Penn State Remains Unbeaten on the Road with Win at WisconsinPenn State Remains Unbeaten on the Road with Win at Wisconsin
Mark Selders

Penn State Remains Unbeaten on the Road with Win at Wisconsin

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MADISON, Wisc. – The Penn State men's soccer team (8-2-2, 4-1-1 Big Ten) remains unbeaten on the road in 2019 after a 2-1 win at Wisconsin (2-10-2, 0-3-1 Big Ten) Saturday evening at McClimon Track/Soccer Complex.

"Tonight's game proved to be every bit as difficult as we expected it would be," said head coach Jeff Cook. "Our players put in a fantastic effort. We scored two great goals through Callum [Pritchatt] and Aaron [Molloy], and Kris Shakes came up with very important saves, especially in the first half. I'm thrilled to win tonight's game at Wisconsin and look forward to some challenging games in the last two weeks of the regular season."

The Nittany Lions' first shot of the game found the back of the net. Freshman Jalen Watson crossed the ball in from the left side of the box and junior Callum Pritchatt put the finishing touch on it to put Penn State up 1-0 in the 14th minute.


Wisconsin had two good looks at the net in the first half, but freshman goalkeeper Kris Shakes made two diving saves to keep the home team off the board.

After the first half, both teams had four shots and two corner kicks.

Senior captain Aaron Molloy put the Nittany Lions up by two in the 65th minute after a corner kick by sophomore Seth Kuhn was rebounded out of the box and Molloy took the running start into it for the goal.


The Badgers came back within one in the 80th minute with their own goal off a corner but the Penn State defense held strong for the remaining 10 minutes for its fourth conference win of the season.

Shakes finished with two saves on the night while both teams recorded less than 10 shots.

Penn State returns to Happy Valley to start another three-game home stand at Jeffrey Field. First the Nittany Lions will host nonconference opponent No. 18 James Madison on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.

Game Notes:

  • Penn State is a perfect 5-0-1 on the road in 2019.
  • The Nittany Lions moved to 4-1-1 in Big Ten Conference play for 13 total points and the lead in the current standings.
  • Callum Pritchatt scored his second goal of the season while Jalen Watson registered his first career assist.
  • Aaron Molloy scored his sixth goal of the season and leads the team with 14 points (6G, 2A).