PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS. GoPSUsports.com

Transcription

1 2017 Schedule / Results (4-9-2 Overall, Big Ten) August Aug. 25 HOFSTRA L, 1-0 September Sept. 1 at UC Irvine T, 1-1 (2OT) Sept. 3 at Loyola Marymount T, 1-1 (2OT) Sept. 8 SAINT FRANCIS W, 1-0 (2OT) Sept. 12 at Ohio State * L, 3-0 Sept. 17 No. 3 MARYLAND * L, 2-0 Sept. 20 DETROIT MERCY W, 2-0 Sept. 23 at Wisconsin * L, 1-0 Sept. 27 at Temple L, 3-0 October Oct. 1 No. 20 MICHIGAN * L, 2-1(2OT) Oct. 7 No. 1 INDIANA * L, 1-0 Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh L, 3-2 (OT) Oct. 14 at No. 6 Michigan State * L, 1-0 Oct. 22 at Rutgers * W, 6-2 Oct. 25 at James Madison W, 2-1 Oct. 29 NORTHWESTERN * 12 p.m Penn State Men s Soccer Notes PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS GoPSUsports.com 2017 Record (1-6-0 B1G) Last Match... W, 2-1 at JMU Head Coach...Bob Warming Series Record... PSU leads, Last Meeting... L, Oct. 20, 2016 Pos. No. Name G A Pts D 4 Brennan Ireland D 5 Callum Pritchatt D 18 Dani Marks D 19 Ryan Gallagher M 8 Aaron Molloy M 9 Austin Maloney M 17 Cameron Steele M 25 Travis Keil F 10 Ethan Beckford F 24 Christian Sload THE MATCHUP vs PROBABLE STARTERS NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS NUSports.com 2017 Record ( B1G) Last Match...W, 2-1(2OT) vs. Loyola Head Coach...Tim Lenahan Live Stats... GoPSUsports.com Video... BTN Plus ($) Josh Levine Dani Marks Brennan Ireland Callum Pritchatt Cameron Steele Austin Maloney Ryan Gallagher Aaron Molloy November Nov. 5 Big Ten Quarterfinals TBA Nov. 10 Big Ten Semifinals TBA Nov. 12 Big Ten Championship TBA BOLD CAPS - Home Games at Jeffrey Field * - Conference game All Times Eastern Following #PennStateMSOC 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 PennStateMSOC Pos. Name W-L-T GA GaAvg. Saves GK Evan Finney GK Josh Levine GK Arie Ammann Travis Keil NOTES AND HEADLINES Christian Sload Ethan Beckford NITTANY LIONS CELEBRATE SENIOR DAY IN FINAL HOME MATCH The Penn State men s soccer team will celebrate the careers of its four seniors Sunday, Oct. 29 following the match against the Wildcats of Northwestern University. The two squads will meet at Jeffrey Field for a noon match. CATCHING THE GAME FROM HOME Fans who are unable to come out to Jeffrey Field can catch all the action live on BTN Plus with a paid subscription. Fans can also follow along with live stats on GoPSUsports.com or follow along with live updates on Penn State men s soccer Twitter SERIES HISTORY WITH THE WILDCATS Penn State holds the all-time series lead over Northwestern, but in the past five seasons the Wildcats have been closing the gap with four wins over the Nittany Lions. NU has picked up the victory in each of the last three seasons over PSU with a 2-1 victory in both 2014 and 2015 and a 1-0 win in The Blue and White will be looking for its first win over the Wildcats since the 2013 season when it earned a 2-1 double overtime victory. A win over the Wildcats will secure Penn State the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament but a loss will send it into the play in match against Rutgers, who the Nittany Lions defeated 6-2 for its first Big Ten Conference win of

2 QUICK FACTS PENN STATE UNIVERSITY Location...University Park, Pa. Founded Enrollment... 47,261 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... Dennis Scanlon Athletics Website... COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Bob Warming (Eighth Year) Alma Mater...Berea College 75 Overall Record (.648) Penn State Record (.583) ...rew23@psu.edu Associate Head Coach...Chad Duernberger (Seventh Year) Alma Mater...University of Charleston mcd23@psu.edu Assistant Coach...Owen Griffith (Second Year) Alma Mater...Penn State omg5007@psu.edu Office Rec Hall...Curtin Road & Burrowes Road...University Park, PA Office Phone... (814) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record Big Ten Record (Finish) (5th) Postseason Finish...DNP Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Starters Returning/Lost... 6/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 18/7 Newcomers... 8 Facebook... PennStateMensSoccer PROGRAM HISTORY First Varsity Year Seasons All-Time Record (.662) First Big Ten Year All-Time Big Ten Record (.542) NCAA Postseason Appearances National Championships Big Ten Championships... 