Golden State Athletic Conference

Inaugural Volleyball Player of the Week

Tabitha Henken
Sep 6, 2010
Volleyball Player of the Week
Tabitha Henken ~ Point Loma Nazarene
Junior ~ 6-2 ~ Outside Hitter ~ Carlsbad, Calif.

Junior outside hitter Tabitha Henken recorded 82 kills (5.86 k/g) with a .441 hitting percentage, 36 digs (2.57 d/g), 7 assist blocks and 4 aces as Point Loma Nazarene won all 4 of its matches at the Asics/Crowne Plaza Labor Day Tournament. In a sweep of NCAA Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills, she had 15 kills without any errors and 11 digs. In a 3-0 win against Montana Tech, Henken averaged 7 kills per game without any errors and had 3 aces. In a 5-game win over No. 25-ranked Carroll, she had 24 kills and 10 digs. Henken was named the NAIA Volleyball Player of the Week.

Initial Men’s Soccer Players of the Week

Vinicius Dantas
Sep 6, 2010
Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Vinicius Dantas ~ Azusa Pacific
Junior ~ 6-0 ~ Forward ~ Sao Paulo, Brazil

Junior forward Vinicius Dantas turned in consecutive 2-goal performances to record 8 points as Azusa Pacific won 6-1 against Holy Names and 4-0 against La Verne. Dantas hit the game-winners in both victories at the Westmont Heritage Club Classic.



Trevor Herrera
Sep 6, 2010
Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Trevor Herrera ~ Vanguard
Sophomore ~ 5-10 ~ Goalkeeper ~ Lake Forest, Calif.

Senior goalkeeper Trevor Herrera made 4 saves and allowed only 1 goal in 2 games last week. He gave the Lions 45 minutes of scoreless work in goal during Vanguard’s 2-0 victory over Cal State San Marcos. Against NCAA Division II No. 6-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills, Herrera worked all 110 minutes of the double overtime tie. He had 3 saves and gave up 1 goal as the teams ended with a 1-1 stalemate.

First Women’s Soccer Players of the Week

Fabiola da Silva
Sep 6, 2010
Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Fabiola da Silva ~ California Baptist
Junior ~ 5-7 ~ Midfielder ~ Curitiba, Brazil

Junior Fabiola da Silva tallied 5 points with 2 goals and an assist as California Baptist split its games last week. She scored twice in a 5-0 win over UC Santa Cruz. Da Silva assisted on the game-tying goal in a 3-1 setback to NCAA Division II No. 14-ranked Cal State L.A.


Catherine Michaelis
Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Catherine Michaelis ~ Fresno Pacific
Junior ~ 5-4 ~ Goalkeeper ~ Atwater, Calif.

Junior goalkeeper Catherine Michaelis made seven saves, only allowing 1 goal, to keep the game out of control in a 1-0 loss to NCAA Division II Cal State Stanislaus.

Fall Sports Underway

The fall sports of men’s & women’s cross country, men’s & women’s soccer and volleyball are underway. Several GSAC teams have competed in games and tournaments already. To see the master schedules and results for GSAC teams, use the sports links on the left and click Schedule. Once there, you may narrow down the list by team and/or by date by making selections in the pull-down menus and then clicking Change Dates.
Scoreboard  
Men's Soccer
Wednesday, Sep 8
Pomona-Pitzer 4:00
Azusa Pacific  
The Masters 5:00
Cal State San Marcos  
Biola 7:00
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  
Thursday, Sep 9
Kansas Wesleyan 1:00
California Baptist  
 
Women's Soccer
Tuesday, Sep 7
Vanguard 3
Olivet Nazarene IL 2
Wednesday, Sep 8
The Masters 3:00
Cal State San Marcos  
Thursday, Sep 9
Vanguard 2:00
Concordia IL  
Kansas Wesleyan 3:30
California Baptist  
Hope International 5:00
Southern Oregon  
 
Volleyball
Tuesday, Sep 7
Concordia 3
Vanguard 2
Hope International 0
Biola 3
Westmont 2
California Baptist 3
Wednesday, Sep 8
Fresno Pacific 7:00
Fresno State  
Exhibition
Thursday, Sep 9
Azusa Pacific 7:00
California Baptist