ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — The GSAC announced its latest Players of the Week and October Players of the Month presented by Athletic Solutions on Monday.
The weekly awards recognize performances from Oct. 26-Nov. 1 in men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball. The conference also recognized its top performers from October in cross country and golf.
Park Gilbert’s Brody Donovan and OUAZ’s Major Evans earned the final men’s soccer weekly awards of the regular season. Soka’s Jeanna Ceja and OUAZ’s Eerika Erjansalo collected the women’s soccer honors.
OUAZ’s Elisa Saunders was selected as the Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week, The Master’s Kate Wagner received the Setter of the Week award and Hope International’s Olivia Samaniego earned Defender of the Week honors.
Arizona Christian swept the inaugural men’s basketball awards of the season, with Spencer Langowski earning the offensive honor and Shaud Bradley receiving the defensive award. Benedictine Mesa’s Alannah Northam and The Master’s Izabella Forker collected the first women’s basketball awards.
The Master’s Andrew Fastrup and Embry-Riddle’s Sophia Noriega were named the October Cross Country Runners of the Month. OUAZ’s Corley McLernon and The Master’s Halle Hagberg earned the conference’s October golf awards
Below is a closer look at this week’s GSAC award winners presented by Athletic Solutions.
Men’s Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week: Brody Donovan, Park Gilbert
Donovan scored both Park Gilbert goals in a 2-1 road victory over Embry-Riddle, helping the Buccaneers secure the No. 3 seed in the GSAC Men’s Soccer Championship.
The sophomore forward accomplished the feat in only 53 minutes of action. He scored on two of his three shots, with both attempts on goal finding the net.
Donovan’s second goal proved to be the game winner and increased his season total to 11 goals.
Defensive Player of the Week: Major Evans, OUAZ
Evans delivered a season-high 10 saves as OUAZ defeated La Sierra 3-1 in its regular-season finale.
The junior goalkeeper stopped 10 of the 11 shots on goal he faced, finishing with a .909 save percentage across the full 90 minutes.
Evans made several timely stops while facing sustained pressure, helping the Spirit protect their advantage and collect three points.
Women’s Soccer
Offensive Player of the Week: Jeanna Ceja, Soka
Ceja scored twice as Soka earned a 2-2 draw against The Master’s in its final match of the regular season.
The junior midfielder converted both of her shots and finished the contest with four points. She entered as a reserve and produced both goals during her time on the field.
Defensive Player of the Week: Eerika Erjansalo, OUAZ
Erjansalo recorded a complete-match shutout in OUAZ’s 3-0 victory over La Sierra.
The sophomore goalkeeper stopped all seven shots on goal she faced, completing the 90-minute performance with a perfect 1.000 save percentage.
Erjansalo consistently made key saves throughout the match to preserve the clean sheet and help the Spirit close the regular season with a conference victory.
Women’s Volleyball
Attacker of the Week: Elisa Saunders, OUAZ
Saunders led OUAZ to victories over Park Gilbert and Arizona Christian, totaling 31 kills across eight sets.
The junior outside hitter averaged 3.88 kills per set and posted a .357 hitting percentage. She opened the week with 14 kills on 21 attacks in a sweep of Park Gilbert, producing a .619 hitting percentage.
Saunders added 17 kills in a five-set victory over Arizona Christian. She finished the two matches with 33.5 points, six digs and five blocks.
Setter of the Week: Kate Wagner, The Master’s
Wagner directed The Master’s offense during a 2-0 conference week, recording 76 assists across seven sets.
The junior setter finished with 40 assists in a four-set victory at Benedictine Mesa. She added 36 assists as the Mustangs swept Park Gilbert while hitting .397 as a team.
Wagner averaged 10.86 assists per set and also contributed four kills, eight digs, three block assists and one service ace.
Defender of the Week: Olivia Samaniego, Hope International
Samaniego totaled 10 blocks as Hope International earned victories over La Sierra and Life Pacific.
