2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  poll	No. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 12
Record	10–2–2 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Cook (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Dalby (3rd season) Methembe Ndlovu (1st season) Clint Long (1st season)
Home stadium	Jeffrey Field
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2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Indiana ‡	7	–	1	–	0			12	–	2	–	2
No. 11 Penn State +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	2	–	2
Michigan	5	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Maryland +	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Rutgers	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	4	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio State	3	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	7	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
‡ – 2020 B1G Tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA Tournament As of May 28, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Big Ten

The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 fall season was postponed to the spring, and began on February 19, 2021. It was the program's 108th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 30th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Jeff Cook's third year at the helm.

Background

The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 108th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 30th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by third 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
Brandon Hackenberg	3	DF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175	Redshirt Senior	Reading, PA	Drafted by Orlando City SC with the 22nd pick of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
Aaron Molloy	8	MF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165	Senior	Dublin, Ireland	Graduated; drafted by Portland Timbers with the 16th pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
Will Campbell	20	DF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178	Graduate Student	Wallingford, PA	Graduated
Kyle Perno	23	FW	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165	Senior	New Hyde Park, NY	Graduated
Christian Sload	24	FW	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170	Senior	Reading, PA	Graduated

Last updated: May 14, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Arrivals

Name	Nat.	Hometown	High School	Club	TDS Rating
David Adelsberg GK	USA	Newport Beach, CA		Pateadores SC	[1]
Femi Awodesu DF	USA	Philadelphia, PA		Tampa Bay Rowdies	[2]
Tyger Evans DF	USA	Philadelphia, PA		Philadelphia Union Academy	[3]
Peter Mangione MF	USA	Dulaney, MD		Baltimore Armour	[3]
Jace Orvos FW	USA	Belle Mead, NJ		PDA (Academy)	[4]

• Last updated: May 14, 2021
• Source: TopDrawerSoccer

Transfers

Name	Nat.	No.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alex Morgret	USA	13	GK	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Junior	Hummelstown, PA	Transferred from Saint Francis [5]
Daniel Bloyou	Ghana	9	FW	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Junior	Ghana	Transferred from Old Dominion [6]

2021 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft

Player	Round	Pick	Position	MLS club	Ref.
Brandon Hackenberg	1	22	DF	Orlando City SC

