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2009 Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team
2009 Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team
2008 All-Big Ten Freshman Team (unanimous selection)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (11/3/08)
NSCAA National Defensive Player of the Week (11/4/08)
Soccer America Team of the Week (11/4/08)
2009 (Sophomore): Named to Big Ten Tournament All-Tournament Team...One of three players to start all 22 games...Suffered groin/hip injury versus Old Dominion (9/18), leaving the game in the 28th minute...Started James Madison (9/20) match but lasted only one half after re-aggravating injury...Notched three consecutive shutouts in wins over Michigan (9/27), Penn (9/30), and Michigan State (10/4), holding opponents scoreless for a stretch of 357:35... Registered a career-high seven saves in 1-1 tie with Northwestern (10/11)...Named to the Wolstein Classic All-Tournament Team...Recorded a Big Ten-best nine shutouts, tying for the third-most in a single season in Penn State history...In 1953:53 in goal, totaled 69 saves and compiled a 0.83 goals against average (No. 3 in the Big Ten) and .793 save percentage...His 0.99 career goals against average ranks fourth all-time in the Penn State record book.
2008 (Freshman): Unanimously selected to the 2008 Big Ten All-Freshman Team...Started six games, including the final four of the season...Registered a career-high six saves against No. 2 Akron[apos]s high-powered offense, which had scored 31 goals during a 10-game unbeaten streak, in a 1-1 tie with the Zips (10/29)...Recorded first career shutout in 1-0 victory over No. 17 Indiana (11/1)...Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, to Soccer America[apos]s Team of the Week, and NSCAA National Defensive Player of the Week in honor of his performances versus Akron and Indiana...In 573:19 in goal, totaled 20 saves and compiled a 1.57 GAA and a .667 save percentage.
2007 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School/Club/ODP: 2006 First Team NSCAA All-Region and All-State (N.Y.) selection while playing at Saratoga Springs H.S....Section II Class AA Goalkeeper of the Year, 2004-06...Section II Class AA All-Star 2004-06...Suburban Council Conference MVP (2006)...2006 Eastern New York U-18 State Cup Champion with New York Kosmos club team...ODP Regional I Team (2006)...New York North ODP (2004, 2006)...U-18 U.S. National Team member (2006-07).
Background: Born Warren Michael Gross on July 1, 1989...Son of Stephen Gross and Jean Hoins...Has two brothers, Alex and Ryan...Pursuing a degree in Communications.