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Men's Soccer

Pengelly Named Big West Conference Defensive Player & Rookie of the Week

Bakersfield, Calif. – Freshman goalkeeper Scott Pengelly backboned CSU Bakersfield wins over UC Davis and UC San Diego, allowing just a single goal over 194 minutes played to earn Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the week honors, as announced by the league Monday afternoon.  
 
"Scott's acknowledgement from the Big West is a credit to his hard work and continued development over the course of the season," said CSUB Head Coach Richie Grant. "It's also a testament to our entire squad's defensive effort, focus and improvement in recent weeks."
 
Pengelly made a pair of saves in an overtime win against UC Davis in Bakersfield, including a sprawling save to his right late in regulation to force overtime and keep the Roadrunners in the game.
 
He followed up that effort with a career-best, six-save performance at UC San Diego, shutting out the Tritons for his second clean sheet of the season.
 
The Belfast, Northern Ireland native has allowed one goal of fewer in four of his last five appearances, including three goalless outings.
 
Pengelly has started 13 games this season, winning five and totaling 37 saves and a .597 save percentage in his first year on campus.

He's the second CSUB student-athlete to earn All-Conference honors this season. Senior forward Aodhan O'Hara earned Offensive Player of the Week accolades on Sept. 6. 
 
The `Runners return to action on Saturday, Oct. 30, hosting Cal Poly in the regular season finale at The Main Soccer Field, beginning at 7:05 p.m. CSUB will host a Big West playoff game on either Nov. 3 or Nov. 6, depending on next week's conference results.
 
Tickets for both games can be purchased online at GoRunners.com/Tickets or by calling 661.654.BLUE.
 
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Scott Pengelly

#1 Scott Pengelly

GK
6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Scott Pengelly

#1 Scott Pengelly

6' 2"
Freshman
GK
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