No. 24 Penn State Ready for No. 17 Indiana in Big Ten Championship RematchNo. 24 Penn State Ready for No. 17 Indiana in Big Ten Championship Rematch
Mark Selders

No. 24 Penn State Ready for No. 17 Indiana in Big Ten Championship Rematch

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's soccer team, under fourth-year head coach Jeff Cook, is set to face Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday, Nov. 14 at Jeffrey Field in a rematch of last year's title match. Kickoff between the top-seeded Nittany Lions and No. 3-seed Hoosiers is set for noon and will broadcast live on Big Ten Network with Dean Linke (pxp) and Patrick Doody (analyst) on the call.
 
GAME INFORMATION

  • Date: Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 | Time: Noon ET
  • Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Jeffrey Field
  • Live Stats: gopsusports.com | Watch: Big Ten Network

Parking Information
Parking for all Penn State Athletics' non-football events will require a valid permit or payment of the applicable parking fee for campus lots. Fans with valid Penn State University Park parking permits will be permitted to park at non-football athletics events for free, following Transportation Services parking policies and access.
 
For men's soccer matches, fans are asked to park in the Jordan East, Stadium West or Porter North lots. Fans without a permit are encouraged to prepay for event parking at a discounted rate of $5.50 through ParkMobile - https://psu.parkmobile.io/. Prepayment is available through 11:59 p.m. the day prior to each event. Event day parking will be $10 per vehicle and is cash only/can be purchased on the ParkMobile app. The East Deck is also available for most events for $1 per hour.
 
Parking for all non-football athletics events is managed by Penn State Transportation Services. For more information or questions, visit transportation.psu.edu or email parking@psu.edu.
 
PENN STATE IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT

  • Penn State is 34-22-6 (.597) all-time in the Big Ten Tournament since it started in 1991.
  • After winning the Big Ten regular season title, the Nittany Lions received the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament for the first time since 2013 after spending the previous two seasons as the No. 2 seed.
  • Penn State is 4-1-1 all-time as a one-seed and is 6-6-0 against the three-seed.
  • The Nittany Lions are 3-8-2 all-time in the championship game. They are making their second-straight appearance in the title match for the first time since 2010-11. Their last title came in 2005 under the program's winningest head coach, Barry Gorman.
  • The Blue and White are 3-9-5 against the Hoosiers in tournament play. The teams last faced off in the Big Ten Tournament last season in the championship match. No. 2-seed Penn State took No. 1-seed Indiana to a 1-1 double-overtime draw before losing the trophy on penalty kicks, 3-2.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Penn State advances to its second-straight Big Ten Tournament Championship after defeating Michigan, 2-0 in the semifinals Wednesday afternoon at Jeffrey Field.
  • After a Michigan foul in Penn State's defensive half of the field, Femi Awodesu sent a long ball in near the box in which Peter Mangione received and played over to Liam Butts who then played it over to classmate Andrew Privett who was tripped up right outside the box to set up a free kick.
  • Privett, Mangione and Seth Kuhn all stood over the ball and as the whistle blew, Kuhn played a short pass to Mangione who stopped the ball for Kuhn to immediately take a left-footed curled shot at the near post for the Nittany Lions' first goal of the game in the 12th minute.
  • On a counterattack, Penn State raced down the pitch before settling the ball. After sending a ball into the box and it bouncing around, Jalen Watson gained possession and sent it out to Privett on the left side. Privett played a cross into the six looking for the head of Mangione, and while Mangione the Michigan keeper at the near post going up for the header, the cross went over his head and into the back of the net to make it 2-0 about 24 minutes in.
  • The second half saw three big saves by goalkeeper Kris Shakes, including a one-handed save in the 74th minute on a free kick right outside the top of the box.
  • Between more offensive runs and a strong backline, the Nittany Lions were able to hold down the remainder of the game to again advance to the title game.

KUHN IN THE MIDLE

  • Senior vice captain Seth Kuhn has had an offensive resurgence in the last four games, scoring all four of his goals this season and adding one assist.
  • He paces the team with seven assists which is tied for first in the Big Ten and 39th nationally.
  • The Wyomissing, Pa., native has set career highs in every category, surpassing his assists high of five from his first season in the Blue and White in 2019 and his goals and points total form last season of two and eight, respectively.
  • He recorded his first career multi-goal game at Wisconsin (10/31) to help clinch the regular-season crown for the Nittany Lions.
  • Kuhn's 18 career assists is 33rd on the NCAA active career leaders list.

SCOUTING INDIANA

  • Indiana is led by 12-year head coach Todd Yeagley and is 14-4-1 overall after finishing Big Ten play with a 5-3-0 record to earn the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament. The Hoosiers are coming off a 1-0 overtime win over No. 7-seed Northwestern in the Big Ten semifinals (11/10) to advance to their fifth-straight conference championship match.
  • Freshman Samuel Sarver paces the Hoosiers with 18 points on a team-high seven goals and four assists. Juniors Victor Bezzera and Herbert Endeley are tied for the team lead in assists with five each. In all, 16 Indiana players have recorded at least one point this season. Redshirt junior Daniel Munie was named the Big Ten Defender of the Year, but did not play much of the team's semifinal match after leaving with an apparent injury.
  • In net, back-to-back Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year junior Roman Celentano has played lights out for the Hoosiers defense. He holds a 0.68 goals-against average and 0.827 save percentage with 62 saves and 10 shutouts.

PENN STATE AGAINST INDIANA

  • Penn State trials in the all-time series against Indiana, 14-35-5, including a tough 1-0 loss at Jeffrey Field during the regular season (10/17).
  • The Nittany Lions and Hoosiers rematch in the Big Ten Tournament championship after Indiana kept the trophy last season on a 3-2 penalty kick shootout after Penn State tied the game at 1-1 late in regulation with a goal from Liam Butts in the 82nd minute.
  • Penn State is seeking its first win over Indiana since the 2015 season and its first Big Ten Tournament title since beating Indiana 1-0 in 2005. 

NEXT TIME OUT
Penn State will await its fate in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The selection show is on Monday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed live on NCAA.com.