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Mark Selders

Penn State Men's Soccer Concludes Regular Season at Michigan

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.- Penn State men's soccer will conclude its regular season at Michigan on Sunday, Oct. 30. This is the final game before the Big Ten Tournament begins and seeding will be confirmed following the game.

GAME INFORMATION
at Michigan

  • Date: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 | Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. | Venue: UM Soccer Complex
  • Live Stats | Watch: B1G+ | Notes
  • Admission: Ticketed 

Last Time Out

  • Penn State lost to Rutgers in its final regular season home game of the year. 
  • The score was 2-1. 
  • Despite the Nittany Lions offense making a run in the second half after being down 2-0 and bringing it to 2-1, they could not manage another goal.
  • Junior forward Peter Mangione scored the goal off a corner kick taken by Seth Kuhn and knocked to Mangione by Liam Butts.
  • The Nittany Lions outshot the Scarlet Knights 8-6 in shots on goal.

Nittany Lions to Watch

  • Mangione is ranked second in the conference in goals (8) and is tied for second in points (18).
  • Butts was on a three-game scoring streak, scoring four goals in three games, totaling 22 in his career. He leads the Big Ten in game-winning goals (3), ranks third in goals (7) and second in points (17).
  • Kris Shakes ranks fourth in the conference in saves percentage (.730).
  • Van Danielson and Ben Liscum have scored their first career goals at forward in Big Ten matches.

Nittany Lions vs. Wolverines Most Recent

  • The Nittany Lions and Wolverines faced off twice in 2021, once in the regular season and once in the Big Ten Tournament.
  • Penn State won the regular season game at home 2-1. Andrew Privett scored one of the two goals.
  • The Nittany Lions hosted the Wolverines once again in the semifinals of the tournament. Penn State came away victorious with a 2-0 victory. Privett and Seth Kuhn were responsible for the two goals.
  • Penn State is on a three-game winning streak and is leading the all-time series 14-11-4.

Scouting Michigan

  • Michigan is 4-9-3 overall, 1-5-1 Big Ten.
  • The Wolverines are ranked eighth in the conference.
  • Forward Nicholas Kalouklan is ranked second in the Big Ten in shots (43).
  • Goalkeeper Hayden Evans is second in the conference in shutouts per game (3).