GSAC Players of the Week September 17, 2007   WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER DANIELLE DINTINO ~ Vanguard University Freshman ~ 5-5 ~ Midfielder/Forward ~ Irvine, California Freshman Danielle Dintino recorded her first collegiate hat trick, scoring all 3 of Vanguard's goals unassisted in a 3-0 win over Trinity International IL. She also scored a goal in the Lions' 3-0 win over Oklahoma Christian.  Vanguard and both of its opponents for the week received votes in the most recent NAIA women's soccer ranking.  Dintino was named the NAIA Region II Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER JILLIAN FOSS ~ Vanguard University Sophomore ~ 5-5 ~ Goalkeeper ~ Oceanside, California Sophomore Jillian Foss notched a pair of shutouts in goal for the Lions, playing all 180 minutes. She had 6 saves in the 2 games, helping Vanguard improve to 5-1-1 on the season.  Foss was chosen as the NAIA Region II Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.   MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER SVEN SIMON ~ Azusa Pacific University Senior ~ 6-1 ~ Forward ~ Ruesselsheim, Germany Senior forward Sven Simon scored a pair of second-half goals after a scoreless first half in a 4-0 victory over Cumberlands KY, then 24 hous later he scored the "golden goal" with less than 3 minutes to play in the second overtime to lead the NAIA's No. 4-ranked Azusa Pacific to a 1-0 win over No. 5-ranked Lindsey Wilson KY. Simon was selected as the NAIA Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week. MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER JAMES CRAWFORD ~ Azusa Pacific University Junior ~ 6-0 ~ Goalkeeper ~ San Diego, California Junior goalkeeper James Crawford registered a pair of shutouts, giving him 3 in 4 games this season. He had a pair of saves in the Cougars' 4-0 win over Cumberlands KY, then helped keep No. 5-ranked Lindsey Wilson KY scoreless through all of regulation and over 17 minutes of overtime before Azusa Pacific scored for the victory, its first-ever over Lindsey Wilson away from home.  Crawford was named the NAIA Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week. VOLLEYBALL PLAYER YUDELKA BONILLA ~ California Baptist University Senior ~ 5-11 ~ Outside Hitter ~ Mao, Valverde, Dominican Republic Senior outside hitter Yudelka Bonilla registered 43 kills (3.6 k/g) with a .311 hitting percentage, 61 digs (5.1 d/g), 6 assist blocks, and 3 aces as No. 3-ranked California Baptist won all 3 of its matches last week, beating No. 2 Concordia, NCAA Division II No. 1-ranked Cal State San Bernardino, and Hope International.   In the win at Concordia, she had 10 kills and 17 digs.  In the victory over Cal State San Bernardino, Bonilla had 18 kills, 24 digs, 3 aces, and 2 assists.  Finally against Hope International, she had 15 kills, 20 digs, and 2 assist blocks.  Bonilla was chosen NAIA Region II Women's Volleyball Player of the Week. VOLLEYBALL SETTER KAYLA VAN DUYN ~ California Baptist University Senior ~ 5-7 ~ Setter ~ Ripon, California Senior setter Kayla Van Duyn helped California Baptist win all 3 of its matches last week with 128 assists (10.7 a/g), 19 digs, 4 aces, 4 kills, and an assist block.  Her top performance was 53 assists, 2 kills, and an ace in the 4-game win at No. 2-ranked Concordia.  Van Duyn was selected as the NAIA Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week. VOLLEYBALL LIBERO MALINDA REESE ~ Westmont College Senior ~ 5-7 ~ Libero ~ San Carlos, California Sophomore libero Malinda Reese posted 82 serve receptions without an error last week, including 55 on the road against top-ranked Fresno Pacific. She also tallied 70 digs (10.0 d/g) for the week. The only error recorded against her last week was one of 25 serve attempts. In the game against The Master's, Reese surpassed the 2,000 digs mark and has extended her Westmont record to 2,057. Reese leads the nation with 8.46 digs per game.  Reese was named the NAIA Region II Women's Volleyball Libero of the Week. NAIA Region II Players of the Week Previous GSAC Players of the Week September 10, 2007 September 3, 2007