UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- Penn State men's soccer is set to host #18 West Virginia in a Friday night game on Big 10 +. Kick off at Jeffrey Field is at 7:00 p.m.
GAME INFORMATION
vs. West Virginia
- Date: Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 | Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Jeffrey Field
- Live Stats | Watch: BTN+ ($)
- Admission: Free
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 games, 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.
Last Time Out
· Penn State's first match ended in a 1-1- draw with Rhode Island.
· Sophomore Sean Bettenhausen scored his first career goal with a shot to the left corner of the goal with his left foot.
· Senior Kris Shakes made five crucial saves in goal.
· The Nittany Lions lost their most recent contest to Syracuse on Sunday in a 1-0 battle.
· The Orange managed to score a goal in the 79th minute.
· Kris Shakes was just shy of his career high 10 saves with nine against Syracuse.
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 and selected to the Hermann Trophy Watch List.
- Mangione, Kuhn and Femi Awodesu were named Big Ten Players to Watch.
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 West Virginia
· West Virginia is coming off a 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday night.
· They moved in the United Soccer Coaches rankings from #6 to #18.
· The team was ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Poll.
· Junior defender Bjarne Thiesen was named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List.
· The Mountaineers are coming off a record season in 2021 finishing with a record of 12-3-6.
· West Virginia has appeared in three of the last four NCAA Tournaments.
· The Mountaineers had 14 letter winners return this season.