Oct. 18, 2016
ROSEMONT, Ill. - Penn State men's soccer redshirt-junior goalkeeper Evan Finney (San Francisco, Calif.) was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 16. The award marks the second of the season for Finney and the second of his career donning the Blue and White. Furthermore, it is the third time a Penn State keeper has been named B1G Defensive Player of the Week in the 2016 campaign.
Finney earned both starts on the week for Penn State and played every minute of both matches between the pipes. The San Francisco, Calif. native picked up his second and third shutouts of the season, making three saves on the weekend for the Nittany Lions.
The redshirt-junior leads the Big Ten Conference with a 0.50 goals against average and a .867 save percentage, while ranking third with 0.38 shutouts per match. Furthermore, Finney ranks fifth nationally in goals against average and save percentage.
Finney and the rest of the Nittany Lions will be back in action tonight against No. 23 Akron at 7 p.m. before continuing B1G action Friday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. against Rutgers.