College Soccer 360 yesterday announced its fifth installment of the Primetime Performers of the Week (listed below). To keep track of the weekly honorees, simply click on the Awards tab to check out the 18 players being honored for their primetime play.
contact: Pete LaFleur (editor@collegesoccer360.com)
(see release below for the current honorees, Primetime Performers #5)
CLICK HERE for the initial CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 1)
CLICK HERE for the second week of CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 8)
CLICK HERE for the third week of CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 15)
CLICK HERE for the fourth week of CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 22)
Note: player tribute capsules will be added to this release for all 18 players (list of honorees below, for Sept. 21-27)
CS360's PRIMETIME PERFORMERS
OF THE WEEK (#5; Sept. 21-27)
"It's not so much what you do, as it is when you do it."
Carlie Banks (Louisiana State ... Fr./F ... Peachtree City, GA)
Posted hat trick in big game, sparking 6-0 rout of #15 Georgia
Paige Dugal (North Carolina State ... So./F ... Garner, NC)
Scored early (5') and added late clincher (88') vs. #10 Virginia (3-1)
Whitney Engen (North Carolina ... Sr./D ... Rolling Hills Estates, CA)
Had 1G-1A while leading defense (8 shots all./1 SOG/0 CK) in 4-0 win over #8 Wake Forest
Stacey Fox (Cal State Fullerton ... So./F ... Simi Valley, CA)
Answered late goal by #29 Washington (88') with score at 89:52 (1-1 final)
KayAnne Gummersall (Duke ... Sr./F ... Wilmette, IL)
Responded to 84th-min. goal by #1 UNC by scoring to force OT at 88:54 (2-1 loss)
Laura Heyboer (Michigan State ... So./F ... Hudsonville, MI)
Assisted on first two goals, then scored in OT to beat Big Ten favorite Penn State (3-2)
Morie Kephart (Pittsburgh ... Jr./G ... State College, PA)
Stopped all 18 shots she faced in scoreless ties vs. South Florida and #34 Marquette
Maria Lubrano (North Carolina ... Jr./F ... High Point, NC)
Scored first career goal in 84th min. to end scoreless game vs. ACC rival Duke (2-1 OT win)
Blakely Mattern (South Carolina ... Sr./D ... Simpsonville, SC)
Spearheaded defense that allowed 2 total shots on goal in SEC games vs. Vandy & KY
Tiffany McCarthy (Florida State ... So./F ... Tacoma, WA)
Opened scoring vs. #18 Maryland (2-1) and added a goal plus assist on
game-tying goal vs. another unbeaten team, #6 Boston College (3-2)
Nikki Murray (Washington ... Sr./M ... Des Moines, WA)
Frenetic weekend saw her score in OT to beat UC-Irvine (3-2; trailed 0-2)
before scoring in 89th minute vs. CS Fullerton (Titans then scored for 1-1 final)
Laurie Norbusch (Wisconsin ... So./F ... Mequon, WI)
Delivered hat trick in win over #23 Indiana
Whitney Palmer (Oklahoma ... Jr./F ... Plano, TX)
Scored first two goals of game in 3-2 win over Texas A&M (also scored vs. Texas)
Amanda Pasciolla (St. John's ... Sr./M ... Park Ridge, NJ)
Cashed in overtime scoring chance to beat BIG EAST rival and #24 UConn (1-0)
Noelle Piniero (South Florida ... So./F ... Bradenton, FL)
Assisted on team's first goal and scored eventual GWG vs. #31 West Virginia (2-1)
Whitney Sisler (Cal Poly ... Jr./F ... San Marcos, CA)
Found the net in overtime to knock off #7 California (1-0)
Kathryn Sutton (Bucknell ... Sr./G ... Coatesville, PA)
Turned in clutch effort with 12 saves in scoreless tie with Penn State
Bree Thornton (Missouri ... Sr./M ... Lake View Terrace, CA)
Scored first two goals in 3-2 win over Big 12 co-favorite and #12 Oklahoma St. (3-2)
Note: rankings above refer to the CS360 Composite National rankings; class years indicate academic status, with several players having an additional year of eligibility.
CLICK HERE for the initial CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 1).
CLICK HERE for the second week of CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 8).
CLICK HERE for the third week of CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 15).
CLICK HERE for the fourth week of CS360 Primetime Performers (Sept. 22)
Sept. 29, 2009 contact: Pete LaFeur (editor@collegesoccer360.com)
CollegeSoccer360.com Primetime Performers of the Week #5 (Sept. 21-27)
The final full week of September once again provided many clutch performances throughout the nation, with 18 players honored by CollegeSoccer360.com as this season's fifth group of Primetime Performers of the Week.
Each week for the rest of the season, CS360 will honor 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).
For this fifth week of Primetime Performer honorees, CS360 again has selected 18 players (listed at the top of this release), to represent the number on a typical "travel" top-18 squad (the usual number of honorees will be 18). This honoree group includes 11 forwards, three midfielders, two defenders and two goalkeepers. They come from 17 different teams (two from UNC) and four of them are California natives, plus two each from the home states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, along with one each from Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin. The 18 include seven seniors, four juniors, six sophomores and one freshman.
North Carolina players have combined for has six Primetime Performer honors spanning the past five weeks, followed by five each from Santa Clara and Stanford, four from Florida State, and three each from BYU and UCF. Five players now 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 and Pittsburgh junior goalkeeper Morie Kephart,
Headshots for each of the 18 players (as available) are included in the righthand sidebar and capsule tributes (with action photos) will follow below.
Note: player tribute capsules (with action photos) will be added to this release, on a continuing basis (similar to the past four weeks) ... all photos are courtesy of the various schools and their photographic staffs.