2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

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2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 18
Record12–4–3 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home stadium Jeffrey Field
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Indiana ‡ 7 –1 –015 –3 –4
No. 18 Penn State + 6 –1 –112 –4 –3
No. 17 Michigan + 4 –1 –311 –5 –6
Maryland + 3 –3 –211 –8 –2
Northwestern 3 –3 –28 –8 –2
Michigan State 3 –4 –13 –12 –3
Wisconsin 1 –4 –33 –11 –4
Rutgers 1 –6 –17 –8 –3
Ohio State 1 –6 –17 –11 –1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

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.

Contents

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

NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brennan Ireland4 DF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170Senior Annapolis, MD Graduated
Austin Maloney9 MF 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)150Senior Harrisburg, PA Graduated
Mac Curran14 FW 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185Senior York, PA Graduated
Dani Marks18 DF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185RS-Senior Ra'anana, ISR Graduated
Ryan Gallagher19 DF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170RS-Senior Pine Bush, NY Graduated
Noah Pilato 21 MF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)140RS-Senior Oak Hill, VA Graduated; signed for Loudoun United FC in USLC

Arrivals

NameNat.HometownHigh SchoolClubTDS Rating
Liam Butts
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lawrenceville, GA Grayson Atlanta United Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Owen Elliott
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Philadelphia, PA Chestnut Hill (PA) SJEB RushStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Michael Gaines
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Oxon Hill, MD Gonzaga (DC) D.C. United Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Kyle May
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lebanon, PA Cedar Crest (PA) PA ClassicsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Omar Ozbay
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Morganville, NJ Marlboro (NJ) Baltimore CelticNR
Andrew Privett
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fallston, MD McDonogh Baltimore CelticStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kris Shakes
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sunrise, FL YSC Academy Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Alex Stevenson
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bel Air, MD C. Milton Wright Baltimore ArmourStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Toronto, ON U-Hill (BC) Vancouver Whitecaps Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Transfers

NameNat.No.Pos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Seth Kuhn Flag of the United States.svg  USA 17 MF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Sophomore Wyomissing, PA Transferred from Duke [9]
Will CampbellFlag of the United States.svg  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 finishTeam
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Michigan
4Michigan State
5Wisconsin
6Penn State
7Northwestern
8Ohio State
9Rutgers

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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Levine
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason Deeds
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Hackenberg
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jalen Watson
5 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Pritchatt
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Privett
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liam Butts
8 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Aaron Molloy(co-captain)
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pierre Reedy (co-captain)
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Rieple
13 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kris Shakes
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Gaines
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Laundree
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keegan Ness
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seth Kuhn
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Stevenson
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Omar Ozbay
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Campbell
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle May
22 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Daniel Gonzalez
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Perno
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Sload
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dax Hoffman
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Dabora
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Elliott

Team management

Front office
Athletic Director Sandy Barbour
Deputy Director of AthleticsLynn Holleran
Deputy Director of AthleticsScott Sidwell
Coaching staff
Head coach Jeff Cook
Assistant coach Greg Dalby
Assistant coachAyotunde Ogunbiyi
Volunteer assistant coach Jyler Noviello

Last updated: September 6, 2019
Source: Penn State Athletics

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
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 2OT1–1–1
 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 OT4–1–1
(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 2OT4–1–2
(1–0–1)		 Jeffrey Field (1,985)
State College, PA
October 1
6:00 p.m., BTN		No. 20at  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. 20No. 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 OT6–2–2
(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. 19No. 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. 16No. 17  Maryland
Senior Night		W 3–2 OT10–2–3
(5–1–1)		 Jeffrey Field (657)
State College, PA
November 3
3:00 p.m.		No. 16at  Rutgers W 2–1 OT11–2–3
(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. 13vs. (3) Michigan
Semifinals		L 0–1 12–3–3
 Ludwig Field
College Park, MD
NCAA Tournament
November 24
5:00 p.m.		(15) No. 13No. 21  Providence
Second Round		L 2–3 OT12–4–3
 Jeffrey Field (290)
State College, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  1. ↑ 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

Ranking movement
Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
PollPreWk
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15		Wk
16		Final
United Soccer [14] NVNVRV1916131213None Released18
Top Drawer Soccer [15] NVNVNVRV
Soccer America [16] NVNVNV
CollegeSoccerNews.com [17] NVNVRV

2020 MLS SuperDraft

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Aaron Molloy116 MF Portland Timbers

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