Alex Afata Award Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/2/2024 Sport Men's Soccer School Penn State Harrisburg Year Senior Position Defense Hometown Manchester, Pa High School Northeastern Defensive Player of the Week Alex Afata / Sr / Penn State Harrisburg / Manchester, Pa. / Northeastern HS Alex Afata was key in helping Penn State Harrisburg secure a pair of shutout victories on opening weekend. The senior anchored a back line that allowed just two shots on goal across a pair of wins over St. Joseph's (L.I.) and Mary Baldwin. After helping limit St. Joseph's to just one shot on frame in a 1-0 victory on Saturday, the outside back also got into the scoring act in a 6-0 win over Mary Baldwin the next day when he netted his first goal of the young season in the game's 52nd minute. This is the first Player of the Week award for Afata, who earned a spot on the Volt Division All-Conference Second Team in 2023.