2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

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2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
File:Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record10–2–2 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Dalby (3rd season)
  • Methembe Ndlovu (1st season)
  • Clint Long (1st season)
Home stadiumJeffrey Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
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
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
 File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Newport Beach, CA Pateadores SC File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1]
Femi Awodesu
DF
 File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Philadelphia, PA Tampa Bay Rowdies File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2]
Tyger Evans
DF
 File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Union Academy File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Peter Mangione
MF
 File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Dulaney, MD Baltimore Armour File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3]
Jace Orvos
FW
 File:Flag of the United States.svg USA Belle Mead, NJ PDA (Academy) File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[4]

Transfers

Name Nat. No. Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Alex Morgret File:Flag of the United States.svg USA 13 GK 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Junior Hummelstown, PA Transferred from Saint Francis[5]
Daniel Bloyou File:Flag of Ghana.svg 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 May 14, 2021[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 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2 DF Mason Deeds File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
3 DF Brandon Hackenberg (captain) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
4 DF Jalen Watson File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
5 MF Callum Pritchatt File:Flag of England.svg England
6 MF Andrew Privett File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
7 FW Liam Butts File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
8 MF Peter Mangione File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
9 FW Daniel Bloyou File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
10 MF Seth Kuhn File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
11 MF Pierre Reedy (captain) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
12 MF Nicholas Rieple File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
13 GK Alex Morgret File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
14 DF Michael Gaines File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
15 DF Adam Laundree File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
16 MF Keegan Ness File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
17 DF Tyger Evans File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
18 DF Alex Stevenson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
19 MF Omar Ozbay File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
20 DF Edward Mensah File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
21 MF Kyle May File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
22 MF Daniel González File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
23 FW Jace Orvos File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
24 DF Jose Palomeque File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
25 DF Dax Hoffman File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
26 FW Josh Dabora File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
27 GK Owen Elliott File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
28 DF Femi Awodesu File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
30 GK David Adelsberg File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
B. Hackenberg Yellow card 18'
P. Reedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 25'
P. Mangione File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
A. Stevenson Yellow card 38'
K. May Yellow card 74' 		  B. Padilla Yellow card 82'
I. Ngobu Yellow card 16'
J. Suchecki File:Soccerball shade.svg 38'
P. Bin Yellow card 49'
J. Russell-Rowe File:Soccerball shade.svg 73'
Yellow card 85'
B. St. Martin Yellow card 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'
J. Watson Yellow card 11'
S. Kuhn Yellow card 34'
P. Mangione File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' 		  C. Sotack Yellow card 16'
J. Temple File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (pen.)
J. Temple Yellow card 34'
C. Sotack Red card 49'
V. Borden Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
K. May Yellow card 60'
B. Hackenberg Yellow card 62' 		  O. Ogunwale Yellow card 5'
J. Zugay Yellow card 75'
J. Beck File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 24'
S. Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg 27'
A. Laundree Yellow card 42'
Tyger Evans Yellow card 44'
P. Reedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
D. Bloyou File:Soccerball shade.svg 76'
K. May Yellow card 79' 		  V. Borden Yellow card 27'
R. Barry File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
V. Borden File:Soccerball shade.svg 53'
K. Galloway Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'
D. Bloyou File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 74'
N. Rieple Yellow card 89' 		  X. Green Yellow card 24'
P. Grinstead Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72'
P. Reedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' 		  A. Akindele Yellow card 36'
Z. Klancnik Yellow card 57'
P. Yim Yellow card 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'
J. Watson Yellow card 75'
D. Bloyou Yellow card 81'
P. Reedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'
F. Awodesu Yellow card 91' 		  B. Bender File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Yellow card 34'
C. Rindov Yellow card 37'
M. Johnston File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
J. Gielen Yellow card 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
T. Evans File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
D. Bloyou File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
P. Reedy Yellow card 86' 		  D. Etling File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 6'
J. Watson Yellow card 11'
P. Mangione File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (pen.)
F. Awodesu Yellow card 35'
P. Reedy File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
L. Butts File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'
P. Reedy Yellow card 86' 		  J. Ragen Yellow card 24'
J. Ragen File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
M. Ybarra Yellow card 43'
U. Farouk Osman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
L. Butts File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
T. Evans Yellow card 108' 		  V. Bezerra File:Soccerball shade.svg 39'
J. Maher Red card 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 9'
A. Stevenson File:Soccerball shade.svg 20'
K. Ness Yellow card 23'
S. Kuhn File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
A. Privett Yellow card 64'
T. Evans File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' 		  Own Goal File:Soccerball shade.svg 52'
R. LevayYellow card 74'
B. ShepherdYellow card 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' (pen.)
K. Shakes Yellow card 53'
S. Kuhn Yellow card 53'
D. Bloyou File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
K. Shakes Red card 90' 		  D. Polvara File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' (pen.)
Z. Riviere File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
M. Ngoh File:Soccerball shade.svg 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.
Poll Pre Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Final
United Soccer[10] None Released RV RV RV NV RV 19 14 12 11
Top Drawer Soccer[11] 23 23 23 20 NV NV NV NV 21 19 19 17 12
CollegeSoccerNews.com[12] 21 21 21 13 15 15 15 15 12 11 10 10 10

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name Total
1 FW 9 Ghana Daniel Bloyou 8
2 MF 8 United States Peter Mangione 6
3 MF 11 United States Pierre Reedy 5

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name Total
1 MF 8 United States Peter Mangione 6
T-2 MF 11 United States Pierre Reedy 4
T-2 FW 10 United States Seth Kuhn 4
3 DF 18 United States Alex Stevenson 3

Honors and awards

Big Ten awards

Award Name
All-Big Ten First Team Ghana Daniel Bloyou
All-Big Ten First Team United States Pierre Reedy
All-Big Ten Second Team United States Seth Kuhn
All-Big Ten Second Team United States Kris Shakes
All-Big Ten Freshman Team United States Peter Mangione
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees United States Nicholas Rieple

Top Drawer Soccer awards

All-American Team
Award Name
3rd Team United States Pierre Reedy
3rd Team Ghana Daniel Bloyou
Freshman Best XI Team
Award Name
2nd Team United States Peter Mangione
All-North Region
Award Name
1st Team United States Pierre Reedy
1st Team Ghana Daniel Bloyou
1st Team United States Brandon Hackenberg
2nd Team United States Peter Mangione
Team of the Week
Week Name
May 4 United States Peter Mangione
April 13 Ghana Daniel Bloyou
March 30 United States Brandon Hackenberg
March 30 United States Brandon Hackenberg
March 23 Ghana Daniel Bloyou
Preseason Best XI
Position Name
FW United States Liam Butts
DF United States Brandon Hackenberg

United Soccer Coaches awards

Scholar All-American
Award Name
First Team United States Pierre Reedy
First Team United States Brandon Hackenberg
Second Team United States Seth Kuhn

References

  1. ↑ "David Adelsberg". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Femi Awodesu". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tyger Evans". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Jace Orvos". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ Collegian, Andrew Destin | The Daily. "Transfer in a pandemic, How two Penn State men's soccer players have handled the move to University Park". The Daily Collegian. Daily Collegian INC. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ Collegian, Andrew Destin | The Daily. "Transfer in a pandemic, How two Penn State men's soccer players have handled the move to University Park". The Daily Collegian. Daily Collegian INC. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". Penn State University Athletics.
  8. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Indiana Tops 2020-21 Big Ten Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

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