5 NSCAA All-Americans All-Big Ten First Team Selections ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Year Ht. Hometown/High School 1 Arie Ammann GK So. 6-0 Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove 3 Brandon Hackenberg D So. 6-0 Palmyra, Va./Fluvanna County 4 Brennan Ireland D Jr Annapolis, Md./Fox Chapel 5 Callum Pritchatt D Fr. 6-4 Kinghurst Birmingham/Sandwell 6 Mikey Conneh M Fr. 5-7 Sheffield, Yorkshire/Meadowhead 7 Aymar Sigue F Sr. 6-3 St. Alberta, Alberta, Canada/Burnaby Central 8 Aaron Molloy M So Dublin, Ireland/Keiser 9 Austin Maloney M Jr. 5-4 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 10 Ethan Beckford F Fr Manchester, England/St. Maximillian Colbe CHS 11 Pierre Reedy M So. 6-0 Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area 12 Nick Rieple M Fr. 6-1 Kirtland, Ohio/Lake Catholic 13 Ryan Holland D Jr. 6-5 Leicestershire, UK/Loughborough 14 Mac Curran F Jr York, Pa./Dallastown 15 Mitchel Bringolf D So Montreal, Quebec/John Rennie 17 Cameron Steele M Sr. 6-0 Clayton, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons 18 Dani Marks D R-Jr. 6-2 Ra anana, Israel/International School of Berne 19 Ryan Gallagher D R-Jr. 6-0 Pine Bush, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 20 Stephen Kenney D R-So. 6-2 State College, Pa./State College Area 21 Noah Pilato M R-Jr. 5-9 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton 22 Daniel Gonzalez M R-Fr San Jose, Costa Rica/Forest Trail 23 Kyle Perno D So Hyde Park, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial 24 Christian Sload F So. 6-3 Reading, Pa./Wilson 25 Travis Keil M R-So Bear Creek, Pa./James M. Coughlin 26 Sam Bollinger F R-Sr. 6-0 State College, Pa./State College Area 27 Josh Levine GK R-Fr. 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side 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 So. 6-0 Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove 10 Ethan Beckford F Fr Manchester, England/St. Maximillian Colbe CHS 26 Sam Bollinger F R-Sr. 6-0 State College, Pa./State College Area 15 Mitchel Bringolf D So Montreal, Quebec/John Rennie 6 Mikey Conneh M Fr. 5-7 Sheffield, Yorkshire/Meadowhead 14 Mac Curran F Jr York, Pa./Dallastown 40 Evan Finney GK Sr. 6-2 San Francisco, Calif./IMG Pendleton School 19 Ryan Gallagher D R-Jr. 6-0 Pine Bush, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 22 Daniel Gonzalez M R-Fr San Jose, Costa Rica/Forest Trail 3 Brandon Hackenberg D So. 6-0 Palmyra, Va./Fluvanna County 13 Ryan Holland D Jr. 6-5 Leicestershire, UK/Loughborough 4 Brennan Ireland D Jr Annapolis, Md./Fox Chapel 25 Travis Keil M R-So Bear Creek, Pa./James M. Coughlin 20 Stephen Kenney D R-So. 6-2 State College, Pa./State College Area 27 Josh Levine GK R-Fr. 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side 9 Austin Maloney M Jr. 5-4 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 18 Dani Marks D R-Jr. 6-2 Ra anana, Israel/International School of Berne 8 Aaron Molloy M So Dublin, Ireland/Keiser 23 Kyle Perno D So Hyde Park, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial 21 Noah Pilato M R-Jr. 5-9 Oak Hill, Va./Oakton 5 Callum Pritchatt D Fr. 6-4 Kinghurst Birmingham/Sandwell 11 Pierre Reedy M So. 6-0 Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area 12 Nick Rieple M Fr. 6-1 Kirtland, Ohio/Lake Catholic 7 Aymar Sigue F Sr. 6-3 St. Alberta, Alberta, Canada/Burnaby Central 24 Christian Sload F So. 6-3 Reading, Pa./Wilson 17 Cameron Steele M Sr. 6-0 Clayton, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons 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 Pronunciations Arie Ammann Sam Bollinger Mikey Conneh Chad Duernberger Travis Keil Ah-man Bowl-in-ger CO-nuh DURN-burger Kyle Josh Levine Callum Pritchatt Aymar Sigue Pierre Reedy Nick Rieple Le-veen Prit-CHAT I-Mar Si-gay Read-e Ree-pull 2

3 2017 BIG TEN STANDINGS BIG TEN OVERALL W-L-T % W-L-T % Indiana Michigan State Maryland Michigan Wisconsin Ohio State Northwestern Penn State Rutgers On The Pitch This Week Tuesday, Oct. 24 Northwestern 2, Loyola 1 Virginia Commonwealth 3, Maryland 0 Wisconsin 0, Milwaukee 0 Wednesday, Oct. 25 Penn State 2, James Madison 1 Columbia 2, Rutgers 0 Kentucky 1, Ohio Sate 0 Michigan 1, Detroit Mercy 0 Sunday, Oct. 29 Northwestern at Penn State, Noon Wisconsin at Ohio State, 1 p.m. Indiana at Michigan State, 3 p.m. Michigan at Maryland, 4 p.m NOTES AND HEADLINES SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN The Wildcats arrive in Happy Valley with a overall record and a record in Big Ten Conference play. However, NU has played six ranked teams in the 2017 season, taking setbacks to five top-10 squads this season and one top-25 team. The Wildcats have scored 17 goals this season and given up 27, averaging 9.4 shots per match. Tommy Katsiyiannis has a team-best four goals on the season for eight points, while Mac Mazzola has found the back of the net three times this year and had two assists for eight points. Camden Buescher has also tallied eight points with two goals and four assists. Northwestern has used all three of its goalkeepers in the 2017 season trying to find the best fit. Robbie White has played in the most matches with seven starts. White has an.800 save percentage and has given up 11 goals on the season, while Francisco Tomasino has started six games with six goals against and 13 saves. Finally, Miha Miskovic has five matches under his belt with 18 saves. SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS The Penn State men s soccer team will honor the career of its five seniors this weekend