April 6, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Just a day after earning both Big Ten Specialist of the Week and Co-Freshman of the Week honors, Penn State freshman goalie Colby Kneese was named the Alpha Lacrosse National Player of the Week by Inside Lacrosse Wednesday evening.
Kneese is the second Penn State player to earn national player of the week honors, after sophomore attackman Grant Ament was named both Alpha Lacrosse National Player of the Week and the USILA/ BSN Sports D1 Lacrosse Player of the Week on Feb. 22.
Kneese earned his national honor following an impressive 13-save performance against the Buckeyes. The rookie form Dallas, Texas let in a season-low four goals, marking the fewest goals allowed since 2014, in a 8-1 win against Towson. His 13 saves tied for third most in a Big Ten game, while his single-game save percentage (.765) was the best by a Penn State player in a Big Ten game all-time.
Kneese has started the last nine games and enters Saturday's contest with a 10-0 record. He has tallied 105 saves this season with a .536 save percentage.
No. 1 Penn State (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) will have another top-10 showdown on Saturday, facing No. 6/8 Maryland (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten) at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland. The first faceoff is set for 1 p.m. Fans can follow along live with the BTN2go live stream and coverage on Twitter before the game airs on tape delay on the Big Ten Network at 6 p.m.
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