2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

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2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
Penn state soccer logo women.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record15-6-3 (5-4-2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Declan Doherty
Home stadium Jeffrey Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 USC  ‍†‍‍y10–0–1 .95518–1–4 .870
No. 18 UCLA  ‍‍‡‍y8–1–2 .81817–4–3 .771
No. 12 Iowa  ‍‍‍y8–2–1 .77315–3–4 .773
No. 14 Michigan St  ‍‍‍y7–1–3 .77314–3–5 .750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍y6–2–3 .68211–5–5 .643
Washington  ‍‍‍y7–4–0 .63610–7–4 .571
No. 17 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y6–3–2 .63614–5–3 .705
No. 11 Ohio St  ‍‍‍y6–3–2 .63614–6–3 .674
No. 19 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y5–3–3 .59110–6–4 .600
No. 8 Penn St  ‍‍‍y5–4–2 .54515–7–3 .660
Illinois  ‍‍‍4–6–1 .4098–8–2 .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍3–7–1 .3187–9–2 .444
Nebraska  ‍‍‍3–7–1 .3186–10–1 .382
Michigan  ‍‍‍2–8–1 .2273–13–2 .222
Northwestern  ‍‍‍1–8–2 .1826–10–3 .395
Maryland  ‍‍‍1–8–2 .1824–10–5 .342
Oregon  ‍‍‍1–8–2 .1825–11–2 .333
Indiana  ‍‍‍1–9–1 .1366–9–2 .412
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 Big Ten Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Big Ten

The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represents Pennsylvania State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2024 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season. It is the program's 31st season fielding a women's varsity soccer team and their 31st season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2024 season is Erica Dambach's 18th year as head coach.

Contents

Background

The 2024 season is the Nittany Lions' 31st as a varsity soccer program, and their 31st in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 18th-year head coach Erica Dambach, a former head coach for the Harvard program.

Player movement

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Nicole Crane
F
 Flag of the United States.svg Glen Rock, New Jersey World Class FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Riley Cross
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Chatham, New Jersey PDAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Emma Fassora
D
 Flag of the United States.svg Louisville, Colorado Real ColoradoStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Hannah Jordan
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Texas Solar Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Lily Phillips
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Wilmington, Delaware Penn Fusion SAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Kennedy Ring
F
 Flag of the United States.svg New York World Class FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Anna Babcock
F
 Flag of the United States.svg Sedro-Woolley, Washington Crossfire Premier SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Emma Johnson
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Indiana Indy Eleven Pro AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Elayna Kocher
F
 Flag of the United States.svg Allentown, Pennsylvania Penn FusionStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Paige Pasinski
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Phoenix, Arizona SC del SolStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Marlee Raymond
D
 Flag of the United States.svg Cumming, Georgia United Futbol Academy (GA)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Olivia Robinson
F
 Flag of the United States.svg Scotch Plains, New Jersey STAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Lily Selvy
GK
 Flag of the United States.svg OFallon, Missouri Lou Fusz AthleticStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg
Layla Tomezak
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Michigan NationalsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Penn State was predicted to finish 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. [1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeam
1UCLA
2Penn State
3Michigan State
4Nebraska
5USC
6Wisconsin
7Rutgers
8Iowa
9Ohio State
10Indiana
11Michigan
12Northwestern
13Washington
14Minnesota
15Illinois
16Purdue
17Maryland
18Oregon

Squad

Roster

As of 8 Sep 2024 [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
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amanda Poorbaugh
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mackenzie Gress
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Molly Martin
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Damico
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kayleigh Herr
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keegan Schmeiser
6 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kealey Titmuss
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amelia White
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jolie Farmer
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicollette Kiorpes
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Borgen
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Fusco
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bella Ayscue
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaitlyn MacBean
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devon Olive
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Awbrey Culpa
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Minnier
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kaelyn Wolfe
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Katie Scott
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Magnotta
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Frankee Flesher
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rowan Lapi
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elle Kershner
25 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mieke Schiemann
27 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Rebecca Cooke
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ginger Fontenot
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kara Ogden
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Addison Hess
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Raich
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Wilson

Personnel

Front office
Athletic Director Patrick Kraft
Coaching staff
Head Coach Erica Dambach
Associate Head Coach Ann Cook
Associate Head CoachTim Wassell
Assistant CoachDeclan Doherty
Director of Operations and Performance LeadershipKara Cook
Support staff
Associate Director of Athletic Training ServicesAndra Thomas
Assistant Director of Athletic PerformanceBrianna Kanz

