LOCK HAVEN, Pa.- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) released its men's soccer Athlete of the Week awards on Monday afternoon and senior keeper
Jaden Howard (Townsend, Del./Middletown) earned his second PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after two shutout victories in goal for the Golden Rams.
Howard picked up two more shutout victories this week, extending his shutout streak to three in a row and improving his record on the year to 6-3-3 with a 0.72 goals-against average. Howard started his week with a five-save shutout win over East Stroudsburg as the Golden Rams handed the Warriors their first PSAC East loss of the season and first loss overall in over a month before making eight saves in a shutout win over Shippensburg on October 17 to send West Chester back to the PSAC Tournament.
Entering the final weeks of the 2026 regular season, Howard now has seven shutouts with six of those seven coming in PSAC East play. The senior keeper has a record of 5-3-1 in league matches with a 0.56 goals-against average.
Howard and West Chester will be back in action on Wednesday afternoon against Lackawanna beginning at 2 p.m.