against the Wildcats. Aymar Sigue - Transferred from Tulsa to play in 30 matches with 17 starts for Penn State...Has scored four goals and had one assist for nine points as a Nittany Lion...Will graduate with a degree in energy business and finance. Cameron Steele - Transferred from N.C. State for his final two seasons...played in 21 matches with 11 starts for the Blue and White...Will graduate with a degee in telecommunications. Dani Marks - Has played in 44 matches with 39 starts on the back line for the Nittany Lions...Is a two-time captain and Academic All- Big Ten honoree...has one last year of eligibility after being redshirted in Majoring in political science. Sam Bollinger - Walked on as a sophomore before earning a scholarship with Penn State...Has played in 42 matches with 12 starts...scored four goals and has two assists...is a member of Schreyer Honors College, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and a 2016 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Will graduate with a degree in chemistry and is applying to medical school. Evan Finney - Made 29 appearances with 28 starts as the goalkeeper...totaled 106 saves and earned 10 wins with eight shutouts...was honored at last year s senior day and will graduate with a degree in international politics. FINDING THEIR STRIDE With the season coming to a close, the Nittany Lions have found their stride in the last few matches. Penn State doubled its goal total from the first 13 matches of the season in two games with six goals against Rutgers and two against JMU. Individually, freshman Ethan Beckford has scored in the past two matches for Penn State with two goals against Rutgers and the game-winner against JMU to bring his stat line to five goals and one assist for 11 points. 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 second among active NCAA Division I coaches with 456 wins >>> 32 Winning Seasons >>> 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 eighth season as Penn State s 11th coach in its storied history, Bob Warming has made his impact known in his first seven 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 from The Nittany Lions posted an overall record in the 2016 season with three players earning Big Ten honors. Senior Connor Maloney was an unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection earning the honors for the third time in his career, while Robby Sagel notched second team honors and Pierre Reedy was named to the All-Freshman Team. Maloney also earned NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team honors under Warming s direction after leading the team with 21 points which included eight goals and five assists. 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. C. 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. Coaching Record at Penn State Year School Overall Conf 2010 Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Years Totals NOTES AND HEADLINES PENN STATE HAS STRONG MATCH AGAINST JMU The Penn State men s soccer team earned its second-straight road win with a 2-1 victory over CAA leader James Madison at Santara Park. Freshman Ethan Beckford scored for the second-straight match for the Blue and White with his second-straight penalty kick, which proved to be the game-winner, when JMU was charged with a handball in the 60th minute. Redshirt-senior Sam Bollinger netted his first goal of the season for the Nittany Lions in the first half of action, marking his fourth point of the year, while senior Aymar Sigue and sophomore Kyle Perno each had an assist on the Bollinger goal. BECKFORD TALLIES TWO-GOAL MATCH Freshman Ethan Beckford is the first men s soccer student-athlete to have a two-goal game since Connor Maloney netted two goals against No. 22 Akron in a double overtime tie Oct. 18, Beckford knocked in a penalty kick before scoring less than 20 seconds later to put Penn State up 4-1 over the Scarlet Knights. The Manchester, England native led the Nittany Lions tallied five of Penn State s 17 points in its 6-2 victory over Rutgers For his efforts, Beckford was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and TopDrawerSoccer. com Honorable Mention Player of the Week. PSU HAS HUGE OUTING AGAINST RUTGERS The Nittany Lions earned a decisive 6-2 victory over Rutgers for its first Big Ten Conference win of the season. Penn State s six goals and five assists are the most since it earned a 6-2 victory over Penn on Sept. 24, Eight Nittany Lions tallied points on the day with freshman Ethan Beckford scoring back-to-back goals and Callum Pritchatt earning two assists. The Nittany Lions had 17 points on the day with six goals and five assists which is the most since they had 17 points against Penn in a 6-2 victory on Sept. 24, BECKFORD NAMED TOP-100 FRESHMEN BY TOPDRAWERSOCCER.COM Freshman Ethan Beckford was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com s Freshman Top 100 Rankings for Division I men s soccer. The