2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team

The 2020 Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2020 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 fall season was postponed to the spring, and began on February 19, 2021. It was the program's 108th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 30th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2020 season is Jeff Cook's third year at the helm.

Background
The 2020 season is the Nittany Lions' 108th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 30th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team is led by third year head coach, Jeff Cook, who had previously served as an assistant coach for the professional soccer team, Bethlehem Steel of USL Championship.

Departures
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; " ! style=""| Name ! style=""| Number ! style=""| Position ! style=""| Height ! style=""| Weight ! style=""| Year ! style=""| Hometown ! class="unsortable" style=""| Reason for departure
 * align="left"| Brandon Hackenberg || 3 || DF || 6ft 1in || 175 || Redshirt Senior || Reading, PA ||align="left"| Drafted by Orlando City SC with the 22nd pick of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
 * align="left"| Aaron Molloy || 8 || MF || 5ft 11in || 165 || Senior || Dublin, Ireland ||align="left"| Graduated; drafted by Portland Timbers with the 16th pick of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.
 * align="left"| Will Campbell || 20 || DF || 6ft 1in || 178 || Graduate Student || Wallingford, PA ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Kyle Perno || 23 || FW || 5ft 10in || 165 || Senior || New Hyde Park, NY ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Christian Sload || 24 || FW || 6ft 3in || 170 || Senior || Reading, PA ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Will Campbell || 20 || DF || 6ft 1in || 178 || Graduate Student || Wallingford, PA ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Kyle Perno || 23 || FW || 5ft 10in || 165 || Senior || New Hyde Park, NY ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Christian Sload || 24 || FW || 6ft 3in || 170 || Senior || Reading, PA ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Christian Sload || 24 || FW || 6ft 3in || 170 || Senior || Reading, PA ||align="left"| Graduated
 * align="left"| Christian Sload || 24 || FW || 6ft 3in || 170 || Senior || Reading, PA ||align="left"| Graduated

Arrivals
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" border="1" !style=""| Name !style=""| Nat. !style=""| Hometown !style=""| High School !style=""| Club !style=""| TDS Rating
 * David Adelsberg GK||🇺🇸 USA||Newport Beach, CA||||Pateadores SC||
 * Femi Awodesu DF||🇺🇸 USA||Philadelphia, PA||||Tampa Bay Rowdies||
 * Tyger Evans DF||🇺🇸 USA||Philadelphia, PA||||Philadelphia Union Academy||
 * Peter Mangione MF||🇺🇸 USA||Dulaney, MD||||Baltimore Armour||
 * Jace Orvos FW||🇺🇸 USA||Belle Mead, NJ||||PDA (Academy)||
 * Tyger Evans DF||🇺🇸 USA||Philadelphia, PA||||Philadelphia Union Academy||
 * Peter Mangione MF||🇺🇸 USA||Dulaney, MD||||Baltimore Armour||
 * Jace Orvos FW||🇺🇸 USA||Belle Mead, NJ||||PDA (Academy)||
 * Jace Orvos FW||🇺🇸 USA||Belle Mead, NJ||||PDA (Academy)||
 * Jace Orvos FW||🇺🇸 USA||Belle Mead, NJ||||PDA (Academy)||

Personnel
{|class="wikitable" ! style="" scope="col" colspan="2"|Front office

! style="" scope="col" colspan="2"|Coaching staff

Schedule
!colspan=8 style=""| Regular season

!colspan=8 style=""| Big Ten Tournament

!colspan=8 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Source:Penn State Athletics

Preseason Big Ten poll
Penn State was predicted to finish 3rd in the Big Ten Conference.

Top scorers
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !style="" |Rank !style="" |Position !style="" |Number !style="" |Name !style="" |Total
 * rowspan="1"|1
 * FW
 * 9
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * 8
 * rowspan="1"|2
 * MF
 * 8
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * 6
 * rowspan="1"|3
 * MF
 * 11
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * 5
 * 11
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * 5

Top assists
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !style="" |Rank !style="" |Position !style="" |Number !style="" |Name !style="" |Total
 * rowspan="1"|1
 * MF
 * 8
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * 6
 * rowspan="1"|T-2
 * MF
 * 11
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * 4
 * rowspan="1"|T-2
 * FW
 * 10
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Seth Kuhn
 * 4
 * rowspan="1"|3
 * DF
 * 18
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alex Stevenson
 * 3
 * DF
 * 18
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Alex Stevenson
 * 3

Big Ten awards
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !style="" |Award !style="" |Name
 * All-Big Ten First Team
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * All-Big Ten First Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * All-Big Ten Second Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Seth Kuhn
 * All-Big Ten Second Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Kris Shakes
 * All-Big Ten Freshman Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Nicholas Rieple
 * All-Big Ten Freshman Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Nicholas Rieple
 * Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Nicholas Rieple

Top Drawer Soccer awards
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !style="" colspan="2"|All-American Team !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Award !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Name !style="" colspan="2"|Freshman Best XI Team !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Award !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Name !style="" colspan="2"|All-North Region !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Award !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Name !style="" colspan="2"|Team of the Week !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Week !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Name !style="" colspan="2"|Preseason Best XI !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Position !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Name
 * 3rd Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * 3rd Team
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * 3rd Team
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * 2nd Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * 1st Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * 1st Team
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * 1st Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * 2nd Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * 2nd Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * May 4
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Peter Mangione
 * April 13
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * March 30
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * March 30
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * March 23
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * March 30
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * March 23
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * align="left"|🇬🇭 Daniel Bloyou
 * FW
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Liam Butts
 * DF
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * DF
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg

United Soccer Coaches awards
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" !style="" colspan="2"|Scholar All-American !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Award !style="background:#eaecf0;" |Name
 * First Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Pierre Reedy
 * First Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Brandon Hackenberg
 * Second Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Seth Kuhn
 * Second Team
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Seth Kuhn
 * align="left"|🇺🇸 Seth Kuhn