2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

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ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15-6-3 (5-4-2 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Declan Doherty
2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15-6-3 (5-4-2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Declan Doherty
Home stadiumJeffrey Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 USC  ‍†‍‍y 10–0–1 .95518–1–4 .870
No. 18 UCLA  ‍‍‡‍y 8–1–2 .81817–4–3 .771
No. 12 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 8–2–1 .77315–3–4 .773
No. 14 Michigan St  ‍‍‍y 7–1–3 .77314–3–5 .750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍y 6–2–3 .68211–5–5 .643
Washington  ‍‍‍y 7–4–0 .63610–7–4 .571
No. 17 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 6–3–2 .63614–5–3 .705
No. 11 Ohio St  ‍‍‍y 6–3–2 .63614–6–3 .674
No. 19 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 5–3–3 .59110–6–4 .600
No. 8 Penn St  ‍‍‍y 5–4–2 .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.

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

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Nicole Crane
F
United StatesGlen Rock, New JerseyWorld Class FCStarStarStar
Riley Cross
MF
United StatesChatham, New JerseyPDAStarStarStarStar
Emma Fassora
D
United StatesLouisville, ColoradoReal ColoradoStarStarStar
Hannah Jordan
MF
United StatesTexasSolar Soccer ClubStarStarStarStar
Lily Phillips
MF
United StatesWilmington, DelawarePenn Fusion SAStarStarStarStar
Kennedy Ring
F
United StatesNew YorkWorld Class FCStarStarStarStar
Anna Babcock
F
United StatesSedro-Woolley, WashingtonCrossfire Premier SCStarStarStarStar
Emma Johnson
MF
United StatesIndianaIndy Eleven Pro AcademyStarStarStarStar
Elayna Kocher
F
United StatesAllentown, PennsylvaniaPenn FusionStarStarStarStar
Paige Pasinski
MF
United StatesPhoenix, ArizonaSC del SolStarStarStarStar
Marlee Raymond
D
United StatesCumming, GeorgiaUnited Futbol Academy (GA)StarStarStarStar
Olivia Robinson
F
United StatesScotch Plains, New JerseySTAStarStarStar
Lily Selvy
GK
United StatesOFallon, MissouriLou Fusz AthleticStarStarStar
Layla Tomezak
MF
United StatesMichiganNationalsStarStarStar

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

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

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

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

Personnel

Front office
Athletic Director Pat Kraft
Coaching staff
Head Coach Erica Dambach
Associate Head Coach Ann Cook
Associate Head Coach Tim Wassell
Assistant Coach Declan Doherty
Director of Operations and Performance Leadership Kara Cook
Support staff
Associate Director of Athletic Training Services Andra Thomas
Assistant Director of Athletic Performance Brianna Kanz