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordTeam eventsOpponent eventsSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
1:00 PM		 St. John's  –– ––
 ––  ––  Jeffrey Field
University Park, PA
Pre-season
August 15*
7:00 PM,  BTN 		No. 8  Texas Tech W 4-0 1-0-0
 J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg7'
K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg17'
R. Lapi Soccerball shade.svg25' (penalty)
A. Kulpa Soccerball shade.svg44' 		 None  Jeffrey Field (1275)
University Park, PA
August 22*
5:30 PM,  BTN+ 		No. 21  Virginia L 1-2 1-1-0
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg15'
K. MacBean Yellow card.svg 40'
L. Evans Yellow card.svg 72' 		 M. Cagle Soccerball shade.svg54'
M. Cagle Soccerball shade.svg66' 		 Jeffrey Field (1603)
University Park, PA
August 25*
1:00 PM,  BTN+ 		West Chester W 5-0 2-1-0
 L. Evans Soccerball shade.svg7'
K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg22'
J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg36'
O. Smith Soccerball shade.svg51'
R. Lapi Soccerball shade.svg78' 		 None  Jeffrey Field (1283)
University Park, PA
August 29*
6:00 PM,  BTN+ 		West Virginia W 3-1 3-1-0
 J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg5'
K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg32'
A. Kulpa Soccerball shade.svg67'
J. Fusco Yellow card.svg 59' 		 S. Brown Soccerball shade.svg43'  Jeffrey Field (1450)
University Park, PA
September 1*
7:30 PM,  BTN+ 		at No. 19  Saint Louis W 2-1 4-1-0
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg3'
K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg13' 		 E. Le Soccerball shade.svg47' (penalty) Hermann Stadium (1759)
St. Louis, MO
September 5*
4:00 PM,  BTN+ 		at  Princeton W 1-0 5-1-0
 J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg34'  None Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium (982)
Princeton, NJ
September 8*
1:00 PM,  BTN+ 		at No. 23  Georgetown T 0-0 5-1-1
 K. MacBean Yellow card.svg 45'  None Shaw Field (1241)
Washington, DC
Regular season
September 12
7:00 PM,  BTN+ 		Michigan W 6-0 6-1-1
 L. Evans Soccerball shade.svg11'
J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg28'
R. Lapi Soccerball shade.svg36'
O. Smith Soccerball shade.svg47'
K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg54'
J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg71'
O. Smith Yellow card.svg 33' 		 None  Jeffrey Field (1103)
University Park, PA
September 15*
1:00 PM,  BTN+ 		Columbia W 2-1 7-1-1
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg15'
O. Smith Soccerball shade.svg42'
K. MacBean Yellow card.svg 55' 		 L. Gonzalez Soccerball shade.svg52'  Jeffrey Field (987)
University Park, PA
September 19
8:00 PM,  BTN+ 		Northwestern W 1-0 8-1-1
 J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg67'  None  Jeffrey Field (1194)
University Park, PA
September 22
2:00 PM,  BTN 		No. 5  Michigan State L 0-1 8-2-1
 L. Evans Yellow card.svg 30'  A. Young Soccerball shade.svg76'  Jeffrey Field (1389)
University Park, PA
September 26
6:30 PM,  BTN+ 		at No. 18  Iowa L 1-2 8-3-1
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg54'  M. Carter Soccerball shade.svg15'
R. King Soccerball shade.svg63' 		Iowa Soccer Complex (345)
Iowa City, IA
September 29
8:00 PM,  BTN 		at  Nebraska W 1-0 9-3-1
 R. Lapi Soccerball shade.svg77'  None Hibner Stadium (821)
Lincoln, NE
October 4
7:00 PM,  BTN+ 		Rutgers T 1-1 9-3-2
 J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg38'
J. Fusco Yellow card.svg 50' 		 E. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg62'  Jeffrey Field (1284)
University Park, PA
October 10
6:00 PM,  BTN+ 		at  Maryland W 5-0 10-3-2
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg7'
J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg19'
O. Smith Soccerball shade.svg33'
L. Evans Soccerball shade.svg59'
A. Kulpa Soccerball shade.svg66' 		 None Ludwig Field (672)
College Park, MD
October 13
3:00 PM,  BTN+ 		Minnesota W 3-2 11-3-2
 J. Fusco Soccerball shade.svg21'
O. Smith Soccerball shade.svg49'
K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg79'
O. Smith Yellow card.svg 53' 		 S. Davis Soccerball shade.svg12'
T. Carter Soccerball shade.svg44' 		 Jeffrey Field (1011)
University Park, PA
October 17
9:00 PM,  BTN 		at No. 10  UCLA T 0-0 11-3-3
 K. MacBean Yellow card.svg 45'  None Wallis Annenberg Stadium (2043)
