2021 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team
2021 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 23 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 24 |
Record | 12–8–1 (5–5–0 Big Ten) |
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Home stadium | Jeffrey Field |
Seasons ← 2020 2022 → |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Rutgers †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Purdue y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .800 | 15 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Michigan ‡y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 18 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Penn State y | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .500 | 12 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State y | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .444 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin y | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:2021 Women's Soccer Standings |
The 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2021 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season. It was the program's 28th season fielding a women's varsity soccer team, and their 28th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2021 season is Erica Dambach's 15th year at the helm.
Background
The 2021 season is the Nittany Lions' 28th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 28th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 15th year head coach, Erica Dambach, who had previously served as a head coach for the Harvard. Tim Wassell was promoted to associate head coach in July 2021.[1]
Penn State was invited to compete in the 2021 NCAA tournament as an unranked seed.[2]
Player movement
Squad
Roster
- As of August 5, 2021 [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Front office | |
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Athletic Director | Sandy Barbour |
Deputy Director of Athletics | Lynn Holleran |
Deputy Director of Athletics | Scott Sidwell |
Coaching staff | |
Head coach | Erica Dambach |
Assistant coach | Ann Cook |
Assistant coach | Tim Wassell |
Assistant coach | Jack Rushworth |
Last updated: January 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics
Schedule
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Team events | Opponent events | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||
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Pre-season | |||||||||||
August 19* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 10 | UMass | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | S. Coffey 50' A. Schlegel 56' P. Linnehan 60' | C. Pedolzky 49' | Jeffrey Field (1777) State College, PA | ||||
August 22* 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 7 | La Salle | W 4–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | P. Linnehan 24' P. Linnehan 26' P. Linnehan 28' O. Damico 36' | G. Picco 13' M. McCready 81' | Jeffrey Field (987) State College, PA | ||||
August 29* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 7 | Hofstra | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) | P. Linnehan 3' A. Schlegel 13' | M. Taylor 20' Team Bench 20' | Jeffrey Field (1007) State College, PA | ||||
September 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | at No. 13 West Virginia | W 2–0 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) | E. Wheeler 29' K. Abello 30' J. Shimkin 63' A. Schlegel 87' | none | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1257) Morgantown, WV | ||||
September 5* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 7 | at No. 18 University of Central Florida | L 2–1 | 4–1–0 (0–0–0) | M. Myers 24' S. Coffey 29' Bench 75' | K. Scott 25' K. Scott 61' K. Scott 73' D. Martin 73' | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (524) Orlando, FL | ||||
September 9* 8:00 p.m., ACC Network | No. 14 | at No. 3 Virginia | W 4–2 | 5–1–0 (0–0–0) | S. Coffey 24' P. Linnehan 38' A. Schlegel 39' A. Schlegel 61' | D. Ordonez 26' D. Ordonez 57' | Klöckner Stadium (1559) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
September 12* 3:00 p.m. | No. 14 | vs. NC State | W 1–0 | 6–1–0 (0–0–0) | C. Dyke 79' S. Coffey 89' | none | Klöckner Stadium (53) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
September 19 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 8 | at No. 16 Rutgers | L 2–1 | 6–2–0 (0–1–0) | R. Wasserman 67' | S. Kroeger 62' B. Fluchel 80' | Yurcak Field (1854) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
September 23 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 12 | Northwestern | L 2–1 | 6–3–0 (0–2–0) | C. Dyke 50' K. Abello 80' | K. Titus 10' J. Aulicino 36' | Jeffrey Field (652) State College, PA | ||||
September 26 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 12 | Ohio State | L 1–0 | 6–4–0 (0–3–0) | none | I. Rodriguez 65' | Jeffrey Field (892) State College, PA | ||||
September 30 3:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 18 Wisconsin | W 2–1 | 7–4–0 (1–3–0) | S. Coffey 30' J. Canniff 80' | E. Jaskaniec 12' M. Monticello 30' | McClimon Soccer Complex (0) Madison, WI | |||||
October 3 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | at Minnesota | L 4–1 | 7–5–0 (1–4–0) | R. Gleason 89' | P. Ward 9' I. Brown 24' M. Buisman 57' Team 73' | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (1311) Falcon Heights, MN | |||||
October 10 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | Maryland | W 5–1 | 8–5–0 (2–4–0) | S. Coffey 18' S. Coffey 27' S. Coffey 39' r. Wasserman 47' A. Schlegel 52' M. Schiemann 68' | M. Dates 18' | Jeffrey Field (1000) State College, PA | |||||
October 14 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | Indiana | W 3–0 | 9–5–0 (3–4–0) | J. Canniff 40' R. Gleason 41' S. Coffey 54' J. Canniff 65' | A. Kalin 8' | Jeffrey Field (548) State College, PA | |||||
October 17 3:30 p.m., BTN+ | No. 19 Purdue | W 2–1 | 10–5–0 (4–4–0) | J. Canniff 61' A. Schlegel 77' | Sarah Griffith 57' | Jeffrey Field (1931) State College, PA | |||||
October 21 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 24 | at Michigan | L 2–0 | 10–6–0 (4–5–0) | none | R. Loughman 17' S. Shepherd 27' D. Wolfe 84' | U-M Soccer Stadium (1133) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
October 24 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 24 | at Michigan State | W 2–1 | 11–6–0 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel 78' E. Wheeler 83' | C. Evans 78' | DeMartin Soccer Complex (1242) East Lansing, MI | ||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
October 31 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. (6) | at No. 17 (3) Michigan First Round | L 3–1 | 11–7–0 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel 85' | N. Hernandez 9' R. Loughman 20' K. Lawrence 20' | U-M Soccer Stadium (801) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 12* 6:00 p.m. | Monmouth University First Round | W 3–1 | 12–7–0 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel 25' P. Linnehan 38' R. Wasserman 74' | R. Ludwick 77' | Jeffrey Field (521) State College, PA | |||||
November 19* 4:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network | at No. 11 USC Round of 32 | T 2–2 5–3 PK | 12–7–1 (5–5–0) | A. Schlegel 20' A. Schlegel 56' | P. Hocking 48' S. Jackson 85' | McAlister Field (897) Los Angeles, CA | |||||
November 21* 3:00 p.m., Pac-12 Network | vs. South Carolina Sweet Sixteen | L 2–0 | 12–8–1 (5–5–0) | none | S. Chang 25' L. Zullo 55' | McAlister Field (219) Los Angeles, CA | |||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Source:Penn State Athletics[4]
Rankings
Preseason Big Ten poll
Penn State was predicted to finish 1st in the Big Ten Conference.[5]
Coaches' Poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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1 | Penn State | |
2 | Rutgers | |
3 | Ohio State | |
4 | Michigan | |
5 | Wisconsin | |
6 | Indiana | |
7 | Iowa | |
7 | Northwestern | |
9 | Illinois | |
10 | Minnesota | |
11 | Purdue | |
12 | Nebraska | |
13 | Michigan State | |
14 | Maryland |
Season rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
United Soccer[6] | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | RV | RV | — | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
Top Drawer Soccer[7] | 20 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
CollegeSoccerNews.com[8] | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | RV | RV | — | — |
References
- ^ "Wassell Promoted to Associate head coach for Women's Soccer Program". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Collegian, Camryn O'Rourke | For the. "Penn State women's soccer earns a spot in the 2021 NCAA Tournament". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 2021 Women's Soccer Roster on Penn State
- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Penn State Leads 2021 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA DI Women's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
External links
- PSU Soccer Schedule