GSAC Players of the Week March 17, 2008   SOFTBALL PLAYER PAIGE POWELL ~ Point Loma Nazarene University Senior ~ 5-7 ~ Center Field ~ Chula Vista, California Senior Paige Powell hit 13-for-22 (.591) at the plate with 12 runs, 7 doubles, 3 home runs, 10 RBI, 2 walks and a steal as NAIA No. 3-ranked Point Loma Nazarene won 5 of its 6 games last week.  She was 2-for-6 (.333) at the plate in the doubleheader sweep at Hope International with 3 runs and 2 doubles.  In the 4 games at the Sun West Tournament, she hit 11-for-16 (.688) with 9 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs and 10 RBI.  SOFTBALL PITCHER JENNIFER OLVERA ~ Vanguard University Senior ~ 5-7 ~ RHP ~ Gilroy, California Senior pitcher Jennifer Olvera made 3 starts on the mound for No. 10-ranked Vanguard this week, pitching 7 full innings in each game. She earned shutouts in 2 GSAC games and received a no-decision in the Lions' eventual win over Dominican. Olvera struck out 35 batters and allowed 14 hits and 1 run in 21 innings, while walking 3 batters. The pair of wins improves her overall record to 11-0 this season. BASEBALL PLAYER HAWKINS GEBBERS ~ Biola University Junior ~ 6-2 ~ Second Base ~ Brewster, Washington Junior Hawkins Gebbers extended his team-best hitting streak to 8 games with 6 hits in 12 at bats as Biola won 2-of-3 GSAC games last week. Gebbers, who leads the team with a .395 average, went 3-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI in a win at Westmont. He delivered the big blow in Biola's 8-1 win over No. 2-ranked Azuza Pacific with a 3-run home run in the fourth inning. Over the last 8 games, Gebbers is batting .536 (15-for-28) with 3 homers and 13 RBI.   BASEBALL PITCHER BRIAN ALBERT ~ Biola University Junior ~ 5-10 ~ RHP ~ Norco, California Junior Brian Albert allowed just 1 run and 1 walk on 4 hits while striking out 9 over 7 innings in Biola's win over No. 2 Azusa Pacific. Albert did not allow a hit through the first 5-2/3 innings to the Cougars, who entered the weekend with a .345 team batting average.  Albert was named the NAIA Baseball Pitcher of the Week. Previous GSAC Players of the Week Winter Sports: February 25, 2008 February 18, 2008 February 11, 2008 February 4, 2008 January 28, 2008 January 21, 2008 January 14, 2008 January 7, 2008 Fall Sports:   November 12, 2007 November 5, 2007 October 29, 2007 October 22, 2007 October 15, 2007 October 8, 2007 October 1, 2007 September 24, 2007 September 17, 2007 September 10, 2007 September 3, 2007