Peyton Jones Season 2018-19

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS

Career: Jones ranks No. 1 all-time for Penn State goaltenders in games played/started (133), minutes played (7866:20), victories (76), and saves (3,685) while ranking second in both goals against average and save percentage at 2.88 and .907, respectively. Also, ranks No. 1 all-time with eight points and eight assists...His 42 career Big Ten victories are a conference record while his eight tournament victories rank second all-time.

Season: Ranks No. 1 all-time for Penn State goaltenders in games started (36), wins (23), saves (983), assists (4), and shutouts (2) while his 2.60 goals against average in both his freshman and senior seasons are the second lowest in program history.

2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON

Awards: Named an All-Big Ten honorable mention...Two-time Big Ten Star of the Week...Named a 2019-20 Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Season: Started 30 games posting an 18-9-3 record with a career-high .917 save percentage while tying his career-best with a 2.60 goals against average...Tallied one shutout to set the Penn State career shutout record with four...Collected a pair of assists running his Nittany Lion career record to eight...2020 Big Ten Tournament and NCAA Tournament cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sacred Heart (10/11): Made 29 saves on opening night to secure an 8-2 victory. Alaska (10/17): Completed a 29-save shutout, his fourth career shutout, a new program record. Robert Morris (10/25): Made 21 of 22 saves to lead the Nittany Lions to a 2-1 victory. Wisconsin (10/31-11/1): Stopped 63-of-66 shots over the weekend including 38 in game one to help Penn State sweep 7th ranked Wisconsin. at Minnesota (11/15-16): Made 60 stops between the two nights while adding an assist in game two to lead the way to a series sweep. Ohio State (11/22-23): Made 58 saves during a weekend split. at UMass Lowell (11/30): Made 15-of-18 saves in a tough 3-2 overtime loss. at Michigan (12/7): Saved 41-of-42 shots for the fourth most saves in his career to help the Nittany Lions win their first game at Yost Ice Arena since 2014. at Notre Dame (12/13-14): Made 62-of-67 saves in the series leading to a weekend split. Niagara (1/3): Saved 26-of-28 shots to help secure the 3-2 victory. at Robert Morris (1/11): Made 42-of-44 saves in PPG Paints Arena to help the Nittany Lions win 6-2. at Michigan State (1/24-25): Made 28 saves in a loss on Friday night before stopping 42-of-43 shots in a 2-1 overtime win on Saturday. at Ohio State (2/7-8): Saved 61-of-65 shots on the weekend to secure 4-of-6 conference points. Minnesota (2/21-22): Made 43-of-48 saves on the weekend to earn a win and a tie in the final regular season series and five crucial conference points.

2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Started 32 games compiling an 18-12-2 record with a .901 save percentage and a 3.32 goals against average.

No. 17 Clarkson (10/12): Made 35 saves while only allowing a single goal during a 5-1 victory. Niagara (10/20): Stopped 36-of-37 shots en route to a 4-1 victory. No. 13 Princeton (10/26): Made 32 stops in a 4-2 win. at No. 5 Ohio State (11/23): Collected a season-high 41 saves in a 4-3 win. No. 5 Notre Dame (12/8): Stopped 26 shots during a 9-1 victory. at Minnesota (1/4): Registered 30 saves in a 4-2 win. Michigan (1/26): Collected 35 saves, including a Penn State single-period record 22 in the first, during a 5-2 victory at Madison Square Garden. Minnesota (2/8-2/9): Stopped 46-of-50 shots allowing just two goals in each game during a weekend sweep. at Notre Dame (3/2): Made 38 saves in a 3-2 victory. Wisconsin (3/10): Made 36 saves in a series clinching 4-3 overtime victory in the Big Ten Quarterfinals. at No. 4 Ohio State (3/17): Stopped 31-of-32 shots during a 5-1 victory in the Big Ten Semifinals.

