2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

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2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
Penn state soccer logo women.svg
Big 10 Regular Season Champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
Record12–3–1 (9–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Jack Rushworth
Home stadium Jeffrey Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021  →
2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Penn St  ‍†‍‍9–1–1 .86412–3–1 .781
Ohio St  ‍‍‍6–1–3 .7507–2–3 .708
No. 22 Rutgers  ‍‍‍6–2–3 .6828–3–3 .679
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍6–3–2 .6367–4–3 .607
Indiana  ‍‍‍6–4–1 .5916–5–1 .542
Illinois  ‍‍‍6–4–1 .5916–5–1 .542
Michigan  ‍‍‍5–3–3 .5915–3–3 .591
Minnesota  ‍‍‍5–3–3 .5915–4–3 .542
Northwestern  ‍‍‍5–6–0 .4556–6–1 .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍4–5–2 .4554–6–2 .417
Nebraska  ‍‍‍2–5–3 .3502–5–3 .350
Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y2–8–1 .2276–8–1 .433
Michigan St  ‍‍‍1–9–1 .1361–10–1 .125
Maryland  ‍‍‍0–9–2 .0910–10–2 .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 Big Ten Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of April 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:2020 Women's Soccer Standings

The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference women'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 27th season fielding a women's varsity soccer team, and their 27th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Erica Dambach's 14th year at the helm.

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Background

The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 27th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 27th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 14th year head coach, Erica Dambach, who had previously served as a head coach for the Harvard.

Player movement

Departures

NameNumberPositionHeightYearHometownReason for departure
Shelby Craft 3 DF 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)Freshman Frisco, TX Transferred to Lipscomb.

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Penn State was predicted to finish 1st in the Big Ten Conference. [1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeam
1Penn State
2Wisconsin
3Michigan
4Rutgers
5Ohio State
6Iowa
7Northwestern
8Indiana
9Nebraska
10Illinois
11Purdue
12Maryland
13Minnesota
14Michigan State

Squad

Roster

As of May 1, 2021 [2]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Evans
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Dohle
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kerry Abello (captain)
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Damico
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caitlin Haislip
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cori Dyke
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Wiesner
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristin Schnurr
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rachel Wasserman
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maddie Myers
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Payton Linnehan
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn Macbean
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devon Olive
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Wheeler
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Coffey (captain)
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Frankie Tagliaferri (captain)
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Angela Aguero
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Canniff
23 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Eva Alonso
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elle Kershner
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katherine Asman
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jilly Shimkin
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Wilson
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Carson
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ally Schlegel

Personnel

Front office
Athletic Director Sandy Barbour
Deputy Director of AthleticsLynn Holleran
Deputy Director of AthleticsScott Sidwell
Coaching staff
Head coach Erica Dambach
Assistant coach Ann Cook
Assistant coachTim Wassell
Assistant coachJack Rushworth

