Penn State's Tiffany Weimer and Portland's Christine Sinclair have been inextricably linked throughout history.

Separated by over 3,000 miles, the two have only had a pair of run-ins. The first came in the 2002 College Cup, where the Nittany Lions fell 2-0, when Sinclair scored the first goal just three minutes into the game, helping her come away with tournament MVP and an eventual national championship.

Then, last year Sinclair again took the limelight from Weimer, as she finished ahead of the Penn State forward for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy.

When Sinclair's consecutive-game scoring streak ended at 17 over a week ago, Weimer had the opportunity to finally extract some kind of revenge Friday night.

Instead, she was held scoreless in a 1-0 double overtime win at Minnesota, meaning that the two will again be paired together, this time as co-holders of the new NCAA record.

Weimer said the two don't really have any sort of bond, neither friendly nor confrontational. There is no competitive drive since the two rarely see each other and the humility expressed by the two puts team performance at the forefront.

"It's not like that," Weimer said. "She's not that kind of person. She's very humble, and I don't even know her well enough to have that kind of relationship with her."

Weimer gladly exchanged the record to preserve Penn State's (19-0, 10-0 Big Ten) undefeated season, so when junior midfielder Ali Krieger scored with under five minutes to go in double overtime Friday, Weimer didn't mind the fact that it was the only game she failed to score in.

That's not to say the chance of holding the record alone didn't cross her mind.

"I honestly thought about it, but after I saw Ali Krieger's face when she scored and everyone else and we won the game, it was meaningless," she said. "It really is meaningless. We have a perfect season, and that's better than any individual scoring streak."

For Penn State women's soccer coach Paul Wilkins, such an attitude is not an aberration; it's the norm.

"With all the hype she gets which is obviously earned, I think she also just cares about the success of the team," Wilkins said. "She sees scoring goals as the way she helps the team be successful."

National championships seem to define success for both programs, so the next Weimer-Sinclair encounter may have the most at stake, should both teams advance to the College Cup.

With Sinclair already owning a national championship, Weimer would gladly match Sinclair with one of her own.