Tag: Penn State soccer

Penn State men’s soccer trio are candidates for 2021 Senior CLASS Award

A trio of Penn State Men’s Soccer players are on the national radar this fall as the Nittany Lions look to make a push for a Big Ten championship on the pitch. The Senior CLASS Award released its candidates for the 2021 award this week. Among the …

A trio of Penn State Men’s Soccer players are on the national radar this fall as the Nittany Lions look to make a push for a Big Ten championship on the pitch.

The Senior CLASS Award released its candidates for the 2021 award this week. Among the list of candidates were three Penn State Nittany Lions;  Danny Bloyou, Brandon Hackenberg, and Pierre Reedy. No school has as many nominees for the award as Penn State, a fact the program felt should be pointed out to their followers on social media.

To be nominated for the award, the student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior or graduate-student and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character, and competition.

This is the first time that Danny Bloyou and Pierre Reedy have been nominated for the award. Brandon Hackenberg was nominated during the 2020-21 season.

 

 

So far in the 2021-22 season, Penn State is 5-3-1 on the season and will return to game action on October 1 when they battle Michigan State at 7 PM in East Lansing.

Penn State comes home for a battle with Rutgers and Michigan on October 5 and 10. Both of those games will be aired live on Big Ten Network.

Follow Nittany Lions Wire on Twitter and like us on Facebook for continuing Penn State coverage and discussion.

Olympics: Penn State’s Alyssa Naeher comes up huge in US women’s soccer win over Netherlands

The USWNT had some heroics from Penn State’s own Alyssa Naeher to advance to the Olympic semifinals.

It is always an honor to represent your country on the biggest stage like the World Cup or Olympics. Penn State would be on the big stage in the medal round of women’s Soccer at the Olympics.

The US Women’s National Team took on the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. This game was a rematch of the 2019 World Cup Final, which the USA won.

Alyssa Naeher, who played at Penn State, got the start in goal and Naeher would make some big saves in this game.

Like this penalty kick stop in the second half with the game tied 2-2 and 10 minutes remaining in regulation time…

Penalty kicks were needed to determine a winner, and once again Naeher was up to the challenge.

With Naeher getting the job done in the goal, it was the team’s leader, Megan Rapinoe, who sent the US women into the semifinals of the Olympic tournament.