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 |
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| 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
Transfers
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
- Web site: Liam Butts. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Owen Elliott. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Michael Gaines. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Kyle May. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Andrew Privett. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Kristopher Shakes. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Alex Stevenson. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Jalen Watson. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2019-09-06.
- Web site: Ralph . Matthew . Union Academy grad transferring from Duke to Penn State . Brotherly Game . SB Nation . September 6, 2019 . April 2, 2019.
- Web site: Praga . Nicole . Penn State men’s soccer program signs 11 players for 2019 . SoccerWire.com . September 6, 2019 . May 21, 2019.
- 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.
- Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer Roster . gopsusports.com . September 6, 2019.