2016 Penn State Men s Soccer Notes

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1 2016 Penn State Men s Soccer Notes 2016 Schedule / Results (0-1-1 Overall, Big Ten) THE MATCHUPS August Aug. 26 at No. 1 Stanford T, 0-0 (2OT) Aug. 28 at UC Berkeley L, 2-1 (OT) September Sept. 2 JAMES MADISON 7 p.m. Sept. 5 OAKLAND 7 p.m. Sept. 9 SAINT FRANCIS 8 p.m. Sept. 13 OHIO STATE * 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Maryland * 5 p.m. Sept. 23 WISCONSIN * 5:30 p.m. Sept. 27 TEMPLE 7 p.m. October Oct. 2 at Michigan * 12 p.m. Oct. 8 at Indiana * 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 PITTSBURGH 7 p.m. Oct. 15 MICHIGAN STATE * 7 p.m. Oct. 18 AKRON 7 p.m. Oct. 21 RUTGERS * 7 p.m. Oct. 25 WRIGHT STATE 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at Northwestern * 1:30 p.m. JAMES MADISON DUKES JMUSports.com 2016 Record (0-0-0 CAA) Last Game...L, 3-2 vs. N.C. State Head Coach... Tom Foley Live Stats...GoPSUSports.com Video...GoPSUSports.com Pos. No. Name G A Pts D 4 Brennan Ireland D 13 Robby Sagel D 18 Dani Marks M 5 Connor Maloney M 8 Mason Klerks M 9 Austin Maloney M 11 Pierre Reedy F 10 Dayonn Harris F 14 Mac Curran F 23 Riley Grant & PROBABLE STARTERS OAKLAND GOLDEN GRIZZLIES GoldenGrizzlies.com 2016 Record (0-0-0 Horizon) Last Game... L, 3-0 vs. Virginia Tech Head Coach... Eric Pogue Live Stats...GoPSUSports.com Video... BTN Plus ($) Evan Finney Dani Marks Brennan Ireland Robby Sagel Austin Maloney Connor Maloney Mason Klerks Pierre Reedy November Nov. 5 Big Ten Quarterfinals TBA Nov. 11 Big Ten Semifinals TBA Nov. 13 Big Ten Championship TBA BOLD CAPS - Home Games at Jeffrey Field * - Conference game All Times Eastern Following #PennStateFutbol Get all the up-to-date news, behind the scenes stories, videos and photos by following Penn State Men s Soccer online at GoPSUSports.com and on social media Pos. Name W-L GA GaAvg. Saves GK Evan Finney GK Arie Ammann GK Wes Bergevin GK Josh Levine Riley Grant Dayonn Harris Mac Curran NOTES AND HEADLINES PENN STATE OPENS HOME SLATE WITH JMU AND OAKLAND After a trip out to the west coast, the Penn State men's soccer team will open its 2016 home schedule Friday, Sept. 2 against James Madison University at 7 p.m. at Jeffrey Field. The Nittany Lions will continue with their home schedule Monday, Sept. 5 when they take on Oakland in a 7 p.m. Labor Day contest at Jeffrey Field. NITTANY LIONS IN HOME OPENERS Since head coach Bob Warming took the helm in the 2010 campaign, Penn State is undefeated in home openers at Jeffrey Field. Most recently, the Nittany Lions defeated San Francisco 1-0 in the 2015 campaign. In the past six seasons, the Blue and White have outscored opponents 9-1 in the home opener with its largest victory coming against Stetson with a 3-0 win Aug. 25, Furthermore, the Nittany Lions have not dropped a home opener since the 2008 season when they fell to then-no. 18 Tulsa 2-1 at Jeffrey Field. PennStateMSOC PennStateMSOC 1

2 QUICK FACTS PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Location...University Park, Pa. Founded Enrollment... 46,848 Nickname... Nittany Lions Colors...Blue and White Conference...Big Ten Conference Home Facility... Jeffrey Field (5,000; grass) President... Dr. Eric Barron Director of Athletics... Sandy Barbour Men s Soccer Administrator... Lynn Holleran Faculty Representative... Dr. Linda Caldwell Athletics Website... COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Bob Warming (Seventh Year) Alma Mater...Berea College 75 Overall Record (.651) Penn State Record (.595) ...rew23@psu.edu Associate Head Coach...Chad Duernberger (Sixth Year) Alma Mater...University of Charleston mcd23@psu.edu Assistant Coach... Owen Griffith (First Year) Alma Mater...Penn State omg5007@psu.edu Office Rec Hall...Curtin Road & Burrowes Road...University Park, PA Office Phone... (814) TEAM INFORMATION 2015 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) (8th) Postseason Finish...DNP Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Starters Returning/Lost... 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 15/9 Newcomers Facebook... PennStateMensSoccer PROGRAM HISTORY First Varsity Year Seasons All-Time Record (.664) First Big Ten Year All-Time Big Ten Record (.545) NCAA Postseason Appearances National Championships Big Ten Championships... 