Fall Sports Honor Roll - Oct. 6

Oct. 6, 2008

Men's Soccer Player of the Week
Tim Ream - Saint Louis
Junior, Defender, St. Louis, Mo./St. Dominic HS
Ream led the Billikens to a pair of scoreless draws against top-five teams in No. 3 Northwestern on Sept. 30 and No. 5 Creighton on Oct. 4... leads a backfield that has shutout its opponents in five straight matches, a span of 521:16, including 220 minutes this week...added two shots on the week...Billikens are unbeaten in their last 17 games dating back to last season...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week.

Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week
Isaac Caughran - Charlotte
Freshman, Forward, Castle Rock, Colo./JK Mullen HS
Caughran notched his first career goal which proved to be the game-winner in the 49ers' 4-0 win over UCF on Sept. 30...scored his goal on his only shot of the game...first Rookie of the Week honor.

Women's Soccer Player of the Week
Erica Wright - George Washington
Senior, Midfielder, Cabin John, Md./Whitman HS
Wright tallied game-winning goals in George Washington's 2-0 win versus Massachusetts (Oct. 3) and 1-0 victory over Rhode Island (Oct. 5)...marked the Colonials' first two A-10 wins this season...Wright leads the team with nine points on three goals and three assists.

Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week
Oni Bernard - Charlotte
Freshman, Forward, Toronto, Ontario/Agincourt Collegiate HS
Bernard scored her fifth goal of the season and added an assist as Charlotte downed Saint Louis on Oct. 4, 3-0, in its lone match of the week...named the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the second time...ranks third on the team with 15 points.

Field Hockey Players of the Week
Krista Bordogna - Saint Joseph's
Senior, Forward, Marmora, N.J./Ocean City HS
Bordogna tallied her first career hat trick on Oct. 4 against Saint Francis (Pa.), leading the Hawks to a 4-0 victory...Bordogna scored her first two goals in the game's opening 81 seconds of play.

Sarah Blythe-Wood - Richmond
Junior, Forward, Harare, Zimbabwe/Peterhouse HS
Blythe-Wood scored in each of the Spiders' contests against top-10 teams on the week, scoring against No. 8 Virginia on Oct. 1 and against No. 3 Wake Forest on Oct. 5.

Field Hockey Rookie of the Week
Ellen Rowe - Saint Joseph's
Freshman, Forward, Selbyville, Del./Sussex Technical HS
Rowe scored her first career goal against No. 16 Rutgers on Oct. 5... has seen action in all 12 contests this season and started the last two games for the Hawks.

Volleyball Player of the Week
Kelly Ruth - Xavier
Junior, Outside Hitter, Elyria, Ohio/Elyria HS
Ruth averaged a team-best 4.25 kills per set over the weekend as Xavier open A-10 play at 2-0 with wins at Charlotte (3-1) on Oct. 3 and at George Washington (3-1) on Oct. 5...also averaged 3.12 digs per set as she posted back-to-back double-doubles...versus the Niners, Ruth tallied 16 kills and 15 digs while assisting on three blocks...at GW, recorded a match-high 18 kills to go with 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the season...assisted on four blocks.

Volleyball Rookie of the Week
Liz Homan - Duquesne
Freshman, Middle Hitter, Celina, Ohio/Celina HS
Homan averaged 2.75 kills per set and hit .386 in a 2-1 week for Duquesne...hit .444, registering 13 kills and recording only one error in a 3-1 win over La Salle on Oct. 5...had 13 kills and hit .348 with only three errors in a 3-1 loss to Temple on Oct. 3...tied career-high with a pair of solo blocks in a 3-1 win over Robert Morris on Oct. 1...added eight blocks and eight digs on the week...second consecutive Rookie of the Week honor and third overall.

Golf Players of the Week
Sam Beach - Richmond
Sophomore, Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run HS
Beach carded a two-under-par 69 in the first round, followed by a thee-over 74 and a two-over 73 to tie for 33rd at the VCU Shootout on Sept. 29-30...three round total of 216 led the Spiders to a share of 13th place.

Stefan Wiedergruen - Charlotte
Senior, Waiblingen, Germany/Salier Gymnasium HS
Wiedergruen placed 17th overall at the PING/Golfweek Preview on Sept. 28-30, an event that included 14 of the top 25 teams in its 15-team field...Wiedergruen shot a four-over 217, which included a first-round 70, to lead Charlotte to a 12th place finish.

Golf Rookie of the Week
Jimmy Bea - Saint Joseph's
Freshman, Southampton, Pa./Council Rock South
Bea posted his third top-20 finish of the season at the Cleveland State Invitational on Sept. 29-30, carding a 73-74-77 (224)...placed in a tie for 18th individually and aided the Hawks to a 12th place finish...marks his second A-10 Rookie of the Week honor.

Women's Cross Country Performer of the Week
Nicol Traynor - Richmond
Sophomore, Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge HS
Traynor earns her second A-10 Performer of the Week award of the season after placing 14th overall on Oct. 3 at the Paul Short Invitational...field consisted of 301 runners...her 6K time of 20:47 was a personal best...Richmond finished eighth out of 43 teams.

Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Week
Hannah Ringo - Duquesne
Freshman, Solon, Ohio/Solon HS
Competing at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 3, Ringo posted a time of 21:45 in her first-ever 6K race...placed 63rd out of 301 competitors...was the top Duquesne finisher...the Dukes placed 18th in the 43-team field.

Men's Cross Country Performer of the Week
Adu Dentamo - Charlotte
Junior, Charlotte, N.C./Vance HS
Dentamo placed ninth at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 3 with a season-best time of 24:03...field consisted of 298 runners...Charlotte finished 17th in the 45-team field.

Men's Cross Country Rookies of the Week
Kevin McDonnell - Saint Joseph's
Freshman, Moorestown, N.J./Camden Catholic HS
McDonnell recorded a season-best time of 25:14 on Oct. 3 at the Paul Short Invitational...finished 109th out of 298 competitors...named the A-10 Rookie of the Week for the second time...Saint Joseph's placed 18th out of 45 teams.