UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- The Nittany Lions will face their first road match up of the season on Sunday at Syracuse. The game will be televised on the ACC Network with a 6:00 p.m. kickoff.
GAME INFORMATION
vs. Syracuse
- Date: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022 | Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Syracuse, N.Y. | Venue: SU Soccer Stadium
- Live Stats | Watch: ACC Network
- Admission: Free
2022 Preview
- Penn State is ranked first in the Big Ten going in the preseason poll.
- United Soccer Coaches ranked the Nittany Lions 21st in the country in their preseason poll.
- Mangione was selected as a United Soccer Coaches Forward to Watch.
- Mangione, Kuhn and Femi Awodesu were named Big Ten Players to Watch.
- Mangione was also selected for the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.
Last Time Out
- Penn State ended in a 1-1 draw with Rhode Island for its first game of the season.
- Sophomore Sean Bettenhausen scored his first career goal off a ball from Andrew Privett.
- Freshman Samuel Ovesen made his first collegiate start on defense for Penn State.
- Fifth year and Michigan State transfer Olu Ogunwale played his first match as a Nittany Lion.
- Freshman Quentin Flowers made his first collegiate appearance.
2021 In Review:
- 2021 Big Ten regular season and tournament champions for the first time in program history.
- Finished the season 13-7-1 overall, 6-2 conference.
- Penn State made its 35th NCAA appearance.
- Junior forward Peter Mangione was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
- Mangione was selected to All-North Region first team, Seth Kuhn and Brandon Hackenberg landed on second team and Andrew Privett was on third team.
- Head coach Jeff Cook was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and him and his staff were recognized as All-North Region Staff of the Year.
- Six Nittany Lions were honored in Big Ten season awards along with Cook and Mangione. Brandon Hackenberg and Mangione were named to All-Big Ten First Team. Andrew Privett, Seth Kuhn and Pierre Reedy were selected to All-Big Ten Second Team and Alex Stevenson was awarded Penn State's Sportsmanship Award.
Scouting Syracuse
- The last Penn State-Syracuse matchup resulted in a 3-0 Nittany Lions victory.
- Syracuse won its season opener against Iona on Thursday. Nathan Opoku and Julius Rauch were responsible for the two goals.
- Orange finished the 2021 season with a record of 8-8-2 after losing in double overtime at UNC.
- Levonte Johnson was added to MAC Hermann Trophy Award Watch List and United Soccer Coaches Forwards Watch List.