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Sept. 12, 2016
PENN STATE SET FOR FOURTH ANNUAL MACK BRADY MATCH
The Penn State men's soccer team will host the Fourth Annual Mack Brady Match Tuesday, Sept. 13 when Ohio State comes to town for a 7 p.m. match up at Jeffrey Field. The Nittany Lions and the Buckeyes will meet for the second time in a Mack Brady Match as the Blue and White defeated OSU 1-0 on a Kyle MacDonald goal in 2014.
HISTORY OF MACK BRADY MATCH
This Tuesday, the Nittany Lions will host its fourth Mack Brady Memorial Game when Ohio State visits Jeffrey Field. Brady passed away on Dec. 31, 2012 due to an unexpected blood infection at the age of eight. To honor his life and love for soccer (specifically goalkeeping), Mack's parents, Christian and Elizabeth Brady, created the "Mack Brady Memorial Soccer Fund." The fund is an endowment for Penn State goalkeepers to help in recruiting, equipment and other needs.
UNDEFEATED IN MACK BRADY MATCHES
The Blue and White have always found a way in Mack Brady Match, coming in undefeated this season. The first year, Penn State tied with Cal 1-1 in double overtime before defeating OSU 1-0 in the 2014 campaign. Finally, the Nittany Lions defeated then-No. 10 Indiana in the 2015 Mack Brady Match off a Robby Sagel goal.
PENN STATE IN B1G OPENERS
Penn State is 13-9-3 in Big Ten openers since joining the conference in the 1991 season. The 2016 season marks the 14th time that the Nittany Lions have opened B1G play at Jeffrey Field and they hold a 7-4-2 record on opening day in Happy Valley. Furthermore, Penn State is 8-6-1 at Jeffrey Field when taking on Big Ten teams in the past four seasons.
NITTANY LIONS LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER SFU LOSS
After falling in a 3-1 match against Saint Francis, Penn State is looking to bounce back in its Big Ten opener against Ohio State. The Blue and White were down 3-0 against the Red Flash before freshman Christian Sload found his first collegiate goal off a pass from Noah Pilato.
SLOAD SCORES FIRST COLLEGIATE GOAL
In his first collegiate appearance late in the match against Saint Francis, freshman Christian Sload found the back of the net on his first shot. The freshman traveled up the right side of the field as Noah Pilato gathered the ball in the middle of the field. Pilato brought the ball up about six-yards before passing it up to Sload who shot the ball past the keeper to net his first collegiate goal donning the Blue and White.
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
The reigning Big Ten Champion Ohio State Buckeyes have had a slow start to the 2016 campaign coming to Happy Valley with a 1-4-0 overall record. However, in its Big Ten opener the Buckeyes picked up its first win of the season against Northwestern. The Buckeyes have scored just two goals in 2016 with Nate Kohl and Ben Fitzpatrick scoring one apiece. In goal, Parker Siegfried has played every match for the Buckeyes, giving up six goals and making 15 saves on the season.
WARMING EARNS 450TH CAREER VICTORY
Head coach Bob Warming notched his 450th career victory as a head coach when the Nittany Lions picked up a 2-1 overtime win over Oakland Sept. 5. Warming ranks second among active Division I coaches in victories just behind South Carolina's Mark Berson who has 484 career wins as a head coach. Furthermore, Warming was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2012 and 2013 after leading PSU to a pair of league titles. Moreover, Warming leads all Division I active coaches with a 28 combined regular season and conference tournament championships.
NEXT TIME OUT
Penn State will travel to College Park, Md. for its first Big Ten Conference road test of the 2016 season Sunday, Sept. 18 to take on Maryland. The Blue and White will square off with the Terrapins at 5 p.m.
