March 22, 2011

By Will Donley, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Freshman goalie Austin Kaut (Morton, Pa.) recorded 25 saves in a win this weekend against UMass at Garber Field in Amherst, Mass. In continuing his stellar rookie campaign, Kaut is drawing comparisons to another Nittany Lion phenomenon.

Three-time All-American goalie Drew Adams, too, started as a freshman for the Nittany Lion lacrosse team. He spent four years, 2006-`09, minding the net for Penn State, earning East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC) Goalie of the Year laurels three times.

His best performance, however, may also have come in a game against UMass at Garber Field. In 2007, Adams - then a sophomore - recorded 20 saves in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Minutemen. Adams' stellar effort came against a UMass team that reached the NCAA finals the previous year.

Adams went on to become Penn State's all-time leader in saves with 694. His save total is 123 more than any other Penn State goalie. Joe Guterding, who minded the net for the Nittany Lions from 1979 - 1982, is second all time with 571 saves.

Adams finished his Penn State career with an all-time record of 29-25.

Kaut is 3-3 as a starter for Penn State. He has already recorded 98 saves and a .671 save percentage in only six games.

Kaut may have one-upped Adams with a signature win against UMass at Garber Field, but only time will tell if Kaut can have the same impact as Adams on the Penn State lacrosse program.

Will Donley, Senior Attackman, Penn State Men's Lacrosse Team, GoPSUsports.com