Manchester, England native has played 868 minutes in 11 starts in his first year on the pitch for the Blue and White. Beckford ties for a team-high two goals and has put 13 of his 22 shots on goal for a.591 shots on goal percentage this season. RAINY DAY IN EAST LANSING TRIPS UP NITTANY LIONS In a match that would see the first goal scored as the winning team with heavy rain falling, it was the No. 6 Spartans of Michigan State who would take the 1-0 win over Penn State in the Big Ten Conference match. The Nittany Lions managed nine shots on the day but were unable to find the net, while the Spartans took 11 shots with one goal. Redshirt-freshman goalkeeper Josh Levine made four saves on the day, while Callum Pritchatt, Aaron Molloy and Ryan Gallagher all took two shots for the Blue and White. 4

5 SCOUTING REPORT SERIES HISTORY vs. NORTHWESTERN All-Time Series PSU leads PSU Streak 3 Losses First Meeting 10/6/1991; PSU 1-0 Last Meeting 10/30/2016; NW 1-0 Last PSU Win 10/27/13; PSU 2-1(2ot) Last NU Win 10/30/2016; NW 1-0 Largest PSU Win 10/6/1995; 6-1 Largest NU Win 2-1(5x) (Most recent; 11/1/2015) LAST FIVE MEETINGS WITH NU 10/27/2016 L 1-0 A 11/1/2015 L 2-1 H 11/2/2014 L 2-1(2OT) A 10/27/2013 W 2-1(2OT) H 10/21/2012 W 1-0(2OT) A 2017 TEAM STAT COMPARISON PSU NU Overall record Conference record Goals scored Goals allowed Goals scored/gm Goals allowed/gm SOG-attempts Shots/gm Assists Corner kicks Saves Shutouts 2 3 INDIVIDUAL STAT COMPARISON NITTANY LIONS WILDCATS Points Beckford (11) Two tied (8) Goals Beckford (5) Katsiyiannis (4) Assists Three tied (2) Buescher (4) Shots Beckford (31) Katsiyiannis (24) SOG Pct. Gallagher (.667) Mazzola (.500) SOG Beckford (19) Katsiyiannis (11) GK Min. Finney (832:39) White (641:04) GAA Levine (1.49) Tomasino (1.21) Saves Levine (42) White (44) Save Pct. Levine (.808) White (.800) Shutouts Finney (2) White (2) 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES LEVINE AVERAGED 10 SAVES PER GAME IN FIRST THREE MATCHES In his first three matches as the starting keeper, redshirt-freshman Josh Levine made 31 saves in 334:42 minutes of play. Levine made his first collegiate save in the final nine minutes against Temple when he came in as a sub and has since had two double-digit save efforts for the Blue and White. The Rockville Centre, New York native made 11 saves against the potent No. 1 Indiana offense before getting back on the pitch three days later and making 10 saves against Pittsburgh. In his first collegiate start against then-no. 20 Michigan, Levine made nine saves for the Nittany Lions in the double overtime loss. BECKFORD FINDS BACK OF THE NET FOR SECOND TIME Freshman Ethan Beckford has scored two goals in the past three matches for the Nittany Lions. The freshman forward scored his first collegiate goal against then-no. 20 Michigan to give Penn State the lead in the first half of action. After the team was shut out against No. 1 Indiana and time was dwindling down against Pittsburgh, Beckford raced down the field and scored the equalizer with less than a minute remaining in the match to send it into overtime. PRITCHATT SCORES FIRST CAREER GOAL Freshman Callum Pritchatt scored his first career goal donning the Blue and White at Pittsburgh. Pritchatt quickly responded to a Panther goal in the 31st minute when he knotted the score against Pitt at 1-1 as he brought the ball down the left side of the field and took the off-centered shot into the far right corner of the net in the 37th minute. DEFENSE HAS STRONG OUTING AGAINST No. 1 OFFENSE Despite coming away with a 1-0 loss to No. 1 Indiana, Penn State had a strong showing against the Hoosiers. Redshirt-freshman Josh Levine made a career-high 11 saves in the match and gave up just one goal. Levine has stepped up as the new starter for the Nittany Lions, making 21 saves in 236:07 minutes of play. PENN STATE HAS BIG CHANCES AGAINST No. 1 INDIANA Freshman Ethan Beckford was the offensive leader for the Nittany Lions against Indiana with three shots on net the Hoosier goalkeeper Trey Muse was barely able to get a hand on to keep the IU lead in check. Penn State found a stretch of offense in the 72nd minute, when Beckford tore down the left side of the field and took a close range shot, but Muse was able to get his hand on the ball at the last second to maintain the Indiana lead. Beckford struck again in the 78th minute when he got his heel on a ball served in from Austin Maloney but again Muse was there to make the huge stop for the Hoosiers. 5

