Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 – Ames, Iowa – Paul Karus has been awarded with Cyclone Hockey’s Player of the Week for his outstanding performance in net for the Cyclones in their series against Western Michigan University this weekend.
Karus was in net during Friday’s 6-3 victory and contributed one and a half periods during Saturday’s game. During Friday’s match up, Karus saw 29 shots on goal with three GAA for a 89.66 save percentage. After coming off the bench in Saturday’s game, Karus faced 10 shots on goal and only allowed one Western Michigan goal for a 90 save percentage. For the 2009-2010 season Karus has a total 245 saves and has only allowed 31 goals.
Karus is a Brookfield, Wis. native and previously played for the CHA’s Mass Maple Leafs. This is Karus’ freshman year at Iowa State and is majoring in turf grass management.
“Paul is giving us a chance to win every night.” head coach Al Murdoch commented.
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