2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

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 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Penn St  ‍†‍‍ 9–1–1 .86412–3–1 .781
Ohio St  ‍‍‍ 6–1–3 .7507–2–3 .708
No. 22 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 6–2–3 .6828–3–3 .679
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–3–2 .6367–4–3 .607
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .5916–5–1 .542
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .5916–5–1 .542
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–3–3 .5915–3–3 .591
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 5–3–3 .5915–4–3 .542
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .4556–6–1 .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4–5–2 .4554–6–2 .417
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .3502–5–3 .350
Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y 2–8–1 .2276–8–1 .433
Michigan St  ‍‍‍ 1–9–1 .1361–10–1 .125
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0–9–2 .0910–10–2 .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]

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
F. Tagliaferri 52' 		 S. Sample Yellow card 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'
Yellow card 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. WahlbergYellow card 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 Yellow card 93'
K. Abello Yellow card 109' 		 K. Fischer 26'
K. Fischer 64'
A. Baumbick Yellow card 66'
K. FischerYellow card 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 Yellow card 30'
P. Linnehan 62' 		 L. Farkas 11'
H. Beall Yellow card 11'
L. FarkasYellow card 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 Yellow card 51' 		 D. Senkowski Yellow card 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. OliveYellow card 24'
E. Kershner 60' 		 N. Cooke Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
M. Ingles 45'
S. Cary Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 61'
S. Wheaton Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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[4]Not released1310119664911
    Top Drawer Soccer[5]13131220201918151514121311
    CollegeSoccerNews.com[6]1717172424201812118677

    References
    1. "Penn State Favorite In 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 23 April 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 2021-02-25. Retrieved 29 April 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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