6 NSCAA RANKINGS (Week 9 Poll) Rk. School Prev. Record 1 Wake Forest Indiana North Carolina Clemson Stanford Western Michigan Michigan State Florida International Maryland Georgetown Louisville Southern Methodist Virginia Akron Air Force New Hampshire Duke Michigan Dartmouth Butler RV Seattle Washington California Massachusetts RV Also receiving votes: Old Dominion, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, San Diego, Loyola Maryland, NC State, William & Mary, Pittsburgh, Virignia Commonwealth, Creighton, Pacific, Rider, New Mexico, Albany, Massachusetts Lowell Bold indicates 2017 opponent PENN STATE 2017 RANKINGS HISTORY Date Region NSCAA RPI Pre Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk. 10 Wk. 11 Wk NOTES AND HEADLINES LEVINE RECORDS FIRST CAREER START After making his first appearance between the pipes against Temple, redshirt-freshman Josh Levine earned his first start against No. 20 Michigan in the Big Ten Conference match. Levine made nine saves in the double-overtime match and gave up just two goals. BECKFORD NETS GOAL FOR NITTANY LIONS Freshman Ethan Beckford was poised to be a goal scorer for the Nittany Lions in the 2017 season and found the break through he had been looking for against No. 20 Michigan. The freshman forward connected on a header in the first half of the match to net his first collegiate goal and put the Blue and White up 1-0 over the rank Big Ten Conference opponent. LEVINE MAKES FIRST COLLEGIATE APPEARANCE Redshirt-freshman Josh Levine made his first collegiate appearance against the Owls of Temple, standing between the pipes for the final 37 minutes of the match. Levine made one save and did not give up a goal in his first collegiate appearance. FINNEY KEEPS NITTANY LIONS IN MATCH Senior goalkeeper Evan Finney allowed one goal against Wisconsin in the Nittany Lion s third Big Ten Conference match of the season but made five saves including two in the 83rd and 85th minute. In the 2017 season, Finney has made 29 saves to rank third in the Big Ten Conference, while his 3.60 saves per game tie for third in the league. BRINGOLF LIFTS PENN STATE TO NON-CONFERENCE WIN Sophomore defender Mitchel Bringolf scored his first career goal against Detroit Mercy in Penn State s 2-0 victory. Following a Nittany Lion corner kick in the 51st minute of the match, the ball bounced around inside the box before finding the foot of a striking Bringolf. The sophomore defender blasted the ball into the back of the net from only three yards out on a strike from the right side of the pitch. The goal marks the first points of Bringolf s career, although he has helped pitch seven shutouts being a part of the backline the past two seasons. CURRAN GIVES BLUE AND WHITE FIRST MULTI-GOAL MATCH OF 2017 Junior Mac Curran not only netted his first goal since his freshman season but also gave the Nittany Lions their first multi-goal match of the 2017 season against Detroit Mercy. Curran gathered the ball at his feet off a Titan defender and ripped an one-touch shot from 18-yards out into the middle of the net to carry Penn State onto a 2-0 victory over Detroit Mercy. Curran now has three career goals donning the Blue and White. 6

7 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES FINNEY RECORDS EIGHTH CAREER SHUTOUT Redshirt-senior goalkeeper Evan Finney earned his eighth career shutout as a Nittany Lion and second of 2017 against Detroit Mercy. Finney made just three saves in the match as the Penn State defense allowed 10 shots in total in the 90 minute match. This season, Finney has made 24 saves and has two shutouts for the Blue and White. HARD PLAY AGAINST No. 3 MARYLAND After playing three-straight double overtime games and a road match against Ohio State, the Nittany Lions hung tough against the No. 3 Terrapins in their first Big Ten Conference home game of the season. Penn State kept the powerful Maryland offense off the board for the entire first half of play before giving up a goal in the second half. The Blue and White suffered its third red card of the season, playing a man down for the remaining 18 minutes of the match. Despite being a man down, the Nittany Lions continued to battle offensively as the ball almost found the back of the net in the 84th minute when Penn State earned a corner kick that would find the head of Christian Sload. The header sailed high into the right corner of the net but a Terrapin defender was able to quickly get his body in front of the ball, keeping Penn State off the board. Being a man down resulted in one final security goal for the Terrapins in the remaining minutes of the match as Penn State fell 2-0 at Jeffrey Field. SLOAD S WORK PAYS OFF Sophomore Christian Sload has been working hard on the offensive side of the ball. Sload found the golden goal against SFU in the 110th minute of the match. With 36 seconds left on the clock the Nittany Lions raced down the field as Aaron Molloy took the ball from the Red Flash and passed it up to a striking Mikey Conneh on the right side of the pitch. Conneh crossed the ball to Sload, who was coming from the left side of the field. Sload ripped the ball at a wide-open left side of the net to secure the 1-0 victory for the Blue and White in the 110th minute of play at Jeffrey Field. DEFENSE SECURES FIRST SHUTOUT OF 2017 Penn State earned its first shutout of the 2017 season with a 1-0 double overtime victory