When the Penn State Nittany Lions Field Hockey Instagram account shared their promo ahead of Friday night's regular season finale against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, there was something fitting about the fact that Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was used as the background music.
No, not just because Friday is Halloween, but because of the fact that this team is indeed in a position of "fighting for your life" when it comes to qualifying for the Big Ten tournament.
Penn State (7-9, 2-5 Big Ten) absolutely needs to beat Rutgers (8-8, 3-4 Big Ten) on Friday night at Char Morett-Curtiss Field, where they boast a Big Ten-best 6-1 home record this year, to have a chance to qualify for next week's Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington.