John Robert Plyler Named ODAC Player of the Week
November 01, 2010
FOREST, VA - In the final installment of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Player of the Week awards for the fall season, senior goalkeeper and captainJohn Robert Plyler (Charlotte, NC/Myers Park) took the honors for his outstanding performance against Roanoke College in two games this week.
Plyler had one of the biggest clutch performances of his career this week. In 220 minutes of playing time, plus a shootout, against Roanoke College, Plyler allowed zero goals and made 12 saves. On Tuesday in the regular season finale, Plyler faced 24 shots and made six saves to record his 22nd career shutout. In the quarterfinals of the ODAC Tournament, he faced 18 shots and also made six saves. In the shootout on Saturday, he had a career defining performance. After allowing Roanoke to make their first two penalty kicks, Plyler saved two straight attempts and his stout play in net helped force Brooks Allison to send his shot wide left to secure the Tigers spot in the semi-finals. Plyler has 23 career shutouts, leaving him just one shutout short of tying the H-SC career record held by Mike Bizon '00 who was a first-team All-American and was inducted into the Hampden-Sydney Hall of Fame this past weekend.
For the season, he has started all 18 contests with a goals against average of 1.21, a career-high 80 saves, a 78.4% save percentage, and five shutouts. He has a career GAA of 0.92 along with a 80.6% save percentage. He currently sits second in H-SC history in career saves and shutouts.
