CAREER HONORS
BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/5/16)
2018 (Junior): Appeared and started in three games between the pipes in 2018...Posted two shutouts against Stony Brook (Oct. 9) and Detroit Mercy (Oct. 17)...Only had to make one combined save in those two games with help from a strong backline stifling the opponents' offenses...Totaled a season-high six saves against James Madison, giving up his only goal of the season on the road...Held a 0.875 save percentage in the three games for the Nittany Lions.
2017 (Sophomore): Did not play due to injury.
2016 (Freshman): Appeared in seven matches and made five starts between the pipes in his first season donning the Blue and White…Posted his first collegiate win against JMU, earning the 1-0 shutout with a season-high five saves…Notched Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors after earning wins against both JMU (Sept. 2) and Oakland (Sept. 5) and carrying a 0.94 goals against average in his first three appearances…Tied a season-high five saves against Ohio State (Sept. 13) to help Penn State to a 4-2 win…Secured one shutout and three wins for the Nittany Lions in 2016.
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School/Club/ODP: Prepped at Woodgrove High School and played club soccer for Watford FC for two seasons…Also played one season for DC United and was a member of the DC United U23 team for one season…Named captain of DC United in the 2013 campaign...Was a member of the U18 U.S. National Team…Plays club soccer for Evergreen PDL and was a team captain.
Personal: Full name is Arie Michael Ammann…Son of Mike and Gina Ammann…Has one brother, Nico and one sister, Dylann…Father played professional soccer for 12 years for four different clubs before ending his career playing for DC United…Majoring in criminology.