5 NSCAA All-Americans All-Big Ten First Team Selections ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Men s Soccer Contact...Megan Samassa Office Phone Cell Phone mps5768@psu.edu Fax Mailing Address...101B Bryce Jordan Center...University Park, PA ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Hometown/High School 1 Arie Ammann GK Fr. 6-0 Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove 3 Brandon Hackenberg D Fr. 6-0 Palmyra, Va./Fluvanna County 4 Brennan Ireland D So Pittsburgh, Pa./Annapolis 5 Connor Maloney F Sr. 5-6 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 6 Malik Cameron M Sr. 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman 7 Aymar Sigue F Jr. 6-3 St. Alberta, Alberta, Canada/Burnaby Central 8 Mason Klerks M/D Sr Corona, Calif./Santiago 9 Austin Maloney M So. 5-4 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 10 Dayonn Harris F So. 5-5 Milton, Ontario, Canada/Jean Vanier Secondary 11 Pierre Reedy M Fr. 6-0 Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area 12 Ibrahima Kouyate M R-Fr Pittsburgh, Pa./Barack Obama Academy 13 Robby Sagel D Sr. 6-3 Las Vegas, Nev./Shattuck St. Mary s 14 Mac Curran F So York, Pa./Dallastown 15 Mitchel Bringolf D Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada/John Rennie 16 Frankie De La Camara F Fr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit 17 Cameron Steele M Jr. 6-0 Clayton, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons 18 Dani Marks D R-So. 6-2 Ra anana, Israel/International School of Berne 19 Ryan Gallagher D R-So. 6-0 Pine Bush, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 20 Stephen Kenney D So. 6-2 State College, Pa./State College Area 21 Noah Pilato M R-So. 5-9 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton 23 Riley Grant F Sr. 6-1 Copley, Ohio/Copley-Fairlawn 24 Christian Sload F Fr. 6-3 Reading, Pa./Wilson 25 Travis Keil M R-Fr Bear Creek, Pa./James M. Coughlin 26 Sam Bollinger F R-Jr. 6-0 State College, Pa./State College Area 27 Josh Levine GK Fr. 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side 28 Wes Bergevin GK R-Fr. 6-4 Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale 40 Evan Finney GK Sr. 6-2 San Francisco, Calif./IMG Pendleton School ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Hometown/High School 1 Arie Ammann GK Fr. 6-0 Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove 28 Wes Bergevin GK R-Fr. 6-4 Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale 26 Sam Bollinger F R-Jr. 6-0 State College, Pa./State College Area 15 Mitchel Bringolf D Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada/John Rennie 6 Malik Cameron M Sr. 6-1 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman 14 Mac Curran F So York, Pa./Dallastown 16 Frankie De La Camara F Fr. 6-2 Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit 40 Evan Finney GK Sr. 6-2 San Francisco, Calif./IMG Pendleton School 19 Ryan Gallagher D R-So. 6-0 Pine Bush, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 23 Riley Grant F Sr. 6-1 Copley, Ohio/Copley-Fairlawn 3 Brandon Hackenberg D Fr. 6-0 Palmyra, Va./Fluvanna County 10 Dayonn Harris F So. 5-5 Milton, Ontario, Canada/Jean Vanier Secondary 4 Brennan Ireland D So Pittsburgh, Pa./Annapolis 25 Travis Keil M R-Fr Bear Creek, Pa./James M. Coughlin 20 Stephen Kenney D So. 6-2 State College, Pa./State College Area 8 Mason Klerks M/D Sr Corona, Calif./Santiago 12 Ibrahima Kouyate M R-Fr Pittsburgh, Pa./Barack Obama Academy 27 Josh Levine GK Fr. 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side 9 Austin Maloney M So. 5-4 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 5 Connor Maloney F Sr. 5-6 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 18 Dani Marks D R-So. 6-2 Ra anana, Israel/International School of Berne 21 Noah Pilato M R-So. 5-9 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton 11 Pierre Reedy M Fr. 6-0 Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area 13 Robby Sagel D Sr. 6-3 Las Vegas, Nev./Shattuck St. Mary s 7 Aymar Sigue F Jr. 6-3 St. Alberta, Alberta, Canada/Burnaby Central 24 Christian Sload F Fr. 6-3 Reading, Pa./Wilson 17 Cameron Steele M Jr. 6-0 Clayton, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons Pronunciations Arie Ammann Wes Bergevin Bollinger Malik Cameron Chad Duernberger Travis Keil Ibrahima Kouyate Josh Levine AH-mon Bur-ga-vin Bowl-in-ger Ma-leek DURN-burger Keel Abe Kwee-ah-tay Le-veen Aymar Sigue Pierre Reedy I-Mar Si-gay Read-e 2

