PLAYER BIOS
Ayla
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HALUS Hershey, Pa. Hershey RS-Senior • Goalkeeper • 5-6
CAREER HONORS First Team All-Big Ten (2010, 2011) NFHCA Second Team All-American (2010, 2011) NFHCA First Team All-Region (2010, 2011) Academic All-Big Ten (2009, 2010, 2011) NFHCA National Academic Squad (2009, 2010, 2011) AS A R-JUNIOR IN 2011: Started all 23 games in the cage for the Nittany Lions … Was third in the Big Ten in saves (92) and save percentage (.742) … Earned first team All-Big Ten recognition and was also named a second team All-American by the NFHCA … Recorded four shutouts on the year, two of which came against Big Ten opponents … Was brilliant in a 3-0 shutout victory at No. 3 Virginia (8/28), making five saves … Notched a season-high 10 saves at No. 6 Duke in a 2-1 victory … Earned her second shutout of the season at Iowa (9/25), where she recorded seven saves … Led Penn State to its sixth straight victory against Northwestern (10/1), making seven saves in an overtime win over the Wildcats … Turned in another outstanding performance at Indiana (10/7) as she made seven saves in a 6-2 victory … Recorded a 1-0 shutout with five saves in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State (11/4) … Notched her fourth shutout against Northeastern (11/12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Was named Academic All-Big Ten and also earned a spot on the NFHCA Academic squad. AS A R-SOPHOMORE IN 2010: Put together one of the top goaltending seasons in Penn State history while earning first team All-Big Ten accolades … Led the nation with an incredible .826 save percentage – nearly 20 points higher than any other goalie in the country … Only player to have at least 100 saves and allow fewer than 30 goals … Competed brilliantly in the NCAA Tournament with a career-high 18 saves against No. 4 Syracuse … That total set a record for saves by a Nittany Lion at the PSU Field Hockey Complex … Tallied at least 10 saves on four occasions … Started the year with three straight double-digit performances, including 13 against Old Dominion in the season opener on August 27 … Followed with 10 against Virginia (8/29) and 12 at Connecticut (9/3) … Recorded six shutouts during the year, including an incredible 1-0 blanking of No. 5 Princeton (10/24) … Became the first goalie to shut out the Tigers in over two years … Earned a spot on the NFHCA National Academic squad as well as the Academic All-Big Ten team for her performance in the classroom.
AS A R-FRESHMAN IN 2009: Saw first collegiate action (including two starts) while serving as backup to Ali Meves ... Finished the season with a 2.20 GAA and .714 save percentage along with a 1-1 record ... Also credited with team’s only shutout of the season ... Made first appearance in well over a month, playing the final 4:55 vs. No. 8 Michigan State (10/31). Made one save, just 10 seconds after entering the game ... Earned first career shutout vs. West Chester (9/20), which was the first and only shutout of the season for the Nittany Lions ... Saw first action of career at the Terrapin Invitational (9/12-13) ... Made six saves in first-career start vs. American (9/13) ... Had seven stops in relief of Meves against defending national champion and No. 1 Maryland (9/12) … Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree. AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Redshirt season behind senior AllAmerican goalkeeper Jen Beaumont and sophomore Ali Meves. HIGH SCHOOL: Played as a varsity goalkeeper for four years at Hershey High School ... Tallied an overall record of 68-20-9 in net ... Shut-out opponents over 50 times in high school career ... Had a goals-against average of 0.65 and saved 84 percent of shots faced ... Awarded First Team All-State in 2007 ... Led squad to two MidPenn Keystone Division championships (2004, 2005) ... Named Second Team Big 11 by Harrisburg Patriot-News ... First Team MidPenn Conference All-Star in 2007... Also played basketball and lacrosse for the Trojans ... During junior year of lacrosse, was the Most Valuable Goalkeeper and a first team All-Star in the Mid-Penn Conference, allowing less than five goals per game ... Distinguished as an Honorable Mention U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American ... Was the winner of the Academic Speech Award, Academic Achievement Choir Award, Choral Conductors Award and Hershey’s Female Athlete of the Year. PERSONAL: Full name is Ayla Rose Haus ... Born on October 18, 1989 in Reading, Pa. ... Mother is Joanne Halus ... Has two older brothers, Joseph (31) and Andrew (27), and two older sisters, Brita (34) and Domenica (32) ... Majoring in biology and continuing her education with a master’s degree in marine science.
Career Statistics
Season GP-GS Min. GA GAA Sv. Pct. W-L SHO 2009 4-2 190:41 6 2.20 15 .714 1-1 1 2010 20-20 1330:11 25 1.32 119 .826 14-6 6 2011 23-23 1432:04 32 1.56 92 .742 17-6 4 Career 47-45 2952:56 63 1.43 226 .782 32-13 11
Career Highs Saves: 18 vs. Syracuse (11/13/10) Minutes: 77:49 vs. Northwestern (10/1/11)
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PENN STATE 2012 • FIELD HOCKEY