Cori Dyke Season 2021

2023 • SENIOR+ SEASON 
Awards: Became Penn State’s seventh Big Ten Defender of the Year in program history... Earned United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America accolades... Finished her fifth year at PSU as the No. 8-ranked player in the nation according to TopDrawerSoccer’s postseason rankings... Collected First Team All-Big Ten honors in the postseason... Named a United Soccer Coaches All-North Region First Team selection... Honored as a Second Team College Sports Communicators Academic All-American... Garnered First Team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America honors... Landed CSC Academic All-District laurels... Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team... Collected Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors (08/22)... Earned a pair of appearances on the TopDrawerSoccer Honorable Mention National Team of the Week (9/26, 11/14)... Collected recognition as a TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 Player... Named a Big Ten Player to Watch in the preseason.

Season: Led all Penn State field position players in minutes played with 1,912, starting and appearing in all 23 matches for the Nittany Lions... Finished her stellar collegiate career as the Penn State career record holder for matches played (108), matches started (108) and minutes played (9,054:22)... Finished third on the 2023 roster in total scoring with 16 points split between five goals and six assists... Her six total assists ranked tied for 11th in the Big Ten Conference and 108th nationally... Her goal and assist totals in 2023 were both single-season career highs... Attempted 14 total shots, placing six on target... Hit a pair of match-winning goals on the season... Converted three of her four penalty kick attempts.
 
North Carolina (8/17): Started and played for the entirety of the nationally televised scoreless draw. West Chester (8/20): Started and scored a one goal, contributing to the 8-0 win. TCU (8/27): Started and played the entirety of the 1-0 win, attempting one shot. UCF (8/31): Started and played 90 minutes in the 1-0 win, attempting two shots. Monmouth (9/03): Scored her second goal of the season in 23 minutes of playing time in the 4-1 win. Maryland (9/15): Attempted one shot in 82 minutes of playing time on Senior Day in the 4-0 win. Nebraska (9/24): Scored the match-winning goal on a late free kick attempt, notching her third goal of the season in the 1-0 win over an eventual Elite Eight program. at Michigan State (10/01): Started and went full-time with one PK goal in the 3-1 win. Ohio State (10/08): Assisted on one goal in the 2-1 win over B1G rival. Indiana (10/19): Assisted on one goal in the 2-0 win. Indiana (10/29): Assisted on one goal in the 3-0 win in the B1G Tournament quarterfinals. vs. Iowa (11/2):Started and played a career-high-tying 110 minutes. vs. Central Connecticut State (11/10): Had her highest-scoring collegiate performance with one goal and two assists in the 7-0 NCAA Tournament win. Saint Louis (11/19): Played the entirety of the game and overtime, 110 minutes, and had one assist in the 4-3 win.
 
2022 • SENIOR SEASON 
Awards: 2022 Big Ten Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team...Academic All-Big Ten...CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

Season: Started all 23 games...Scored four goals and made one game-winner...Notched one assist.

Liberty (9/8): Netted first career goal and game-winning goal in 2-1 victory. Maryland (10/9): Netted one goal in 2-0 win. No. 6 Michigan State (11/6): Tailed one assist in 3-2 win of Big Ten Tournament Championship. Quinnipiac (11/13): Netted one goal in a 4-1 win in NCAA Tournament First Round. West Virginia (11/18): Netted one goal on a penalty kick attempt in a 4-0 win in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
 
2021 • JUNIOR SEASON 
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
 
Season: Started all 21 games.
 
Maryland (10/8): Tallied an assist in the Nittany Lion win.
 
2021 SPRING • SOPHOMORE SEASON 
Awards: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Named to Academic All-Big Ten team.
 
Season: Started all 16 games...Member of 2020-21 Big Ten regular season championship team.
 
2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON 
Awards: Member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team... Named to TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team... Member of the 2019 Big Ten Tournament championship team.
 
Season: Started all 25 games.
 
No. 3 Stanford (8/23): Made first career start in season-opener. Hofstra (8/25): Registered first career assist and point in 6-0 win.
 
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Rostered with U.S. Women’s National Team at the U-14, U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-23 levels...Called up to U-23 roster in Spring 2022 for Portland Thorns Preseason friendly tournament along with teammates, Ally Schlegel, Payton Linnehan and Kate Wiesner...Joined the U-20 USWNT for the Nike Friendlies (December 2018)...Joined the U-16 USWNT for trips to Italy and the Netherlands... Took part in trips to Australia, England and Spain with the U-18 USWNT...Helped the U-19 USWNT to a first-place finish in a four-team tournament in China.
 
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
Played club soccer for Colorado Rapids U19 ECNL... Served as team captain of Colorado Rapids U19 ECNL... Named United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2017 (Colorado Rush)...Served as team captain of the Colorado Rush U16/U17s...Selected to all-state first team in 2015 and second team in 2016...Earned all-conference honors in 2016 and 2016...Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year nominee in 2015 and 2016...Named to the 2014 ODP Inter- regional Best 11 All-Tournament Team... Attended Valor Christian High School.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Annette and Peter Dyke...Has an older sister, Camryn, who played soccer at Notre Dame...Majoring in Kinesiology.
 
WHY PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because it was the total package. It has an excellent soccer program with amazing coaches and players who create a safe, yet challenging environment for everyone. I could tell how much the coaches care about their players, not just about soccer, but in every aspect of their lives. There is a huge emphasis on team culture, and it really feels like a family environment, which I love. I also wanted to go somewhere where we could win a national championship, and I know with the talent, coaching and hard-working mentality that Penn State has that this is definitely a possibility. In addition to soccer, I know that I can get a great education and have many opportunities to thrive off the field. The campus is beautiful, and I love the amount of school pride everyone has and how strong the overall athletic program is. Of course, the Creamery really did it for me though!’’