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DANBURY, CT (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University junior Tyler Krychkowski (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) has added a third award to his mantle after a remarkable debut week as a collegiate goalkeeper. After earlier this week being named the Disney Soccer/NSCAA Division III National Player of the Week and New Jersey Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Krychkowski has been selected as the first Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Defensive Player of the Week of the 2014 season.
 
Krychkowski is the first Gothic Knight to be named ECAC Defensive Player of the Week since Andre Viola on October 16, 2007 (week six).
 
Krychkowski, whose story about achieving immediate success in a brand new position has received national attention this week, was converted into a goalkeeper in the offseason after two years as a field player on all three lines. The 5-foot-11, 155-pounder had appeared as a defender, midfielder and forward in 40 games (23 starts) in his first two years of college,
 
He made 16 saves in his two-game debut to force a pair of ties as NJCU opened the year 0-0-2 at the CSI Soccer Fall Classic. NJCU tied Trine University, 0-0, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy, 1-1, both in double overtime. It was the first time in the 56-year history of the program that the Gothic Knights opened a year with two straight ties.
 
Krychkowski did not allow a run of play goal in 220 minutes of action and opened his collegiate goalkeeping career with a 198:55 scoreless minutes streak. The only blemish was an 89^th minute penalty kick in the USMMA game—a strike he still was able to get a piece of. In the two games he posted a .941 save percentage against 42 shots and a meager 0.41 goals against average.
 
In the 0-0 deadlock with Trine on August 30, Krychkowski made three saves in the double overtime contest, notching a shutout in his debut against nine shots.
 
Against USMMA on August 31, despite NJCU being outshot, 34-8, Krychkowski, in just his second collegiate game as a goalkeeper, made 13 saves including five in two overtime periods. NJCU was outshot 11-0 in the first half and 9-0 in overtime.
 
The 13 saves were the most by any Gothic Knight goalkeeper since Hall-of-Famer Jeff East `04 made 14 saves against Rowan University on October 28, 2000.