BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- Penn State men’s soccer will take on its first postseason game at Indiana on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. The Nittany Lions enter the tournament as the five seed and Indiana as the four.
Penn State looks to clench the conference tournament championship title for the second year in a row, starting in the quarterfinals this Friday.
GAME INFORMATION
at Indiana
- Date: Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 | Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Bloomington, Ind. | Venue: Bill Armstrong Stadium
- Live Stats | Watch: B1G+ | Notes
- Admission: Ticketed
Last Time Out
- Penn State won its final regular season game 3-2 against Michigan on Sunday.
- The Wolverines got on the board first with a goal in the first half, leaving the Nittany Lions trailing 1-0 at halftime.
- Van Danielson came into the second half with fire, scoring one goal just two minutes in, and a second under 10 minutes later.
- Danielson scored his first goal after winning the ball back from a Michigan defender and put it past the keeper. Alex Stevenson assisted his second goal, crossing the ball in the air to Danielson who headed it to the back of the net.
- Michigan added another to the board minutes later, to tie the score once again at 2-2.
- Andrew Privett scored the game-winning goal off a cross from Matthew Henderson. Privett volleyed the ball in the net in a bang-bang play.
Nittany Lions to Watch
- Danielson was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Team of the Week this week after his multi-goal performance on Sunday. He joins Peter Mangione and Liam Butts in being one of three Nittany Lions with multi-goal outings this season.
- Mangione is ranked second in the conference in goals (8) and is tied for third in points (18).
- Butts was on a three-game scoring streak, scoring four goals in three games, totaling 22 in his career. He leads the Big Ten in game-winning goals (3), ranks third in goals (7) and fourth in points (17).
- Kris Shakes ranks third in the conference in saves percentage (.728).
- Van Danielson and Ben Liscum have scored their first career goals at forward in Big Ten matches.
Nittany Lions vs. Hoosiers Most Recent
- The Nittany Lions lost on the road at Indiana in the regular season just three weeks ago. The final score was 4-2.
- Butts scored the first goal for Penn State to tie the score at 1-1. Seth Kuhn crossed…
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