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9/12/2023 3:25:00 PM | Men's Soccer

The redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper earned his first Big Ten honor.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State redshirt-sophomore goalkeeper Zac Kelly was named Big Ten Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Kelly, who hails from Holt, Michigan, earned the Spartans' first Player of the Week honor of the 2023 season after MSU went 1-0-1 last week. The goalkeeper allowed only one goal in two games last week which was a penalty kick versus Villanova on Sept. 4. Against the Wildcats he recorded three saves.

In MSU's 1-0 win against Dayton on Sept. 7, Kelly captured his second clean sheet of the season, making two saves. For the week, he registered five saves, playing all 180 minutes.

This was Kelly's first career Big Ten honor.

Michigan State's last Big Defensive Player of the Week honor was on Oct. 4, 2022 when goalkeeper Owen Finnerty earned the honor. The last Offensive Player of the Week honor went to Farai Mutatu on Sept. 21, 2021.

MSU travels to No. 20 Notre Dame on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.