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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 23 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 24 |
Record | 12–8–1 (5–5–0 Big Ten) |
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Home stadium | Jeffrey Field |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Rutgers †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Purdue y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Michigan ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Penn State y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin y | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:2021 Women's Soccer Standings |
The 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2021 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season. It was the program's 28th season fielding a women's varsity soccer team, and their 28th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2021 season is Erica Dambach's 15th year at the helm.
The 2021 season is the Nittany Lions' 28th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 28th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 15th year head coach, Erica Dambach, who had previously served as a head coach for the Harvard. Tim Wassell was promoted to associate head coach in July 2021. [1]
Penn State was invited to compete in the 2021 NCAA tournament as an unranked seed. [2]
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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 | Erica Dambach |
Assistant coach | Ann Cook |
Assistant coach | Tim Wassell |
Assistant coach | Jack Rushworth |
Last updated: January 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Team events | Opponent events | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||
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Pre-season | |||||||||||
August 19* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 10 | UMass | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | S. Coffey ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() P. Linnehan ![]() | C. Pedolzky ![]() | Jeffrey Field (1777) State College, PA | ||||
August 22* 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 7 | La Salle | W 4–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | P. Linnehan ![]() P. Linnehan ![]() P. Linnehan ![]() O. Damico ![]() | G. Picco ![]() M. McCready ![]() | Jeffrey Field (987) State College, PA | ||||
August 29* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 7 | Hofstra | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) | P. Linnehan ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() | M. Taylor ![]() Team Bench ![]() | Jeffrey Field (1007) State College, PA | ||||
September 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | at No. 13 West Virginia | W 2–0 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) | E. Wheeler ![]() K. Abello ![]() J. Shimkin ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() | none | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1257) Morgantown, WV | ||||
September 5* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | at No. 18 University of Central Florida | L 2–1 | 4–1–0 (0–0–0) | M. Myers![]() S. Coffey ![]() Bench ![]() | K. Scott ![]() K. Scott ![]() K. Scott ![]() D. Martin ![]() | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (524) Orlando, FL | ||||
September 9* 8:00 p.m., ACC Network | No. 14 | at No. 3 Virginia | W 4–2 | 5–1–0 (0–0–0) | S. Coffey ![]() P. Linnehan ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() | D. Ordonez ![]() D. Ordonez ![]() | Klöckner Stadium (1559) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
September 12* 3:00 p.m. | No. 14 | vs. NC State | W 1–0 | 6–1–0 (0–0–0) | C. Dyke![]() S. Coffey ![]() | none | Klöckner Stadium (53) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
September 19 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | at No. 16 Rutgers | L 2–1 | 6–2–0 (0–1–0) | R. Wasserman ![]() | S. Kroeger ![]() B. Fluchel ![]() | Yurcak Field (1854) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
September 23 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 12 | Northwestern | L 2–1 | 6–3–0 (0–2–0) | C. Dyke![]() K. Abello ![]() | K. Titus ![]() J. Aulicino ![]() | Jeffrey Field (652) State College, PA | ||||
September 26 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 12 | Ohio State | L 1–0 | 6–4–0 (0–3–0) | none | I. Rodriguez ![]() | Jeffrey Field (892) State College, PA | ||||
September 30 3:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 18 Wisconsin | W 2–1 | 7–4–0 (1–3–0) | S. Coffey ![]() J. Canniff ![]() | E. Jaskaniec![]() M. Monticello ![]() | McClimon Soccer Complex (0) Madison, WI | |||||
October 3 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | at Minnesota | L 4–1 | 7–5–0 (1–4–0) | R. Gleason ![]() | P. Ward ![]() I. Brown ![]() M. Buisman ![]() Team ![]() | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (1311) Falcon Heights, MN | |||||
October 10 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | Maryland | W 5–1 | 8–5–0 (2–4–0) | S. Coffey ![]() S. Coffey ![]() S. Coffey ![]() r. Wasserman ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() M. Schiemann ![]() | M. Dates ![]() | Jeffrey Field (1000) State College, PA | |||||
October 14 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Indiana | W 3–0 | 9–5–0 (3–4–0) | J. Canniff ![]() R. Gleason ![]() S. Coffey ![]() J. Canniff ![]() | A. Kalin![]() | Jeffrey Field (548) State College, PA | |||||
October 17 3:30 p.m., BTN+ | No. 19 Purdue | W 2–1 | 10–5–0 (4–4–0) | J. Canniff ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() | Sarah Griffith ![]() | Jeffrey Field (1931) State College, PA | |||||
October 21 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 24 | at Michigan | L 2–0 | 10–6–0 (4–5–0) | none | R. Loughman ![]() S. Shepherd ![]() D. Wolfe ![]() | U-M Soccer Stadium (1133) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
October 24 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 24 | at Michigan State | W 2–1 | 11–6–0 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel ![]() E. Wheeler ![]() | C. Evans ![]() | DeMartin Soccer Complex (1242) East Lansing, MI | ||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
October 31 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. (6) | at No. 17 (3) Michigan First Round | L 3–1 | 11–7–0 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel ![]() | N. Hernandez ![]() R. Loughman ![]() K. Lawrence ![]() | U-M Soccer Stadium (801) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 12* 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth University First Round | W 3–1 | 12–7–0 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel ![]() P. Linnehan ![]() R. Wasserman ![]() | R. Ludwick ![]() | Jeffrey Field (521) State College, PA | |||||
November 19* 4:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network | at No. 11 USC Round of 32 | T 2–2 5–3 PK | 12–7–1 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel ![]() A. Schlegel ![]() | P. Hocking ![]() S. Jackson ![]() | McAlister Field (897) Los Angeles, CA | |||||
November 21* 3:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network | vs. South Carolina Sweet Sixteen | L 2–0 | 12–8–1 (5–5–0) | none | S. Chang ![]() L. Zullo ![]() | McAlister Field (219) Los Angeles, CA | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Source:Penn State Athletics [4]
Penn State was predicted to finish 1st in the Big Ten Conference. [5]
Coaches' Poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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1 | Penn State | |
2 | Rutgers | |
3 | Ohio State | |
4 | Michigan | |
5 | Wisconsin | |
6 | Indiana | |
7 | Iowa | |
7 | Northwestern | |
9 | Illinois | |
10 | Minnesota | |
11 | Purdue | |
12 | Nebraska | |
13 | Michigan State | |
14 | Maryland |
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
United Soccer [6] | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | RV | RV | — | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
Top Drawer Soccer [7] | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
CollegeSoccerNews.com [8] | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | RV | RV | — | — |