3 BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL W-L-T % W-L-T % Indiana Wisconsin Maryland Michigan State Northwestern Michigan Penn State Ohio State Rutgers On The Pitch This Week Friday, Sept. 2 Denver at Northwestern, 4 p.m. Rutgers at South Carolina, 4 p.m. Columbia at Michigan, 5 p.m. Wisconsin at Florida International, 7 p.m. James Madison at Penn State, 7 p.m. Georgetown at Maryland, 7:30 p.m. California at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. Ohio State at Portland, 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 Wisconsin at Florida Atlantic, 12:30 p.m. Rutgers at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Stanford at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5 Yale at Michigan, 1 p.m. Columbia at Michigan State, 1 p.m. South Florida at Maryland, 7 p.m. Oakland at Penn State, 7 p.m. Northwestern at Marquette, 8 p.m. Ohio State at Oregon State, 10 p.m NOTES AND HEADLINES JEFFREY FIELD DOMINANCE Penn State has enjoyed success at Jeffrey Field with over 300 victories at the famed field. Impressively, the Nittany Lions have never posted a losing season at Jeffrey Field in 43 years, going all-time for a winning percentage of.771. Last season, PSU went at the Jeff and over the past four seasons the Nittany Lions are en route to a pair of Big Ten titles in 2012 and In the 43-year history of the stadium, Jeffrey Field has welcomed over 540,000 fans through its gates. FINNEY NAMED BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior goalkeeper Evan Finney was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the period ended Aug 28. The award marks the first of its career and the second consecutive season that the Nittany Lions has earned B1G Defensive Player of the Week honors in opening weekend. Finney had an outstanding weekend in net for the Nittany Lions, playin 191:32 minutes in goal. The San Francisco, Calif. native returned to his home state to keep the defending National Champion Cardinal scoreless through 110:00 minutes of play. Finney stopped six shots in the match and helped the Nittany Lions to a 0-0 double overtime tie over the No. 1 ranked Stanford Cardinal. The senior keeper continued to look strong in net for the Blue and White in Sunday's match against UC Berkeley, stopping two shots and allowing just one goal before coming out due to an injury in the second half of play. SCOUTING JAMES MADISON The Dukes started the 2016 campaign with two losses, falling to both Lehigh and NC State in opening weekend. James Madison was shut out 1-0 by Lehigh before suffering a 3-2 setback to the Wolfpack. JMU's two goals on the weekend came from Connor Coward and Drew Mahoney. Coward notched three points on the weekend with an assist on Mahoney's goal against NC State. A GLANCE AT OAKLAND The Golden Grizzlies had a similar start as the Dukes, going on opening weekend suffering losses to both UC Santa Barbara and Virginia Tech at Ohio State. Oakland's Austin Ricci scored the lone goal of the weekend for the Golden Grizzlies, while Zach Walker played all 180 minutes in goal. Walker allowed five goals and made 12 saves for a.706 save percentage after two matches. 3

4 Bob Warming at a Glance >> Two-Time National Coach of the Year >> 2012 & 2013 Big Ten Coach of the Year >> Six-Time National Coach of the Year Finalist >> Ranks third among active NCAA Division I coaches with 448 wins >> 32 Winning Seasons >> (.651) All-Time >> Has had a player drafted into the MLS in every year but one >> Coached MLS team captains Brad Davis (Houston) and Jack Jewsbury (Portland) >> Has had more than 60 players play professionally >> One of only two active coaches to take two different programs to the NCAA College Cup >> Voted the Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Team Coach in 2006 >> Inductee of Omaha Sports Hall of Fame and Creighton Sports Hall of Fame Entering his seventh season as Penn State s 11th coach in its storied history, Bob Warming has made his impact known in his first five years. Twice named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013 by leading the Nittany Lions to back-to-back Big Ten titles, Warming has added a pair of trips to the NCAA Sweet 16 (2010, 2013), and led the Lions to three straight postseason appearances. Warming led the Nittany Lions to a overall record and a Big Ten Conference record in the 2015 campaign. The Blue and White earned an overtime victory over Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament play in match before falling to eventual Big Ten Champion Ohio State in the quarterfinals in overtime. Junior Connor Maloney paced Penn State, starting 17 matches with a team leading 17 points that included seven goals and two assists en route to his second First Team All-Big Ten