2021 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

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.

2021 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 23
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 24
Record12–8–1 (5–5–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Jack Rushworth
Home stadiumJeffrey Field
2021 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Rutgers  ‍†‍‍y 10–0–0 1.00019–3–2 .833
No. 24 Purdue  ‍‍‍y 8–2–0 .80015–4–3 .750
No. 7 Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 6–2–2 .70018–4–3 .780
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .55010–5–3 .639
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5–4–1 .55012–6–2 .650
No. 23 Penn State  ‍‍‍y 5–5–0 .50012–8–1 .595
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 3–4–2 .4449–9–2 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 3–3–4 .50010–6–6 .591
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 3–4–3 .4509–5–4 .611
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .4008–6–3 .559
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 3–5–2 .4007–9–2 .444
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 3–5–1 .3897–9–1 .441
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1–8–1 .1505–11–1 .324
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0–7–3 .1504–9–5 .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

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.

No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Katie Evans  United States
00 GK Amanda Poorbaugh  United States
1 GK Julia Dohle  United States
2 MF Kerry Abello  United States
3 MF Olivia Damico  United States
5 MF Cori Dyke  United States
6 DF Kate Wiesner  United States
7 MF Jillian Jennings  United States
8 MF Jilly Shimkin  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
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Sam Coffey  United States
18 DF Sofia Mancino  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
25 DF Mieke Schiemann  Germany
26 GK Katherine Asman  United States
29 DF Kara Ogden  United States
31 MF Julia Raich  United States
32 MF Natalie Wilson  United States
33 DF Anna Carson  United States
34 FW Ally Schlegel  United States
35 MF Riley Gleason  United States
55 GK Morgan Messner  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

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 Yellow card 13'
M. McCreadyYellow card 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 BenchYellow card 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. ShimkinYellow card 63'
A. SchlegelYellow card 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. MyersYellow card 24'
S. Coffey 29'
BenchYellow card 75' 		 K. Scott 25'
K. Scott 61'
K. ScottYellow card 73'
D. MartinYellow card 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. DykeYellow card 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. DykeYellow card 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. MonticelloYellow card 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. SchiemannYellow card 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. GleasonYellow card 41'
S. Coffey 54'
J. Canniff 65' 		 A. KalinYellow card 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. ShepherdYellow card 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
    1Penn State
    2Rutgers
    3Ohio State
    4Michigan
    5Wisconsin
    6Indiana
    7Iowa
    7Northwestern
    9Illinois
    10Minnesota
    11Purdue
    12Nebraska
    13Michigan State
    14Maryland

    Season rankings
    Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112Final
    United Soccer[6]107714812RVRV—24RVRVRV23
    Top Drawer Soccer[7]201311116923——————24
    CollegeSoccerNews.com[8]1097861125RVRV——

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    2. Collegian, Camryn O'Rourke | For the. "Penn State women's soccer earns a spot in the 2021 NCAA Tournament". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
    3. 2021 Women's Soccer Roster on Penn State
    4. "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
    5. "Penn State Leads 2021 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". bigten.org. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
    6. "NCAA DI Women's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
    7. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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