2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team
The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 3. It was the program's 107th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 29th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2019 season is Jeff Cook's second year at the helm.
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 13 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 18 |
| 2019 record | 12–4–3 (6–1–1 Big Ten) |
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| Home stadium | Jeffrey Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Indiana ‡ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Penn State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Michigan + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
The 2018 season was the Nittany Lions' 106th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 28th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first year head coach, Jeff Cook, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the professional soccer team, Bethlehem Steel of USL Championship.
Player movement
Departures
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Brennan Ireland | 4 | DF | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 | Senior | Annapolis, MD | Graduated |
| Austin Maloney | 9 | MF | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | 150 | Senior | Harrisburg, PA | Graduated |
| Mac Curran | 14 | FW | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 | Senior | York, PA | Graduated |
| Dani Marks | 18 | DF | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 | RS-Senior | Ra'anana, ISR | Graduated |
| Ryan Gallagher | 19 | DF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 | RS-Senior | Pine Bush, NY | Graduated |
| Noah Pilato | 21 | MF | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 140 | RS-Senior | Oak Hill, VA | Graduated; signed for Loudoun United FC in USLC |
Arrivals
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | High School | Club | TDS Rating |
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Liam Butts FW |  USA | Lawrenceville, GA | Grayson | Atlanta United |   [1] |
Owen Elliott GK | USA | Philadelphia, PA | Chestnut Hill (PA) | SJEB Rush | [2] |
Michael Gaines DF | USA | Oxon Hill, MD | Gonzaga (DC) | D.C. United | [3] |
Kyle May MF | USA | Lebanon, PA | Cedar Crest (PA) | PA Classics | [4] |
Omar Ozbay MF | USA | Morganville, NJ | Marlboro (NJ) | Baltimore Celtic | NR |
Andrew Privett MF | USA | Fallston, MD | McDonogh | Baltimore Celtic | [5] |
Kris Shakes GK | USA | Sunrise, FL | YSC Academy | Philadelphia Union | [6] |
Alex Stevenson DF | USA | Bel Air, MD | C. Milton Wright | Baltimore Armour | [7] |
Jalen Watson DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} CAN | Toronto, ON | U-Hill (BC) | Vancouver Whitecaps | [8] |
Transfers
| Name | Nat. | No. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Seth Kuhn | USA | 17 | MF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Sophomore | Wyomissing, PA | Transferred from Duke[9] |
| Will Campbell | USA | 20 | DF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Graduate | Wallington, PA | Transferred from North Carolina[10] |
Preseason
Preseason Big Ten poll
Penn State was predicted to finish 6th in the Big Ten Conference.[11]
| Coaches' Poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | |
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| 1 | Indiana | |
| 2 | Maryland | |
| 3 | Michigan | |
| 4 | Michigan State | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | |
| 6 | Penn State | |
| 7 | Northwestern | |
| 8 | Ohio State | |
| 9 | Rutgers | |
Squad
Roster
- As of September 26, 2019[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Front office | |
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| Athletic Director | Sandy Barbour |
| Deputy Director of Athletics | Lynn Holleran |
| Deputy Director of Athletics | Scott Sidwell |
| Coaching staff | |
| Head coach | Jeff Cook |
| Assistant coach | Greg Dalby |
| Assistant coach | Ayotunde Ogunbiyi |
| Volunteer assistant coach | Jyler Noviello |
Last updated: September 6, 2019
Source: Penn State Athletics
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Preseason | |||||||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m. |
Georgetown | Not reported | Jeffrey Field State College, PA | ||||||||
| August 24* 7:00 p.m. |
Syracuse | L 0–1 | Jeffery Field State College, PA | ||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 30* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 Stanford | L 0–5 | 0–1–0 |
Jeffrey Field (1,537) State College, PA | |||||||
| September 2* 7:00 p.m. |
at Stony Brook | W 4–1 | 1–1–0 |
Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (618) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
