The Nittany Lions Travel to George MasonThe Nittany Lions Travel to George Mason
Craig Houtz

The Nittany Lions Travel to George Mason

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- Penn State men's soccer travels to Fairfax, Va. where they look to hand George Mason its third loss of the season. The game is set to kick off at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+
 
GAME INFORMATION
at George Mason

  • Date: Monday, Sept. 5, 2022 | Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Fairfax, Va. | Venue: George Mason Stadium
  • Live Stats | Watch: ESPN+ ($)
  • Admission: Free 

Last Time Out

  • Penn State defeated No. 18 West Virginia at home on Friday night.
  • The final score was 3-2.
  • Peter Mangione scored two of the three goals including one penalty kick. He now has 15 career goals.
  • Senior forward Liam Butts scored his first goal of the season.
  • Freshman Matthew Henderson made his first collegiate appearance at forward for the Nittany Lions.
  • Penn State is now 1-0 against ranked opponents.


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 PrivettSeth Kuhn and Pierre Reedy were selected to All-Big Ten Second Team and Alex Stevenson was awarded Penn State's Sportsmanship Award.

Scouting George Mason

  • George Mason is coming off a 1-2 loss to American on Friday night. 
  • The Patriots were ranked 13th in the Atlantic Conference Preseason Poll.
  • They finished the 2021 season 2-13-1 overall.
  • The latest Nittany Lion-Patriot matchup ended in a 1-1 draw.