ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten conference offices announced on Monday afternoon that Penn State’s Aby Deverka was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. The award is Deverka’s second of the season and the fourth time a Nittany Lion has secured a Big Ten weekly accolade this season along with Cam Standish and Ella Gaitan.
Deverka earned the title of Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after shutting out the two-time reigning national champions and breaking Northwestern’s 35 game conference winning streak. The netminder secured seven saves en route the victory while playing a woman-down for seven minutes in the final frame of action and did not allow a conversion on any of the Wildcats’ three penalty corners.
Deverka’s 2026 campaign has been the best of her career. The Texas-native has recorded a career-low in goals allowed and goals against average while having career-highs in save percentage, wins and shutouts. The goalie, against Northwestern, secured her 200th career save.
Penn State is headed to Columbus, Ohio for the Big Ten Tournament starting on November 4 at 5 p.m. where the Nittany Lions to rematch the Iowa Hawkeyes on Buckeye Varsity Field. The game will be streamed on B1G+ and more information on the tournament can be found here.
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