honor. Freshman Austin Maloney also made his mark on the program, earning All-Freshman team honors after starting 14 games with two assists and a.800 shots on goal percentage. Of its seven wins in 2016, six of them came by way of the shutout with senior goalkeeper Matt Bersano tallying five and junior Evan Finney earning one was a banner year for Warming and his Nittany Lions as they won 13 matches for the second straight year, going overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. They also recorded their 800th win in program history over Penn (Sept. 24), with a 6-2 win at Jeffrey Field. The team got out to a sizzling start, it s best ever and won seven straight matches for the first time since Coaching Record at Penn State Year School Overall Conf 2010 Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Years Totals NOTES AND HEADLINES OPENING WEEKEND ON THE WEST COAST The Nittany Lions fended off defending national champion Stanford in its season-opener on the west coast. The Blue and White played the Cardinal to a 0-0 draw in double overtime, firing off eight shots and getting one on goal. Senior Evan Finney made six saves in the opener for the Nittany Lions. Penn State concluded its west coast trip with a game against UC Berkeley. The Nittany Lions and the Golden Bears each played their second overtime match in as many games, this time with Cal coming out on the winning end with an early overtime goal. Senior Connor Maloney netted his 20th career goal and first of the 2016 for the Blue and White in the sixth minute of the match to give Penn State the early lead, but Cal was able to come away with the late win over the Nittany Lions. NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK The 2016 Penn State men s soccer team brought in 10 new student-athletes for the upcoming season, which includes three transfers and eight freshmen. The 2016 freshman class includes two goalkeepers, two defenders, two midfielders and two forwards. Arie Ammann and Josh Levine will look to make a difference in goal for the Nittany Lions, while Brandon Hackenberg and Mitchel Bringolf will help the defense. Finally, Frankie de la Camara, Pierre Reedy and Christian Sload will all help on the offensive attack. SENIOR CLASS LOOKING TO GET BACK ON TOP Three of the members of the 2016 senior class have been a part of a championship squad as the Nittany Lions nabbed a Big Ten Championship in the 2013 campaign. Then-freshman Connor Maloney paced Penn State with seven assists, while scoring two goals for the Blue and White. Also seeing time on the pitch in his freshman season for the Nittany Lions was Mason Klerks, who dished out three assists. COACHING CLOUT Among the elite coaches in the sport for the last three decades, head coach Bob Warming is back for his seventh season at Penn State. Warming has an incredible coaching pedigree, including 448 career Division I victories -- second all-time among active Division I coaches and ninth all-time at DI. He was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013 after leading PSU to a pair of league titles. Furthermore, Warming leads all Division I active coaches with a 28 combined regular season and conference tournament championships. 4

5 SCOUTING REPORTS SERIES HISTORY vs. JMU All-Time Series JMU leads PSU Streak 1 win First Meeting 11/8/1997; JMU 5-0 Last Meeting 9/8/2014; 1-1 (2OT) Last PSU Win 9/2/2015; 2-0 Last JMU Win 9/20/2009; 3-0 Largest PSU Win 2-0; 9/2/2015 Largest JMU Win 5-0; 11/8/1997 LAST FIVE MEETINGS vs. JMU 11/7/1998 W 1-0 N 9/9/2005 L 2-1 N 9/13/2008 T (2OT) 1-1 H 9/20/2009 L 3-0 A 9/8/2014 T (2OT) 1-1 A 9/2/2015 W 2-0 H SERIES HISTORY vs. Oakland All-Time Series PSU leads, PSU Streak 1 win First Meeting 8/29/14; 1-0 Last Meeting 8/29/14; 1-0 Last PSU Win 8/29/14, 1-0 Last OU Win N/A Largest PSU Win 1-0; 8/29/14 Largest JMU Win N/A LAST MEETING vs. Oakland 8/29/14 W 1-0 H 2016 NOTES AND HEADLINES TOUGH SCHEDULE AHEAD FOR PENN STATE Head coach Bob Warming scheduled one of the toughest slates for the Nittany Lions in 2016 as they will take on six teams that were ranked in the top-25 of the NSCAA Preseason Coaches Poll. Penn State kicks off the season with No. 1 Stanford, Aug. 26, before taking on No. 18 Ohio State for its Big Ten Conference opener, Sept. 13. The top-25 tour continues Sept. 18 when Penn State travels to No. 4 Maryland before meeting up with No. 15 Indiana, Oct. 8. Finally the Nittany Lions will go up against No. 2 Akron and No. 25 Rutgers in back-to-back matches, Oct. 18 and Oct. 