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| 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 15-6-3 (5-4-2 Big Ten) |
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| Home stadium | Jeffrey Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 USC †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .955 | 18 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCLA ‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .818 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Iowa y | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .773 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Michigan St y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .773 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .682 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington y | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .636 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Minnesota y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ohio St y | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .636 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wisconsin y | 5 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .591 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Penn St y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .545 | 15 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .409 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .318 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .227 | 3 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .182 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .182 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .342 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .182 | 5 | – | 11 | – | 2 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .136 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2024 Big Ten Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Big Ten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer team represents Pennsylvania State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season and the 2024 Big Ten Conference women's soccer season. It is the program's 31st season fielding a women's varsity soccer team and their 31st season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2024 season is Erica Dambach's 18th year as head coach.
Background
[edit]The 2024 season is the Nittany Lions' 31st as a varsity soccer program, and their 31st in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by 18th-year head coach Erica Dambach, a former head coach for the Harvard program.
Player movement
[edit]Recruiting class
[edit]| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Nicole Crane F |
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Glen Rock, New Jersey | World Class FC |  
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Riley Cross MF |
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Chatham, New Jersey | PDA |
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Emma Fassora D |
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Louisville, Colorado | Real Colorado |
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Hannah Jordan MF |
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Texas | Solar Soccer Club |
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Lily Phillips MF |
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Wilmington, Delaware | Penn Fusion SA |
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Kennedy Ring F |
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New York | World Class FC |
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Anna Babcock F |
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Sedro-Woolley, Washington | Crossfire Premier SC |
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Emma Johnson MF |
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Indiana | Indy Eleven Pro Academy |
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Elayna Kocher F |
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Allentown, Pennsylvania | Penn Fusion |
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Paige Pasinski MF |
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Phoenix, Arizona | SC del Sol |
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Marlee Raymond D |
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Cumming, Georgia | United Futbol Academy (GA) |
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Olivia Robinson F |
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Scotch Plains, New Jersey | STA |
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Lily Selvy GK |
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OFallon, Missouri | Lou Fusz Athletic |
