Penn State played a strong, grinding game against Wisconsin on Friday, September 16, 2022 for the 10th Annual Mack Brady Match. Kris Shakes stonewalled the Badgers to put up his first clean sheet of the season, a fitting tribute for a goalkeeper! The winning goal came in the 85th minute […]
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Join us this Friday for the 10th Annual Mack Brady Match as Penn State Men’s Soccer open their B1G season play at home against Wisconsin! It is hard to believe that we are nearing the 10 year anniversary of Mack’s death, but what a remarkable community has helped us remember […]
Venue Change! The Clinic will now be inside Holuba Hall on Penn State’s campus. The time remains 4 pm and we look forward to seeing you there! Get all the details and registration forms at the announcement on the Penn State Men’s Soccer page. There is no online registration and […]
The B1G home opener and the 9th Annual Mack Brady Match against Northwestern was on Friday, September 17 and the team is now 6-1-2 in Mack Matches after their 2-1 victory over NW! We want to thank the State College Celtics for hosting a wonderful pre-game tailgate, Bree and Aaron […]
The essay below is by Penn State alumnus and former goalkeeper Dan Sheerin. His son Danny was one of the first Mack Brady goalkeepers at Penn State and their entire family has been a mainstay at the annual Mack Match and Winter Clinic. He and I were musing on the […]
UPDATE: What a great evening! Kris Shakes was in goal and posted a clean sheet, his second in a row, to bring Penn State to 5-1-0 on the season and the Mack Match to 5-1-2 over all 8 years! The PSU Sports story is here. Hear Kris and Coach Cook […]
The 8th Annual Mack Brady Memorial Soccer Clinic will be from 2:30 to 4:00 pm on Sunday January 12th, 2020. The clinic is free of charge and open to children 16 and under, but all participants are required to fill out and bring with them two forms: the Consent for Treatment […]
On the morning of February 12, 2019 England’s greatest goalkeeper died. Gordon Banks was the winning keeper in Englands 1966 World Cup victory and had “The Greatest Ever Save” four years later against Pelé. He was the hero of many children, even an Irish lad from the north. I met […]
Join us for the 7th Annual Mack Brady Memorial Soccer Clinic with Penn State Men’s Soccer! January 6th, 2-3:30 pm, in Holuba Hall on Penn State’s University Park campus. It is a FREE clinic and all that will be needed is for children to bring their own ball and parents […]
Thank you to Daniel Sheerin, Penn State Keeper Emeritus and father of one of our first Mack Brady Keepers for this poem. Mack Brady Keepers Mack Brady and we fervent few are forever one true team, ever to excel as goalkeepers living out the Penn State dream […]
UPDATE: There will also be Mack Brady thunder sticks along with a bounce house and balloon artist available on Little Jeffrey! It is just over a week to go before the 6th Annual Mack Match! The Penn State Men will be taking on Ohio State for their Big Ten home opener […]
The 6th Annual Mack Brady Soccer Clinic will be in Holulba Hall on Penn State’s University Park Campus January 7, 2018, time 2:00-3:30 pm. Please come join us! The Penn State Men’s Soccer Team and coaches will run the camp with special goalkeeper training and the annual drawing of two […]
Sunday, 17 September 2017 was the 5th Annual Mack Brady Match, it was the first loss for our Penn State Men, but they played an incredibly strong and determined game against the #3 ranked Maryland Terrapins. The Terps had only dropped 2 matches and drew one in the last 28 matches […]
We are so grateful for the wonderful and sensitive retelling of Mack’s story and how soccer has been a part of our joy and healing. Bill Littlefield, Karen Given, and Alexander Schroeder were wonderful to work with and Bill, as always, provided his warmth to the story. It is a […]