Shayne Fitzwater

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-0
Weight:
150
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Schuylkill Haven
High School:
Blue Mountain

2010: Redshirted during first season with the program.

2011: Saw action in one game as a goalkeeper reserve...Played 32 minutes against Seton Hill on Sept. 22 in 5-0 win to combine with Brad Benzing for the team’s 12th shutout...Made two saves.

High School: Played soccer and football at Blue Mountain, collecting six varsity letters...Soccer team had a four-year record of 57-25-2 during his time there...Backstopped his team to the Schuylkill League Division 1 title in 2008...A starter all four years, he made 71 career starts and registered 25 clean sheets for the Eagles...2008 Pottsville Republican Herald Co-Player of the Year...2008 Schuylkill League First Team Goalkeeper...Member of the varsity club.

Personal: Born on Nov. 8, 1991...Son of Thomas and Wendy Fitzwater...Both parents attended Lock Haven University...Goalkeeping runs in the family, as his father, Thomas, starred at Lock Haven in the 1970's and his brother, Liam, played at Penn State...Father was a member of the Bald Eagles from 1974-78 and co-captained the university's 1977 PSAC Championship and NCAA Division III National Championship-winning team...Father also played professionally for the now-defunct New Jersey Americans of the former American Soccer League (ASL)...Brother started 13 games and registered four wins during the 2008 season for the Nittany Lions...Majoring in sociology and criminology.