Josh Levine Season 2019

CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Saved 12 shots against No. 1 Indiana (11/6/17) for a single-game career high…Has six career shutouts.

Season: 2019: Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 1 after playing all 110 minutes in net in a scoreless double-overtime draw against Michigan (9/27). 2018: Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 9 after playing all 110 minutes in net en route to 0-0 double overtime draw at Northwestern (10/6). 2017: Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after recording 12 saves against No. 1 Indiana.

2019 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/1)…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season.

Season: Played and started in nine games in net, splitting time with fellow goalkeeper Kris Shakes…Carried a 1.79 goals-against average and 0.696 save percentage…Totaled 39 saves on the season…Made a season-high seven saves on two occasions (Michigan – 9/27, No. 8 Indiana – 10/6)…Had two shutouts in back-to-back Big Ten Conference games.

at No. 15 UCF (9/6): Recorded then-season high six saves in double overtime draw. at Ohio State (9/21): Earned first win of the season in between the pipes in overtime…Had five saves. Michigan (9/27): Played all 110 minutes of scoreless, double-overtime draw…Recorded season-high seven saves…Made five saves in first half. at Michigan State (10/1): Collected second-straight shutout of Big Ten Conference opponent…Had two saves. No. 8 Indiana (10/6): Matched season-high seven saves. No. 21 Providence (11/24): Made first career NCAA Tournament start.

2018 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (10/9)…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Played and started in 14 matches between the pipes…Carried a 1.15 goals against average and a .770 save percentage…Totaled 57 saves on the season…Recorded a season-high eight saves on two occasions (UCF – 8/24, Michigan State – 9/26)…Had four clean sheets in 2018, including three against Big Ten opponents…Totaled 1,328:05 minutes of play.

Bowling Green (8/28): Earned first win of season in first career shutout victory. at No. 21 Michigan (9/21): Played all 110 minutes in double overtime draw. at Northwestern (10/6): Played all 110 minutes in scoreless double overtime draw. Wisconsin (10/14): Recorded third shutout of season. Rutgers (10/28): Recorded fourth shutout of season and third against Big Ten opponent. 

2017 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.

Season: Became a starter in the net midway through the season, appearing in nine games with eight starts…Carried a 1.37 goals-against average and .826 save percentage…Made a team-best 57 saves on the season…Averaged 10 saves per match in his first three starts, making 31 saves in 334:42 minutes of play…Had double-digit save efforts on three occasions…Made a season-best 12 saves against No. 1 Indiana (11/6).

at Temple (9/27): Made collegiate debut. at Rutgers (10/22): Earned first career victory in net. vs. No. 1 Indiana (11/6): Recorded a career-high 12 saves in Big Ten Tournament game…Named to 2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team.

2016 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Utilized redshirt.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Played club soccer for Dix Hills Elite and the HBC Titans and trained with Region I ODP and Eastern N.Y. ODP…Helped Dix Hills Elite to a New York State Cup and a Potomac Tournament championship in 2015…Also helped team to Region 1 Championship league title and national championship in 2016…Was a two-time Region I selection to Europe and a U.S. Soccer Training Camp attendee…Named Best XI Goalkeeper at 2012 ODP Interregional event…Was a four-year letterwinner at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, New York…Led Cyclones to Nassau County Class A Championship in his junior campaign with semifinal appearance in his senior season…Selected for all-county honors twice…Named to the All-Long Island second team…Was the County Championship FiOS Player of the Game as a junior…Earned Nassau Class A Player of the Year, Nassau A1 Player of the Year, Newsday All-Long Island, All-Region, All-Long Island and All-New York State honors as a senior…Named MVP twice…Ranked No. 11 in Top Drawer Soccer’s “Player to Watch” list for New York…Recognized as a member of the All-East first team and chosen for second-team All-America accolades.

PERSONAL
Full name is Joshua Phillip Levine…Son of Noah and Jackie Levine…Has one sister, Lindsey…Father, Noah, played baseball at William & Mary…Sister, Jackie, graduated from Penn State in 2015…Graduated with a degree in economics in May 2020...Born January 9, 1998, in New York, New York.