Alex Afata Award Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/30/2024 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 had another strong week on the Penn State Harrisburg back line, helping lead the Lions to a pair of shutout victories. In a 2-0 win over regionally ranked Lycoming the defender helped limit the Warriors to just three shots on goal. In a 7-0 victory at Keystone on Sunday, the senior helped hold the Giants to a single shot on target while also scoring a goal and adding an assist. This is the second Player of the Week award for Afata, who previously won the award for the week of September 2, 2024. Afata earned a spot on the Volt Division All-Conference Second Team in 2023.