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Layla Tomezak MF |
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Michigan | Nationals |
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Preseason
[edit]Preseason Big Ten poll
[edit]Penn State was predicted to finish 2nd in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
| Coaches' Poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | |
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| 1 | UCLA | |
| 2 | Penn State | |
| 3 | Michigan State | |
| 4 | Nebraska | |
| 5 | USC | |
| 6 | Wisconsin | |
| 7 | Rutgers | |
| 8 | Iowa | |
| 9 | Ohio State | |
| 10 | Indiana | |
| 11 | Michigan | |
| 12 | Northwestern | |
| 13 | Washington | |
| 14 | Minnesota | |
| 15 | Illinois | |
| 16 | Purdue | |
| 17 | Maryland | |
| 18 | Oregon | |
Squad
[edit]Roster
[edit]- As of 8 Sep 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit]| Front office | |
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| Athletic Director | Patrick Kraft |
| Coaching staff | |
| Head Coach | Erica Dambach |
| Associate Head Coach | Ann Cook |
| Associate Head Coach | Tim Wassell |
| Assistant Coach | Declan Doherty |
| Director of Operations and Performance Leadership | Kara Cook |
| Support staff | |
| Associate Director of Athletic Training Services | Andra Thomas |
| Assistant Director of Athletic Performance | Brianna Kanz |
Schedule
[edit]| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Team events | Opponent events | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 8* 1:00 PM |
St. John's | –– | –– |
–– | –– | Jeffrey Field University Park, PA | |||||
| Pre-season | |||||||||||
| August 15* 7:00 PM, BTN |
No. 8 Texas Tech | W 4-0 | 1-0-0 |
J. Fusco  7'K. MacBean 17'R. Lapi 25' (penalty)A. Kulpa 44' |
None | Jeffrey Field (1275) University Park, PA | |||||
| August 22* 5:30 PM, BTN+ |
No. 21 Virginia | L 1-2 | 1-1-0 |
K. MacBean 15' K. MacBean  40'L. Evans 72' |
M. Cagle 54' M. Cagle 66'
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Jeffrey Field (1603) University Park, PA | |||||
| August 25* 1:00 PM, BTN+ |
West Chester | W 5-0 | 2-1-0 |
L. Evans 7' K. MacBean 22'J. Fusco 36'O. Smith 51'R. Lapi 78' |
None | Jeffrey Field (1283) University Park, PA | |||||
| August 29* 6:00 PM, BTN+ |
West Virginia | W 3-1 | 3-1-0 |
J. Fusco 5' K. MacBean 32'A. Kulpa 67'J. Fusco 59' |
S. Brown 43'
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Jeffrey Field (1450) University Park, PA | |||||
| September 1* 7:30 PM, BTN+ |
at No. 19 Saint Louis | W 2-1 | 4-1-0 |
K. MacBean 3' K. MacBean 13' |
E. Le 47' (penalty)
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Hermann Stadium (1759) St. Louis, MO | |||||
| September 5* 4:00 PM, BTN+ |
at Princeton | W 1-0 | 5-1-0 |
J. Fusco 34' |
None | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium (982) Princeton, NJ | |||||
| September 8* 1:00 PM, BTN+ |
at No. 23 Georgetown | T 0-0 | 5-1-1 |
K. MacBean 45' |
None | Shaw Field (1241) Washington, DC | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| September 12 7:00 PM, BTN+ |
Michigan | W 6-0 | 6-1-1 |
L. Evans 11' J. Fusco 28'R. Lapi 36'O. Smith 47'K. MacBean 54'J. Fusco 71'O. Smith 33' |
None | Jeffrey Field (1103) University Park, PA | |||||
| September 15* 1:00 PM, BTN+ |
Columbia | W 2-1 | 7-1-1 |
K. MacBean 15' O. Smith 42'K. MacBean 55' |
L. Gonzalez 52'
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Jeffrey Field (987) University Park, PA | |||||
| September 19 8:00 PM, BTN+ |
Northwestern | W 1-0 | 8-1-1 |
J. Fusco 67' |
None | Jeffrey Field (1194) University Park, PA | |||||
| September 22 2:00 PM, BTN |
No. 5 Michigan State | L 0-1 | 8-2-1 |
L. Evans 30' |
A. Young 76'
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Jeffrey Field (1389) University Park, PA | |||||
| September 26 6:30 PM, BTN+ |
at No. 18 Iowa | L 1-2 | 8-3-1 |
K. MacBean 54' |
M. Carter 15' R. King 63'
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Iowa Soccer Complex (345) Iowa City, IA | |||||
| September 29 8:00 PM, BTN |
at Nebraska | W 1-0 | 9-3-1 |
R. Lapi 77' |
None | Hibner Stadium (821) Lincoln, NE | |||||
| October 4 7:00 PM, BTN+ |
Rutgers | T 1-1 | 9-3-2 |
J. Fusco 38' J. Fusco 50' |
E. Hansen 62'
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Jeffrey Field (1284) University Park, PA | |||||
| October 10 6:00 PM, BTN+ |
at Maryland | W 5-0 | 10-3-2 |
K. MacBean 7' J. Fusco 19'O. Smith 33'L. Evans 59'A. Kulpa 66' |
None | Ludwig Field (672) College Park, MD | |||||
| October 13 3:00 PM, BTN+ |
Minnesota | W 3-2 | 11-3-2 |
J. Fusco 21' O. Smith 49'K. MacBean 79'O. Smith 53' |
