ROSEMONT, Ill. – Junior Sam Sternschein (Syosset, N.Y.) continued his fantastic start to conference play last weekend against No. 11 Ohio State earning Big Ten Third Star of the Week accolades as announced by the league office earlier Tuesday morning.
This marks the first career weekly honor for Sternschein as he registered a career-high three points with a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and one assist during a 5-4 victory last Friday night. The junior joins senior classmates Nate Sucese (Fairport, N.Y.) and Peyton Jones (Langhorne, Pa.) along with juniors Evan Barratt (Bistol, Pa.) and Cole Hults (Stoughton, Wis.) who have each garnered weekly accolades already this season.
The junior collected his second multi-goal game of the season on Friday pushing his goal-streak to a career-best four games in the process. Sternschein is currently tied for the Big Ten lead with nine goals this season to rank tied for sixth nationally while his eight goals in Big Ten games are three more than any other player in the conference.
Sternschein has scored at least one goal in six of eight Big Ten games this season while his three game-winning goals lead the conference and rank tied for second nationally.
The seventh-ranked Nittany Lions hit the road for the Turkey Leg Classic in Massachusetts this weekend with contests scheduled against Merrimack on Friday and UMass-Lowell on Saturday.
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