Triton's Pyz tabbed NJCAA Goalie of the Week
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has named Triton College's Piotr Pyz as the Division III Men's Soccer Goalie of the Week for September 23-29 (Week 5). The award is the first such honor for Pyz, and the first this season for the Trojans.
Pyz, a 6'0" freshman, increased his scoreless minutes streak to 684 minutes and helped Triton College to a pair of key wins in Region IV play. The Elk Grove Village, Illinois, native made seven saves and blanked then #5-ranked Harper College on the road to avenge the Trojans only loss of the season. He followed it up with a four-save, two-goals-allowed effort in a win another road test at Madison College.
On the season, Pyz has allowed just six goals and made 53 saves, ranking him seventh in the nation with a .898 save percentage and eight with a 0.51 goals against average. Triton College jumped from #9 to #7 in the NJCAA Division III Poll.
Coming into the week, Triton goalkeeper Piotr Pyz had held opponents scoreless for 586 consecutive minutes.
— NJCAA Soccer (@NJCAA_Soccer) October 2, 2019
Pyz then held No. 5 Harper scoreless for 90 more in a ranked N4C clash to land DIII men's #NJCAASoccer Goalkeeper of the Week honors! #NJCAAPOTW pic.twitter.com/maenlPBaCU