| NORTHWESTERN MEN’S SOCCER: GAME INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS |
| Sunday, October 2 | No. 20 Penn State | 3 p.m. CT | Martin Stadium
Evanston, Ill. |
B1G+ | Live Stats |
EVANSTON, Ill. –– Northwestern Men’s Soccer plays host to No. 20 Penn State on Sunday, October 2 at Martin Stadium. The contest kicks off at 3 p.m. CT on B1G+. Admission is free for all fans.
The Wildcats (1-6-2, 0-3-0) are coming off a 4-1 loss at Indiana on Tuesday, September 27. Both sides were scoreless for the first 45 minutes and remained so until Justin Weiss opened up the scoring in the 48th minute, pressuring Indiana’s defense into a giveaway, receiving a quick pass from Jason Gajadhar, then curling a ball into the top right corner of the net to give the ‘Cats the 1-0 lead.
Justin Weiss bends one to get us on the board! pic.twitter.com/pS8WxFPIQI
— Northwestern Men’s Soccer (@NUMensSoccer) September 28, 2022
The Hoosiers responded promptly, scoring three goals over the next three minutes. IU added another goal for insurance in the 77th minute to make it 4-1. That scoreline held to the final whistle.
‘Cat Facts
- Five true first-years have seen action this year for Northwestern (Paul Walters, Christopher Thaggard, Nigel Prince, Jayvin Van Deventer, and Jason Gajadhar)
- Justin Weiss scored his second goal of the season against Indiana, The 2021 Big Ten All-First Team honoree ranks third in the conference in shots (41) and fourth in shots on goal (20)
- Five Wildcats have started each game this season. Four of them are transfers
- Eight different ‘Cats have registered a goal this season, surpassing last season’s total of seven
- Vicente Castro’s three assists this year rank tied for third in the Big Ten, and sixteen career assists rank tied for seventh in the Northwestern record books
The Nittany Lions arrive (4-3-2, 1-0-1) in Evanston after a midweek loss to in-state rival Villanova (1-0). Penn State’s trip to Evanston is its first road game outside of the east coast this season, having played road contests at Syracuse, George Mason, and Maryland. Forward Peter Mangione powers the PSU offense, leading the team in goals (4) and assists (2). Mangione was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2021. Mangione was also…
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