21. Last season, Penn State took one from then-no. 10 Indiana in the Third Annual Mack Brady Match off a goal from defender Robby Sagel and earned a 2-0 victory over Rutgers with goals from Brian James and Riley Grant. The Nittany Lions fought to a 1-1 double overtime tie against the eventual Big Ten Champions Ohio State but were unable to overcome Akron and Maryland in the 2015 campaign. THREE NITTANY LIONS LAND PRESEASON HONORS Seniors Evan Finney, Connor Maloney and Robby Sagel each earned Big Ten Preseason Honors as announced by the conference office. Finney closed out the 2015 season as the starting keeper for the Blue and White tallying a overall record. The San Francisco, Calif. native earned one shut out and made 22 saves in his junior campaign, playing 476:10 minutes in the net. Maloney heads into the 2016 after earning First Team All-Big Ten for the second time in his career. The starting midfielder scored a team-high seven goals in 2015 and tallied two assists for a team-best 16 points. Finally, Sagel will take the pitch for his second season with the Nittany Lions after transferring to Penn State following his sophomore season. Sagel manned the backline for the Blue and White in 2015 and scored the game-winning goal against then-no. 10 Indiana at the Third Annual Mack Brady Game. PRESEASON RECAP Penn State came out strong in its 2016 preseason. The Nittany Lions welcomes University of Nebraska-Omaha to Jeffrey Field for an exhibition match in week two of the preseason. UNO got out to the early 1-0 lead over Penn State but the Nittany Lions responded with two goals of their own to take the 2-1 victory in its first preseason match. Penn State closed out its preseason slate when it traveled to Pittsburgh for a match against the Riverhounds. After a scoreless first half, the Riverhounds found the back of the net on one occasion to take the 1-0 win over the Blue and White. 5

6 NSCAA RANKINGS (as of Aug. 30, 2016) Rk. School Pts. Prev. Record 1 Akron Clemson North Carolina Notre Dame Indiana Syracuse Maryland Creighton UCLA UC Santa Barbara Boston Virginia Denver Connecticut 280 RV Stanford Seattle Kentucky 217 NR Utah Valley 195 RV UNCC Radford 144 RV Wake Forest San Diego State 74 NR Georgetown Southern Methodist Also Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech (31), NC State (23), Delaware (22), Colgate (20), Butler (19), South Florida (18), Coastal Carolina (13), Dartmouth (11), Saint Louis (10), Ohio State (8), Rutgers (6), South Carolina (5), American (5), Western Michigan (5), Lipscomb (5), Vermont (4), San Diego (3), Penn State (2), Oral Roberts (1), Hofstra (1), Rider (1) Bold indicates 2016 opponent PENN STATE 2016 RANKINGS HISTORY Date Region NSCAA RPI Pre /30 - RV - 9/5 9/12 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 11/ NOTES AND HEADLINES BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE The Nittany Lion men s soccer team will be featured on BTN three times in 2016 starting with the Badgers of Wisconsin Friday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Jeffrey Field. Penn State holds a advantage over Wisconsin after tying 2-2 in double overtime in the 2015 campaign. The Blue and White will open the month of October in Ann Arbor, Mich. when it takes on the Wolverines in a noon match up Sunday, Oct. 2. Finally, Penn State will return to the friendly confines of Jeffrey Field for a midweek match against Akron. The Nittany Lions and the Zips will square off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 to close outs its BTN slate. Along with its three BTN matches, the men s soccer team will be featured on BTN Plus on nine occasions in the 2016 campaign starting with its Labor Day match against Oakland at 7 p.m. before closing out the week at Jeffrey Field Friday, Sept. 9 against Saint Francis. The Nittany Lion s BTN Plus slate continues Tuesday, Sept. 13 when they open the Big Ten Conference season against Ohio State at 7 p.m. at Jeffrey Field before hitting the road for a Sunday, Sept. 18 contest at Maryland. Penn State will return home to take on Temple Tuesday, Sept. 27 in a non-conference contest and head to Indiana Saturday, Sept. 8. The Blue and White will play two-straight home matches against Pittsburgh, Oct. 11, and Michigan State, Oct. 15 and close out its BTN Plus schedule in its final regular season match against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Sunday, Oct. 30. DUERNBERGER AND GRIFFITH PROMOTED Head men s soccer coach Bob Warming announced the promotion of