weekly olympic sports summary (10/5/09

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BIG EAST Pts. Pct. Overall Pct. StreakBlue DivisionConnecticut (RV/13) 4-1-0 12 .800 5-2-2 .667 W3West Virginia (NR/T25) 4-1-0 12 .800 5-2-2 .667 W4Georgetown (RV/19) 3-2-0 9 .600 6-3-1 .650 L1Notre Dame 3-2-0 9 .600 5-4-1 .550 W1Providence 2-2-1 7 .500 5-3-1 .611 W1Marquette 1-2-2 5 .400 2-5-2 .333 L1Seton Hall 1-3-1 4 .300 4-5-1 .450 L3Pittsburgh 0-5-0 0 .000 1-9-0 .100 L9Red DivisionUSF (6/5) 3-1-1 10 .700 7-1-1 .833 W2Louisville (17/11) 3-1-1 10 .700 6-1-2 .778 W1Rutgers 3-2-0 9 .600 5-4-0 .556 L2Villanova 2-2-1 7 .500 5-4-2 .545 T1/U1Cincinnati 2-3-0 6 .400 7-4-0 .636 L1DePaul 2-3-0 6 .400 5-5-0 .500 L2St. John’s 1-1-3 6 .500 2-2-5 .500 T2/U2Syracuse 1-4-0 3 .200 2-8-0 .200 W1(Current NCSAA/Soccer America rankings); U - unbeaten streak

STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES AS OF OCT. 4 THE WEEK AHEAD.. .

B I G E A S T P L A Y E R S O F T H E W E E K

BIG EAST HONOR ROLL

Offensive Player of the WeekMark Knight, Jr., F

Defensive Player of the WeekRobert Brickley, Jr., MF

Goalkeeper of the WeekJeff Attinella, Jr., GK

Rookie of the WeekRyan Jones, R-Fr., GK

OCTOBERTues. 6 PROVIDENCE at RV/13 CONNECTICUT (Cox) 7:00 p.m. NR/T25 WEST VIRGINIA at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.Wed. 7 6/5 USF at 17/11 LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m. RV/19 GEORGETOWN at SETON HALL 7:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. DE PAUL at CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m. RUTGERS at RV/NR ST. JOHN’S 7:30 p.m. RV/NR NOTRE DAME at MARQUETTE (TW) 8:05 p.m.Fri. 9 RV/13 CONNECTICUT at NR/T25 WEST VIRGINIA (FSC) 8:00 p.m. Sat. 10 PITTSBURGH at RV/19 GEORGETOWN 1:00 p.m. RV/NR NOTRE DAME at PROVIDENCE 1:00 p.m. RUTGERS at DE PAUL 2:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m. MARQUETTE at SETON HALL 7:00 p.m. SYRACUSE at 17/11 LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m. RV/NR ST. JOHN’S at 6/5 USF 7:30 p.m.

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change; FSC - Fox Soccer Channel; Cox - local in R.I. and Conn.

Knight led the Cardinals to a 6-0 win at DePaul on Oct. 3. The junior forward notched two goals and one assist for fi ve points to help Louisville score its highest number of goals in a game since Oct. 16, 1999 with a 6-1 win over Belmont. Knight crossed the ball to his offensive counterpart Colin

Rolfe for the gamewinner in the fourth minute of play. He then went on to score his fi rst goal from three feet in front of the goal in the 13th minute and found the net again in the 16th minute with a scramble in front of the DePaul net. This is Knight’s fi rst career BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honor and the fi rst for Louisville since Sept. 29 of last season when current junior Austin Berry won.

Brickley led the Huskies as they recorded their third straight shutout over a BIG EAST team and sixth of the year with the 1-0 win over then-No. RV/13 Georgetown on Oct. 3. Brickley and the Huskies held the Hoyas to just one shot on goal and a total of six shot attempts. Georgetown was limited to its time in the goal box as the defense held tight for 90

minutes. The defensive player of the week award goes to Connecticut for the second straight week and Brickley earns the honor for the fi rst time in his career.

