Knock one domino down, and the others will fall into place. That's the way Penn State women's soccer coach Paula Wilkins coaches.

In her five years as the Nittany Lion's skipper, Wilkins has played her seasons game by game, and has amassed 99 career wins.

The No. 1 Lions (22-0-1) will face No. 4 Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament tomorrow at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Jeffrey Field, and a win would give Wilkins her 100th career victory.

But if the milestone was knocking on her door, Wilkins wouldn't even let it in for a cup of coffee.

"I'm more concerned about getting the win and advancing in the NCAAs and focusing on those games than on my own stats," Wilkins said. "They're only a reflection of the talented players that have played here."

In fact, earlier this season, Wilkins even made a point to mention fifth-year senior defender and co-captain Lindsay Bach is on the verge of 100 wins, too.

The Aggies (18-3-2), who defeated Southern Methodist 4-2 to advance to the round of 16, are hosting the College Cup, giving them an extra incentive to upset the Lions.

"Everybody at this point is playing for a little extra," Wilkins said. "It's naïve to underestimate that the team you're playing against is not going to be mentally into it."

After last year's heartbreaking loss to Maryland in the second round of the tournament, Penn State has made sure to not overlook any team this season. Despite losing to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament and losing junior co-captain Ali Krieger to a broken right leg, Penn State has maintained its focus. The Lions outscored their first two tournament opponents, Bucknell and West Virginia, by nine goals.

Texas A&M has a talented duo in sophomore forwards Ashlee Pistorius and Melissa Garey. The two have combined for 30 goals this season.

Wilkins said this will be the first time all year her team will have to defend two such forwards. The Aggies, who average 3.01 goals per game, will provide a challenge for Penn State's vaunted defense. The Lions have allowed a minuscule average of .80 goals a game this year.

"We're just going to have to be extra cautious and talk a lot in the back and know where players are going," senior goalkeeper Erin McLeod said.

When the Lions take the field tomorrow, they might as well be looking in a mirror. The Aggies have scored 71 goals this season, one behind Penn State, and have only given up 19 goals, one more than Penn State.

"They're extremely athletic, great work rate, get great pressure on the ball," Wilkins said of Texas A&M. "It sort of sounds familiar."

Wilkins believes the game will be an emotional one and will come down to taking it step by step.

"It's going to come down to special moments, special players," she said.