Los Angeles, CA
October 20
6:00 PM,  BTN+ 		at No. 9  USC L 1-2 11-4-3
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg57'
L. Evans Yellow card.svg 61' 		 N. Gray Soccerball shade.svg33'
C. Wilson Soccerball shade.svg70' 		Dignity Health Sports Park (2030)
Carson, CA
October 27
12:00 PM,  BTN 		at No. 21  Ohio State L 1-4 11-5-3
 K. MacBean Soccerball shade.svg73'
E. Dambach Yellow card.svg 85' 		 J. Bonham Soccerball shade.svg18'
S. Jones Soccerball shade.svg61'
A. Poremba Soccerball shade.svg74'
K. Dudukovich Soccerball shade.svg85'
K. Dudukovich Yellow card.svg 90' 		Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1122)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
November 1*
7:30 PM,  BTN+ 		(10) No. 22at (7)  Minnesota
First Round		W 1-0 12-5-3
 M. Schiemann Soccerball shade.svg88'
K. Herr Yellow card.svg 79' 		 K. Childers Yellow card.svg 88' Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (462)
Saint Paul, MN
November 4*
3:00 PM,  BTN 		(10) No. 22vs. (2) No. 9  UCLA
Quarterfinals		L 0-1 12-6-3
 M. Martin Yellow card.svg 22'  N. Fraser Soccerball shade.svg35'
B. Marin-ValenciaYellow card.svg 52'
J. Perry Yellow card.svg 86' 		Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (215)
Saint Paul, MN
NCAA Tournament
November 16*
6:00 PM, ESPN+		(4) No. 22 Stony Brook
First Round		W 8-1 13-6-3
 K. Macbean Soccerball shade.svg8'
B. Ayscue Soccerball shade.svg16'
J. Raich Soccerball shade.svg36'
R. Cooke Soccerball shade.svg41'
K. Scott Soccerball shade.svg51'
R. Cooke Soccerball shade.svg63'
A. Kulpa Soccerball shade.svg87'
A. Kulpa Soccerball shade.svg87' 		 L. Setteducate Soccerball shade.svg57'  Jeffrey Field (693)
State College, PA
November 22*
2:00 PM, ESPN+		(4) No. 22vs. (5) No. 7  TCU
Second Round		W 1-0 14-6-3
 K. Macbean Soccerball shade.svg46'  none Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
November 24*
2:30 PM, ESPN+		(4) No. 22vs. (8)  Vanderbilt
Sweet 16		W 3-1 15-6-3
 A. Kulpa Soccerball shade.svg41'
N. Wilson Soccerball shade.svg58'
R. Lapi Soccerball shade.svg65' 		 C. Betts Soccerball shade.svg7' Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
November 29*
12:00 PM, ESPN+		(4) No. 22vs. (2) No. 8  North Carolina
Elite 8		 * *
 *  *  Dorrance Field
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Jordan FuscoTopDrawerSoccer National Team of the WeekAugust 20, 2024 [3]
Kaitlyn MacBean TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the WeekSeptember 3, 2024 [4]
Big Ten Offensive Player of the WeekSeptember 3, 2024 [5]
Mieke SchiemannBig Ten Defensive Player of the WeekSeptember 17, 2024 [6]
Mackenzie GressBig Ten Goalkeeper of the WeekOctober 15, 2024 [7]
Erica DambachPennsylvania Sports Hall of FameOctober 24, 2024 [8]
Kaitlyn MacBeanFirst-Team All-Big TenOctober 31, 2024 [9]
Jordan FuscoSecond-Team All-Big TenOctober 31, 2024 [9]
Mieke SchiemannSecond-Team All-Big TenOctober 31, 2024 [9]
Devon OliveBig Ten Sportsmanship AwardOctober 31, 2024 [9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer 43128129151920161522Not released
Top Drawer Soccer Not released7575109111614911141112


References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ↑ Women's Soccer Roster on gopsusports.com
  3. ↑ "Fusco Lands TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week Laurels". Penn State . August 20, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "MacBean's Dominance Rewarded with B1G, National Weekly Accolades". Penn State . September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  5. ↑ "MacBean's Dominance Rewarded with B1G, National Weekly Accolades". Penn State . September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Schiemann Collects B1G Defensive Player of the Week Laurels". Penn State . September 17, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Gress Earns First Career B1G Goalkeeper of the Week Honor". Penn State . October 15, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dambach Inducted Into Montco Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame". Penn State . October 24, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Horstman, Will (November 1, 2024). "Penn State women's soccer earns four Big Ten yearly honors". The Daily Collegian . Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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