September 9, 2002
DANNY COLLINS ~ Westmont College
Junior ~ Forward/Midfielder ~ Huntington Beach, California
Danny Collins scored 4 goals as No. 5-ranked Westmont won both its games at the Heritage Club Classic that it hosted last weekend. He scored the first and last goal in the Warriors' 5-1 win over No. 22 Baker KS. Collins then scored 2 goals in less than 2 minutes in the 7-0 win against Walsh OH. Collins was selected as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

September 16, 2002
MATT HESS ~ Vanguard University
Sophomore ~ Forward ~ Fullerton, California
Matt Hess scored all 5 of Vanguard's goals in 2 games on the road last week as the Lions ended a 4-game losing streak and began a 2-game winning streak. In the 4-1 win at Pomona-Pitzer, Hess recorded 4 goals. In the 1-0 victory at Claremont-Mudd, he recorded the game-winning and only goal less than one minute into overtime.

September 23, 2002
MATT HESS ~ Vanguard University
Sophomore ~ Forward ~ Fullerton, California
Matt Hess recorded 7 goals last week and earned player of the week honors for the second week in a row. He recorded 2 hat tricks and a single goal as Vanguard won 2-of-3 games. In the 3-2 loss to Occidental, he scored 1 goal. In the 7-0 win against Cal Tech, he scored 3 goals. In the 3-2 overtime victory against Pacific Lutheran WA, he scored all 3 of the Lions' goals, including his game-winning header 5 minutes into the first extra period. Hess has now scored 12 goals in the past 5 games. He was named the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

September 30, 2002
RYAN HOPKINS ~ Concordia University
Junior ~ Goalkeeper ~ Huntington Beach, California
Goalie Ryan Hopkins recorded a shutout and gave up only 2 goals as Concordia won all 3 of it soccer games last week. In 3 complete games, Hopkins had 10 saves and a 0.67 goals against average. In the wins over Alliant International and Notre Dame de Namur, he gave up only 1 goal in each game. Hopkins recorded his first shutout of the season in the victory at CS Monterey Bay. Concordia currently has a 7-game winning streak. Hopkins was selected as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

October 7, 2002
DANNY COLLINS ~ Westmont College
Junior ~ Forward/Midfielder ~ Huntington Beach, California
Last week Danny Collins recorded 6 goals and 2 assists as No. 6-ranked Westmont won both of its opening conference games. He scored the go-ahead goal in the 2-0 win at The Master's. In the 13-1 victory against Christian Heritage, Collins scored an impressive 5 goals and 2 assists. He is only the third player in GSAC men's soccer history to score 5 or more goals in a game and is second in points in a game with 12. The 13 goals scored by Westmont is a GSAC team record. Collins was chosen as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

October 14, 2002
KYLE CARROLL ~ Concordia University
Junior ~ Forward ~ Mission Viejo, California
Carroll was solid in a pair of GSAC matches last week.  The junior forward gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead early in the contest as the No. 14-ranked Eagles tied No. 5-ranked Westmont 1-1 in Irvine.  He then assisted on both Eagle scores as Concordia defeated Biola, 2-1, in La Mirada to remain atop the GSAC standings and hand Biola its first conference loss. Carroll was chosen as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week. 

October 21, 2002
SHAUN COLE ~ Biola University
Senior ~ Forward ~ Visalia, California
Shaun Cole recorded a hat trick and an assist as Biola collected 2 shutouts last week. In the 1-0 win against California Baptist, he assisted on the game-winning goal. In the 5-0 win at Vanguard, Cole recorded the Eagles' first 3 goals. Cole was selected as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

October 28, 2002
NICK HAMMOND ~ Fresno Pacific University
Senior ~ Goalkeeper ~ Fresno, California
Nick Hammond allowed only 1 goal in 200 minutes of work as No. 19-ranked Fresno Pacific ended the week with a tie and a win. In the 1-1 double overtime tie at Azusa Pacific, Hammond recorded 7 saves and allowed 1 goal. In the win against Concordia, he recorded a shutout and made 8 saves. Hammond was selected as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.

November 4, 2002
RYAN HOPKINS ~ Concordia University
Junior ~ Goalkeeper ~ Huntington Beach, California
Ryan Hopkins recorded 7 saves and didn't allow a goal in 169 minutes of work as Concordia won its last 2 games before playoffs begin. In the win against Christian Heritage, Hopkins had 3 saves in 79 minutes of play. In the win at The Master's, he had 4 saves and recorded a complete game shutout. Hopkins was selected as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Player of the Week.