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West Virginia senior forward Havelock, New Zealand West Virginia is off to one of the best starts in school history and Jarrod Smith is a large reason why. The Havelock, New Zealand, native was instrumental in the No. 13 Mountaineers (5-0-1) picking up a pair of victories. He had a goal and assist to defeat Cincinnati 2-0 Friday, then provided two tallies to down Louisville 2-1 Sunday en route to a 2-0 start in the tough Big East.
Smith gave the Mountaineers an early lead against Louisville by heading in a corner kick and later broke a 1-1 tie with another eight-yard header. Despite missing the first two games because of a team suspension, Smith has now scored a team-leading four goals, including three game-winners. WVU is hoping to reach 8-0-1, the school's longest unbeaten streak to start a season. Best of the rest
Virginia sophomore forward Mettingen, Germany Reyering scored two goals Saturday, including the late game-winner to allow Virginia to defeat host North Carolina State 2-1 in the Cavaliers' Atlantic Coast Conference opener. The victory raised the second-ranked Cavs' record to 5-0. The Germany native tied NCSU 1-1 in the 12th minute with a shot from the top of the penalty area off a pass from Adam Cristman, then put U.Va. ahead for good with an unassisted tally in the 62nd minute. This followed his Monday heroics when his goal in the 88th minute edged then-No. 24 UCLA 1-0. Honor roll
South Carolina senior forward-midfielder Katy, Texas Mike Sambursky provided three goals and two assists to help South Carolina win three matches and raise its record to 5-1. In a 3-2 decision over Centenary, Sambursky scored the first goal and assisted on the other two. He also assisted on the game-winning goal in Friday's 1-0 shutout of Temple, then netted the game-winner in Sunday's 2-0 win over Alabama A&M, earning him "Most Valuable Player" honors as USC won its adidas-Gamecock Classic. Sambursky, a team co-captain, leads South Carolina in scoring with 12 points on three goals and six assists. His 20 career assists are eighth all-time among Gamecocks.
Creighton senior forward Memphis Michael Kraus scored his first two goals of the season, each of which provided a dramatic victory. His first goal came in the 87th minute Friday to defeat Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Two days later, redshirt freshman Chris Schuler elevated over a defender for a corner kick and nodded it into Kraus' path for a one-touch tally three minutes into sudden death. Kraus is CU's active leader with 17 goals and 48 points.
Massachusetts sophomore goalkeeper Durham, N.H. With a pair of clean sheets, Zack Simmons helped Massachusetts win a pair of 1-0 decision last weekend. On Friday, he made four saves to beat Siena and he made another four stops to blank St. Bonaventure into overtime Sunday to capture the UMass\Holy Cross Invitational Trophy. Simmons has posted a 5-0-1 record, five shutouts and a 0.16 goals-against average with a .957 save percentage. He hasn't conceded a goal in the last 389 minutes of action.
Boston University senior goalkeeper Brenham, Texas Zach Riffett had impressive weekend. First, he stopped eight first-half shots, including two from point-blank range, though none after intermission to shut out Ohio State 1-0 Friday. On Sunday, he made six saves, including two in the second sudden-death overtime period, to hold on for a 1-1 draw with Penn State, which was hosting a weekend tournament. Riffett's goals-against average is 0:45 for the Terriers (4-0-2). Past 2006 Players of the Week August 28 - September 4
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