2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
Big 10 Regular Season Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Big Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 11
Record	12–3–1 (9–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Erica Dambach (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Ann Cook; Tim Wassell; Jack Rushworth;
Home stadium	Jeffrey Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference women'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 27th season fielding a women's varsity soccer team, and their 27th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Erica Dambach's 14th year at the helm.

2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 4 Penn St ‍†‍‍	9	–	1	–	1	.864	12	–	3	–	1	.781
Ohio St ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	3	.750	7	–	2	–	3	.708
No. 22 Rutgers ‍‍‍	6	–	2	–	3	.682	8	–	3	–	3	.679
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	2	.636	7	–	4	–	3	.607
Indiana ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1	.591	6	–	5	–	1	.542
Illinois ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	1	.591	6	–	5	–	1	.542
Michigan ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	3	.591	5	–	3	–	3	.591
Minnesota ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	3	.591	5	–	4	–	3	.542
Northwestern ‍‍‍	5	–	6	–	0	.455	6	–	6	–	1	.500
Purdue ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	2	.455	4	–	6	–	2	.417
Nebraska ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	3	.350	2	–	5	–	3	.350
Iowa ‍‍‡‍^y	2	–	8	–	1	.227	6	–	8	–	1	.433
Michigan St ‍‍‍	1	–	9	–	1	.136	1	–	10	–	1	.125
Maryland ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	2	.091	0	–	10	–	2	.083

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 18, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:2020 Women's Soccer Standings

Background

The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 27th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 27th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 14th year head coach, Erica Dambach, who had previously served as a head coach for the Harvard.

Player movement

Departures

Name	Number	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Shelby Craft	3	DF	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Freshman	Frisco, TX	Transferred to Lipscomb.

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Penn State was predicted to finish 1st in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team
Coaches' Poll
1	Penn State
2	Wisconsin
3	Michigan
4	Rutgers
5	Ohio State
6	Iowa
7	Northwestern
8	Indiana
9	Nebraska
10	Illinois
11	Purdue
12	Maryland
13	Minnesota
14	Michigan State

Squad

Roster

As of May 1, 2021^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Katie Evans
1	GK	USA	Julia Dohle
2	MF	USA	Kerry Abello (captain)
3	MF	USA	Olivia Damico
4	DF	USA	Caitlin Haislip
5	MF	USA	Cori Dyke
6	DF	USA	Kate Wiesner
8	FW	USA	Kristin Schnurr
9	FW	USA	Rachel Wasserman
10	MF	USA	Maddie Myers
12	MF	USA	Payton Linnehan
14	MF	USA	Kaitlyn Macbean
15	DF	USA	Devon Olive
16	FW	USA	Ellie Wheeler
17	MF	USA	Sam Coffey (captain)
19	MF	USA	Frankie Tagliaferri (captain)
20	FW	USA	Angela Aguero
22	MF	USA	Jordan Canniff
23	DF	ESP	Eva Alonso
24	FW	USA	Elle Kershner
26	GK	USA	Katherine Asman
27	MF	USA	Jilly Shimkin
32	MF	USA	Natalie Wilson
33	DF	USA	Anna Carson
34	FW	USA	Ally Schlegel

