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1 2017 Penn State Men s Soccer Notes 2017 Schedule / Results (2-3-2 Overall, Big Ten) THE MATCHUP 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 * 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at Temple 7 p.m. October Oct. 1 MICHIGAN * 1 p.m. Oct. 7 INDIANA * 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Michigan State * 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Rutgers * 1 p.m. Oct. 25 at James Madison 7 p.m. Oct. 29 NORTHWESTERN * 12 p.m. November 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 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS GoPSUsports.com 2017 Record (0-2-0 B1G) Last Match... W, 2-0 vs. Detroit Mercy Head Coach...Bob Warming Series Record... PSU leads, Last Meeting...W, 2-1 (2OT) - Sept. 23, 2016 Pos. No. Name G A Pts D 5 Callum Pritchatt D 15 Mitchel Bringolf D 18 Dani Marks D 19 Ryan Gallagher D 23 Kyle Perno M 8 Aaron Molloy M 9 Austin Maloney F 10 Ethan Beckford F 24 Christian Sload F 26 Sam Bollinger Pos. Name W-L GA GaAvg. Saves GK Evan Finney GK Arie Ammann GK Josh Levine PROBABLE STARTERS NOTES AND HEADLINES NITTANY LIONS TRAVEL FOR B1G MATCH WITH BADGERS The Penn State men s soccer team travels to Madison, Wisconsin Saturday, Sept. 23 for a match with the Badgers of the University of Wisconsin. The two teams will meet up at 8 p.m. EDT at McClimon Track/ Soccer Complex. CATCHING THE GAME FROM HOME Fans who are unable to make the trip to Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday night can catch all the action live on BTN Plus with a paid subscription or follow along with live stats on UWBadgers.com. at WISCONSIN BADGERS UWBadger.com 2017 Record (1-1-0 B1G) Last Match... L, 4-3 at Duke Head Coach...John Trask Live Stats... UWBadgers.com Video... BTN Plus ($) Evan Finney Dani Marks Mitchel Bringolf Callum Pritchatt Kyle Perno Austin Maloney Aaron Molloy Christian Sload Ryan Gallagher Sam Bollinger Ethan Beckford PennStateMSOC SERIES HISTORY WITH THE BADGERS Penn State leads Wisconsin in the all-time series following a thrilling double overtime penalty kick from then-sophomore Austin Maloney in the 2016 campaign. Exactly one year prior to Saturday s match, the Nittany Lions used a Wisconsin own goal and a penalty kick from Maloney in the 108th minute to secure the win over the Badgers. Wisconsin has proven to be tough to play in Madison as it holds the advantage over Penn State at McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. The Nittany Lions earned a win over the Badgers in the 2000 season before going winless until 2008 on the road against Wisconsin. In its last trip, Penn State notched a 2-2 double overtime tie in the 2015 campaign. 1

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 % Ohio State Maryland Michigan State Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Penn State Northwestern Rutgers On The Pitch This Week Tuesday, September 19 Duke 4, Wisconsin 3 Canisius 2, Rutgers 1 (OT) Wednesday, September 20 Western Michigan 1, Michigan 0 Penn State 2, Detroit Mercy 0 Northwestern 1, UIC 0 Friday, September 22 Maryland at Michigan State, 7 p.m. Bowling Green at Ohio State, 7 p.m. Rutgers at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 23 Penn State at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. Sunday, September 24 Northwestern at Michigan, Noon 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES WARMING AGAINST WISCONSIN After suffering setbacks to the Badgers in his first two seasons at the helm of Penn State soccer, head coach Bob Warming has gone against Wisconsin in the past five seasons. The Nittany Lions tied the Badgers in the 2015 season but picked up the win for threestraight years from before defeating Wisconsin 2-1 in double overtime in the 2016 season. SCOUTING WISCONSIN The Badgers have proven to be one of the hardest teams in the Big Ten Conference to beat on their home turf as they head into Saturday s match with a 13-game unbeaten streak dating back to the 2015 season. Wisconsin brings a overall schedule into the weekend match having most recently fallen to Duke, 4-3, on the road. All three of UW s wins this season have come at home as it has scored eight of its 15 goals at McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. The Wisconsin offense is averaging 2.14 goals per game and keeping its opponents to 1.57 goals per game, giving up 11 goals in the 2017 season. The Badgers are best in the first half of play, scoring 10 of its 15 total goals in the opening 45 minutes, while they have given up six in the first half and five in the second half. Senior Chris Mueller is having a standout year in his final campaign as a Badger, leading Wisconsin with seven points, including 21 shots, three assists and two goals. Senior Tom Barlow is also having a year with seven points and a team-high three goals with 14 shots. The Badgers have one final multi-goal scorer in Mike Cantalano, who has netted two this season and Mark Segbers has given out two assists for the offense. Defensively, goalkeeper Phillip Schilling and the rest of the backline have pitched one shutout in the 2017 season in 670:00 minutes of action. Schilling has allowed 11 goals and made 33 saves in net for the Badgers with a.750 save percentage. BRINGOLF LIFTS NITTANY LIONS 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 apart of the backline the past two seasons. CURRAN GIVES PENN STATE 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. 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 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. 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 44 years, going all-time for a winning percentage of.771. Last season, PSU went at Jeffrey Field and over the past five seasons the Nittany Lions are en route to a pair of Big Ten titles in 2012 and In the 44-year history of the stadium, Jeffrey Field has welcomed over 540,000 fans through its gates. SLOAD S WORK PAYS OFF Sophomore Christian Sload has been working hard on the offensive side of the ball in the first seven matches of the season, leading the team with 16 shots, nine of which have tested the opposing keeper. The Reading, Pennsylvania s work finally paid off as he scored the game-winning goal against Saint Francis Friday, September 8. 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. 4