S. Davis 12' T. Carter 44'
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Jeffrey Field (1011) University Park, PA | |||||
| October 17 9:00 PM, BTN |
at No. 10 UCLA | T 0-0 | 11-3-3 |
K. MacBean 45' |
None | Wallis Annenberg Stadium (2043) Los Angeles, CA | |||||
| October 20 6:00 PM, BTN+ |
at No. 9 USC | L 1-2 | 11-4-3 |
K. MacBean 57' L. Evans 61' |
N. Gray 33' C. Wilson 70'
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Dignity Health Sports Park (2030) Carson, CA | |||||
| October 27 12:00 PM, BTN |
at No. 21 Ohio State | L 1-4 | 11-5-3 |
K. MacBean 73' E. Dambach 85' |
J. Bonham 18' S. Jones 61'A. Poremba 74'K. Dudukovich 85'K. Dudukovich 90'
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Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1122) Columbus, OH | |||||
| Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 1* 7:30 PM, BTN+ |
(10) No. 22 | at (7) Minnesota First Round |
W 1-0 | 12-5-3 |
M. Schiemann 88' K. Herr 79' |
K. Childers 88'
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Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (462) Saint Paul, MN | ||||
| November 4* 3:00 PM, BTN |
(10) No. 22 | vs. (2) No. 9 UCLA Quarterfinals |
L 0-1 | 12-6-3 |
M. Martin 22' |
N. Fraser 35' B. Marin-Valencia 52'J. Perry 86'
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Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium (215) Saint Paul, MN | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 16* 6:00 PM, ESPN+ |
(4) No. 22 | Stony Brook First Round |
W 8-1 | 13-6-3 |
K. Macbean 8' B. Ayscue 16'J. Raich 36'R. Cooke 41'K. Scott 51'R. Cooke 63'A. Kulpa 87'A. Kulpa 87' |
L. Setteducate 57'
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Jeffrey Field (693) State College, PA | ||||
| November 22* 2:00 PM, ESPN+ |
(4) No. 22 | vs. (5) No. 7 TCU Second Round |
W 1-0 | 14-6-3 |
K. Macbean 46' |
none | Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| November 24* 2:30 PM, ESPN+ |
(4) No. 22 | vs. (8) Vanderbilt Sweet 16 |
W 3-1 | 15-6-3 |
A. Kulpa 41' N. Wilson 58'R. Lapi 65' |
C. Betts 7'
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Seminole Soccer Complex Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| November 29* 12:00 PM, ESPN+ |
(4) No. 22 | vs. (2) No. 8 North Carolina Elite 8 |
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* | * | Dorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Jordan Fusco | TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week | August 20, 2024 | [3] |
| Kaitlyn MacBean | TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week | September 3, 2024 | [4] |
| Kaitlyn MacBean | Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week | September 3, 2024 | [5] |
| Mieke Schiemann | Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week | September 17, 2024 | [6] |
| Mackenzie Gress | Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week | October 15, 2024 | [7] |
| Erica Dambach | Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame | October 24, 2024 | [8] |
| Kaitlyn MacBean | First-Team All-Big Ten | October 31, 2024 | [9] |
| Jordan Fusco | Second-Team All-Big Ten | October 31, 2024 | [9] |
| Mieke Schiemann | Second-Team All-Big Ten | October 31, 2024 | [9] |
| Devon Olive | Big Ten Sportsmanship Award | October 31, 2024 | [9] |
Rankings
[edit]| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 22 | Not released | ||||
| Top Drawer Soccer | Not released | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Ten Women's Soccer Preseason Poll". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Women's Soccer Roster on gopsusports.com
- ^ "Fusco Lands TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week Laurels". Penn State. August 20, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "MacBean's Dominance Rewarded with B1G, National Weekly Accolades". Penn State. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "MacBean's Dominance Rewarded with B1G, National Weekly Accolades". Penn State. September 3, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Schiemann Collects B1G Defensive Player of the Week Laurels". Penn State. September 17, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Gress Earns First Career B1G Goalkeeper of the Week Honor". Penn State. October 15, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Dambach Inducted Into Montco Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame". Penn State. October 24, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Horstman, Will (November 1, 2024). "Penn State women's soccer earns four Big Ten yearly honors". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved November 4, 2024.