Personnel

Front office
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
Regular season
February 17 12:00 p.m., BTN+		at Rutgers	L 3–2	0–1–0 (0–1–0)	K. Schnurr 1' P. Linnehan 72'	S. Kroeger 61' A. Ali 74' A. Ali 86'	Iron Peaks Sports & Events (0) Piscataway, NJ
February 25 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Northwestern	W 4–1	1–1–0 (1–1–0)	K. Schnurr 16' S. Coffey 58' (pen.) A. Schlegel 64' N. Wilson 72' A. Schlegel 77'	J. Aulicino 39'	Ryan Fieldhouse (1) Evanston, IL
February 28 11:00 a.m., BTN+		at Illinois	W 2–0	2–1–0 (2–1–0)	S. Coffey 3' A. Schlegel 16' F. Tagliaferri 52'	S. Sample 42'	Illinois Soccer & Track Stadium (0) Champaign, IL
March 4 4:30 p.m., BTN+	No. 13	No. 24 Indiana	W 2–1	3–1–0 (3–1–0)	F. Tagliaferri 53' S. Coffey 60' 88'	H. Nemeth 52'	Holuba Hall (100) State College, PA
March 7 1:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 13	Michigan State	W 3–1	4–1–0 (4–1–0)	A. Schlegel 7' F. Tagliaferri 35' E. Kershner 73'	G. Wahlberg 26' G. Wahlberg 87'	Holuba Hall (100) State College, PA
March 13 3:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 10	at Ohio State	T 2–2	4–1–1 (4–1–1)	S. Coffey 48' Own Goal 66' E. Wheeler 93' K. Abello 109'	K. Fischer 26' K. Fischer 64' A. Baumbick 66' K. Fischer 67'	Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (0) Columbus, OH
March 18 5:30 p.m., BTN	No. 11	Minnesota	W 3–0	5–1–1 (5–1–1)	A. Schlegel 18' A. Schlegel 22' S. Coffey 73'	none	Jeffrey Field (158) State College, PA
March 21 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 11	Michigan	W 4–1	6–1–1 (6–1–1)	S. Coffey 11' A. Schlegel 20' P. Linnehan 29' E. Wheeler 30' P. Linnehan 62'	L. Farkas 11' H. Beall 11' L. Farkas 53'	Jeffrey Field (233) State College, PA
March 25 5:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 9	at Iowa	W 1–0	7–1–1 (7–1–1)	A. Schlegel 20' D. Olive 51'	D. Senkowski 69'	Iowa Soccer Complex (65) Iowa City, IA
March 28 12:35 p.m., BTN+	No. 9	at Nebraska	W 3–0	8–1–1 (8–1–1)	F. Tagliaferri 3' R. Wasserman 7' D. Olive 24' E. Kershner 60'	N. Cooke 15'	Hibner Stadium (270) Lincoln, NE
April 3 12:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 6	Maryland	W 6–0	9–1–1 (9–1–1)	P. Linnehan 2' F. Tagliaferri 9' R. Wasserman 16' A. Schlegel 47' F. Tagliaferri 50' A. Schlegel 54'	A. Broadbent 72'	Jeffrey Field (307) State College, PA
Big Ten Tournament
April 11 2:00 p.m., BTN	No. 4	Indiana Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal	W 2–1	10–1–1 (9–1–1)	A. Schlegel 11' F. Tagliaferri 22' A. Schlegel 59'	A. Bennett 73' M. Forbes 82'	Jeffrey Field (258) State College, PA
April 15 5:00 p.m., BTN+	No. 4	Iowa Big Ten Tournament Semifinal	L 1–0	10–2–1 (9–1–1)	none	S. Cary 18' M. Ingles 45' S. Cary 18' 61' S. Wheaton 69'	Jeffrey Field (1) State College, PA
NCAA Tournament
April 28 7:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV	No. 9	Alabama State NCAA Tournament First Round	W 5–0	11–2–1 (9–1–1)	F. Tagliaferri 17' F. Tagliaferri 25' P. Linnehan 27' O. Damico 32' Own Goal 32'	none	WakeMed Soccer Park (100) Cary, NC
May 1 3:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV	No. 9	No. 16 Vanderbilt NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 2–0	12–2–1 (9–1–1)	K. Schnurr 62' E. Alonso 73'	H. Hopkins 88'	WakeMed Soccer Park (145) Cary, NC
May 5 3:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV	No. 9	No. 1 Florida State NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	L 3–1	12–3–1 (9–1–1)	F. Tagliaferri 19'	K. Lynch 30' C. Robbins 60' G. Carle 68'	WakeMed Soccer Park (185) Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:Penn State Athletics^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
United Soccer^[4]	Not released				13	10	11	9	6	6	4	9	11
Top Drawer Soccer^[5]	13	13	12	20	20	19	18	15	15	14	12	13	11
CollegeSoccerNews.com^[6]	17	17	17	24	24	20	18	12	11	8	6	7	7

References

↑ "Penn State Favorite In 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
↑ "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". Penn State University Athletics.
↑ "2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
↑ "NCAA DI Men'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

[1] "Penn State Favorite In 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[2] "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". Penn State University Athletics.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.

[4] "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[5] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[6] "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

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