ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — The GSAC announced its latest Players of the Week presented by Athletic Solutions on Monday, recognizing nine student-athletes for their performances from Oct. 19-25.
OUAZ’s Elisa Saunders earned her second Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week award after leading the Spirit to three road sweeps. Hope International’s Rita Nua collected her third Setter of the Week honor, while OUAZ’s Myra Memon was selected as the Defender of the Week.
The Master’s Trent Rickard earned his third Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week award following consecutive hat tricks. Embry-Riddle goalkeeper Sam Macdonald also secured his third weekly honor after helping the Eagles capture the GSAC regular-season championship.
Embry-Riddle’s Kaitlyn Roskopf was named the Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week after contributing to seven goals in two victories. The Master’s goalkeeper Katie Snow collected her fourth Defensive Player of the Week award after recording consecutive shutouts.
The Master’s swept the swimming awards, with Dylan Crane receiving the men’s honor and Katherine Dyer earning the women’s award for the second consecutive week.
Below is a closer look at this week’s GSAC Players of the Week presented by Athletic Solutions.
Women’s Volleyball
Attacker of the Week: Elisa Saunders, OUAZ
Saunders earned her second GSAC Attacker of the Week award of the season after leading OUAZ to a perfect 3-0 road trip.
The junior outside hitter recorded 29 kills across nine sets as the Spirit swept La Sierra, Hope International and Westcliff. She averaged 3.22 kills per set and posted a .291 hitting percentage.
Saunders reached double figures with 10 kills against both Hope International and Westcliff. She also contributed 12 digs and nine blocks, averaging one block per set.
Setter of the Week: Rita Nua, Hope International
Nua received her third GSAC Setter of the Week award after totaling 84 assists across eight sets.
The senior setter established a career high with 56 assists in Hope International’s five-set victory over Benedictine Mesa. She added 18 digs and three blocks in the win.
Nua followed with 28 assists, 13 digs and three service aces against OUAZ. She averaged 10.50 assists and 3.88 digs per set for the week.
Defender of the Week: Myra Memon, OUAZ
Memon anchored the OUAZ back row during three consecutive road sweeps.
The junior libero totaled 33 digs and averaged 3.67 per set. Her best performance came against Hope International, when she registered 15 digs and five service aces.
Memon also handled 47 serve-reception attempts during the week and contributed 13 assists as the Spirit finished 3-0 without dropping a set.
Men’s Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week: Trent Rickard, The Master’s
Rickard collected his third GSAC Offensive Player of the Week award after recording back-to-back hat tricks in a pair of conference victories.
The junior forward produced three goals and one assist in a 4-3 win over Park Gilbert. He followed with three goals and two assists as the Mustangs defeated Life Pacific 7-2.
Rickard finished the week with six goals, three assists and 15 points. He placed 15 of his 20 shots on goal and scored the game-winning goal against Life Pacific.
Defensive Player of the Week: Sam Macdonald, Embry-Riddle
Macdonald earned his third GSAC Defensive Player of the Week award after helping Embry-Riddle secure the conference regular-season championship.
The graduate goalkeeper made nine saves in a 3-1 road victory over Benedictine Mesa. He then recorded a shutout as the Eagles defeated Arizona Christian 2-0 to clinch at least a share of the title and secure the No. 1 seed in the GSAC tournament.
Macdonald finished the two victories with 10 saves, a .909 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average across 180 minutes.
Women’s Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week: Kaitlyn Roskopf, Embry-Riddle
Roskopf contributed to seven of Embry-Riddle’s 13 goals as the Eagles recorded two conference shutouts.
The senior forward registered a hat trick and one assist in just 45 minutes during a 7-0 victory at Benedictine Mesa. She added two goals and an assist in 49 minutes as Embry-Riddle defeated Arizona Christian 6-0.
Roskopf finished the week with five goals, two assists and 12 points. She scored on five of her 12 shots and recorded the game-winning goal against Arizona Christian.
Defensive Player of the Week: Katie Snow, The Master’s
Snow received her fourth GSAC Defensive Player of the Week award after producing consecutive clean sheets for the Mustangs.
The junior goalkeeper made four saves in a 5-0 victory over Park Gilbert before adding two saves in a 4-0 road win over Life Pacific.
Snow stopped all six shots she faced while playing the full 180 minutes, helping The Master’s finish the week without allowing a goal.
Swimming
Men’s Swimmer of the Week: Dylan Crane, The Master’s
Crane earned the conference’s men’s swimming honor after winning the 200-yard freestyle at the Sagehen Swim & Dive Invitational.
The senior completed the event in 1:42.72 to earn an NAIA “B” standard. He also placed third in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 53.38 and fourth in the 200-yard backstroke at 1:58.52.
Crane anchored the Mustangs’ fourth-place 200-yard medley relay with a 20.90 freestyle split and led off the fourth-place 400-yard freestyle relay in 47.78.
Women’s Swimmer of the Week: Katherine Dyer, The Master’s
Dyer collected her second consecutive GSAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week award after recording three top-four individual finishes at the Sagehen Swim & Dive Invitational.
The senior placed second in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:52.28 and second in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:05.27. Both performances met the NAIA “B” standard.
Dyer added another “B” standard by finishing fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:22.21. She also competed on the Mustangs’ 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay teams.
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