contact: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegesoccer360.com)
Primetime Performers of the Week Archive
#1 (Sept. 1) • #2 (Sept. 8) • #3 (Sept. 15) • #4 (Sept. 22)
#5 (Sept. 29) • #6 (Oct. 6) • #7 (Oct. 13) • #8 (Oct. 20)
Note: player tribute capsules may be added, time permitting, to this release for all 19 players (#9 list of honorees posted below, for Oct. 19-25)
CS360's PRIMETIME PERFORMERS
OF THE WEEK #9 (Oct. 19-25)
"It's not so much what you do, as it is when you do it."
added only goal as Gators avoided letdown at Arkansas (1-0)
added pair of assists in 3-0 win over another top-50 opponent (Oregon St.)
scored overtime goal that capped 2-1 comeback win over #25 Cal
for late gamewinning score (81') vs. #2 North Carolina
(despite injury on that play), as MSY picked up much-needed win vs. #37 Minnesota (2-1)
helped hold UNC without a shot in OT; part of backline that allowed only 3 shots by NC St. (2-0)
provided corner-kick service on Colleen Brady's header that beat #24 Purdue in OT
as member of UVa defense that allowed only five shots on goal in that pair of shutouts
Note: rankings above refer to the CS360 Composite National rankings; class years indicate academic status, with several players having an additional year of eligibility.
Primetime Performers of the Week Archive
#1 (Sept. 1) • #2 (Sept. 8) • #3 (Sept. 15) • #4 (Sept. 22)
#5 (Sept. 29) • #6 (Oct. 6) • #7 (Oct. 13) • #8 (Oct. 20)
Oct. 27, 2009 contact: Pete LaFeur (editor@collegesoccer360.com)
CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers of the Week #9 (Oct. 19-25)
With the regular season nearing its end, there of course were plenty of clutch performances over the past week from players across the nation – with 19 players honored by CollegeSoccer360.com as this season's ninth group of Primetime Performers of the Week.
Each week of the season, CS360 is honoring players based on any/all of the following "primetime" criteria (i.e. not solely based on raw stats):
• Must have been playing for a top-25 team or against such a top-level opponent (this requirement may be expanded late in the regular season, based on the importance of non-top-25 games in terms of conference tournament and/or NCAA qualification).
• Involved in clutch performances, such as gamewinning goals, noteworthy comebacks, late scores, team leadership, etc.
• Performing at a top level against a team rated highly nationally (or within its own conference)., with bonus consideration for key performances away from home field.
• Overcoming adversity or extreme circumstances (for the team and/or individual).
CS360 this week has selected 19 players (listed at the top of this release), to represent the number on a typical "travel" top-18 squad (plus one). This honoree group includes 11 forwards, four midfielders, four defenders and – for the first time all season – no goalkeepers. They come from 18 different teams (two from Miami) and three of them are Illinois natives, along with two each from the home states of California, Colorado and Florida (also one each from Alberta, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and Washington). The 19 include nine seniors, four juniors,four sophomores and two freshmen.
Stanford players now have combined for 12 Primetime Performer honors spanning the past nine weeks, followed by six from North Carolina, five each from Santa Clara, Florida State, San Diego and UCLA, four from Portland, Texas A&M and Penn State, and three each from 14 other teams (BYU, UCF, St. John's, Pittsburgh, Indiana, Rutgers, USC, Missouri, Wisconsin, Duke, Florida, Ohio State, Virginia and Virginia Tech).
Stanford senior forward Kelley O'Hara now has been named a CS360 Primetime Performer five times this season (including each of the past four weeks, as she continues to deliver in the clutch), while Penn State senior forward Katie Schoepfer has been named a CS360 Primetimer Performer each of the past three weeks. Sixteen others have repeated Primetime Performer honors this season: Santa Clara sixth-year defender Jordan Angeli, BYU freshman forward Carlee Payne, Rutgers junior forward Ashley Jones, UNC senior defender Whitney Engen, Pittsburgh junior goalkeeper Morie Kephart, Texas A&M junior forward Whitney Hooper, Stanford junior forward Christen Press, San Diego senior defender Natalie Vinti, USC junior midfielder Alyssa Davila, Portland senior midfielder Michelle Enyeart, Wisconsin sophomore forward Laurie Nosbusch, Missouri senior forward Michelle Collins, UCLA senior F/M Lauren Cheney, Duke senior F KayAnne Gummersall, Michigan State sophomore F Laura Heyboer, and Ohio State junior M Lauren Steuer.
Headshots for each of the 19 players (as available) are included in the righthand sidebar and capsule tributes (with action photos) may follow below, if/when time permits based on the timing needs of other site projects.
Note: player tribute capsules (with action photos) may be added to this release, on a continuing basis (similar to the past few weeks), time permitting ... all photos are courtesy of the various schools and their photographic staffs.