GSAC Players of the Week
October 1, 2007
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER
TRINA McGEE ~ Concordia University
Sophomore ~ 5-7 ~ Forward ~ Yorba Linda, California
Sophomore Trina McGee scored 5 goals, half of her team total, as Concordia won both of its conference games
last week.  McGee scored 2 goals at Hope International and then netted her first career hat trick against The Master's.  McGee was selected as the NAIA Region II Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.




WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER
LAUREN GREGSTON ~ Biola University
Freshman ~ 5-7 ~ Goalkeeper ~ Lake Forest, California
Freshman Gregston was strong in net as Biola recorded a tie and a loss against a pair of NAIA Top-10 ranked teams this week. Against No. 10 Vanguard, Gregston made 3 saves in a scoreless overtime draw. At No. 5 Point Loma Nazarene, the Biola netminder made 11 saves and allowed just two goals in Biola's 2-1 loss. Gregston was named the NAIA Region II Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
 
MEN'S SOCCER OFFENSIVE PLAYER
STEVEN LENHART ~ Azusa Pacific University
Senior ~ 6-1 ~ Forward ~ Yorba Linda, California
Senior forward
Steven Lenhart scored the lone goal in the NAIA's No. 2-ranked Azusa Pacific's 1-0 road win over No. 13-ranked Fresno Pacific in the Cougars' GSAC opener.  He then scored another game-winner against San Diego Christian just 3 and a half minutes into the game. Lenhart has scored the game-winning goal in 5 of the Cougars' 9 wins, helping Azusa Pacific win its first 9 games, a program record for a season-opening winning streak.  Lenhart was chosen as the NAIA Region II Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.

MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER
MIKE BORST ~ Concordia University
Senior ~ 5-11 ~ Goalkeeper ~ Shelby Township, Michigan

Senior goalkeeper Mike Borst recorded 6 saves and recorded 2 shutouts as No. 1-ranked Concordia won both of its conference games last week.  He
helped Concordia set a school record with over 720-straight scoreless minutes played as the Eagles remain undefeated and in first place in the GSAC.  Borst was selected as the NAIA Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
 

VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
KELSEY MITCHELL ~ Biola University
Junior ~ 5-10 ~ Outside Hitter ~ El Cajon, California
Junior outside hitter Kelsey Mitchell had 33 kills and a combined hitting percentage of .547 in 3 matches as No. 5 Biola went 2-1 for the week. She also had 5 aces, 7 digs, and 3 assist blocks.  In the sweep of No. 4-ranked National American SD, Mitchell had 11 kills in 14 attacks without an error, adding 4 aces and 2 blocks. She followed that with a 13-kill, 1-error performance in a 3-game win over The Master's.  Mitchell was named the NAIA Region II Volleyball Player of the Week.

VOLLEYBALL SETTER
SHU LIU ~ Fresno Pacific University
Junior ~ 6-0 ~ Setter ~ Shen Yang, China
Junior setter Shu Liu tallied 112 assists (12.4 a/g) with 15 kills with a .522 hitting percentage, 18 digs, 5 blocks (1 solo) and an ace as No. 1-ranked Fresno Pacific won all 3 of its matches against ranked teams without losing a game.  Shu Liu was chosen as the NAIA Region II Volleyball Setter of the Week.



VOLLEYBALL LIBERO
JILL KONDERIK
~ Point Loma Nazarene University
Senior ~ 5-4 ~ Libero ~ Scottsdale, Arizona
Senior libero Jill Konderik recorded 66 digs (7.3 d/g) in Point Loma's volleyball matches last week.  She had 2 aces with no serving errors and had a .958 serve reception percentage.  Her 36 digs against Azusa Pacific was a career high and only 1 short of the school record.  Konderik was selected as the NAIA Region II Volleyball LIbero of the Week.


NAIA Region II Players of the Week

Previous GSAC Players of the Week

September 24, 2007


September 17, 2007

September 10, 2007

September 3, 2007