Sport: | soccer |
Year: | 2020 |
Team: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 10–2–2 |
Conf Record: | 6–1–1 |
Nscaarank: | 11 |
Tdsrank: | 12 |
Head Coach: | Jeff Cook |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Greg Dalby |
Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach2: | Methembe Ndlovu |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach3: | Clint Long |
Ac3 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Jeffrey Field |
Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 fall season was postponed to the spring, and began on February 19, 2021. It was the program's 108th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 30th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Jeff Cook's third year at the helm.
The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 108th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 30th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by third year head coach, Jeff Cook, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the professional soccer team, Bethlehem Steel of USL Championship.
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3 | 175 | Drafted by Orlando City SC with the 22nd pick of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 165 | Graduated; drafted by Portland Timbers with the 16th pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 178 | Graduated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 165 | Graduated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 170 | GraduatedArrivals
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