Attinella recorded his fourth shutout of the year with a 1-0 home victory over Cincinnati on Oct. 3. The junior keeper made seven saves in the 90 minutes of play. Attinella came up with a huge save when Cincinnati was awarded a

penalty kick with eight minutes remaining in the game to preserve the Bulls’ 1-0 lead. Attinella also won the award on Sept. 14, and has now won goalkeeper of the week for the second time in his career.

Jones earned the fi rst shutout of his collegiate career in a 3-0 win at Rutgers on Oct. 2. The redshirt freshman made fi ve saves, all in the second half, to help the Orange end their seven-game losing streak and earn the team’s fi rst blank sheet of the year. Jones was the last line of defense against a Rutgers team that entered the match averaging 1.38 goals per game.

This is the fi rst rookie of the week honor for Syracuse since current senior Hansen Woodruff was named on Oct. 9, 2006.

Jason Bristol, West Virginia, Sr., D; Tony Cascio, Connecticut, So., MF; Phil Edginton, Louisville, Sr., D; Daniel Fabian, Providence, So., MF; Justin Morrow, Notre Dame, Sr., D

THE WEEK BEHIND.. .OCTOBERFri. 2 SETON HALL, 1 at RV/NR NOTRE DAME, 2 SYRACUSE, 3 at RUTGERS (FiOS), 0Sat. 3 RV/NR ST. JOHN’S, 1 at VILLANOVA, 1 (2OT) PROVIDENCE, 3 at PITTSBURGH, 0 17/20 LOUISVILLE, 6 at DE PAUL, 0 RV/13 GEORGETOWN, 0 at RV/22 CONNECTICUT, 1 CINCINNATI, 0 at 6/7 USF, 2 WEST VIRGINIA, 1 at MARQUETTE, 0

BIG EAST games in all CAPS; All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change; FiOS - Verizon FiOS

BIG EAST WOMEN’S SOCCER REPORTOctober 5, 2009 (Week 7)www.BIGEAST.org

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BIG EAST Pts. Pct. Overall Pct. StrkAmerican DivisionConnecticut (RV/13) 4-1-0 12 .800 9-3-0 .750 W3St. John’s (17/11) 3-1-1 10 .700 9-2-1 .792 L1USF 2-1-2 8 .600 5-4-3 .542 T1/U5Pittsburgh 1-0-4 7 .600 6-2-4 .667 T1/U6Marquette 2-2-1 7 .500 8-4-1 .654 W1West Virginia 2-2-1 7 .500 5-4-4 .538 W1Providence 1-3-1 4 .300 6-5-2 .538 W1 Syracuse 1-3-1 4 .300 4-6-3 .423 L1National DivisionNotre Dame (10/9) 4-0-1 13 .900 8-3-1 .708 T1/U6Rutgers (13/12) 3-0-2 11 .800 9-1-3 .808 T1/U7Georgetown 2-2-1 7 .500 8-3-2 .692 L1Cincinnati 2-2-1 7 .500 7-5-1 .577 W1/U2DePaul 2-3-0 6 .400 7-5-2 .571 L2Villanova 1-3-1 4 .300 8-3-2 .692 L2Louisville 1-4-0 3 .200 4-7-0 .364 W1Seton Hall 0-4-1 1 .100 4-7-1 .375 L2(NCSAA/Soccer America rankings) U – unbeaten; RV – receiving votes; NR – not ranked

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T h E W E E k A h E A D …OCTOBER 9 LOUISVILLE at GEORGETOWN 3:00 p.m. CINCINNATI at VILLANOVA 4:00 p.m. SYRACUSE at WEST VIRGINIA 5:00 p.m. DE PAUL at SETON HALL 7:00 p.m. 10/9 NOTRE DAME at 13/12 RUTGERS 7:00 p.m. 17/11 ST. JOHN’S at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. PROVIDENCE at USF 7:30 p.m. RV/13 CONNECTICUT at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. 11 LOUISVILLE at VILLANOVA Noon RV/13 CONNECTICUT at USF Noon 10/9 NOTRE DAME at SETON HALL 1:00 p.m. SYRACUSE at PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. 17/11 ST. JOHN’S at WEST VIRGINIA 1:00 p.m. CINCINNATI at GEORGETOWN 1:00 p.m. DE PAUL at 13/12 RUTGERS 1:00 p.m. PROVIDENCE at MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m. All times Eastern are subject to change

Offensive Player of the WeekMegan Mischler, West Virginia, Jr., F

Mischler earns BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time this season.