The senior middle blocker recorded seven blocks, including one solo block, during a five-set road victory over La Sierra. She followed with three block assists in a sweep of Life Pacific.
Samaniego averaged 1.25 blocks per set while adding 14 kills on a .355 hitting percentage.
Men’s Basketball
Offensive Player of the Week: Spencer Langowski, Arizona Christian
Langowski averaged 19.7 points as Arizona Christian went 2-1 during a three-game trip to Missouri that included two games against top-10 opponents.
The junior guard scored 19 points against Georgetown and another 19 in a 76-66 victory over Park. He closed the week with 21 points as the Firestorm defeated LSU Shreveport 81-74.
Langowski scored 59 points while shooting 52.6% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range and 80% at the free-throw line. He made seven 3-pointers and 12 free throws across the three games.
Defensive Player of the Week: Shaud Bradley, Arizona Christian
Bradley led Arizona Christian with six steals and finished second on the team with 10 defensive rebounds during its 2-1 week.
The junior guard recorded three steals and five rebounds against Georgetown before adding two steals and four rebounds in the victory over Park. He finished with five rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot in the win against LSU Shreveport.
Bradley averaged two steals and 4.7 rebounds while also contributing 12.3 points and two assists per game.
Women’s Basketball
Offensive Player of the Week: Alannah Northam, Benedictine Mesa
Northam averaged 24 points as Benedictine Mesa opened its season with victories over Bushnell and Corban.
The senior guard recorded 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 76-71 win over Bushnell. She followed with a career-high 31 points on 12-of-17 shooting in a 79-74 victory over Corban.
Northam totaled 48 points, 16 rebounds, nine assists and five steals. She shot 51.6% from the field and converted 15 of her 18 free-throw attempts.
Defensive Player of the Week: Izabella Forker, The Master’s
Forker totaled 12 rebounds, five steals and two blocks across games against No. 5 Freed-Hardeman and Oregon Tech.
The junior collected four steals at Freed-Hardeman, including three during the third quarter. She followed with nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal against Oregon Tech.
Forker also contributed 22 points and six assists, finishing the week with a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Cross Country Runners of the Month
Men’s Runner of the Month: Andrew Fastrup, The Master’s
Fastrup produced two strong 8-kilometer performances for The Master’s during October.
The freshman won the TMU Invitational individual championship on Oct. 3, finishing ahead of 218 other runners with a time of 24:37.2. His performance helped the Mustangs capture the team title.
Fastrup improved his time to 24:12.3 at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 17, placing 14th among 209 runners as The Master’s top finisher.
Women’s Runner of the Month: Sophia Noriega, Embry-Riddle
Noriega led Embry-Riddle with a pair of top-three finishes during October.
The junior won the TMU Invitational on Oct. 3, completing the 6-kilometer course in 20:58.1 and finishing first in a field of 189 competitors.
Noriega followed with a third-place finish at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 17, again leading the Eagles.
Golfers of the Month
Men’s Golfer of the Month: Corley McLernon, OUAZ
McLernon helped OUAZ capture two team championships during October.
The senior finished tied for first at the NCCAA National Championship after rounds of 71, 76 and 75. He narrowly fell in a playoff to finish as the individual runner-up while earning NCCAA All-America honors and helping the Spirit claim the national team championship.
McLernon followed with rounds of 71, 70 and 71 to tie for fourth in an 85-player field at the OUAZ Fall Invitational at Gold Mountain. His performance helped OUAZ earn another team title.
Women’s Golfer of the Month: Halle Hagberg, The Master’s
Hagberg was The Master’s top finisher at both of its October tournaments.
The senior recorded consecutive rounds of 81 to place fifth at the TMU Danish Classic, leading the Mustangs to a runner-up team finish.
Hagberg later posted rounds of 81, 77 and 77 at the Battle at Bremerton. She finished 29th among 90 competitors and again led The Master’s.
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