Penn State soccer defeated UMass 63-0 this previous Saturday in chilly, wet circumstances. Despite the blowout and less-than-ideal climate, some followers caught round for the whole lot of the sport.
One of the followers who caught it out in Beaver Stadium’s south finish zone was Naci, the one-year-old canine carrying a Nittany Lion soccer jersey and quick Jumbotron magnet.
Naci is the service canine of Savannah Bauer, a Penn State junior with PTSD. Bauer most frequently has episodes when she’s in massive crowds, which is why Naci was together with her on the recreation.
“He’s really good with big crowds, so if I get an episode, he can help me calm down,” Bauer stated. “He makes me feel a lot more comfortable with going out.”
This was the primary Penn State soccer recreation that Bauer attended, and initially, she had many doubts about how accommodating Beaver Stadium could be with permitting a canine in. However, these doubts shortly went away when she realized how welcoming Penn State was.
“It was so cool that Penn State allowed me to do that. Once I saw on the website that service animals were allowed in, I was so happy,” she stated. “I was able to go and enjoy my time without being fearful.”
The duo began the sport in common seats, however after noticing how a lot the scholar part had emptied out by the third quarter, they made their approach to it, discovering their new seats within the first row behind the top zone.
“If we were going to attend a football game, our mission was to get into the student section and see what it was like,” Bauer stated.
The actuality of being within the pupil part together with her canine exceeded expectations for Bauer, and it was “insane, big, and unexpected.” She stated the truth of a Beaver Stadium pupil part expertise was nothing like what it appears like on TV.
Like Bauer used to, her dad and mom watched the sport on TV from their home in California.
“My dad called me immediately, and he was like ‘I saw you and the dog on TV.’ My parents were so proud. They even posted it on Facebook,” she stated.
Bauer and Naci loved the sport a lot that they will even be in attendance on the recreation in opposition to Rutgers on Saturday, November 18.