| September 6* 7:00 p.m., Twitch |
at No. 15 UCF | T 2–2 2OT | 1–1–1 |
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (706) Orlando, FL | |||||||
| September 8* 1:00 p.m. |
at Stetson | W 2–0 | 2–1–1 |
Spec Martin Stadium (312) DeLand, FL | |||||||
| September 13* 7:00 p.m. |
Villanova | W 1–0 | 3–1–1 |
Jeffrey Field (805) State College, PA | |||||||
| September 21 7:00 p.m. |
at Ohio State | W 2–1 OT | 4–1–1 (1–0–0) |
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (697) Columbus, OH | |||||||
| September 27 6:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 20 | Michigan Mack Brady Match |
T 0–0 2OT | 4–1–2 (1–0–1) |
Jeffrey Field (1,985) State College, PA | ||||||
| October 1 6:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 20 | at Michigan State | W 3–0 | 5–1–2 (2–0–1) |
DeMartin Stadium (523) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| October 6 1:00 p.m., BTN+ |
No. 20 | No. 8 Indiana | L 1–3 | 5–2–2 (2–1–1) |
Jeffrey Field (925) State College, PA | ||||||
| October 12 7:00 p.m. |
No. 22 | Northwestern | W 3–2 OT | 6–2–2 (3–1–1) |
Jeffrey Field (953) State College, PA | ||||||
| October 15* 7:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh Keystone Clasico |
W 3–1 | 7–2–2 |
Jeffrey Field (509) State College, PA | |||||||
| October 19 7:00 p.m. |
at Wisconsin | W 2–1 | 8–2–2 (4–1–1) |
Dan McClimon Stadium (425) Madison, WI | |||||||
| October 22* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 19 | No. 18 James Madison | T 1–1[lower-alpha 1] | 8–2–3 |
Jeffrey Field (393) State College, PA | ||||||
| October 25* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 19 | Appalachain State | W 4–0 | 9–2–3 |
Jeffrey Field (615) State College, PA | ||||||
| October 29* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 16 | No. 17 Maryland Senior Night |
W 3–2 OT | 10–2–3 (5–1–1) |
Jeffrey Field (657) State College, PA | ||||||
| November 3 3:00 p.m. |
No. 16 | at Rutgers | W 2–1 OT | 11–2–3 (6–1–1) |
Yurcak Field (1,167) Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 10 1:00 p.m., BTN+ |
(2) No. 13 | (7) Wisconsin Quarterfinals |
W 3–0 | 12–2–3 |
Jeffrey Field (678) State College, PA | ||||||
| November 15 4:00 p.m., BTN |
(2) No. 13 | vs. (3) Michigan Semifinals |
L 0–1 | 12–3–3 |
Ludwig Field College Park, MD | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 24 5:00 p.m. |
(15) No. 13 | No. 21 Providence Second Round |
L 2–3 OT | 12–4–3 |
Jeffrey Field (290) State College, PA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
- The James Madison match was called off in the 72nd minute due to severe fog. The final scoreline was deemed the final score without an overtime period.[13]
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
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Final |
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| United Soccer[14] | NV | NV | RV | None Released | ||||||||||||||
| Top Drawer Soccer[15] | NV | NV | NV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| Soccer America[16] | NV | NV | NV | |||||||||||||||
| CollegeSoccerNews.com[17] | NV | NV | RV | |||||||||||||||
2020 MLS SuperDraft
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
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| Aaron Molloy | 1 | 16 | MF | Portland Timbers |
References
- "Liam Butts". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Owen Elliott". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Michael Gaines". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Kyle May". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Andrew Privett". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Kristopher Shakes". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Alex Stevenson". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- "Jalen Watson". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- Ralph, Matthew (April 2, 2019). "Union Academy grad transferring from Duke to Penn State". Brotherly Game. SB Nation. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Praga, Nicole (May 21, 2019). "Penn State men's soccer program signs 11 players for 2019". SoccerWire.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "Indiana Claims First Place in Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". bigten.org. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
- "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gopsusports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- "No. 19 Penn State Draws with No. 18 James Madison as Fog Forces Early End". gopsusports.com. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- "Soccer America Men's College Top 25". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
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