2023 Men's Soccer Roster

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18 Alex Stevenson

  • Position
    Defender
  • Height
    5-9
  • Class
    Fifth
  • Hometown
    Bel Air, Md.

Biography

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career:
Has played in 64 career games for Nittany Lions with 52 starts.

2023• FIFTH-YEAR SEASON
Awards:
Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (9/5).

Season: Played in and started 19 games...Scored two goals...Notched two assists...Played 1,698 minutes.

Le Moyne (8/27): Notched an assist and one shot in the shutout win... No. 1 Syracuse (9/1): Assisted the Penn State goal... St. John's (9/4): Scored his third goal of his career with a header off a corner... Penn (9/8): Tallied four shots with one being on goal… at Ohio State (9/15): Sent one shot… Maryland (9/19): Recorded one shot on goal... at UNCG (9/23): Scored second goal of the season in 2-0 victory… Howard (9/27): Registered one shot on goal… at no. 13 Michigan State (10/1): Sent one shot… Indiana (10/7): Notched two shots, one on goal… at Rutgers (10/17): Recorded two shots… Michigan (10/22): Tallied a shot on goal… Detroit Mercy (10/25): Led back line to shutout victory… at Wisconsin (10/29): Sent one shot.


2022 • SENIOR SEASON
Awards:
Earned Academic All-Big Ten... Garnered Academic All-District honors.

Season: Played in 13 games and started in 12 between defense and midfield... Tallied two assists... Totaled 1127 minutes.

at George Mason (9/5): Returned from injury for first game of the season... Wisconsin (9/16): Contributed 84 minutes in shutout conference win... No. 15 Akron (9/25): Played a full 90 minutes and contributed to senior day shutout 1-0 win...Michigan State (10/7): Assisted Van Danielson in scoring the fourth goal of the match... at Michigan (10/30): assisted Van Danielson on second goal of the game in comeback 3-2 road win.

2021 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Received Penn State’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season.

Season: Played and started all 21 games mostly at fullback…Tied career best with three assists…Contributed to all eight shutouts…Totaled 1,810 minutes on pitch, second most on team.

George Mason (8/26): Recorded an assist on Liam Butts’ game-opening goal in season opener. Syracuse (8/29): Helped lead Nittany Lions to first shutout of season…Took one shot on goal. American (9/6): Recorded an assist on Danny Bloyou’s insurance goal in 3-1 win. at Penn (9/10): Recorded game-winning assist on Liam Butts’ goal in 81st minute for two-game point streak…Took two shots. at Michigan State (10/1): Played all 90 minutes to contribute to first Big Ten shutout on road in East Lansing…Took season-high three shots. No. 7 Maryland (10/26): Played all 94 minutes in Nittany Lions’ comeback 3-2 overtime victory. No. 17 Indiana (11/14): Helped lead Nittany Lion defense to fourth-straight shutout and eighth of season en route to first Big Ten Tournament title since 2005…Took one shot. 

2020-21 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

Season: Played in 11 games with eight starts...Versatile field player with minutes spent on backline, in midfield and as striker...Scored one goal on season, the eventual game-winning goal in NCAA Tournament second-round game...Added career-high three assists for career-high five total points...Totaled 689 minutes on the pitch.

at Rutgers (2/23): Had one assist...Took one shot. Ohio State (4/10): Recorded assist on insurance goal...Started streak of five-straight starts as midfield winger in postseason games. Michigan (4/14): Had assist on game-opening goal in Big Ten Tournament semifinals. vs. UMass (5/2): Scored eventual game-winning goal in NCAA Tournament game, second of his career...Took season-high two shots.


2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season:
Played in all 19 games with 11 starts…Key member of the Penn State backline that had six shutouts, including three in Big Ten Conference play…Scored first career goal at Stony Brook (9/2)…Added two assists for four total points…Had one game-winning goal…Totaled 1,106 minutes on the pitch.

No. 5 Stanford (8/30): Made collegiate debut and had first career start…Took first career shot. at Stony Brook (9/2): Scored first career goal, the eventual game-winner. Appalachian State (10/25): Recorded first career assist. No. 21 Providence (11/24): Made NCAA Tournament debut.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Played five seasons with the Baltimore Armour in academy league…Helped team qualify for Academy playoffs in back-to-back seasons (2016-17, 2017-18)…Captained U17 squad (2017-18) and U14 squad (2015-16)…Scored 15 goals in first four seasons in USSDA play…Ranked No. 98 on Top Drawer Soccer’s top-150 players list…Attended C. Milton Wright High School in Bel Air, Maryland…Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Son of John and Stefanie Stevenson…Has one sister, Lindsey…Father, John, played baseball at Lenoir-Rhyne University…Sister, Lindsey, ran cross country at St. Mary’s College (Md.) (2017-20)…Majoring in computer science.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019Freshman

    Defense
    5'9" 165 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2020Sophomore

    Defense
    5'9" 165 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021Junior

    Defense
    5'9" 165 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022Senior

    Defense
    5'9" 165 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2023Fifth

    Defender
    5'9" 0 lbs
    18