CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Ranks No.2 in goals against average with a .70 GAA
Season: 2018: Ranks fourth in a single season in shutouts (10.4) and goals-against average (0.53)...Ranks fifth in minutes (2,193) and fewest goals allowed (13).
2018 – Junior Season
Awards: Named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team...Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Started all 25 games in goal...Made 69 saves...Finished season with 0.53 goals against average...Recorded 10 shutouts.
No. 9 West Virginia (8/17): Made five saves and recorded first shutout of the season in 1-0 win...Michigan (10/28): Tied then career-high seven saves in opening round of Big Ten Tournament in a 1-0 win...vs Minnesota (11/4): Set new career high in saves with eight in the Big Ten Championship game...South Carolina (11/16): Made two saves in second round of the NCAA Tournament in a 1-0 win...Wake Forest (11/18): Made three saves in second-straight shutout in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
2017 – Sophomore Season
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Made appearances in six games, which included one start...Kept three Penn State shutouts intact...Posted a goals-against average of 0.41, a save percentage of .909, allowed one goal, tallied 10 saves and posted a record of 0-0-1.
Northwestern (9/14): Made season-debut against Northwestern and played final 24:36 of the match...at Nebraska (9/24): Started match at Nebraska and made season-high six saves in 1-1 draw...vs Stony Brook (11/10): Played the final 45 minutes against Stony Brook in first round of the NCAA Tournament and made three saves...at Stanford (11/24): Played final 24 minutes at Stanford and recorded one save in fourth round of NCAA Tournament.
2016 – Freshman Season
Awards: Selected to Big Ten All-Freshman Team...Named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/27)...Named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/27).
Season: Started all 21 matches at goalkeeper...First Nittany Lion freshman goalkeeper to start a season opener since Alyssa Naeher (2006)...Tallied seven solo shutouts...Dennis and Sarafina Valenti combined for two shutouts...Finished year with a record of 12-5-4...Recorded a goals-against average of 0.92...Posted a save percentage of .747...Recorded 59 saves which included a career-best seven-save performance against Purdue (10/16)...Posted five saves-or-more in five games.
West Virginia (8/19): Made six saves in first career game...Played all 110 minutes in a 1-1 tie...La Salle (9/11): Recorded first career shutout in a 2-0 win...Purdue (10/16): Made a then career-high seven saves in a 1-0 victory.
U.S. NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Took part in a training camp with the U.S U-19 WNT in May 2018...U.S. U-20 WNT training camp (May 2017)...Joined the U.S. U-19 WNT for a training camps January 2017...U.S. U-18 WNT training camp (July 2016)...Joined the U.S. U-19 WNT for a training camp in May 2016...Recorded a pair of 1-0 victories in net for the U.S. U-18 WNT during the 2016 La Manga Tournament in La Manga, Spain (March 2016)...Trained with the U-20 U.S. Women’s National Team in Sept. 2015...A member of the U.S. Women’s National Teams at the U-14, U-15, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 levels.
BEFORE PENN STATE
Played varsity soccer for Murrieta Valley High School...Played for the Cal South Olympic Development Program (ODP) and won two national championships (2013-14) with the ’98 age group...Ranked as the No. 2 goalkeeper, No. 10 regionally (Southern California) and No. 38 overall in the 2016 class by TopDrawerSoccer...2015 NSCAA All-American.
PERSONAL
Amanda Marie Dennis was born on May 25, 1998, in San Diego, California...Parents are Melissa and Mike Rouse...Siblings are Emily, Michael and Nick...Recreation, park, and tourism management major.
WHY I CHOSE PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because of the incredible coaching staff, the amazing soccer program, the high level academics, and the family-like environment.”