Penn State men’s hockey goaltender Liam Souliere was placed on the Mike Richter Award watch list, the team announced Friday. The award is presented annually to the top NCAA Division I goaltender since 2014.

Souliere, a junior, has a 15-4-0 record with a 2.10 goals-against average this season and a .923 save percentage. He’s second in the Big Ten in both categories, while he places No. 12 and No. 10 nationally, respectively. His 15 wins is the second-most in the nation.

Souliere and the No. 5 Nittany Lions take on No. 17 Michigan State at 7 p.m. on Friday, January, 13, and Saturday, January 14, in East Lansing.

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Nolan wrote for Onward State from 2021 until 2025. He mainly covered Penn State football, men’s hockey, and baseball, and he was also an associate editor. A Silver Spring, Maryland, native, Nolan is an avid D.C. sports and Liverpool fan. You can follow him on Twitter @nolan_wick.

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