Sept. 12, 2007

 

Janaina Novaes of Lee (Tenn.) has been selected as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's National Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 9.

 

Novaes, a senior forward from Curitiba, Brazil, had four goals and eight points over the week.  She had three goals to lead Lee to a 6-1 win over No.10 Auburn Montgomery.  She followed that up with a goal in a 4-1 win over No.19 Houghton (N.Y.).  She was also named the Southern States Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

 

Other Women's Offensive Nominees:

Jacquelyn Witz, California State Baptist; Leslie Allred, Cumberlands (Ken.); Anne Schafer, Benedictine (Kan.); Kelsie Wilson, Bethel (Kan.); Kateri Bose, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Ashley Guinn, Northwestern Oklahoma State; Chrissy Summers, Walsh (Ohio); Jennifer Mendelson, Asbury (Ken.); Brianne McGary, Maine-Fort Kent; Sara Laughlin, Corban (Ore.); Carly Comerouski, Indiana Wesleyan; Melissa Feuerriegel, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.); Samantha Exstrom, Doane (Neb.)

 

Jill Colfer - Martinson of Azusa Pacific (Calif.) has been selected as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's National Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Sept. 9.

 

Colfer - Martinson, a three-time NAIA All-America goalkeeper from Sacramento, California, broke the Azusa Pacific career shutouts record last week. The 5-9 senior recorded back-to-back shutouts for the 36^th and then record-breaking 37^th time. Colfer - Martinson currently has a 282 consecutive scoreless minutes streak which dates back to Aug. 28 and has registered shutouts in 3 of Azusa Pacific's first 4 games.

 

Other Women's Defensive Nominees:

Valerie Split-Log, William Carey (Miss.); Anne Freudenber, Benedictine (Kan.); Brittany Puryear, Union (Ky.); Ugo Opara, Bethel (Tenn.); Jasmine Yeldon, Northwest (Wash.); Cara Wallschlaeger, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Nikki Gendron, St Xavier (Ill.); Andi Little, Oklahoma Baptist; Rachel Burcher, Walsh (Ohio); Neile Lozier, Maine-Fort Kent; Leah Stringer, Central Christian (Kan.); Laura Hansen, Savannah College of Art and Design (GA); Sarah Sovereign, Hastings (Neb.)