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SCAC Players-of-the-Week
(9/18/06)
Men's Cross Country
DUSTY KIME OF DEPAUW
UNIVERSITY, a junior from
Cassville, Mo., has
been selected the SCAC Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for
meets run Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9.
Kime
was the individual champion
at the GLCA Championships at Earlham College with an 8K course time
of 26:33. This was Kime's first collegiate victory - win that
came in a field that featured 124 Division III runners. DePauw won
the nine-team field with a low score of 38 points.
Women's
Cross Country
JESSICA
RATCLIFFE OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY,
a junior from Coppell, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women's
Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for meets run Friday, September 8 and Saturday,
September 9.
Ratcliffe
placed second in a field of
59 finishers on a very challenging 4K cross country course at the
Southwestern University Short Course Cross Country Invitational. The
field included a mix of 3--NCAA-II, and 2--NCAA-III teams, as well
as 2--NCAA-III, and 1--NAIA incomplete teams. Ratcliffe
placed first among the D-III athletes who participated in the meet
with a time of 15:29 - leading the Pirates to a second-place overall
team finish and first-place among D-III teams.
Field Hockey - Offensive
JENNY MUELLER OF RHODES COLLEGE,
a junior forward from Louisville, Ky., has been
selected the SCAC Field Hockey Offensive Player-of-the-Week for
matches
played Tuesday, September 5 through Monday, September 10.
Mueller had another great weekend for the Lynx, scoring the team's only
goal in a 1-0 victory over Earlham. The goal - her fourth of the season - gives her both the team and conference
lead in points scored with eight. Mueller finished the game-winner on a
great cross from senior Hilary Mast.
She also contributed four shots in the Lynx 2-1 loss to Washington and Lee on
Saturday.
Field Hockey - Defensive
O'BRIEN WOLFF
OF RHODES COLLEGE,
a junior defender from Louisville, Ky., has been
selected the SCAC Field Hockey Defensive Player-of-the-Week for
matches
played Tuesday, September 5 through Monday, September 10.
Wolff
had two
outstanding games this past weekend, controlling the middle of the
field defensively for the Lynx. She also contributed four shots for
Rhodes on corner offense.
The 2004 SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, Wolff's ability to control and
distribute the ball is among the best in the conference.
Football - Offensive
JEREMIAH
MARKS OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY,
a 6-0, 207-pound junior running back from Glen Ellyn, Ill., has been
selected the SCAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games
played Saturday, September 9.
Marks rushed
for a career-high 200 yards and scored both of his touchdowns in the
final four minutes as the Tigers defeated
Anderson, 25-13, in DePauw's season opener. Marks' 200 yards
came on 32 carries and are the second-most yards in DePauw history
behind Terry Dickey's 202 against Anderson in 1990. He moved into
sixth place with 2,003 career rushing yards and 174 career points.
Football - Defensive
MATT MEDFORD OF RHODES
COLLEGE, a
6-2, 250-pound senior defensive tackle from Fort Worth, Texas, has
been selected the SCAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Week for
games played Saturday, September 9.
Medford
led a Lynx defense that limited LaGrange to just five yards of total
offense, and pitched a 37-0 shutout over the Panthers.
Medford
recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and recovered a fumble in the end zone
for a touchdown that extended the Lynx lead to 20-0 in the second
quarter. The Rhodes' defense allowed negative 32 yards rushing for
the day on 30 attempts.
Men's Soccer - Offensive
JOSH ROSENDAHL OF OGLETHORPE
UNIVERSITY,
a senior midfielder from Stockbridge, Ga., and PATRICK FLOECK OF TRINITY
UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward from Carrollton, Texas, have been
selected the SCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Co-Players-of-the-Week for matches
played from Tuesday, September 5 through Sunday, September 10.
In what could be the biggest win in Oglethorpe men's soccer history,
Rosendahl had a goal and an assist in Sunday's 3-2 double overtime upset of
D3kicks.com third-ranked The College of New Jersey.
The Petrels improved to 3-1-0 with the victory.
Floeck scored three goals over the weekend, leading the Tigers to two
victories on the road to bring the team’s record to 4-0 so far this season.
Floeck scored the eventual game-winning goal against UT-Dallas on Friday,
finding the back of the net in the 28th minute of a 2-1 win. On Saturday, he
knocked in a pair of goals against McMurry, marking the second time this season
that he has scored two goals in one game.
For the season, Floeck has scored five goals on just seven shots this
season.
Men's Soccer
- Defensive
ALEX MARGOLIN OF RHODES
COLLEGE, a
sophomore goalkeeper from Austin, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Men's Soccer
Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Tuesday, September 5
through Sunday, September 10.
Margolin had his best stretch of games this past weekend for Rhodes, who
went 0-0-2 in two matches in Missouri. Against 18th-ranked Washington (Mo.)
University, Margolin was the backbone to an impressive defensive effort,
saving 16 shots - several of which were from point-blank range - in Friday's 0-0
double-overtime tie. The sophomore goalkeeper allowed no goals despite his team
being out-shot 27-3. Margolin led another defensive effort on Sunday
against Webster (Mo.) University, making five saves through 88 minutes before
the game was halted at 0-0 due to severe weather.
Women's
Soccer - Offensive
ERIN
MENARD OF CENTRE COLLEGE,
a sophomore forward from LaGrange, Ky., has been selected the SCAC
Women's Soccer Offensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from
Tuesday, September 5 through Sunday, September 10.
Menard, after being man-marked the entire game, broke through
in the second half and posted her third goal of the season in
Friday's 2-0 victory over Wisconsin-Whitewater. On Saturday,
Menard was able to find the back of the net twice to give the
Colonels a 5-0 win over Muskingum. She now has five goals on the
season and leads the team with 11 points.
Women's Soccer -
Defensive
KATE
ANDERSON OF CENTRE COLLEGE,
a sophomore defender from Louisville, Ky, has been selected the SCAC
Women's Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from
Tuesday, September 5 through Monday, September 10.
Anderson
helped the Colonels record two shutouts last week - a 2-0 blanking
of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Friday and a 5-0 defeat of Muskingum on
Saturday. Anderson, who did an excellent job playing the
outside back position and communicating with the team, saw her hard
work and efforts rewarded when Centre was given a penalty kick at
the 40 minute mark of Saturday's match against Muskingum.
Anderson's confidence
showed as she buried the ball in the back of the net - giving the
sophomore transfer her second goal of the year.
Volleyball
SARA BUROS OF TRINITY
UNIVERSITY, a junior right side from Austin, Texas,
has been named SCAC Volleyball
Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Tuesday, September 5 through Sunday, September
10.
Buros
led the
Tigers to a 3-1 record and a tournament victory at the Trinity
National Invitational over the weekend, finishing ahead of two
nationally-ranked teams in the final standings. Buros
finished with team-highs in kills, hitting percentage, aces, and
digs for the four matches, as well as finishing second in blocks.
Needing a 3-0 win in the final match against 11th-ranked Concordia
(Minn.) College, Buros led the Tigers to the sweep and the
first-place finish with a stellar performance that included her
serving for 14 straight points to put the team ahead 29-18. She
tallied 39 kills (3.25 per game), eight aces, and 36 digs
(3.00/game) for the tournament, as well as 11 blocks (0.92 per
game). Buros also held a hitting percentage of .347 for her
12 games played, recording just six errors in 95 total attacks. For
the season, Buros leads the team with 90 kills (3.21 per
game) and a .302 hitting percentage (19 errors, 235 attacks). She is
second on the team with 11 aces and 84 digs (3.00 per game), as well
as tied for second with 19 blocks (0.68 per game).
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