UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Seniors Femi Awodesu and Peter Mangione’s scoring efforts lead Penn State to a 4-0 shutout win on Senior Day. For the second consecutive home game, the duo of seniors account for two Nittany Lions goals to write a perfect Senior Day script. A pair of freshmen book ended the two senior goals with Caden Grabfelder starting the scoring for Penn State in the first half and Morgan Marshall finding a goal in the final 10 minutes.
The Nittany Lions improve to 8-3-3 overall, 4-2-1 Big Ten while handing the Wolverines their first conference loss of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
A sunny day at Jeffrey Field began with steady possession for both teams.
A corner kick by Matthew Henderson in the 17th minute set the ball in the Michigan defensive end. A clear attempt from a Wolverine defender found Grabfelder at the top of the box. The freshman took one touch and bent the ball with his left foot around a mass of yellow into the top left corner of the net to put the Nittany Lions up by one early.
Minutes later, Atem Kato outworked a Michigan player in its own end. His pass set up Grabfelder in the box who led Mangione in front of the goal. Mangione went to the right corner of the goal with the ball for the second Penn State point of the half.
Awodesu made an impressive defensive stop with just over five minutes on the clock, reaching out for a through ball attempt sent by a Wolverine attacker.
The score after 45 minutes of play was 2-0 in favor of the Nittany Lions.
Second Half
A pass from Mangione to Samson…
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