Michigan Heads to Penn State for Big Ten Road Match

• Michigan sits in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2-1-1 record.
• The Wolverines are averaging 1.45 goals per game.
• U-M is 2-1-1 against Penn State in the last four road meetings, dating back to 2015.

THIS WEEK
Sunday, Oct. 10 -- at Penn State (University Park, Pa.), 2 p.m.
TV: Big Ten Network | Live Stats | Live Video

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's soccer team travels to Penn State for a Big Ten Conference road contest against the Nittany Lions on Sunday (Oct. 10) at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa. The match will be featured on the Big Ten Network.

Wolverine Bites

• After a double overtime tie against Michigan State earlier this week (Oct. 5), the Wolverines sit in a tie for third in the Big Ten Conference with a 2-1-1 league record. Michigan is averaging 1.45 goals per game and has taken 140 shots, which both rank third in the Big Ten. Finally, Michigan leads the Big Ten Conference with 77 corner kicks this season, including nine last match against Michigan State.

• U-M has had its fair share of injuries this season and has had to adapt with a new starting lineup in all 11 matches.

• Junior Brennan Callow has gone from limited minutes to becoming a starter in the last two matches for the Maize and Blue and has stepped up to the task. The junior defender played a key role on the backline against Indiana in his first start of the season, playing all 93 minutes in the U-M victory. In his second straight start, Callow played all 110 minutes and scored the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute for the Wolverines as he headed the ball down and in off a free kick from Umar Farouk Osman. The goal was the first of his career.

• Graduate student Joel Harrison was named one of 30 candidates for the 2021 Senior CLASS Award. Harrison returned for a fifth season with the Wolverines after being a first team All-Big Ten honoree in spring 2021. The graduate defender has appeared in 36 career games with 26 starts on the back line and is currently out due to injury.

Opponent Previews

Penn State
Michigan trails the all-time series 11-12-4

Penn State leads the all-time series with Michigan, 12-11-4, with the Nittany Lions' last win over the Wolverines coming in the Big Ten Tournament in spring of 2021. The Wolverines have seen their successes in Happy Valley, as they are 2-1-1 in the last four meetings dating back to 2015.

The Nittany Lions are 7-3-1 overall and 3-0-0 in the Big Ten Conference this season after downing No. 22 Rutgers in their last outing. Penn State is outscoring its opponents 19-9 and averages a league-best 1.72 goals per game, led by Peter Mangione who has scored five goals this year. Andrew Privett has also been a vital part of the Nittany Lion offensive threat with four goals and three assists this year, while Liam Butts has four goals. In goal, Kris Shakes has started eight of 11 matches, including all three Big Ten games, and has a .800 save percentage.

Up Next

• Friday, Oct. 15 -- vs. Wisconsin (U-M Soccer Stadium), 7 p.m. (TV: Big Ten Network)