jinx it," junior Annelise Legel said. "It is pretty exciting."

The Lions scored quickly, netting two goals in a 50-second span at one point in the first half.

Two players enjoyed multiple goal games as junior Carey Maser and freshman Ali Scola contributed two goals apiece to the team's six total goals.

Legel's goal pretty much put the game out of reach in the first half giving the Lions a 3-0 lead.

"We're just in groove, we have a rhythm going," Legel said. "We just got the momentum early."

This was the fifth time this season that the Lions scored six goals or more and seem to be scoring in bunches.

"It's not just the same person scoring every time," Legel said. "Anyone on the field is capable of scoring."

Redshirt sophomore Banta has had no problem scoring this season, netting her team high 14th goal of the year.

Bervinchak-Love was glad to give a number of players playing time due to the 4-0 lead at halftime.

Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Jen Beaumont played the entire second half giving starting goalkeeper senior Megan Akstin some time off.

The Lions were cheering on the sidelines for redshirt sophomore Erica Hoffsmith, who received extended playing time on her birthday. Hoffsmith was all over the field and even sprawled onto Astroturf Field at one point for a pass.

The team was glad to see everyone get a chance to play.

"It was exciting for the players, because they come to practice everyday and everyone works just as hard as the other person," Bervinchak-Love said. "You like to see those players who don't get that opportunity to play everyday go out there and succeed."