CAREER HONORS
2014 BIG-TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
2014 (Redshirt-Senior):Started in all 20 matches, racking up 1,846 minutes out on the pitch, the most of any PSU player ... Took 11 total shots, three of which were on goal ... Primarily suited up as a defender, helping Penn State give up the third least amount of goals in the Big Ten (18) during the season ...Played all 180 minutes of the Nittany Lions[apos] pair of postseason matches during the NCAA Tournament.
2013 (Redshirt-Junior):Second on the team in scoring with four goals and third in points with 10 ... Started in six of 21 matches played, logging 1,101 minutes with two game-winning goals ... Tallied first point at Penn State with assist in season-opener against Radford, earning a PhillySoccerNews.com Player of the Week honor ... Scored the game-winning goal in 1-0 victory versus Central Connecticut ... Recorded an assist against Duquesne and a goal in Big Ten opener victory against Wisconsin ... Scored third goal of the season in 2-1 win at Penn ... Biggest goal of the season came in a 1-0 win over St. Francis Brooklyn in the NCAA First Round.
2012 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Appeared in nine games, making three starts ... Made Penn State debut in victory against Hartford ... Played full 90 minutes versus Michigan State ... season ended due to injury against Bucknell.
2011 (Sophomore): Redshirt season.
BEFORE PENN STATE
2010 (Freshman - American): Played in 18 games, starting in 14 of those ... Tallied five points (1 goal, 3 assists) for the third-highest point total on the team ... Helped the Eagles reach the Patriot League Tournament final ... Earned Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 19 after recording two assists in a 2-1 win over Syracuse.
High School/Club/ODP: Earned Maryland first team All-State honors as a senior at Easton (Md.) High School ... Three-time first team All-Bayside Conference ... Honored as the Bayside Conference Player of the Year as a senior ... Received All-State honors as a junior...Earned four varsity soccer letters as a four-year starter ... Also lettered in basketball, lacrosse and swimming ... Played club soccer with the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays, helping the team to a fifth-place finish at the 2010 national finals ... Played club soccer with Freestate Elite in Maryland as a captain, winning a state championship in 2008 ... Trained in England with Crystal Palace in 2009 ... Played Maryland ODP soccer from 2005-08.
Personal: Full name is Eli James Dennis ... Born May 4, 1992 in Annapolis, Md. ... Parents are Greg and Laura Dennis ... Has two brothers, Max and Graham ... Both parents graduated from Penn State in 1983 ... Greg was a four-year starter on the men[apos]s soccer team and Laura started all four years on the women[apos]s club team ... Majoring in meteorology.
| Year | GP-GS | Goals | Assists | Points | GWG | Shots |
| 2010* | 18-14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 |
| 2012 | 9-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 | 6-21 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 2014 | 20-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| TOTALS | 53-58 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 71 |
*Stats from American