2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team explained

Sport:	soccer
Year:	2019
Team:	Penn State Nittany Lions
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	12–4–3
Conf Record:	6–1–1
Nscaarank:	13
Tdsrank:	18
Head Coach:	Jeff Cook
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Greg Dalby
Ac1 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach2:	Ayotunde Ogunbiyi
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach3:	Jyler Noviello
Ac3 Year:	1st
Captain:	Aaron Molloy
Captain2:	Pierre Reedy
Stadium:	Jeffrey Field
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round

The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 3. It was the program's 107th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 29th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2019 season is Jeff Cook's second year at the helm.

Background

See main article: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team. The 2018 season was the Nittany Lions' 106th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 28th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first year head coach, Jeff Cook, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the professional soccer team, Bethlehem Steel of USL Championship.

Player movement

Departures

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
	4			170			Graduated
	9			150			Graduated
	14			185			Graduated
	18			185			Graduated
	19			170			Graduated
	21			140			Graduated; signed for Loudoun United FC in USLC

Arrivals

Name	Nat.	Hometown	High School	Club	TDS Rating
	United States	Lawrenceville, GA	Grayson	Atlanta United	^[1]
	United States	Philadelphia, PA	Chestnut Hill (PA)	SJEB Rush	^[2]
	United States	Oxon Hill, MD	Gonzaga (DC)	D.C. United	^[3]
	United States	Lebanon, PA	Cedar Crest (PA)	PA Classics	^[4]
	United States	Morganville, NJ	Marlboro (NJ)	Baltimore Celtic	NR
	United States	Fallston, MD	McDonogh	Baltimore Celtic	^[5]
	United States	Sunrise, FL	YSC Academy	Philadelphia Union	^[6]
	United States	Bel Air, MD	C. Milton Wright	Baltimore Armour	^[7]
	Canada	Toronto, ON	U-Hill (BC)	Vancouver Whitecaps	^[8]

Transfers

		17					Transferred from Duke^[9]
		20					Transferred from North Carolina^[10]

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Penn State was predicted to finish 6th in the Big Ten Conference.^[11]

Coaches' Poll
1	Indiana
2	Maryland
3	Michigan
4	Michigan State
5	Wisconsin
6	Penn State
7	Northwestern
8	Ohio State
9	Rutgers

Squad

Roster

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Team management

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liam Butts. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
2. Web site: Owen Elliott. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
3. Web site: Michael Gaines. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
4. Web site: Kyle May. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
5. Web site: Andrew Privett. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
6. Web site: Kristopher Shakes. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
7. Web site: Alex Stevenson. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
8. Web site: Jalen Watson. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
9. Web site: Ralph . Matthew . Union Academy grad transferring from Duke to Penn State . Brotherly Game . SB Nation . September 6, 2019 . April 2, 2019.
10. Web site: Praga . Nicole . Penn State men’s soccer program signs 11 players for 2019 . SoccerWire.com . September 6, 2019 . May 21, 2019.
11. Web site: Indiana Claims First Place in Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901222642/https://bigten.org/news/2019/8/26/indiana-claims-first-place-in-mens-soccer-preseason-poll.aspx. dead. September 1, 2019. Big Ten Conference. en. 2019-09-01.
12. Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer Roster . gopsusports.com . September 6, 2019.