The junior forward totaled four points, including two goals in a 1-1-0 week for the Mountaineers. In a 3-2 overtime loss against then-No. 8/10 Notre Dame on Oct. 2, Mischler scored in the 39th minute to tie the game 1-1. In a 2-0 shutout victory against DePaul on Oct. 4, she netted the gamewinner in the 54th minute.

Defensive Player of the WeekKat Weiler, Pittsburgh, Jr., D

Weiler earns BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors following her performance

in helping the Pitt defense in a 1-0-1 week. Weiler and the Panthers posted a 2-1 overtime win against DePaul on Oct. 2, as well as a 0-0 double-overtime draw against then-No. 10/8 Notre Dame on Oct. 4. It was the team’s seventh shutout of the season and the first time the Irish have been shutout by a league opponent since Oct 13, 2006 at UConn.

Goalkeeper of the WeekAndrea Kaminski, Cincinnati, Sr., GK

Kaminski earns BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honors following a 1-0-1 record last weekend. The senior totaled 18 saves over

200 minutes and allowed just one goal. In a rain-soaked 1-1 double-overtime tie at Syracuse on Oct. 2, Kaminski made 10 saves. She followed up that performance with eight saves in a 1-0 shutout victory at then No. 17/12 St. John’s on Oct. 4. It was her fourth shutout of the season. This is her second BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week honor this year.

Rookie of the WeekLinda Ruutu, Connecticut, Fr., M

Ruutu earns BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honors following her performance in a 2-0-0 week for the Huskies. She scored two goals for

four points. In a 1-0 win over Villanova on Oct. 2, Ruutu scored the eventual gamewinner in the 14th minute. In a 2-1 win over Georgetown on Oct. 4, she netted the first goal of the game. This is her first BIG EAST Rookie of the Week award.

B I G E A S T W E E k LY AW A R D S

B I G E A S T h O N O R R O L LCarolyn Blank, West Virginia, Sr., DMelissa Busque, Connecticut, So., FSara Jordan, Georgetown, Gr., F/MMallori Lofton-Malachi, USF, Sr., GK

Angelique Waller, USF, Jr., D

OCTOBER 2 GEORGETOWN, 2 at PROVIDENCE, 1 (2ot) 10/8 NOTRE DAME, 3 at WEST VIRGINIA, 2 (ot) (ESPNU) CINCINNATI, 1 at SYRACUSE, 1 (2ot) DE PAUL, 1 at PITTSBURGH, 2 (ot) VILLANOVA, 0 at RV/16 CONNECTICUT, 1 LOUISVILLE, 0 at 17/12 ST. JOHN’S, 1 SETON HALL, 0 at USF, 1 13/13 RUTGERS, 3 at MARQUETTE, 1 4 DE PAUL, 0 at WEST VIRGINIA, 2 LOUISVILLE, 2 at SYRACUSE, 0 13/13 RUTGERS, 0 at USF, 0 (2ot) CINCINNATI, 1 at 17/12 ST. JOHN’S, 0 VILLANOVA, 0 at PROVIDENCE, 1 10/8 NOTRE DAME, 0 at PITTSBURGH, 0 (2ot) GEORGETOWN, 1 at RV/16 CONNECTICUT, 2 SETON HALL, 0 at MARQUETTE, 3

T h E W E E k B E h I N D . . .

BIG EAST FIELD HOCKEY REPORTOctober 5, 2009 (Week 6)www.BIGEAST.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPamela Flenke, 401-453-0660

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BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. StreakConnecticut (5) 3-0 1.000 11-1 .917 L1Syracuse (6) 2-0 1.000 11-1 .917 W8Villanova (RV) 1-1 .500 6-3 .667 L1Georgetown 1-1 .500 1-10 .091 L3Louisville (16) 1-2 .333 6-5 .545 L1Providence (19) 1-2 .333 4-6 .400 W1Rutgers 0-3 .000 1-11 .083 L2

(Kookaburra/NFHCA Poll - Sept. 29)

STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES AS OF OCT. 4


BIG EAST HONOR ROLL

Offensive Player of the WeekLoren Sherer, Connecticut, Sr., F

Defensive Player of the WeekLeann Stiver, Syracuse, Fr., GK

THE WEEK AHEAD.. .OCTOBERMon. 5 No. 19 Providence at No. 10 Boston College 7:00 p.m.Wed. 7 RV Villanova at Lehigh 7:00 p.m.Fri. 9 GEORGETOWN at No. 6 SYRACUSE 3:00 p.m. No. 19 PROVIDENCE at RUTGERS 4:00 p.m. No. 5 Connecticut vs. No. 9 Massachusetts 7:00 p.m.Sat. 10 No. 16 LOUISVILLE at RV VILLANOVA Noon Georgetown vs. Dartmouth 2:00 p.m. (at Syracuse, N.Y.)Sun. 11 RV Villanova at LaSalle 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Connecticut at Yale 2:00 p.m. No. 6 Syracuse vs. Dartmouth 2:00 p.m. Rutgers vs. St. Joseph’s 2:00 p.m.


BIG EAST games in all CAPS All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change* Georgetown home games will be played at the William I. Jacobs Recreational Complex on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C.

Stiver earned her second shutout of the season, a 1-0 victory over No. 20 Albany on Oct. 4, recording two saves. The freshman also made three stops in SU’s 5-2 win over No. 9 Massachusetts on Oct. 3. She currently ranks fi rst in the BIG EAST with a 0.93 goals against average, and stands in second in shutouts (2), shutouts per game (.18) and save percentage (.789). This is Stiver’s fi rst career player of the week honor.

Sherer tallied 14 points over three games last week for a 4.67 points per game average. The BIG EAST’s leading scorer recorded her third hat trick of the season at Quinnipiac on Sept. 29 in a 6-0 win. She then added two goals and an assist in the 6-1 win at Georgetown on Oct. 2, and fi nished the week with UConn’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss at No. 7 Princeton on Oct. 5. The senior leads the BIG EAST in shots (77), shots per game (6.42), points (48), points per game (4.00), goals (19), goals per game (1.58), assists (10) and game-winning goals (6). This is her fi fth weekly honor, putting her in a fi ve-way tie for the most weekly awards in one season in BIG EAST history. Sherer owns the record for most consecutive weekly awards with four.

Oct. 5: Kayla May, Louisville, Sr., F; Nellie Poulin, Providence, Sr., F; Adrienne Marois, Providence, Sr., M/B; Heather Susek, Syracuse, So., F; Megan Goelz, Villanova, So., GK

THE WEEK BEHIND.. .SEPTEMBERTues. 29 No. 5 Connecticut, 6 at Quinnipiac, 0OCTOBERFri. 2 No. 5 CONNECTICUT, 6 at GEORGETOWN, 1 RUTGERS, 1 at No. 16 LOUISVILLE, 6Sat. 3 No. 6 Syracuse, 5 vs. No. 9 Massachusetts, 2 RV VILLANOVA, 2 at No. 19 PROVIDENCE, 4 Rutgers, 0 vs. No. 8 Michigan State, 5 (at Louisville, Ky.)Sun. 4 Georgetown, 0 at Richmond, 2 No. 5 Connecticut, 1 at No. 7 Princeton, 3 No. 16 Louisville, 1 vs. No. 8 Michigan State, 2 No. 6 Syracuse, 1 at No. 20 Albany, 0


BIG EAST games in all CAPS * Georgetown home games will be played at the William I. Jacobs Recreational Complex on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C.

No. 6 Syracuse tallied its sixth and seventh victories over ranked opponents last week after defeating No. 9 Massachusetts 5-2 and No. 20 Albany 1-0. The Orange now own more wins over top-20 teams than any other team in the country. Ten out of 11 of SU’s wins this season have come over ranked opponentts or teams receiving votes in the Kookaburra/NFHCA Coaches Poll.

