Such was the case when the No. 2-seeded West Virginia University women’s soccer team stumbled in a 2-0 defeat at top-seeded Penn State on Saturday, Nov. 28, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.
At the time of the defeat, 20-year Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said, “It’s hard not to think about and celebrate the 19 wins – it’s just that this last loss hurts a whole lot more than those 19 wins. I’m in a moment where it’s tough to think about right now. We’ll have a great opportunity to celebrate just how special this team was this season.