2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team

The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 fall season was postponed to the spring, and began on February 19, 2021. It was the program's 27th season fielding a women's varsity soccer team, and their 27th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Erica Dambach's 14th year at the helm.

2020 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer
Big 10 Regular Season Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
2020 record12–3–1 (9–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ann Cook
  • Tim Wassell
  • Jack Rushworth
Home stadiumJeffrey Field
2020 Big Ten Conference women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Penn St  ‍†‍‍ 9–1–1 .86412–3–1 .781
Ohio St  ‍‍‍ 6–1–3 .7507–2–3 .708
No. 22 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 6–2–3 .6828–3–3 .679
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–3–2 .6367–4–3 .607
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .5916–5–1 .542
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .5916–5–1 .542
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 5–3–3 .5915–3–3 .591
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 5–3–3 .5915–4–3 .542
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .4556–6–1 .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4–5–2 .4554–6–2 .417
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 2–5–3 .3502–5–3 .350
Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y 2–8–1 .2276–8–1 .433
Michigan St  ‍‍‍ 1–9–1 .1361–10–1 .125
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0–9–2 .0910–10–2 .083
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 Big Ten Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of April 18, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:2020 Women's Soccer Standings

Background

The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 27th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 27th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 14th year head coach, Erica Dambach, who had previously served as a head coach for the Harvard.

Player movement

Departures
Name Number Position Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Shelby Craft 3 DF 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Freshman Frisco, TX Transferred to Lipscomb.

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Penn State was predicted to finish 1st in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Penn State
2 Wisconsin
3 Michigan
4 Rutgers
5 Ohio State
6 Iowa
7 Northwestern
8 Indiana
9 Nebraska
10 Illinois
11 Purdue
12 Maryland
13 Minnesota
14 Michigan State

Squad

Roster
As of May 1, 2021[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Player Nation
0 GK Katie Evans  United States
1 GK Julia Dohle  United States
2 MF Kerry Abello (captain)  United States
3 MF Olivia Damico  United States
4 DF Caitlin Haislip  United States
5 MF Cori Dyke  United States
6 DF Kate Wiesner  United States
8 FW Kristin Schnurr  United States
9 FW Rachel Wasserman  United States
10 MF Maddie Myers  United States
12 MF Payton Linnehan  United States
14 MF Kaitlyn Macbean  United States
15 DF Devon Olive  United States
16 FW Ellie Wheeler  United States
17 MF Sam Coffey (captain)  United States
19 MF Frankie Tagliaferri (captain)  United States
20 FW Angela Aguero  United States
22 MF Jordan Canniff  United States
23 DF Eva Alonso  Spain
24 FW Elle Kershner  United States
26 GK Katherine Asman  United States
27 MF Jilly Shimkin  United States
32 MF Natalie Wilson  United States
33 DF Anna Carson  United States
34 FW Ally Schlegel  United States

Personnel
Front office
Athletic Director Sandy Barbour
Deputy Director of Athletics Lynn Holleran
Deputy Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell
Coaching staff
Head coach Erica Dambach
Assistant coach Ann Cook
Assistant coach Tim Wassell
Assistant coach Jack Rushworth