Chad Duernberger to Associate Head Coach Friday, June 17. Duernberger enters his sixth season at Penn State and his first season as associate head coach for the Nittany Lions. He maintains a role in team training and is also involved in a variety of administrative duties. Duernberger helped the Nittany Lions capture back-to-back Big Ten regular season trophies in 2012 and 2013 and has been on the sidelines during two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Warming announced the hiring of Owen Griffith as an assistant coach for the 2016 season Thursday, July 14. Griffith will work with all positions with an emphasis on defenders and midfielders, while helping with team operations, daily player management and communication. Griffith is entering his second season on the sidelines with Warming in the 2016 campaign. He joined the Penn State men s soccer coaching staff after completing a four-year playing career under Warming and served as a volunteer assistant in the 2015 season. 6

7 2016 NOTES AND HEADLINES FOURTH ANNUAL MACK BRADY GAME For the second-straight season, Penn State will host the Fourth Annual Mack Brady Memorial Game on Sept. 13 when Ohio State visits Jeffrey Field. Brady passed away on Dec. 31, 2012 due to an unexpected blood infection at the age of eight. To honor his life and love for soccer (specifically goalkeeping), Mack s parents Christian and Elizabeth Brady created the Mack Brady Memorial Soccer Fund. The fund is an endowment for Penn State goalkeepers to help in recruiting, equipment and other needs. Last season, PSU earned a 1-0 victory over then-no. 10 Indiana. The match will mark the second time the Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes have squared off in the Mack Brady Match as Penn State defeated Ohio State 1-0 in the 2014 campaign in front of 2,000 fans at Jeffrey Field. NEXT TIME OUT Penn State remains in Happy Valley for a Friday, Sept. 9 match with the Red Flash of Saint Francis. The Nittany Lions and the Red Flash will square off at 7 p.m. at Jeffrey Field. 7

8 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Penn State Is All-Time at Jeffrey Field vs. Big Ten teams at Jeffrey Field In at home on the road at neutral site in overtime when leading at halftime when trailing at halftime when tied at halftime when scoring first goal when opponent scores first goal when out-shooting opponent when out-shot by opponent when shooting the same # of shots when taking more corner kicks when allowing more corner kicks when taking the same corner kicks against ranked opponents against unranked opponents against higher-ranked opponents against lower-ranked opponents when scoring 0 goals when scoring 1 goal when scoring 2 goals when scoring 3+ goals when allowing 0 goals when allowing 1 goal when allowing 2 goals when allowing 3+ goals on Monday on Tuesday on Wednesday on Thursday on Friday on Saturday on Sunday on grass on turf at night during the day vs. AAC vs. Big East vs. Big Ten vs. CAA vs. Conference USA vs. Horizon League vs. Ivy League vs. MAC vs. NEC vs Pac vs. West Coast Conference vs. Patriot League when a newcomer scores in one-goal games THE LAST TIME PENN STATE... Scored 3 goals 10/21/15 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-0) Scored 4 goals 10/28/12 at Northwestern (4-4, 2OT) Scored 5 goals 9/3/10 vs. Buffalo (5-0) Scored 6 goals 9/24/14 vs. Penn (6-2) Scored 7 goals 10/21/98 vs. Bucknell (7-1) Scored 8 goals 9/1/98 vs. Saint Francis (8-0) Scored 9 goals 11/6/71 vs. Temple (9-0) Allowed 0 goals 10/21/15 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-0) Allowed 1 goal 11/8/15 vs. Ohio State (0-1 OT) Allowed 2 goals 8/28/16 at UC Berkeley (1-2, OT) Allowed 3 goals 10/13/15 at West Virginia (0-3) Allowed 4 goals 10/9/15 vs. Maryland (3-4) Allowed 5+ goals 12/7/02 vs. UCLA (1-7) Won in overtime 11/7/15 vs. Michigan State (2-1) Lost in overtime 8/28/16 at UC Berkeley (1-2, OT) Won in double overtime 10/26/14 vs. Wisconsin (2-1) Lost in double overtime 11/2/14 at Northwestern (1-2) Tied after double overtime 8/26/16 at No. 1 Stanford (0-0) Scoreless tie after double overtime 8/26/16 at No. 1 Stanford Won by multiple goals at home 10/21/15 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-0) Lost by multiple goals at home 9/27/15 vs. Michigan (0-2) Played an NSCAA Top 10 Team 8/26/16 at No. 1 Stanford (0-0, 2OT) Defeated an NSCAA Top 10 Team 9/13/15 vs. #10 Indiana (1-0) Attempted less than 10 shots 8/28/16 9 at UC Berkeley (1-2, OT) Attempted shots 11/8/15 10 at Ohio