THE BIG EAST CORNER

BIG EAST VolleyballOctober 5, 2009 (Week 6)www.BIGEAST.org


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BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. StreakSchool Record Record

Notre Dame (RV) 3-0 1.000 9-4 .692 W3Cincinnati 3-0 1.000 12-7 .632 W2Syracuse 3-1 .750 13-5 .722 W2Pittsburgh 3-1 .750 11-7 .611 W1Connecticut 3-1 .750 10-9 .526 W3USF 2-1 .667 9-4 .692 L1Louisville 2-1 .667 9-7 .562 L1Seton Hall 2-2 .500 8-12 .400 L1St. John’s 1-2 .333 8-11 .421 L2Villanova 1-3 .250 12-5 .706 L1 Marquette 1-3 .250 11-7 .611 W1West Virginia 1-3 .250 11-8 .579 L2Georgetown 1-3 .250 11-9 .550 L1Rutgers 1-3 .250 7-10 .412 L2DePaul 0-3 .000 6-11 .353 L5

STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES AS OF OCT. 5


BIG EAST HONOR ROLL

Player of the WeekStephanie Niemer, Cincinnati, Jr., OH

Freshman of the WeekMegan Turner, Cincinnati, RS

THE WEEK AHEAD.. .OCTOBER6 Colgate at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. Delaware at Villanova 7:00 p.m.7 Hofstra at Rutgers 7:00 p.m.9 MARQUETTE AT CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH AT GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA AT USF 7:00 p.m. SETON HALL AT VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m. LOUISVILLE AT DE PAUL 8:00 p.m.10 SYRACUSE AT ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m. CINCINNATI AT NOTRE DAME 3:00 p.m.11 SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m. WEST VIRGINIA AT GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m. RUTGERS AT VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m. MARQUETTE AT ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH AT USF 2:00 p.m. CINCINNATI AT DE PAUL 3:00 p.m. *LOUISVILLE AT NOTRE DAME 5:00 p.m.BIG EAST games in all CAPS; All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change*Game will be televised on ESPNU

Niemer, who has appeared on the Weekly Honor Roll for the fi rst fi ve weeks of the season, picks up her fi rst Player of the Week award. The outside hitter tal-lied 48 kills over 11 sets, leading the conference with a 4.36 kills-per-set average. She had back-to-back double-doubles with 22 kills and 13 digs in a road loss to Dayton, which is receiving votes in the AVCA Poll, and 19 kills and 14 digs in a four-set win against Pittsburgh. She added fi ve service aces against the Panthers which moved her into 10th place all-time on Cincinnati’s aces chart with 124. Over three games, Niemer boasted a 5.19 points-per-set average, good for second in the league.

Turner, a right-side hitter, tallied three straight double-digit kill games for the Bearcats. She totaled 32 kills for the week including 12 in a conference win versus Pittsburgh. Against the Panthers, the Ontario, N.Y., native boasted a .409 hitting percentage. Turner hit .300 for the week and had a team-best .381 average in conference play. The freshman also had three ser-vice aces, 14 digs and three blocks over 11 sets.

Meagn Dooley, Pittsburgh, Sr., MH Sarah Morton, Syracuse, Sr., MB

Rebecca Murray, Connecticut, Jr., OHKellie Sciacca, Notre Dame, Jr., MBElysse Studzinski, Villanova, Sr., OH

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THE WEEK PAST.. .SEPTEMBER Att.29 VCU, 3 at Georgetown, 1 78 Cincinnati, 1 at Dayton, 3 50230 Tennessee, 3 at Louisville, 2 812OCTOBER2 RUTGERS, 0 AT SYRACUSE, 3 356 SETON HALL, 3 AT MARQUETTE, 2 829 ST. JOHN’S, 0 AT GEORGETOWN, 3 208 CONNECTICUT, 3 AT USF, 2 856 VILLANOVA, 3 AT DE PAUL, 0 2433 WEST VIRGINIA, 0 AT LOUISVILLE, 3 743 PITTSBURGH, 1 AT CINCINNATI, 3 3184 PITTSBURGH, 3 AT LOUISVILLE, 2 694 VILLANOVA, 0 AT NOTRE DAME, 3 773 CONNECTICUT, 3 AT GEORGETOWN, 0 118 RUTGERS, 0 AT MARQUETTE, 3 532 WEST VIRGINIA, 0 AT CINCINNATI, 3 519 ST. JOHN’S AT USF PPD (Power Outage) SETON HALL, 1 AT SYRACUSE, 3 107

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