CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES SOCCER & VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCES SOCCER & VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Lees-McRae's Epperson Named Women's Volleyball Player of the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
High Point, N.C.> Lees-McRae College's Megan Epperson has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's volleyball Player of the Week during week number four in the 2011 season. Epperson led the Bobcats to a 3-0 worksheet in conference play last week, averaging 4.6 kills per set while attacking at a .279 clip. The senior outside hitter opened the week with 12 kills against Erskine before exploding against North Greenville on Friday, tallying a season-high 20 kills in just three sets. Epperson then closed out the week with 14 kills in a three-set sweep of King. The senior from St. John, Indiana is currently first on the team and third in the conference with an average of 3.58 kills per set this season. Lees-McRae is 10-6 overall and 6-0 in Conference Carolinas play.
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Barton's Riesenberg Earns Men's Soccer Player of the Week Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
High Point, N.C.> Barton College's Brian Riesenberg has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas men's soccer Player of the Week during week number four in the 2011 season. Senior goalkeeper Brian Riesenberg helped the No. 10 Southeast Region ranked Barton men's soccer team to its third and fourth consecutive wins with a pair of nearly perfect performances in net. Riesenberg posted his first shutout of the season in a 1-0 road win at Pfeiffer University on Tuesday. Riesenberg highlighted the afternoon with a save on a Falcon penalty kick attempt in the 85th minute that helped Barton preserve the shutout, victory and three league points. Riesenberg added eight more saves as Barton defeated conference preseason favorites and previously league undefeated No. 10 regionally ranked Limsetone College, 2-1, on Saturday. Riesenberg was closing in on his second straight shutout but a foul call inside the Barton box in the last minute of the game gave Limestone a penalty kick that they were able to convert to break up the shutout bid. The Fort Thomas, Ky., product had a .941 save percentage on the week and has all six of Barton's wins this season. The Bulldogs now stand at 6-1 overall and 3-1 in league play.
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Mount Olive's Stanley Named Women's Soccer Player of the Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
High Point, N.C.> Mount Olive's Lindsey Stanley has been selected as the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas women's soccer Player of the Week during week number four in the 2011 season. Stanley became only the third player in Mount Olive College women's soccer history to record hat tricks in back-to-back matches and extended her goal-scoring streak to four consecutive matches to help the regionally eighth-ranked Trojans stretch their unbeaten streak to five and gain a share of the Conference Carolinas lead. Stanley, who ended the previous week by scoring all three goals in Mount Olive's 3-1 conference-opening win over King (Sept. 17), scored three of the match's first four goals in the Trojans' 10-0 win over St. Andrews, marking the Trojans' first double-digit total since 2005. The match also marked the first time in school history that two Trojans recorded hat tricks in the same match as Sarah Porter also scored three goals. Stanley, who added an assist against St. Andrews, also had a goal and assist in Mount Olive's 3-0 road win at Converse to total 10 points on the week. The senior forward from Eastover, NC currently leads the conference in goals and points, and is tied for third in assists. During a three-match stretch, Stanley scored seven of Mount Olive's eight goals. The Trojans currently are 3-0 in league play and 4-1-1 overall.
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