State (0-1) Attempted shots 10/13/15 20 vs. West Virginia (1-3) Allowed 5-9 shots 11/1/15 5 vs. Northwestern (1-2) Allowed shots 10/21/15 13 vs. Loyola Marymount (3-0) Allowed 16+ shots 8/28/16 at UC Berkeley (1-2, OT) Scored points 9/24/14 17 vs. Penn (6-2) Had 10+ corner kicks 10/24/15 13 vs. Wisconsin (2-2 2 OT) Allowed 10+ corner kicks 11/8/15 12 vs. Ohio State (1-2 OT) Tallied 5-7 assists 9/24/15 5 vs. Penn (6-2) Won an NCAA Tourney game 11/20/14 vs. Hartwick (2-1) Lost an NCAA Tourney game 11/23/14 at Syracuse (2-1) Won road NCAA Tourney game 11/24/13 at UC Santa Barbara (1-0) Won neutral NCAA Tourney game 11/20/14 vs. Hartwick (2-1) Won PK shootout 11/15/02 vs. Indiana (2-1, 4-2 PK) Lost PK shootout 11/15/13 vs. Indiana (1-0, 5-3 PK) A PENN STATE PLAYER... Scored 2 goals 10/9/15 Connor Maloney vs. Maryland (3-4) Scored 3 goals 11/21/10 Corey Hertzog vs. ODU (4-1) Scored 4 goals 9/20/95 Sebastien Gouverneur vs. Lafayette (4-1) Scored 5 goals 1955 Dick Packer vs. Syracuse Scored 6 goals Scored 7 goals 1955 Joe Lane vs. Bucknell Had 2 assists 9/24/14 Brian James vs. Penn (6-2) Scored in the Big Ten Tourney 11/7/15 Brian James vs. Michigan State (2-1 OT) Had a Big Ten Tourney shutout 11/11/11 Andrew Wolverton vs. Wisconsin (1-0) Scored in an NCAA game 11/23/14 Connor Maloney vs. Syracuse (1-2) Had an NCAA game shutout 11/24/13 Andrew Wolverton vs. UC Santa Barbara (1-0) 8

9 STARTING XI Opponent GK D D D M M M M F F F at Stanford Finney Ireland Marks Sagel Klerks A. Maloney C. Maloney Reedy Curran Grant Harris at UC Berkeley Finney Ireland Marks Sagel Bringolf A. Maloney C. Maloney Reedy Grant Harris Klerks James Madison Oakland Saint Francis Ohio State* at Maryland* Wisconsin* Temple at Michigan* at Indiana* Pittsburgh Michigan State* Akron Rutgers Wright State at Northwestern INDIVIDUAL HONORS Evan Finney >> Big Ten Preseason Honors >> Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (8/30) Connor Maloney >> Big Ten Preseason Honors Robby Sagel >> Big Ten Preseason Honors 9

10 2016 OVERALL STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 26 at #1 Stanford To Aug 28 at California Lot TEAM STATISTICS PSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS 6 7 PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 4 2 Red cards 0 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 2/650 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 5 Maloney, Connor Maloney, Austin Harris, Dayonn Reedy, Pierre Klerks, Mason Bollinger, Sam Grant, Riley Curran, Mac Sigue, Aymar Finney, Evan Sload, Christian Pilato, Noah Marks, Dani Steele, Cameron De La Camara,Frankie Bringolf, Mitchel Sagel, Robby Ireland, Brennan Ammann, Arie Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 40 Finney, Evan 2 191: / 0 1 Ammann, Arie 1 9: /0 Total 2 201: Opponents 2 201: Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents

11 2015 BIG TEN STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. * Sep 13 #10 INDIANA W * Sep 20 at Ohio State To * Sep 27 MICHIGAN L * Oct 03 at Rutgers W * Oct 09 #25 MARYLAND L * Oct 18 at Michigan State L * Oct 24 at Wisconsin To * Nov 01 NORTHWESTERN L TEAM STATISTICS PSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 0 2 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/1784 4/706 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 5 Maloney, Connor Klingenberg, Drew James, Brian Grant, Riley Gonzalez, Michael Kaschak, Christian Bollinger, Sam Harris, Dayonn MacDonald, Kyle Curran, Mac Sagel, Robby Klerks, Mason Ireland, Brennan Maloney, Austin Pilato, Noah Kouyate, Ibrahima Marks, Dani Lee, Nate Mayewski, Matt Cameron, Malik Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 1 Bersano, Matt 6 560: /0 40 Finney, Evan 2 200: /0 Total 8 760: Opponents 8 760: Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Penn State Opponents

12 2016 BOXSCORES Soccer Box Score (Final) 2016 Penn State Men's Soccer Penn State vs #1 Stanford (Aug 26, 2016 at Stanford, Calif.) Soccer Box Score (Final) 2016 Penn State Men's Soccer Penn State vs California (Aug 28, 2016 at Berkeley) Penn State (0-0-1) vs. Stanford (0-0-1) Date: Aug 26, 2016 Attendance: 777 Weather: 76 degrees, fair Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn State Stanford Penn State (0-1-1) vs. California (1-0-1) Date: Aug 28, 2016 Attendance: 523 Weather: 63 degrees Goals by period 1 2 OT Total Penn State California Penn State Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo Min gk 40 Finney, Evan d 4 Ireland, Brennan m 5 Maloney, Connor m 8 