ROSEMONT, Ill. – Penn State sophomore defenseman Jackson Smith (Calgary, Alberta) was named the Big Ten’s Third Star of the week following his performance during a weekend sweep over Canisius as announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.
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Smith earns his first career weekly honor after helping pace Penn State to its weekend sweep over Canisius with two goals and two assists for four points including a career-high three points on one goal and two assists in a 5-1 victory on Friday.
The sophomore wired home the game-winning goal just 15 seconds into overtime on Saturday to complete the sweep with a 3-2 win.
Smith extended his career-long point streak to five games over the weekend while also improving his career-best assist streak to four games on Friday night. The Calgary native moved into fifth all-time in goals by a defenseman in Penn State history with 13 for his career after netting his first two of the season over the weekend.
Smith's seven points (2G, 5A) through six games this season are good for second in the Big Ten among defensemen and tied for fifth nationally for blue liners.
The Nittany Lions hit the road to begin Big Ten play with a trip to Minnesota for a pair of Halloween Weekend contests against the Gophers this Friday and Saturday.
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