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2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

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2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 21
Head coachJeff Cook (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Dalby (4th season)
  • Methembe Ndlovu (2nd season)
  • Clint Long (2nd season)
Home stadiumJeffrey Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Rutgers 1 0 0     6 0 1
No. 7 Maryland 1 0 0     5 1 0
Penn State 1 0 0     4 2 1
No. 9 Indiana 0 1 0     3 2 1
Michigan 0 1 0     3 3 1
Michigan State 0 0 0     3 3 1
Wisconsin 0 0 0     2 2 3
Northwestern 0 1 0     2 3 2
Ohio State 0 0 0     2 3 1
As of September 17, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

The 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2021 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. It was the program's 109th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 31st season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2021 season is Jeff Cook's fourth year at the helm.

Background[edit]

The 2021 season is the Nittany Lions' 109th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 31st season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by fourth 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[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Position Year Reason for departure
Mason Deeds 2 DF Redshirt Senior Graduated
Brandon Hackenberg 3 DF Redshirt Senior Drafted by Orlando City SC in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
Callum Pritchatt 5 MF Senior Graduated
Pierre Reedy 11 MF Redshirt Senior Graduated
Jace Orvos 23 FW Junior Transferred to Rutgers
Jose Palomeque 24 DF Senior Graduated
Dax Hoffman 25 DF Senior Graduated
Josh Dabora 26 FW Senior Transferred to Santa Clara

Last updated: August 6, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Arrivals[edit]

Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating
Mansour Diop
DF
 Senegal Kaolack, Senega Philadelphia Union Academy 3/5 stars[1]
Ben Liscum
MF
 USA Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Lewisburg Area High School 3/5 stars[2]
 USA Media, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union Academy 0/5 stars[2]

Transfers[edit]

Name Nat. No. Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Christopher Palacios  USA 23 GK 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Senior Arlington, VA Transferred from Dartmouth[3]

2021 MLS SuperDraft[edit]

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Brandon Hackenberg 1 22 DF Orlando City SC

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of August 2, 2021 [4]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Christopher Palacios  United States
1 Goalkeeper Kris Shakes  United States
4 Defender Jalen Watson  Canada
6 Midfielder Andrew Privett  United States
7 Forward Liam Butts  United States
8 Midfielder Peter Mangione  United States
9 Forward Daniel Bloyou  Ghana
10 Midfielder Seth Kuhn  United States
12 Midfielder Sean Bettenhausen  United States
13 Goalkeeper Alex Morgret  United States
14 Defender Michael Gaines  United States

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No. Position Player
15 Defender Adam Laundree  United States
16 Midfielder Keegan Ness  United States
17 Defender Tyger Evans  United States
18 Defender Alex Stevenson  United States
19 Midfielder Omar Ozbay  United States
20 Midfielder Ben Liscum  United States
21 Midfielder Kyle May  United States
24 Defender Mani Diop  Senegal
27 Goalkeeper Owen Elliott  United States
28 Defender Femi Awodesu  United States
30 Goalkeeper David Adelsberg  United States

Personnel[edit]

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
Assistant coach Callum Pritchatt

Last updated: January 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Schedule[edit]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Team events Opponent events Site (Attendance)
City, State
Pre-season
August 14*
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 No. 5 Georgetown^   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
August 20*
7:00 p.m.
Bucknell^   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
August 26*
8:00 p.m.
George Mason T 1-1  0-0-1
(0-0-0)
 *   *  Jeffrey Field (1864)
State College, PA
August 29*
7:00 p.m.
Syracuse W 3-0  1-0-1
(0-0-0)
 *   *  Jeffrey Field (2073)
State College, PA
September 3*
7:00 p.m.
at West Virginia   
 *   *  Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Morgantown, WV
September 6*
7:00 p.m.
American   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
September 10*
7:00 p.m.
at Penn   
 *   *  River Fields
Philadelphia, PA
September 13*
7:00 p.m., FS1
Pittsburgh   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
Regular season
September 17
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
September 21*
7:00 p.m.
Villanova   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
September 25*
4:00 p.m.
at Princeton   
 *   *  Roberts Stadium (soccer stadium)
Princeton, NJ
October 1
7:00 p.m.
at Michigan State   
 *   *  DeMartin Soccer Complex
East Lansing, MI
October 5
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers   
 *   *  Yurcak Field
New Brunswick, NJ
October 10
2:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
October 13*
7:00 p.m.
at Akron   
 *   *  FirstEnergy Stadium
Akron, OH
October 17
12:00 p.m., BTN
Indiana   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
October 22
7:00 p.m.
at Ohio State   
 *   *  Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Columbus, OH
October 26
8:00 p.m., BTN
Maryland   
 *   *  Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
October 31
1:00 p.m.
at Wisconsin   
 *   *  McClimon Track/Soccer Complex
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
NCAA Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:Penn State Athletics
^ Denotes exhibition match (score not reported)
Match ended before 90'

Season Rankings[edit]

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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Final
United Soccer[5] 11 17 RV
Top Drawer Soccer[6] 10 11 21
CollegeSoccerNews.com[7] 12 9 20

References[edit]

  1. Ripchik, Spencer. "Penn State men's soccer signs former Philadelphia Union Academy player". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Men's Soccer Signs Two in 2021 Class". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. Ripchik, Spencer. "Penn State men's soccer adds Dartmouth graduate transfer". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. 2021 Men's Soccer Roster on Penn State
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  7. "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

External links[edit]


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