(pronounced PLOE-sis)
Career Honors
PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week (9/26/16)
2x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
2017 Coaches Award
2017 (Game-by-Game): Started in 10 of the 11 games played his redshirt-senior campaign. Finished season with 25 total tackles (14 solo, 11 ast.), 4.5 tackles-for-loss, two sacks and two fumble recoveries. Had three tackles in season finale vs. Slippery Rock (11/11)...Three tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss in win vs. East Stroudsburg (10/14)...Posted seven tackles and a sack in a win over Millersville (9/23).
2016 (Game-by-Game): Started in 10 of his 11 appearances for the Golden Bears during his redshirt-junior season. The defensive lineman recorded 34 total tackles, including 10 tackles-for-loss, and 6.5 sacks (ninth in PSAC). Plousis had a season-high six tackles against both Assumption and Mercyhurst and posted a season-high 2.5 sacks in a win over Millersville...Recorded a sack in a victory over Shippensburg (10/29)...Named PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Week (9/26)...Recorded five tackles, including career-highs of 4.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks, in a win over Millersville (9/24)...Posted career-highs of six tackles, two tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks against Mercyhurst (9/10)...Recorded a career-high six tackles against Assumption (9/3).
2015 (Game-by-Game): Started in two of his 10 appearances for the Golden Bears in his redshirt-sophomore campaign. He posted 18 total tackles, two fumble recoveries, 1.5 sacks and a pass deflection...Posted four tackles in a win over Millersville (10/3)...Recorded two tackles in a win over IUP (9/12).
2014 (Game-by-Game): Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/6)…Started in one of his 10 appearances for the Golden Bears in his redshirt freshman season. He recorded 24 total tackles (6 solo, 18 ast), two sacks and a forced fumble during the year. Recorded a sack in a win over East Stroudsburg (10/25)...Had five total tackles and a forced fumble in a win over Millersville (10/4)...Recorded five total tackles in a win over Cheyney (9/27)...Had four total tackles against Gannon (9/20)...Recorded five total tackles and a sack against IUP (9/13).
2013: Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/3)...Redshirt year.
| Single-Game Highs |
| Tackles |
7 |
vs. Millersville |
09/23/2017 |
| TFL |
4.0 |
at Millersville |
09/24/2017 |
| Sacks |
2.5 |
at Millersville |
09/24/2017 |
The Plousis File
Nickname: Steve
If I won the Lottery, I Would… Fish
Dream Job: Bassmaster
Best Pizza in Kutztown: Giovanna’s
What Was Your First Job? Concrete
Favorite Thing About Coach: “Greatest game in the world”
Goal for 2017-18: PSAC Championship