Squad

Roster

As of December 20, 2020 ^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Player Nation 1 GK Kris Shakes   United States 2 DF Mason Deeds   United States 3 DF Brandon Hackenberg(captain)   United States 4 DF Jalen Watson   Canada 5 MF Callum Pritchatt   England 6 MF Andrew Privett   United States 7 FW Liam Butts   United States 8 MF Peter Mangione   United States 9 FW Daniel Bloyou   Ghana 10 MF Seth Kuhn   United States 11 MF Pierre Reedy (captain)   United States 12 MF Nicholas Rieple   United States 13 GK Alex Morgret   United States 14 DF Michael Gaines   United States 15 DF Adam Laundree   United States 16 MF Keegan Ness   United States 17 DF Tyger Evans   United States 18 DF Alex Stevenson   United States 19 MF Omar Ozbay   United States 20 DF Edward Mensah   Ghana 21 MF Kyle May   United States 22 MF Daniel González   Costa Rica 23 FW Jace Orvos   United States 24 DF Jose Palomeque   United States 25 DF Dax Hoffman   United States 26 FW Josh Dabora   United States 27 GK Owen Elliott   United States 28 DF Femi Awodesu   United States 30 GK David Adelsberg   United States Last updated: May 14, 2021 Source: Penn State Athletics Personnel Front office 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 Methembe Ndlovu Assistant coach Clint Long Last updated: January 1, 2021 Source: Penn State Athletics Schedule Date Time, TV Rank# Opponent# Result Record Team events Opponent events Site (Attendance) City, State Regular season February 19 6:00 p.m.,  BTN+ No. 23 No. 21  Maryland W 3–2  1–0–0 (1–0–0)  A. Privett 5' B. Hackenberg  18' P. Reedy 25' P. Mangione 34' A. Stevenson  38' K. May  74'   B. Padilla  82' I. Ngobu  16' J. Suchecki 38' P. Bin  49' J. Russell-Rowe 73'  85' B. St. Martin  86'  Holuba Hall (100) State College, PA February 23 12:00 p.m.,  BTN+ No. 20 at  Rutgers W 2–1  2–0–0 (2–0–0)  D. Bloyou 8' J. Watson  11' S. Kuhn  34' P. Mangione 35'   C. Sotack  16' J. Temple 32' (pen.) J. Temple  34' C. Sotack  49' V. Borden  85'  Iron Peaks Sports & Events (0) Piscataway, NJ February 27 2:00 p.m.,  BTN+ Michigan State L 1–0  2–1–0 (2–1–0)  D. Bloyou  59' K. May  60' B. Hackenberg  62'   O. Ogunwale  5' J. Zugay  75' J. Beck 86'  Holuba Hall (100) State College, PA POSTPONED No. 9  Michigan    2–1–0 (2–1–0)  n/a   n/a  Ann Arbor, MI POSTPONED at No. 19  Indiana    2–1–0 (2–1–0)  n/a   n/a  Bloomington, IN March 15 12:00 p.m.,  BTN Rutgers W 4–2  3–1–0 (3–1–0)  D. Bloyou 24' S. Kuhn 27' A. Laundree  42' Tyger Evans  44' P. Reedy 47' D. Bloyou 76' K. May  79'   V. Borden  27' R. Barry 33' V. Borden 53' K. Galloway  87'  Jeffrey Field (207) State College, PA March 19 1:00 p.m.,  BTN at  Northwestern W 1-0  4–1–0 (4–1–0)  N. Rieple  82' D. Bloyou 91'   none  Martin Stadium (20) Evanston, IL March 23 5:00 p.m.,  BTN+ No. 25  Ohio State W 1-0  5–1–0 (5–1–0)  P. Mangione 74' N. Rieple  89'   X. Green  24' P. Grinstead  72'  Jeffrey Field (179) State College, PA March 27 2:00 p.m.,  BTN+ Wisconsin W 1-0  6–1–0 (6–1–0)  D. Bloyou  72' P. Reedy 86'   A. Akindele  36' Z. Klancnik  57' P. Yim  74'  Jeffrey Field (216) State College, PA March 31 12:00 p.m.,  BTN at  Maryland T 2–2  6–1–1 (6–1–1)  P. Mangione 19' J. Watson  75' D. Bloyou  81' P. Reedy 86' F. Awodesu  91'   B. Bender 1'  34' C. Rindov  37' M. Johnston 62' J. Gielen  79'  Ludwig Field (100) College Park, MD Big Ten Tournament April 10 12:00 p.m.,  BTN No. 19 (2) No. (7)  Ohio State Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal W 3-1  7–1–1 (6–1–1)  D. Bloyou 21' T. Evans 72' D. Bloyou 54' P. Reedy  86'   D. Etling 87'  Jeffrey Field (256) State College, PA April 14 5:00 p.m.,  BTN No. 14 (2) No. 20 (3)  Michigan Big Ten Tournament Semifinal W 4–1  8–1–1 (6–1–1)  D. Bloyou 6' J. Watson  11' P. Mangione 17' (pen.) F. Awodesu  35' P. Reedy 62' L. Butts 87' P. Reedy  86'   J. Ragen  24' J. Ragen 28' M. Ybarra  43' U. Farouk Osman  76'  Jeffrey Field (313) State College, PA April 17 5:00 p.m.,  BTN No. 14 (2) No. 3 (1)  Indiana Big Ten Tournament Championship T 1–1 3-2 8–1–2 (6–1–1)  S. Kuhn  75' L. Butts 81' T. Evans  108'   V. Bezerra 39' J. Maher  80'  Bill Armstrong Stadium (0) Bloomington, IN NCAA Tournament May 2* 1:00 p.m.,  ESPN3 No. 12 vs.  UMass NCAA Tournament Second Round W 4–1  9–1–2 (6–1–1)  Own Goal 9' A. Stevenson 20' K. Ness  23' S. Kuhn 31' A. Privett  64' T. Evans 81'   Own Goal 52' R. Levay 74' B. Shepherd 78'  UNCG Soccer Stadium (167) Greensboro, NC May 6* 12:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV No. 12 vs. No. 7  Georgetown NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen L 3-2  9–2–2 (6–1–1)  P. Mangione 12' (pen.) K. Shakes  53' S. Kuhn  53' D. Bloyou 58' K. Shakes  90'   D. Polvara 8' (pen.) Z. Riviere 29' M. Ngoh 44'  WakeMed Soccer Park (167) Cary, NC *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source:Penn State Athletics [8] Rankings Preseason Big Ten poll Penn State was predicted to finish 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. [9] Coaches' Poll Predicted finish Team 1 Indiana 2 Maryland 3 Penn State 4 Michigan 5 Michigan State 6 Northwestern 7 Rutgers 8 Wisconsin 9 Ohio State Season Rankings Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings Ranking movement Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. 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