2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON

Season: Started 35 games, compiling a 17-13-4 record with a .905 save percentage and a 3.03 goals against average, and set a single-season Penn State goalie record with four assists.

at St. Lawrence (10/7): Made 30 saves while allowing just a single goal during a 4-1 victory. at Minnesota (10/13): Stopped 20 shots during a 3-1 victory and landed at No. 4 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays with an incredible stick save diving to his right. AIC (10/19): Notched his first assist of the season in a 7-5 win. at Ohio State (12/2): Registered 33 saves while securing his third-career shutout. Robert Morris (12/9): Set a new Penn State career record with his 10th win of the season and the 33rd of his career during a 7-4 victory. No. 15 Wisconsin (1/5-1/6): Registered an assist with 25 saves during a 5-1 game one victory before adding another assist in a 3-3 tie in game two, setting a new Penn State record for points by a goalie. Ohio State (1/12): Stopped 45 shots including a career-high 20 in the first period during a 5-2 win. No. 8 Minnesota (2/23-2/24): Helped Penn State earn its first-ever sweep over Minnesota allowing just three goals with 52 saves over the course of the weekend to secure home-ice advantage in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. No. 11 Minnesota (3/2): Collected an assist in a game one victory adding 35 saves in game two the following night to earn his fourth-straight victory over the Gophers and help Penn State advance to the Big Ten Semifinals with a sweep in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.

2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON

Awards: Named the Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player and to the All-Tournament Team...Earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and All-Freshman team accolades.

Season: Started 36 games, compiling a 23-10-2 record with a .904 save percentage and a 2.60 goals against average...His 23 wins are a Penn State single-season record.

No. 16 St. Lawrence (10/6): Notched his first collegiate victory with a 28-save effort in a 4-2 win on opening night. at Mercyhurst (10/14): Stopped 20 shots to secure his first collegiate shutout during a 7-0 victory. at No. 3 Notre Dame (10/21-10/22): Stopped 30 pucks during a 3-3 overtime draw in game one before making 26 saves during a 3-2 overtime victory in game two. Canisius (10/28-10/29): Stopped 21 pucks during a 4-1 victory in game one before making 19 saves during a 4-2 win to complete the sweep. Niagara (11/4): Stopped 20 pucks during a 5-1 victory. Alaska-Anchorage (11/11-11/12): Stopped 36 of 40 shots during a weekend sweep. Arizona State (11/18): Collected 22 saves during a 7-4 victory. No. 20 Michigan (12/1-12/2): Made 28 saves during a 6-1 victory in game one before stopping 22 pucks to complete the sweep. at No. 11 Ohio State (1/7): Collected 24 saves to secure a victory and series split. Michigan State (1/13-1/14): Had 49 total saves during a weekend sweep. at Wisconsin 2/10-2/11): Had 57 total saves, including a 30-save performance during a road sweep. Wisconsin (3/4): Had 36 saves during a shutout victory. Michigan (3/16): Stopped 30 shots during a 4-1 victory in game one of the Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota (3/17): Collected 37 saves in a 4-3 double-overtime victory in the Big Ten semifinals. Wisconsin (3/18): Had a career-high 51 saves in a 2-1 double-overtime victory in the Big Ten Championship. Union (3/25): Stopped 22 shots in a 10-3 win in the NCAA Tournament.

BEFORE PENN STATE
Was a member of the Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 2014-2016…Appeared in 63 games between the pipes securing a 25-25-7 overall record including five shutouts…Led the Stars to the playoffs in 2015-16 after going 19-11-3 with a .922 save percentage and a 2.34 goals against average.
 
PERSONAL
Peyton Murray Jones...Son of Regina and Thomas Jones...Has two younger brothers, Nolan and Andrew, and a younger sister Liana...Brother Nolan was drafted in the second round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians at number 55 overall...Majoring in labor employment relations...Born February 14, 1996 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

JONES ON PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because of the outstanding classroom experiences, the rich traditions of success and to learn from the expertise of Coach Gadowsky and the rest of the coaching staff.”