Brendan Werner Award Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/9/2024 Sport Men's Soccer School Penn State Abington Year Junior Position Goalkeeper Hometown Philadelphia, Pa. High School Philadelphia Academy Charter Defensive Player of the Week Brendan Werner / Jr / Penn State Abington / Philadelphia, Pa. / Philadelphia Academy Charter / Lycoming College In a 0-1-1 week for the Nittany Lions, Werner made eight saves and recorded his first shutout of the season. Over the weekend at Shenandoah, Werner made six stops and effectively dealt with 11 corner kicks in a 0-0 draw with the host Hornets. Earlier in the week, he added two saves in a 1-0 defeat against Rutgers-Camden. The lone goal allowed this week came off a penalty kick midway through the second half against Rutgers-Camden. This is the first Player of the Week award for Werner.