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 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 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.