Oct. 2, 2007
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER
TRINA MCGEE Concordia University
Sophomore 5-7 Forward Yorba Linda, Calif.
Sophomore Trina McGee scored 5 goals, half of her team total, as Concordia won both of its conference games last week. McGee scored 2 goals at Hope International and then netted her first career hat trick against The Master's.
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER
LAUREN GREGSTON Biola University
Freshman 5-7 Goalkeeper Lake Forest, Calif.
Freshman Lauren Gregston was strong in net as Biola recorded a tie and a loss against a pair of NAIA Top-10 ranked teams this week. Against No. 10 Vanguard, Gregston made 3 saves in a scoreless overtime draw. At No. 5 Point Loma Nazarene, the Biola netminder made 11 saves and allowed just two goals in Biola's 2-1 loss.
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER
STEVEN LENHART Azusa Pacific University
Senior 6-1 Forward Yorba Linda, Calif.
Senior forward Steven Lenhart scored the lone goal in the NAIA's No. 2-ranked Azusa Pacific's 1-0 road win over No. 13-ranked Fresno Pacific in the Cougars' GSAC opener. He then scored another game-winner against San Diego Christian just 3 and a half minutes into the game. Lenhart has scored the game-winning goal in 5 of the Cougars' 9 wins, helping Azusa Pacific win its first 9 games, a program record for a season-opening winning streak.
MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER
MIKE BORST Concordia University
Senior 5-11 Goalkeeper Shelby Township, Mich.
Senior goalkeeper Mike Borst recorded 6 saves and recorded 2 shutouts as No. 1-ranked Concordia won both of its conference games last week. He helped Concordia set a school record with over 720-straight scoreless minutes played as the Eagles remain undefeated and in first place in the GSAC.
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
KELSEY MITCHELL Biola University
Junior 5-10 Outside Hitter El Cajon, Calif.
Junior outside hitter Kelsey Mitchell had 33 kills and a combined hitting percentage of .547 in 3 matches as No. 5 Biola went 2-1 for the week. She also had 5 aces, 7 digs, and 3 assist blocks. In the sweep of No. 4-ranked National American SD, Mitchell had 11 kills in 14 attacks without an error, adding 4 aces and 2 blocks. She followed that with a 13-kill, 1-error performance in a 3-game win over The Master's.
VOLLEYBALL SETTER
SHU LIU Fresno Pacific University
Junior 6-0 Setter Shen Yang, Calif.
Junior setter Shu Liu tallied 112 assists (12.4 a/g) with 15 kills with a .522 hitting percentage, 18 digs, 5 blocks (1 solo) and an ace as No. 1-ranked Fresno Pacific won all 3 of its matches against ranked teams without losing a game.
VOLLEYBALL LIBERO
JILL KONDERIK Point Loma Nazarene University
Senior 5-4 Libero Scottsdale, Ariz.
Senior libero Jill Konderik recorded 66 digs (7.3 d/g) in Point Loma's volleyball matches last week. She had 2 aces with no serving errors and had a .958 serve reception percentage. Her 36 digs against Azusa Pacific was a career high and only 1 short of the school record.
Past NAIA Region II Players of the Week
Sept. 25, 2007
Sept. 18, 2007
Sept. 11, 2007
Sept 4, 2007