Last updated: January 1, 2021
Source: Penn State Athletics

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Team events Opponent events Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
February 17
12:00 p.m., BTN+		 at Rutgers L 3–2  0–1–0
(0–1–0)		  K. Schnurr  1'
P. Linnehan  72' 		 S. Kroeger  61'
A. Ali  74'
A. Ali  86' 		 Iron Peaks Sports & Events (0)
Piscataway, NJ
February 25
7:00 p.m., BTN+		 at Northwestern W 4–1  1–1–0
(1–1–0)		  K. Schnurr  16'
S. Coffey  58' (pen.)
A. Schlegel  64'
N. Wilson  72'
A. Schlegel  77' 		 J. Aulicino  39'  Ryan Fieldhouse (1)
Evanston, IL
February 28
11:00 a.m., BTN+		 at Illinois W 2–0  2–1–0
(2–1–0)		  S. Coffey  3'
A. Schlegel  16'
F. Tagliaferri  52' 		 S. Sample  42'  Illinois Soccer & Track Stadium (0)
Champaign, IL
March 4
4:30 p.m., BTN+		 No. 13 No. 24 Indiana W 2–1  3–1–0
(3–1–0)		  F. Tagliaferri  53'
S. Coffey  60'
 88' 		 H. Nemeth  52'  Holuba Hall (100)
State College, PA
March 7
1:00 p.m., BTN+		 No. 13 Michigan State W 3–1  4–1–0
(4–1–0)		  A. Schlegel  7'
F. Tagliaferri  35'
E. Kershner  73' 		 G. Wahlberg  26'
G. Wahlberg 87' 		 Holuba Hall (100)
State College, PA
March 13
3:00 p.m., BTN+		 No. 10 at Ohio State T 2–2  4–1–1
(4–1–1)		  S. Coffey  48'
Own Goal  66'
E. Wheeler  93'
K. Abello  109' 		 K. Fischer  26'
K. Fischer  64'
A. Baumbick  66'
K. Fischer 67' 		 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (0)
Columbus, OH
March 18
5:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 11 Minnesota W 3–0  5–1–1
(5–1–1)		  A. Schlegel  18'
A. Schlegel  22'
S. Coffey  73' 		 none  Jeffrey Field (158)
State College, PA
March 21
12:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 11 Michigan W 4–1  6–1–1
(6–1–1)		  S. Coffey  11'
A. Schlegel  20'
P. Linnehan  29'
E. Wheeler  30'
P. Linnehan  62' 		 L. Farkas  11'
H. Beall  11'
L. Farkas 53' 		 Jeffrey Field (233)
State College, PA
March 25
5:00 p.m., BTN+		 No. 9 at Iowa W 1–0  7–1–1
(7–1–1)		  A. Schlegel  20'
D. Olive  51' 		 D. Senkowski  69'  Iowa Soccer Complex (65)
Iowa City, IA
March 28
12:35 p.m., BTN+		 No. 9 at Nebraska W 3–0  8–1–1
(8–1–1)		  F. Tagliaferri  3'
R. Wasserman  7'
D. Olive 24'
E. Kershner  60' 		 N. Cooke  15'  Hibner Stadium (270)
Lincoln, NE
April 3
12:00 p.m., BTN+		 No. 6 Maryland W 6–0  9–1–1
(9–1–1)		  P. Linnehan  2'
F. Tagliaferri  9'
R. Wasserman  16'
A. Schlegel  47'
F. Tagliaferri  50'
A. Schlegel  54' 		 A. Broadbent  72'  Jeffrey Field (307)
State College, PA
Big Ten Tournament
April 11
2:00 p.m., BTN		 No. 4 Indiana
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal		 W 2–1  10–1–1
(9–1–1)		  A. Schlegel  11'
F. Tagliaferri  22'
A. Schlegel  59' 		 A. Bennett  73'
M. Forbes  82' 		 Jeffrey Field (258)
State College, PA
April 15
5:00 p.m., BTN+		 No. 4 Iowa
Big Ten Tournament Semifinal		 L 1–0  10–2–1
(9–1–1)		  none  S. Cary  18'
M. Ingles  45'
S. Cary  18'  61'
S. Wheaton  69' 		 Jeffrey Field (1)
State College, PA
NCAA Tournament
April 28
7:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV		 No. 9 Alabama State
NCAA Tournament First Round		 W 5–0  11–2–1
(9–1–1)		  F. Tagliaferri  17'
F. Tagliaferri  25'
P. Linnehan  27'
O. Damico  32'
Own Goal  32' 		 none  WakeMed Soccer Park (100)
Cary, NC
May 1
3:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV		 No. 9 No. 16 Vanderbilt
NCAA Tournament Second Round		 W 2–0  12–2–1
(9–1–1)		  K. Schnurr  62'
E. Alonso  73' 		 H. Hopkins  88'  WakeMed Soccer Park (145)
Cary, NC
May 5
3:00 p.m., GOHEELSTV		 No. 9 No. 1 Florida State
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen		 L 3–1  12–3–1
(9–1–1)		  F. Tagliaferri  19'  K. Lynch  30'
C. Robbins  60'
G. Carle  68' 		 WakeMed Soccer Park (185)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

    Source:Penn State Athletics[3]

    Rankings
    Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
    Poll Pre Wk
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    11    		 Final
    United Soccer[4] None Released 13 10 11 9 6 6 4 9 11
    Top Drawer Soccer[5] 13 13 12 20 20 19 18 15 15 14 12 13 11
    CollegeSoccerNews.com[6] 17 17 17 24 24 20 18 12 11 8 6 7 7

    References
    1. "Penn State Favorite In 2020-21 Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
    2. "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". Penn State University Athletics.
    3. "2020-21 Men's Soccer Schedule". Penn State Athletics. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
    5. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
    6. "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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