Klerks, Mason m 9 Maloney, Austin f 10 Harris, Dayonn m 11 Reedy, Pierre d 13 Sagel, Robby f 14 Curran, Mac d 18 Marks, Dani f 23 Grant, Riley Substitutes -- 7 Sigue, Aymar Bringolf, Mitchel De La Camara,Franki Steele, Cameron Sload, Christian Bollinger, Sam Totals Stanford Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo Min gk 1 Epstein, Andrew f 2 Langsdorf, Foster d 3 Beason, Tanner d 4 Hilliard-Arce, Tomas mf 7 Marion, Bryce d 8 Nana-Sinkam, Brian mf 10 Baird, Corey f 11 Bashti, Amir mf 12 Skundrich, Drew d 16 Mosharrafa, Adam mf 23 Werner, Sam Substitutes -- 5 Hyatt, Colin Hyman, Trevor Kahl, Justin Alabi, Adrian Waldeck, Derek Totals Penn State Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo Min gk 40 Finney, Evan d 4 Ireland, Brennan m 5 Maloney, Connor m 8 Klerks, Mason m 9 Maloney, Austin f 10 Harris, Dayonn m 11 Reedy, Pierre d 13 Sagel, Robby d 15 Bringolf, Mitchel d 18 Marks, Dani f 23 Grant, Riley Substitutes -- 1 Ammann, Arie Curran, Mac Steele, Cameron Pilato, Noah Bollinger, Sam Totals California Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo Min gk 1 Klinsmann, Jonathan d 2 Lima, Nick f 6 Thierjung, Christian d 7 Haberkorn, Trevor f 9 Salcedo, Paul m 10 Carerra-Garcia, Jose m 11 Miranda, Jorge d 21 Morton, Joshua d 23 O'Hara, Brian d 26 Rebecchini, Ugo d 30 Junqua, Sam Substitutes -- 3 Kadono, Shinya Chasman, Matt Macias, Javier Locklear, Matt Sivakumar, Aravind Lekressner, Simon Totals # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 40 Finney, Evan 110: Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn State Stanford Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn State Stanford # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 Epstein, Andrew 110: Saves by period 2 OT O2 Total 1 Penn State Stanford Fouls 1 2 OT O2 Total Penn State Stanford # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 40 Finney, Evan 81: Ammann, Arie 9: Shots by period 1 2 OT Total Penn State California Corner kicks 1 2 OT Total Penn State California # Goalkeepers Min GA Saves 1 Klinsmann, Jonathan 91: Saves by period 1 2 OT Total Penn State California Fouls 1 2 OT Total Penn State California Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description Cautions and ejections: YC-STAN #11 (35:51); YC-PSU #TM (76:21); YC-STAN #8 (92:17) Penn State-Finney, Evan (0-0-1). Stanford-Epstein, Andrew (0-0-1). Stadium: Cagan Stadium Officials: Referee: Alex Chilowicz; Asst. Referee: Joel Linn; Charlie Smoot; Alt. Official: Alex Del Angel; Timekeeper: Brian Casho; Scorer: John Cantalupi; Offsides: Penn State 0, Stanford 3. Official's signature Scoring summary: No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description 1. 6:36 PSU Maloney, Connor Maloney, Austin 2. 52:21 CAL Lima, Nick (1) Rebecchini, Ugo Shot down the middle 3. 91:41 CAL Lima, Nick (2) Haberkorn, Trevor header Cautions and ejections: YC-PSU #5 (35:16); YC-PSU #14 (43:41); YC-PSU #8 (80:37); RC-CAL #31 (81:28) Stadium: Goldman Field Officials: Referee: Leszek Stalmach; Asst. Referee: Eric Ehrhardt; Elijio Arreguin; Alt. Official: Victor Rivas; Timekeeper: Cal Event Management; Scorer: Cal Communications; Offsides: Penn State 0, California 0. Official's signature 12

13 TV/RADIO ROSTER ARIE AMMANN BRANDON HACKENBERG BRENNAN IRELAND CONNOR MALONEY MALIK CAMERON AYMAR SIGUE Fr. GK 6-0 Fr. D 6-0 So. D 5-10 Sr. M 5-6 Sr. M 6-1 Jr. F 6-3 Round Hill, Va. Palmyra, Pa. Annapolis, Md. Harrisburg, Pa. Bronx, N.Y. St. Albert, Alberta MASON KLERKS AUSTIN MALONEY DAYONN HARRIS PIERRE REEDY IBRAHIMA KOUYATE ROBBY SAGEL Sr. M 5-10 So. M 5-4 So. F 5-5 Fr. M 6-0 R-Fr. M 5-10 Sr. D 6-3 Corona, Calif. Harrisburg, Pa. Milton, Ontario Kutztown, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Las Vegas, Nev MAC CURRAN MITCHEL BRINGOLF FRANKIE DE LA CAMARA CAMERON STEELE DANI MARKS RYAN GALLAGHER So. F 5-11 Fr. D 5-10 Fr. F 6-2 Jr. M 6-0 R-So. D 6-2 R-So. D 6-0 York, Pa. Montreal, Quebec Miami, Fla. Clayton, N.C. Ra anana, Israel Pine Brush, N.Y STEPHEN KENNEY NOAH PILATO RILEY GRANT CHRISTIAN SLOAD TRAVIS KEIL SAM BOLLINGER So. D 6-2 R-So. M 5-8 Sr. F 6-1 Fr. F 6-3 R-Fr. M 5-10 R-Jr. F 6-0 Franklin, Pa. Oak Hill, Va. Copley, Ohio Reading, Pa. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. State College, Pa JOSH LEVINE WES BERGEVIN EVAN FINNEY BOB WARMING CHAD DUERNBERGER OWEN GRIFFITH Fr. GK 6-3 R-Fr. GK 6-4 Sr. GK 6-2 Head Coach Associate Head Coach Asst. Coach Rockville Centre, N.Y. Hinsdale, Ill. San Francisco, Calif. Seventh Season Sixth Season First Season 13