Penn State’s Ammann earns Big Ten honor

Penn State has the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for a second straight week.

Freshman goalkeeper Arie Ammann picked up the honor after helping the Nittany Lions to a pair of weekend wins.

Pressed into service after an injury to senior Evan Finney, Ammann made his first start in a 1-0 win against James Madison on Friday, making five saves for his first shutout, then made two stops in a 2-1 overtime victory over Oakland on Monday.

The Nittany Lions host St. Francis at Jeffrey Field on Friday.

This story was originally published September 6, 2016 at 11:54 PM with the headline "Penn State’s Ammann earns Big Ten honor."