UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State men's soccer team (8-2-2, 4-1-1 Big Ten) is set to play its fourth game in 11 days when it hosts the 18th-ranked James Madison Dukes on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Jeffrey Field.
GAME INFORMATION:
- Date: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 | Time: 7 p.m. ET
- Location: University Park, Pa. | Venue: Jeffrey Field
- Live Stats: GoPSUsports.com | Watch: BTN Plus ($)
- Admission: Free | Parking: Free – Stadium West concrete lot (gross lot off limit)
PENN STATE AGAINST JAMES MADISON
- Penn State and James Madison are tied in the overall series, 4-4-2, and will look to break that on Tuesday when the teams meet for the 11th time.
- The Nittany Lions and Dukes have met each of the last five seasons with Penn State holding the 3-1-1 advantage.
- Last season, James Madison won, 1-0, on its home pitch.
SCOUTING JAMES MADISON
- The James Madison Dukes are 9-5-1 overall and 4-1-1 in Colonial Athletic Association conference play coming into Tuesday.
- The Dukes were ranked No. 18 in last week's United Soccer Coaches poll (this week's ranking will come out Tuesday afternoon before the match).
- Senior midfielder Manuel Ferriol leads the Dukes with 27 points on 12 goals and three assists, tied for fifth nationally in total points. His 12 goals are tied for fourth most nationally.
- In net, redshirt-junior goalkeeper TJ Bush has seen a majority of the minutes and holds a .756 save percentage with a 0.91 goals against average.
- As a team, the Dukes have shut out seven opponents in 2019.
LAST TIME OUT
- Penn State remains unbeaten on the road in 2019 after a 2-1 win at Wisconsin Saturday.
- The Nittany Lions' first shot of the game found the back of the net when freshman Jalen Watson crossed the ball in from the left side of the box and junior Callum Pritchatt put the finishing touch on it to put Penn State up 1-0 in the 14th minute.
- Wisconsin had two good looks at the net in the first half but freshman goalkeeper Kris Shakes made two diving saves to keep the home team off the board.
- Senior captain Aaron Molloy put the Nittany Lions up by two in the 65th minute after a corner kick by sophomore Seth Kuhn was rebounded out of the box and Molloy took the running start into it for the goal.
- The Badgers came back within one in the 80th minute with their own goal off a corner kick but the Penn State defense held strong for the remaining 10 minutes for its fourth conference win of the season.
TOP-15 RPI
- The second NCAA RPI ranking of the 2019 season has Penn State ranked No. 14, the highest-ranking team in the Big Ten.
- In the first poll the Nittany Lions checked in at No. 10.
- The full list can be found at ncaa.com.
OCTOBER OVERLOAD
- Penn State will play eight games in the month of October, including six within the friendly confines of Jeffrey Field.
- The Nittany Lions are currently in the middle of a stretch of six games in 18 days.
- So far, the Nittany Lions are 4-1-0 this month.
WELL-ROUNDED OFFENSE
- 15 different Nittany Lions have recorded points in the 2019 season, including 10 different goal scorers.
- Penn State has scored 23 goals through 12 games, the most since the 2014 season (29).
NEXT TIME OUT
Penn State continues its final three-game home stand of the 2019 regular season when Appalachian State comes to Jeffrey Field on Friday, Oct. 25 for a 7 p.m. kickoff.