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Penn State captures men’s soccer championship with revenge against Hoosiers

Penn State blanks Indiana to win Big Ten championship, now awaits NCAA fate

A year after coming up short of a Big Ten men’s soccer championship against Indiana, the Nittany Lions have their revenge. Penn State blanked Indiana 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at Jeffrey Field to win its first Big Ten championship since the 2005 season. It is the first time Penn State has won both the regular-season championship and the Big Ten tournament in the same season.

Penn State led 1-0 at halftime thanks to a goal by Daniel Boyou at the 35-minute mark and solid goaltending by Indiana’s Roman Celentano, the Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year in back-to-back seasons. But an unassisted goal by Tyger Evans early in the second half and a late goal by Pierre Reedy put the game out of reach for the visiting Hoosiers, and Penn State’s Kris Shakes never let one of Indiana’s 17 shots get by him.

“What a special day for our program at Penn State,” Penn State head coach Jeff Cook said after the victory (courtesy of GoPSUSports.com). “We’re so proud to represent this university and all of our athletic programs. It’s a great moment. I’d like to recognize our players and student-athletes and their mentality in the last few weeks of the season, their determination, their quality to achieve what we need is just remarkable. It’s a testament to what they’ve done collectively through the season.”

Now Penn State men’s soccer plays a brief waiting game before knowing what comes next for the Nittany Lions. The NCAA Men’s soccer tournament selection show streams live on Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET on the NCAA’s official website. With a regular-season title and conference tournament victory, Penn State is eager to find out how the selection committee will view their place in the field.

Penn State lost to Indiana in the 2020-21 men’s soccer tournament after coming up short on penalty kicks, 3-2.

Penn State men’s soccer names captains for 2021 season

Penn State men’s soccer team captains have been announced as the season is about to get underway.

As you go through training camp tp get ready for the upcoming season, you look to see who will be your team captain for the season.

Penn State’s men’s soccer program learned who will serve as team captains for their upcoming season, as an official announcement was made on Wednesday. Pierre Reedy and Brandon Hackenberg were named co-captains for this year’s team. Seth Kuhn and Peter Mangione were each named vice-captains for the squad as well.

β€œI am very pleased to announce Seth Kuhn and Peter Mangione as vice-captains for the 2021 season,” head coach Jeff Cook said in a released statement. “Both student-athletes have made significant contributions to our Penn State men’s soccer program both on and off the field. I look forward to working with them in their important leadership roles.”

Penn State will play its first game of the 2021 season against George Mason at home on August 26 at 7 pm.

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Penn State Men’s Soccer trio named Scholar All-Americans

Penn State men’s soccer players Brandon Hackenberg, Seth Kuhn Pierre Reedy were named Scholar All-Americans by United Soccer Coaches.

Achievement on the playing field comes with hard work on the practice field. Achievement in the classroom comes through self-discipline outside of the classroom and the practice field. Three Penn State soccer players proved they had the goods on the field and in the classroom.

On Thursday, the United Soccer Coaches named their Scholar All-America Team. Three Penn State Men’s Soccer players were included in that list; Brandon Hackenberg, Seth Kuhn, and Pierre Reedy.

 

Brandon Hackenberg and Pierre Reedy were named to the first team while Seth Kuhn made the 2nd team.

The three Nittany Lions are the program’s first Scholar All-Americans from United Soccer Coaches since David Walters in 2004.

Penn State’s men’s soccer team made the NCAA Tournament and defeated UMass in their second-round matchup (Penn State had a bye in the first round). But the Nittany Lions saw their tournament run come to a brief end with a tough 3-2 loss to Georgetown in the third round. Georgetown lost to eventual national champion Marshall, who edged Indiana 1-0 in the national championship game.

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