5 SCOUTING REPORT SERIES HISTORY vs. WISCONSIN All-Time Series PSU leads PSU Streak 1 win First Meeting 11/3/1991; UW 3-1 Last Meeting 9/23/2017, PSU 2-1 (2OT) Last PSU Win 10/26/2014; 2-1 (2OT) Last UW Win 11/5/2011; 1-0 (2OT) Largest PSU Win 3-1; 9/29/2013 Largest UW Win 4-1; 10/26/2011 LAST FIVE MEETINGS vs. BADGERS 9/23/2017 W 2-1 (2OT) H 10/24/2015 T 2-2 A 10/26/2014 W 2-1 (2OT) H 9/29/2013 W 3-0 H 11/11/2011 W 1-0 N 2017 TEAM STAT COMPARISON PSU WISCONSIN Overall record Conference record Goals scored 3 15 Goals allowed 8 11 Goals scored/gm Goals allowed/gm SOG-attempts Shots/gm Assists 3 9 Corner kicks Saves Shutouts 1 1 INDIVIDUAL STAT COMPARISON NITTANY LIONS BADGERS Points Molloy (4) Two Tied (7) Goals Molloy (2) Barlow (3) Assists Three Tied (1) Mueller (3) Shots Sload (13) Mueller (21) Shot Pct. Molloy (.333) Olofsson (.333) SOG Sload (7) Mueller (7) GK Min. Finney (599:23) Schillling (580:00) GAA Finney (1.20) Schilling (1.09) Saves Finney (21) Schilling (22) Save Pct. Finney (.724) Schilling (.759) Shutouts Finney (1) Schilling (1) 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES 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 has come 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. Molloy currently ties for second in the Big Ten with his two goals on the season and 0.67 goals per game. 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 456 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. 5

6 NSCAA RANKINGS (Week 4 Poll) Rk. School Prev. Record 1 Notre Dame Indiana Maryland Wake Forest Stanford Michigan State North Carolina Clemson Virginia Louisville Syracuse Western Michigan Furman New Hampshire Kentucky Georgetown Pacific UNCW Southern Methodist RV Air Force RV Farleigh-Dickinson Michigan Nebraska-Omaha Seattle RV Ohio State RV Also receiving votes: Xavier, Washington, Duke, Florida International, NC State, Brown, Butler, Denver, Wisconsin, Charlotte, Massachusetts-Lowell, Portland, West Virginia, California State-Northridge Bold indicates 2017 opponent PENN STATE 2017 RANKINGS HISTORY Date Region NSCAA RPI Pre Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk. 5 Wk. 6 Wk. 7 Wk. 8 Wk. 9 Wk. 10 Wk. 11 Wk 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. 6

7 2017 NOTES AND HEADLINES 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. PENN STATE FEATURED ON BIG TEN NETWORK The Penn State men s soccer team will be featured on the Big Ten Network when it travels to Ohio State Tuesday, Sept. 12 for a 7 p.m. contest. Last season, the Nittany Lions notched a 4-2 victory at home against the Buckeyes. The Blue and White will also have all seven of its home games streamed on BTN Plus. 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. 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. PRESEASON RECAP The Nittany Lions played three preseason matches in the 2017 season, picking up two victories and falling once. The Blue and White scored seven goals in its three matches in the first two weeks of the preseason. 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 remains on the road for a mid-week non-conference contest against Temple Wednesday, Sept. 27. The Nittany Lions and the Owls will take the pitch at 7 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 7