over Saint Francis. The backline allowed the Red Flash to take eight shots with only one reaching the net for goalkeeper Evan Finney. The shutout marked the seventh of Finney s career after he secured four in the 2016 campaign. MOLLOY MAKING WAVES Sophomore transfer Aaron Molloy came in strong for the Nittany Lions in his first three matches. Molloy has started all three games, playing all but four minutes for the Blue and White. The Dublin, Ireland native came into the season as the PDL Young Player of the Year after scoring seven goals for Reading United. Donning the Blue and White, Molloy has scored two goals in three games, including a shot from beyond the midfield line against Loyola Marymount. NITTANY LIONS MAKE PENN STATE DEBUT Five Nittany Lions made their Penn State debuts against Hofstra as Ethan Beckford, Aaron Molloy, Kyle Perno and Callum Pritchatt made their first starts donning the Blue and White and Ryan Holland came in as a sub in the second half. Beckford played 66 minutes in his first collegiate start with two shots, while Molloy played all but four minutes of the match with one shot on goal. Pritchatt held down the backline for the entirety of the match, Perno played 62 minutes for the Blue and White and Holland played eight minutes in the second half of action in his Penn State debut. CONTROLLING THE BALL Despite its tough loss against Hofstra in the season opener, Penn State controlled the ball for the majority of the match. The Nittany Lions outshot the Pride 15-9 with five shots on goal compared to Hofstra s two. COACHING CLOUT Among the elite coaches in the sport for the last three decades, head coach Bob Warming is back for his eighth season at Penn State. Warming has an incredible coaching pedigree, including 460 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. 7

8 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK With the loss of five starters, head coach Bob Warming brought in eight newcomers for the 2017 season including four freshman, three transfers and one walk-on. The 2021 class is comprised of forward Ethan Beckford, midfielder Mikey Conneh, defender Callum Pritchatt and midfielder Nick Rieple. Junior Ryan Holland transfers to Penn State after playing two seasons with Feather River Junior College, while Aaron Molloy comes from Keiser University and Kyle Perno transfers from UC Santa Barbara. Finally, redshirt-freshman Daniel Gonzalez joins the Nittany Lions as a walk-on. EXPANDING INTERNATIONALLY The Penn State men s soccer team features nine student-athletes who have traveled internationally to be a part of the squad. The team features student-athletes from Canada, the United Kingdom, Israel and Costa Rica. Returners Aymar Sigue and Mitchel Bringolf are both native of Canada with Sigue growing up in Alberta and Bringolf growing up in Quebec, while captain Dani Marks came to Penn State from Israel. The freshman class is comprised from three international student-athletes including: Ethan Beckford (Manchester, England), Mikey Conneh (Sheffield, Yorkshire) and Callum Pritchatt (Kinghurst, Birmingham). Finally, junior transfer Ryan Holland is from Leicestershire, United Kingdom, redshirt-freshman Daniel Gonzalez came to Penn State from Costa Rica and sophomore transfer Aaron Molloy is from Dublin, Ireland. STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE Head coach Bob Warming has put together a tough season for the Blue and White starting with two-time CAA regular-season champion Hofstra. The Nittany Lions will also take on three teams ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Association Preseason Poll, including No. 6 Maryland, No. 7 Indiana and No. 22 Michigan State. Penn State will face off with both Maryland and Indiana inside the friendly confines of Jeffrey Field but will make the trip out to East Lansing, Michigan to take on the Spartans of Michigan State. KEY RETURNERS The Nittany Lions return 19 student-athletes from the 2016 roster, including six starters. Senior Aymar Sigue returns as the leading goal scorer for the Blue and White with three goals in his first season as a Nittany Lion, while Austin Maloney, Pierre Reedy and Christian Sload all scored one goal in the 2016 season. On the backline, redshirt-junior captain Dani Marks and sophomore Mitchel Bringolf look to keep the opposition out of the box after helping the goalkeepers to five shutouts in the 2016 season. In net, all three keepers are expected to see time with Evan Finney and Arie Ammann both having starts in the 2016 season. Finney capped off the 2016 season with two Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors and recorded four shutouts which ranked fifth in the conference. Ammann earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors one time in his freshman campaign, while Josh Levine will look for his collegiate debut after using his redshirt in the 2016 season. THREE NITTANY LIONS LAND PRESEASON HONORS Redshirt-senior