Last updated: January 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordTeam eventsOpponent eventsSite (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
February 17
12:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		at  Rutgers L 3–2 0–1–0
(0–1–0)		 K. Schnurr Soccerball shade.svg1'
P. Linnehan Soccerball shade.svg72' 		 S. Kroeger Soccerball shade.svg61'
A. Ali Soccerball shade.svg74'
A. Ali Soccerball shade.svg86' 		Iron Peaks Sports & Events (0)
Piscataway, NJ
February 25
7:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		at  Northwestern W 4–1 1–1–0
(1–1–0)		 K. Schnurr Soccerball shade.svg16'
S. Coffey Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.)
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg64'
N. Wilson Yellow card.svg 72'
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg77' 		 J. Aulicino Soccerball shade.svg39'  Ryan Fieldhouse (1)
Evanston, IL
February 28
11:00 a.m.,  BTN+ 		at  Illinois W 2–0 2–1–0
(2–1–0)		 S. Coffey Soccerball shade.svg3'
A. Schlegel Yellow card.svg 16'
F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg52' 		 S. Sample Yellow card.svg 42' Illinois Soccer & Track Stadium (0)
Champaign, IL
March 4
4:30 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 13No. 24  Indiana W 2–1 3–1–0
(3–1–0)		 F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg53'
S. Coffey Soccerball shade.svg60'
Yellow card.svg 88' 		 H. Nemeth Soccerball shade.svg52' Holuba Hall (100)
State College, PA
March 7
1:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 13 Michigan State W 3–1 4–1–0
(4–1–0)		 A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg7'
F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg35'
E. Kershner Soccerball shade.svg73' 		 G. Wahlberg Soccerball shade.svg26'
G. WahlbergYellow card.svg 87' 		Holuba Hall (100)
State College, PA
March 13
3:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 10at  Ohio State T 2–2 4–1–1
(4–1–1)		 S. Coffey Soccerball shade.svg48'
Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg66'
E. Wheeler Yellow card.svg 93'
K. Abello Yellow card.svg 109' 		 K. Fischer Soccerball shade.svg26'
K. Fischer Soccerball shade.svg64'
A. Baumbick Yellow card.svg 66'
K. FischerYellow card.svg 67' 		 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (0)
Columbus, OH
March 18
5:30 p.m.,  BTN 		No. 11 Minnesota W 3–0 5–1–1
(5–1–1)		 A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg18'
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg22'
S. Coffey Soccerball shade.svg73' 		 none  Jeffrey Field (158)
State College, PA
March 21
12:00 p.m.,  BTN 		No. 11 Michigan W 4–1 6–1–1
(6–1–1)		 S. Coffey Soccerball shade.svg11'
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg20'
P. Linnehan Soccerball shade.svg29'
E. Wheeler Yellow card.svg 30'
P. Linnehan Soccerball shade.svg62' 		 L. Farkas Soccerball shade.svg11'
H. Beall Yellow card.svg 11'
L. FarkasYellow card.svg 53' 		 Jeffrey Field (233)
State College, PA
March 25
5:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 9at  Iowa W 1–0 7–1–1
(7–1–1)		 A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg20'
D. Olive Yellow card.svg 51' 		 D. Senkowski Yellow card.svg 69' Iowa Soccer Complex (65)
Iowa City, IA
March 28
12:35 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 9at  Nebraska W 3–0 8–1–1
(8–1–1)		 F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg3'
R. Wasserman Soccerball shade.svg7'
D. OliveYellow card.svg 24'
E. Kershner Soccerball shade.svg60' 		 N. Cooke Yellow card.svg 15'  Hibner Stadium (270)
Lincoln, NE
April 3
12:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 6 Maryland W 6–0 9–1–1
(9–1–1)		 P. Linnehan Soccerball shade.svg2'
F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg9'
R. Wasserman Soccerball shade.svg16'
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg47'
F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg50'
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg54' 		 A. Broadbent Yellow card.svg 72'  Jeffrey Field (307)
State College, PA
Big Ten Tournament
April 11
2:00 p.m.,  BTN 		No. 4 Indiana
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal		W 2–1 10–1–1
(9–1–1)		 A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg11'
F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg22'
A. Schlegel Soccerball shade.svg59' 		 A. Bennett Soccerball shade.svg73'
M. Forbes Yellow card.svg 82' 		 Jeffrey Field (258)
State College, PA
April 15
5:00 p.m.,  BTN+ 		No. 4 Iowa
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal		L 1–0 10–2–1
(9–1–1)		 none  S. Cary Yellow card.svg 18'
M. Ingles Soccerball shade.svg45'
S. Cary Yellow card.svg 18' Yellow-red card.svg 61'
S. Wheaton Yellow card.svg 69' 		 Jeffrey Field (1)
State College, PA
NCAA Tournament
April 28
7:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV		No. 9 Alabama State
NCAA Tournament First Round		W 5–0 11–2–1
(9–1–1)		 F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg17'
F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg25'
P. Linnehan Soccerball shade.svg27'
O. Damico Soccerball shade.svg32'
Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg32' 		 none WakeMed Soccer Park (100)
Cary, NC
May 1
3:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV		No. 9No. 16  Vanderbilt
NCAA Tournament Second Round		W 2–0 12–2–1
(9–1–1)		 K. Schnurr Soccerball shade.svg62'
E. Alonso Soccerball shade.svg73' 		 H. Hopkins Yellow card.svg 88' WakeMed Soccer Park (145)
Cary, NC
May 5
3:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV		No. 9No. 1  Florida State
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen		L 3–1 12–3–1
(9–1–1)		 F. Tagliaferri Soccerball shade.svg19'  K. Lynch Soccerball shade.svg30'
C. Robbins Soccerball shade.svg60'
G. Carle Soccerball shade.svg68' 		WakeMed Soccer Park (185)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Source:Penn State Athletics [3]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011Final
    United Soccer [4] Not released1310119664911
    Top Drawer Soccer [5] 13131220201918151514121311
    CollegeSoccerNews.com [6] 1717172424201812118677

    References

    1. ↑ "Penn State Favorite In 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
    2. ↑ "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". Penn State University Athletics.
    3. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics . Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
    4. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America . Retrieved February 23, 2021.
    5. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
    6. ↑ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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