8 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 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 9/20/17 vs. Detroit Mercy (2-0) Allowed 1 goal 9/3/17 at LMU (1-1, 2OT) Allowed 2 goals 9/17/17 vs. No. 3 Maryland (0-2) Allowed 3 goals 9/12/17 at Ohio State (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 9/5/16 vs. Oakland (2-1) Lost in overtime 9/18/16 at No. 4 Maryland (2-3 OT) Won in double overtime 9/8/17 vs. Saint Francis (1-0, 2OT) Lost in double overtime 11/2/14 at Northwestern (1-2) 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 9/17/17 vs. No. 3 Maryland (0-2) Defeated an NSCAA Top 10 Team 10/15/16 vs. No. 19 Michigan State (1-0, 2OT) Attempted less than 10 shots 9/17/17 2 vs. No. 3 Maryland (0-2) Attempted shots 9/20/17 14 vs. Detroit Mercy (2-0) 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 9/20/17 10 vs. Detroit Mercy (2-0) Allowed 16+ shots 9/3/17 29 at LMU (1-1, 2OT) 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 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 10/18/16 Connor Maloney vs. No. 22 Akron (2-2, 2OT) 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) 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) 8

9 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 * at Temple MICHIGAN * INDIANA * at Pittsburgh at Michigan State * at Rutgers * at James Madison NORTHWESTERN * Evan Finney >> Big Ten Preseason Honors Aaron Molloy >> Big Ten Preseason Honors Pierre Reedy >> Big Ten Preseason Honors INDIVIDUAL HONORS 9

10 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 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 3 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/1285 3/385 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 8 Molloy, Aaron Sload, Christian Bringolf, Mitchel Curran, Mac Bollinger, Sam Maloney, Austin Conneh, Mikey Pritchatt, Callum Beckford, Ethan Pilato, Noah Perno, Kyle Steele, Cameron Reedy, Pierre Gallagher, Ryan Holland, Ryan Sigue, Aymar Marks, Dani Finney, Evan Kiel, Travis Gonzalez, Daniel Kenney, Stephen Ireland, Brennan Hackenberg, Brandon Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 40 Finney, Evan 7 689: /0 Total 7 689: Opponents 7 689: 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 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 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 7 5 PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 1 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/1361 1/363 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att 5 Pritchatt, Callum Sload, Christian Bollinger, Sam Steele, Cameron Beckford, Ethan Sigue, Aymar Kiel, Travis Perno, Kyle Pilato, Noah Gallagher, Ryan Marks, Dani Bringolf, Mitchel Holland, Ryan Maloney, Austin Molloy, Aaron Conneh, Mikey Ireland, Brennan Hackenberg, Brandon Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho 40 Finney, Evan 2 180: /0 Total 2 180: Opponents 2 180: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Penn State Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Penn State Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Penn State Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd Total Penn State Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd Total Penn State Opponents

12 MATCH 8 // AT WISCONSIN * // MADISON, WISCONSIN // 8 P.M 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 21 NOAH PILATO R-Jr. M 5-8 Oak Hill, Va. 21 DANIEL GONZALEZ Fr. M 5-10 San Jose, Costa Rica 27 JOSH LEVINE R-Fr. GK 6-3 Rockville Centre, N.Y CALLUM PRITCHATT Fr. D 6-4 Kinghurst, Birmingham 10 ETHAN BECKFORD Fr. F 5-11 Manchester, England 17 CAMERON STEELE Sr. M 6-0 Clayton, N.C MIKEY CONNEH AYMAR SIGUE Fr. M 5-7 Sr. F 6-3 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Albert, Alberta 11 PIERRE REEDY So. M 6-0 Kutztown, Pa. 18 DANI MARKS R-Jr. D 6-2 Ra anana, Israel NICK RIEPLE Fr. M 6-1 Kirtland, Ohio 13 RYAN HOLLAND Jr. D 6-5 Leicestershire, UK RYAN GALLAGHER R-Jr. D 6-0 Pine Brush, N.Y. STEPHEN KENNEY R-So. D 6-2 Franklin, Pa KYLE PERNO So. D 5-10 New Hyde Park, N.Y. CHRISTIAN SLOAD So. F 6-3 Reading, Pa. TRAVIS KEIL R-So. M 5-10 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. BOB WARMING Head Coach Eighth Season CHAD DUERNBERGER OWEN GRIFFITH Associate Head Coach Asst. Coach Seventh Season Second Season 40 EVAN FINNEY R-Sr. GK 6-2 San Francisco, Calif. 7 SAM BOLLINGER R-Sr. F 6-0 State College, Pa.