Evan Finney, sophomore Pierre Reedy and transfer Aaron Molloy each earned Big Ten Preseason Honors as announced by the conference office. Finney capped off the 2016 season with two Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors and recorded four shutouts which ranked fifth in the conference. The redshirt-senior also had an.810 save percentage to rank second in the Big Ten and third with a.082 goals against average and 0.31 shutouts per game average. Reedy earned himself a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team after starting all 18 matches for the Blue and White. The Kutztown, Pennsylvania native scored his first collegiate goal and the game-winner in the home finale against Wright State. Molloy joins Penn State after playing one year at Keiser. The Dublin, Ireland native was named PDL Young Player of the Year after scoring seven goals in the season as a member of Reading United. 8

9 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES MARKS NAMED CAPTAIN FOR 2017 Redshirt-junior Dani Marks has been selected as the captain of the 2017 Penn State men s soccer team as announced by head coach Bob Warming. The 2017 season will mark the second time that Marks has earned the honor as he captained the team in the 2015 campaign. Marks has appeared in 28 matches with 24 starts in the backline in his two years on the pitch for the Blue and White. After sitting out his freshman season due to injury, Marks started 13 matches in the 2015 season as the captain of the Nittany Lions, helping the team to six shutouts on defense. Last season Marks logged 1,145 minutes on the pitch and landed one shot on goal, while helping the Blue and White to four shutouts. BIG TEN TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT GRAND PARK The Big Ten Men s Soccer Tournament will take place at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, as announced by the Big Ten. The men s semifinals and championship game are set for Nov. 10 and 12. Last year, the Big Ten Men s Soccer Tournament semifinals and championship game were played at the facility for the first time, with Maryland earning a 2-1 victory over Wisconsin in the final. NEXT TIME OUT Penn State will head to the Big Ten Tournament starting Friday, Nov. 3. The Nittany Lions will find out their opponent once all regular season games are complete. Fans can find a complete schedule on GoPSUsports.com. 9

10 MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Penn State Is All-Time 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 ACC American Big Ten Big West CAA Horizon League NEC West Coast Conference when a newcomer scores in one-goal games THE LAST TIME PENN STATE... Scored 3 goals 10/21/16 vs. Rutgers (3-2, 2OT) Scored 4 goals 9/13/16 vs. Ohio State (4-2) Scored 5 goals 9/3/10 vs. Buffalo (5-0) Scored 6 goals 10/22/17 at Rutgers (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 9/20/17 vs. Detroit Mercy (2-0) Allowed 1 goal 10/25/17 at James Madison (2-1) Allowed 2 goals 10/22/17 at Rutgers (6-2) Allowed 3 goals 10/10/17 at Pittsburgh (2-3, OT) Allowed 4 goals 10/9/15 vs. Maryland (3-4) Allowed 5+ goals 12/7/02 vs. UCLA (1-7) Won in overtime 9/5/16 vs. Oakland (2-1) Lost in overtime 10/10/17 at Pittsburgh (2-3, OT) Won in double overtime 9/8/17 vs. Saint Francis (1-0, 2OT) Lost in double overtime 10/1/17 vs. No. 20 Michigan (1-2, 2 OT) Tied after double overtime 9/3/17 at LMU (1-1, 2OT) Scoreless tie after double overtime 8/26/16 at No. 1 Stanford Won by multiple goals at home 9/20/17 vs. Detroit Mercy (2-0) Lost by multiple goals at home 9/17/17 vs. No. 3 Maryland (0-2) Played an NSCAA Top 10 Team 10/14/17 at No. 6 Michigan State (0-1) Defeated an NSCAA Top 10 Team 10/15/16 vs. No. 19 Michigan State (1-0, 2OT) Attempted less than 10 shots 10/25/17 8 at James Madison (2-1) Attempted shots 10/22/17 16 at Rutgers (6-2) Attempted shots 10/11/16 22 vs. Pittsburgh (1-0) Allowed 5-9 shots 9/17/17 8 vs. No. 3 Maryland (0-2) Allowed shots 10/25/17 12 at James Madison (2-1) Allowed 16+ shots 10/10/17 30 at Pittsburgh (2-3, 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 9/3/17 10 at LMU (1-1, 2OT) Tallied 5-7 assists 10/22/17 5 at Rutgers (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 10/22/17 Ethan Beckford at Rutgers (6-2) 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 10/22/17 Callum Pritchatt at Rutgers (6-2) Had 3 assists 9/13/16 Connor Maloney vs Ohio State (4-2) 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) 10

