2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
Big 10 Regular Season Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
Record12–3–1 (9–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Jack Rushworth
Home stadiumJeffrey Field
2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
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

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.

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]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team
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

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
United Soccer[6]Not released1310119664911
Top Drawer Soccer[4]13131220201918151514121311
CollegeSoccerNews.com[5]1717172424201812118677

References

  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. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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