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Team events Opponent events Site (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 7'
K. MacBean 17'
R. Lapi 25' (penalty)
A. Kulpa 44' 		 None  Jeffrey Field (1275)
University Park, PA
August 22*
5:30 PM, BTN+		 No. 21 Virginia L 1-2  1-1-0
  K. MacBean 15'
K. MacBean Yellow card 40'
L. Evans Yellow card 72' 		 M. Cagle 54'
M. Cagle 66' 		 Jeffrey Field (1603)
University Park, PA
August 25*
1:00 PM, BTN+		 West Chester W 5-0  2-1-0
  L. Evans 7'
K. MacBean 22'
J. Fusco 36'
O. Smith 51'
R. Lapi 78' 		 None  Jeffrey Field (1283)
University Park, PA
August 29*
6:00 PM, BTN+		 West Virginia W 3-1  3-1-0
  J. Fusco 5'
K. MacBean 32'
A. Kulpa 67'
J. Fusco Yellow card 59' 		 S. Brown 43'  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 3'
K. MacBean 13' 		 E. Le 47' (penalty)  Hermann Stadium (1759)
St. Louis, MO
September 5*
4:00 PM, BTN+		 at Princeton W 1-0  5-1-0
  J. Fusco 34'  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 45'  None  Shaw Field (1241)
Washington, DC
Regular season
September 12
7:00 PM, BTN+		 Michigan W 6-0  6-1-1
  L. Evans 11'
J. Fusco 28'
R. Lapi 36'
O. Smith 47'
K. MacBean 54'
J. Fusco 71'
O. Smith Yellow card 33' 		 None  Jeffrey Field (1103)
University Park, PA
September 15*
1:00 PM, BTN+		 Columbia W 2-1  7-1-1
  K. MacBean 15'
O. Smith 42'
K. MacBean Yellow card 55' 		 L. Gonzalez 52'  Jeffrey Field (987)
University Park, PA
September 19
8:00 PM, BTN+		 Northwestern W 1-0  8-1-1
  J. Fusco 67'  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 30'  A. Young 76'  Jeffrey Field (1389)
University Park, PA
September 26
6:30 PM, BTN+		 at No. 18 Iowa L 1-2  8-3-1
  K. MacBean 54'  M. Carter 15'
R. King 63' 		 Iowa Soccer Complex (345)
Iowa City, IA
September 29
8:00 PM, BTN		 at Nebraska W 1-0  9-3-1
  R. Lapi 77'  None  Hibner Stadium (821)
Lincoln, NE
October 4
7:00 PM, BTN+		 Rutgers T 1-1  9-3-2
  J. Fusco 38'
J. Fusco Yellow card 50' 		 E. Hansen 62'  Jeffrey Field (1284)
University Park, PA
October 10
6:00 PM, BTN+		 at Maryland W 5-0  10-3-2
  K. MacBean 7'
J. Fusco 19'
O. Smith 33'
L. Evans 59'
A. Kulpa 66' 		 None  Ludwig Field (672)
College Park, MD
October 13
3:00 PM, BTN+		 Minnesota W 3-2  11-3-2
  J. Fusco 21'
O. Smith 49'
K. MacBean 79'
O. Smith Yellow card 53' 		 S. Davis 12'
T. Carter 44' 		 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 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 57'
L. Evans Yellow card 61' 		 N. Gray 33'
C. Wilson 70' 		 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 73'
E. Dambach Yellow card 85' 		 J. Bonham 18'
S. Jones 61'
A. Poremba 74'
K. Dudukovich 85'
K. Dudukovich Yellow card 90' 		 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1122)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
November 1*
7:30 PM, BTN+		 (10) No. 22 at (7) Minnesota
First Round		 W 1-0  12-5-3
  M. Schiemann 88'
K. Herr Yellow card 79' 		 K. Childers Yellow card 88'  Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (462)
Saint Paul, MN
November 4*
3:00 PM, BTN		 (10) No. 22 vs. (2) No. 9 UCLA
Quarterfinals		 L 0-1  12-6-3
  M. Martin Yellow card 22'  N. Fraser 35'
B. Marin-ValenciaYellow card 52'
J. Perry Yellow card 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 8'
B. Ayscue 16'
J. Raich 36'
R. Cooke 41'
K. Scott 51'
R. Cooke 63'
A. Kulpa 87'
A. Kulpa 87' 		 L. Setteducate 57'  Jeffrey Field (693)
State College, PA
November 22*
2:00 PM, ESPN+		 (4) No. 22 vs. (5) No. 7 TCU
Second Round		 W 1-0  14-6-3
  K. Macbean 46'  none  Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
November 24*
2:30 PM, ESPN+		 (4) No. 22 vs. (8) Vanderbilt
Sweet 16		 W 3-1  15-6-3
  A. Kulpa 41'
N. Wilson 58'
R. Lapi 65' 		 C. Betts 7'  Seminole Soccer Complex
Tallahassee, FL
November 29*
12:00 PM, ESPN+		 (4) No. 22 vs. (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

Rankings

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