2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

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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.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record10–2–2 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
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2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
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 →
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2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Indiana ‡7–1–012–2–2
No. 11 Penn State +6–1–110–2–2
Michigan5–3–16–4–1
Maryland +4–3–14–5–2
Rutgers4–4–04–4–1
Michigan State4–6–04–7–0
Ohio State3–5–13–6–1
Northwestern2–7–12–8–1
Wisconsin2–7–12–7–1
As of May 28, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten
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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

More information Name, Number ...
Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brandon Hackenberg3DF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175Redshirt SeniorReading, PADrafted by Orlando City SC with the 22nd pick of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
Aaron Molloy8MF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)165SeniorDublin, IrelandGraduated; drafted by Portland Timbers with the 16th pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
Will Campbell20DF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)178Graduate StudentWallingford, PAGraduated
Kyle Perno23FW5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165SeniorNew Hyde Park, NYGraduated
Christian Sload24FW6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170SeniorReading, PAGraduated
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Last updated: May 14, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Arrivals

More information Name, Nat. ...
Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating
David Adelsberg
GK
 USANewport Beach, CAPateadores SCStarStarStar[1]
Femi Awodesu
DF
 USAPhiladelphia, PATampa Bay RowdiesStarStarStar[2]
Tyger Evans
DF
 USAPhiladelphia, PAPhiladelphia Union AcademyStarStarStar[3]
Peter Mangione
MF
 USADulaney, MDBaltimore ArmourStarStarStar[3]
Jace Orvos
FW
 USABelle Mead, NJPDA (Academy)StarStar[4]
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Transfers

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Name Nat. No. Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Alex Morgret USA13GK6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JuniorHummelstown, PATransferred from Saint Francis[5]
Daniel Bloyou Ghana9FW5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JuniorGhanaTransferred from Old Dominion[6]
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2021 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
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Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Brandon Hackenberg122DFOrlando City SC
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Squad

Roster

As of May 14, 2021[7]

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

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Personnel

More information Front office, Coaching staff ...
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
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Last updated: January 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Schedule

More information Date Time, TV, Rank# ...
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 Yellow card 18'
P. Reedy 25'
Mangione 34'
A. Stevenson Yellow card 38'
K. May Yellow card 74' 		 B. Padilla Yellow card 82'
I. Ngobu Yellow card 16'
J. Suchecki 38'
P. Bin Yellow card 49'
Russell-Rowe 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 8'
J. Watson Yellow card 11'
S. Kuhn Yellow card 34'
Mangione 35' 		 C. Sotack Yellow card 16'
J. Temple 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 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 Yellow card 42'
Tyger Evans Yellow card 44'
P. Reedy 47'
D. Bloyou 76'
K. May Yellow card 79' 		 V. Borden Yellow card 27'
R. Barry 33'
V. Borden 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 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)		  Mangione 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 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)		  Mangione 19'
J. Watson Yellow card 75'
D. Bloyou Yellow card 81'
P. Reedy 86'
F. Awodesu Yellow card 91' 		 B. Bender 1'
Yellow card 34'
C. Rindov Yellow card 37'
M. Johnston 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 21'
T. Evans 72'
D. Bloyou 54'
P. Reedy Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Mangione 17' (pen.)
F. Awodesu Yellow card 35'
P. Reedy 62'
L. Butts 87'
P. Reedy Yellow card 86' 		 J. Ragen Yellow card 24'
J. Ragen 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 81'
T. Evans Yellow card 108' 		 V. Bezerra 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 9'
A. Stevenson 20'
K. Ness Yellow card 23'
S. Kuhn 31'
A. Privett Yellow card 64'
T. Evans 81' 		 Own Goal 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)		  Mangione 12' (pen.)
K. Shakes Yellow card 53'
S. Kuhn Yellow card 53'
D. Bloyou 58'
K. Shakes Red card 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.
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Source:Penn State Athletics[8]

Rankings

Preseason Big Ten poll

Penn State was predicted to finish 3rd in the Big Ten Conference.[9]

More information Predicted finish, Team ...
Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Penn State
4Michigan
5Michigan State
6Northwestern
7Rutgers
8Wisconsin
9Ohio State
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Season Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
More information Poll, Pre ...
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
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Statistics

Top scorers

More information Rank, Position ...
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
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Top assists

More information Rank, Position ...
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
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Honors and awards

Big Ten awards

More information Award, Name ...
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
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Top Drawer Soccer awards

More information All-American Team, Award ...
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
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United Soccer Coaches awards

More information Scholar All-American, Award ...
Scholar All-American
Award Name
First Team United States Pierre Reedy
First Team United States Brandon Hackenberg
Second Team United States Seth Kuhn
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References

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