WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER
JACQUELYN WITZ California Baptist University
Freshman 5-4 Midfielder Temecula, Calif.
Freshman midfielder Jacquelyn Witz had 2 goals and an assist in a pair of California Baptist wins last week. She had a goal in each game and assisted on the game-winner against Southern Oregon.
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER
JILL COLFER-MARTINSON Azusa Pacific University
Senior 5-9 Goalkeeper Sacramento, Calif.
Senior goalkeeper Jill Colfer-Martinson broke the Azusa Pacific career shutouts record, recording back-to-back cleansheets for her 36th and then record-breaking 37th career shutouts. Colfer-Martinson has not allowed a goal since an early first-half score on Aug. 28, when Azusa Pacific battled to a 1-1 tie against CS Dominguez Hills, a streak of 282 consecutive scoreless minutes.
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER
STEVEN LENHART Azusa Pacific University
Senior 6-1 Forward Yorba Linda, Calif.
Senior forward Steven Lenhart scored 1 first-half goal against Cal State San Marcos, then recorded a second-half hat trick for a career-high 4 goals to lead the Cougars to a 4-2 non-conference victory. Lenhart came on as a reserve to start the second half against Corban OR, after watching a scoreless first half from the bench, and he needed just 2 minutes to bury the game-winner in a 2-0 win.
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER
BRANDON CAVE Fresno Pacific University
Junior 5-10 Goalkeeper Fresno, Calif.
Junior goalkeeper Brandon Cave recorded 2 shutouts on the road as against 2 NAIA Top 10-ranked teams. He had 6 saves in No. 18-ranked Fresno Pacific's win against No. 10 Judson IL and another save in the win at No. 2 Rio Grande OH.
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
VERANIA WILLIS California Baptist University
Senior 6-0 Outside Hitter Limon, Costa Rica
Senior outside hitter Verania Wilis tallied 58 kills (7.25 k/g) with a .376 hitting percentage, 29 digs (3.6 d/g), 5 assist blocks and 2 assists as No. 3-ranked California Baptist split its GSAC matches last week. In the sweep at The Master's, she had 18 kills and 13 digs. In a 5-game loss to No. 1-ranked Fresno Pacific, Willis had a school-record 40 kills (8.0 k/g) and moved into second place on CBU's career chart with 1,343 kills.
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
ALLISON KINCHELOE Azusa Pacific University
Junior 5-10 Setter Irvine, Calif.
Junior setter Allison Kincheloe helped orchestrate Azusa Pacific's rally from 2 games down to force a fifth game on the road against the NAIA's top-ranked Fresno Pacific, finishing with 49 assists and 10 digs. In a 4-game win at The Master's, she recorded 66 assists (16.5 per game) and added 15 digs.
VOLLEYBALL LIBERO
TIFFANY MARINOS Fresno Pacific
Sophomore 5-9 Libero Three Rivers, Calif.
Sophomore libero Tiffany Marinos registered 58 digs (4.5 d/g) and an ace as No. 1-ranked Fresno Pacific defeated NAIA top ten-ranked GSAC opponents No. 8 Azusa Pacific at home and No. 3 California Baptist on the road.
Past NAIA Region II Players of the Week
Sept 4, 2007