11 STARTING XI Opponent GK D D D D M M M M F F HOFSTRA Finney Bringolf Perno Pritchatt Marks Gallagher Maloney Molloy Reedy Beckford Steele at UC Irvine Finney Gallagher Perno Pritchatt Marks Curran Maloney Molloy Pilato Beckford Bollinger at Loyola Marymount Finney Bringolf Gallagher Perno Pritchatt Maloney Molloy Sload Steele Beckford Bollinger SAINT FRANCIS Finney Gallagher Perno Pritchatt Marks Curran Maloney Molloy Pilato Bollinger Sload at Ohio State * Finney Gallagher Perno Pritchatt Marks Maloney Molloy Sload Steele Beckford Bollinger No. 3 MARYLAND * Finney Bringolf Gallagher Pritchatt Marks Maloney Molloy Sload Steele Beckford Sigue DETROIT MERCY Finney Bringolf Ireland Pritchatt Marks Gallagher Keil Maloney Molloy Conneh Curran at Wisconsin * Finney Bringolf Ireland Pritchatt Marks Gallagher Holland Molloy Sigue Beckford Curran at Temple Finney Bringolf Ireland Pritchatt Marks Conneh Holland Molloy Sigue Beckford Curran No. 20 MICHIGAN * Levine Ireland Pritchatt Marks Gallagher Maloney Molloy Steele Keil Beckford Sload No. 1 INDIANA * Levine Ireland Pritchatt Marks Gallagher Curran Maloney Molloy Steele Beckford Sload at Pittsburgh Levine Bringolf Ireland Prtichatt Marks Curran Gallagher Molloy Perno Beckford Steele at Michigan State * Levine Ireland Pritchatt Perno Marks Gallagher Molloy Steele Bollinger Beckford Sigue at Rutgers * Levine Bringolf Hackenberg Pritchatt Marks Bollinger Gallagher Perno Steele Beckford Sigue at James Madison Levine Bringolf Gallagher Perno Marks Bollinger Keil Molloy Steele Beckford Sigue NORTHWESTERN * Ethan Beckford >> TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 100 Freshman >> TopDrawerSoccer.com Honorable Mention Player of the Week (Oct. 23) >> Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24) Evan Finney >> Big Ten Preseason Honors Aaron Molloy >> Big Ten Preseason Honors Pierre Reedy >> Big Ten Preseason Honors INDIVIDUAL HONORS 11

12 2017 OVERALL STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Aug 25 HOFSTRA L Sep 01 at UC Irvine To Sep 03 at LOYOLA MARYMOUNT To Sep 08 SAINT FRANCIS Wo * Sep 12 at Ohio State L * Sep 17 #3 MARYLAND L Sep 20 DETROIT MERCY W * Sep 23 at Wisconsin L Sep 27 at Temple L * Oct 01 #20 MICHIGAN Lo * Oct 07 #1 INDIANA L Oct 10 at Pitt Lot * Oct 14 at #6 Michigan State L * Oct 22 at Rutgers W Oct 25 at James Madison W 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 4 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 6/1260 9/605 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 10 Beckford, Ethan Molloy, Aaron Curran, Mac Sload, Christian Pritchatt, Callum Bollinger, Sam Sigue, Aymar Gallagher, Ryan Bringolf, Mitchel Gonzalez, Daniel Perno, Kyle Marks, Dani Maloney, Austin Conneh, Mikey Holland, Ryan Pilato, Noah Kiel, Travis Steele, Cameron Reedy, Pierre Ireland, Brennan Hackenberg, Brandon Kenney, Stephen Finney, Evan Levine, Josh Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 40 Finney, Evan 9 832: /0 27 Levine, Josh 7 604: /0 Total : Opponents : 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

13 2017 BIG TEN STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. * Sep 12 at Ohio State L * Sep 17 #3 MARYLAND L * Sep 23 at Wisconsin L * Oct 01 #20 MICHIGAN Lo * Oct 07 #1 INDIANA L * Oct 14 at #6 Michigan State L * Oct 22 at Rutgers W 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 9 5 Red cards 1 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 3/1261 4/614 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 10 Beckford, Ethan Sigue, Aymar Gallagher, Ryan Curran, Mac Gonzalez, Daniel Pritchatt, Callum Sload, Christian Bollinger, Sam Marks, Dani Molloy, Aaron Holland, Ryan Ireland, Brennan Hackenberg, Brandon Kiel, Travis Kenney, Stephen Steele, Cameron Perno, Kyle Pilato, Noah Bringolf, Mitchel Maloney, Austin Conneh, Mikey Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 27 Levine, Josh 4 379: /0 40 Finney, Evan 3 270: /0 Total 7 649: Opponents 7 649: 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

14 2017 TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 ARIE AMMANN So. GK 6-0 Round Hill, Va. 3 BRANDON HACKENBERG BRENNAN IRELAND So. D 6-0 Palmyra, Pa. 8 AARON MOLLOY So. M 5-11 Dublin, Ireland MAC CURRAN Jr. F 5-11 York, Pa. Jr. D 5-10 Annapolis, Md. 9 AUSTIN MALONEY Jr. M 5-4 Harrisburg, Pa MITCHEL BRINGOLF So. D 5-10 Montreal, Quebec NOAH PILATO R-Jr. M 5-8 Oak Hill, Va. 5 CALLUM PRITCHATT Fr. D 6-4 Kinghurst, Birmingham 10 ETHAN BECKFORD Fr. F 5-11 Manchester, England MIKEY CONNEH Fr. M 5-7 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England 11 PIERRE REEDY So. M 6-0 Kutztown, Pa. 17 CAMERON STEELE Sr. M 6-0 Clayton, N.C DANI MARKS R-Jr. D 6-2 Ra anana, Israel 12 NICK RIEPLE Fr. M 6-1 Kirtland, Ohio RYAN GALLAGHER R-Jr. D 6-0 Pine Brush, N.Y. STEPHEN KENNEY R-So. D 6-2 Franklin, Pa DANIEL GONZALEZ Fr. M 5-10 San Jose, Costa Rica KYLE PERNO So. D 5-10 New Hyde Park, N.Y. CHRISTIAN SLOAD So. F 6-3 Reading, Pa. BOB WARMING Head Coach Eighth Season CHAD DUERNBERGER OWEN GRIFFITH Associate Head Coach Asst. Coach Seventh Season Second Season JOSH LEVINE R-Fr. GK 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y. EVAN FINNEY R-Sr. GK 6-2 San Francisco, Calif AYMAR SIGUE Sr. F 6-3 Albert, Alberta RYAN HOLLAND Jr. D 6-5 Leicestershire, UK TRAVIS KEIL R-So. M 5-10 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. SAM BOLLINGER R-Sr. F 6-0 State College, Pa.