The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 3. It was the program's 107th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 29th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2019 season is Jeff Cook's second year at the helm.
Background
The 2018 season was the Nittany Lions' 106th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 28th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first year head coach, Jeff Cook, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the professional soccer team, Bethlehem Steel of USL Championship.
Player movement Departures
Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure 4 170 Annapolis, MD Graduated 9 150 Harrisburg, PA Graduated 14 185 York, PA Graduated 18 185 Ra'anana, ISR Graduated 19 170 Pine Bush, NY Graduated 21 140 Oak Hill, VA Graduated; signed for Loudoun United FC in USLC
Arrivals
Name Nat. Hometown High School Club TDS Rating Lawrenceville, GAGraysonAtlanta United Philadelphia, PAChestnut Hill (PA)SJEB Rush Oxon Hill, MDGonzaga (DC)D.C. United Lebanon, PACedar Crest (PA)PA Classics Morganville, NJMarlboro (NJ)Baltimore Celtic NR Fallston, MDMcDonoghBaltimore Celtic Sunrise, FLYSC AcademyPhiladelphia Union Bel Air, MDC. Milton WrightBaltimore Armour Toronto, ONU-Hill (BC)Vancouver Whitecaps
Transfers
17 Wyomissing, PA Transferred from Duke 20 Wallington, PA Transferred from North Carolina
Preseason Preseason Big Ten poll Penn State was predicted to finish 6th in the Big Ten Conference. Coaches' Poll 1 Indiana 2 Maryland 3 Michigan 4 Michigan State 5 Wisconsin 6 Penn State 7 Northwestern 8 Ohio State 9 Rutgers
Squad Roster
Team management {|class="wikitable" |- ! style="" scope="col" colspan="2"|Front office
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Schedule
!colspan=8 style=""| Preseason
!colspan=8 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| Big Ten Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final United Soccer NV NV RV 19 16 13 12 13 None Released 18 Top Drawer Soccer NV NV NV RV Soccer America NV NV NV CollegeSoccerNews.com NV NV RV
2020 MLS SuperDraft
Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref. Aaron Molloy 1 16 MF Portland Timbers
References
External links PSU Soccer Schedule