Sept. 6, 2016
ROSEMONT, Ill. - For the second consecutive week, Penn State men's soccer has been awarded with the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week as freshman Arie Ammann (Round Hill, Va.) earned his first career honor getting the win in both matches this past weekend.
Ammann earned the nod for both starts after an injury to senior goalkeeper Evan Finney (San Francisco, Calif.) and proved to be a good choice for the Nittany Lions as he played 181:42 minutes on the pitch and conceded just one goal in two matches.
The Round Hill, Va. native made his first start donning the Blue and White in Friday's home-opener against the JMU Dukes in which he made a career-high five saves in the match and tallied his first career shutout. Moving into Monday's contest, Ammann gave up one goal late in the match but held on in the remaining minutes as the Nittany Lions went on to a 2-1 overtime victory over Oakland. Ammann made two saves in the match and picked up his second victory in as many games.
On the week, Ammann tallied seven saves and gave up just one goal. The freshman keeper has made a total of nine saves in 191:01 minutes on the pitch and carries a .818 save percentage.
Ammann and the rest of the Nittany Lions will continue their home slate Friday, Sept. 9 when Saint Francis travels to Penn State for the tail end of a doubleheader with the women's soccer team. Game time is slated for 8 p.m. at Jeffrey Field.