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Colorado freshman forward Mead, Colo. Nikki Marshall continued the impressive start to her career at Colorado with a record-setting weekend in which she had two official game-winners. She became the first player in CU history to score four goals in a game and she did it in the first 49 minutes of the Buffaloes' 5-1 victory over Clemson on Friday. She might have even had five, but Clemson's Kelly Schneider earned a yellow card by knocking Marshall over from behind as she wound up to shoot from 19 yards.
At 3-0-1, Colorado is off the the best start in 11-year history of the program. Marshall's speed was evident over the weekend and really was no surprise -- she was a track star at Skyline High School, 27 miles from CU's Boulder campus, where she also had 100 goals and 36 assists with the soccer team. Best of the rest
Notre Dame junior forward Maple Heights, Ohio Amanda Cinalli played a key role and was named "Offensive Most Valuable Player" in the Inn at Saint Mary's Classic, helping top-ranked Notre Dame claim the title of its annual tournament with a pair of victories over ranked teams. Cinalli figured on four of her team's five goals as the Irish blanked then-No. 17 Southern California 2-0 and then downed third-ranked Santa Clara 3-1. She sealed the win over USC, flicking home a header after Michele Weissenhofer's throw-in for a 2-0 lead in the 83rd minute. Against SCU, Cinalli had the primary assist on Jill Krivacek's 64th-minute goal, tying the game at 1-1, then scored twice to cap Notre Dame's three-goal surge in a span of nine minutes. She leads the undefeated Irish (4-0) with four goals on the season. Honor roll
Southern Mississppi sophomore forward Magherfelt, Northern Ireland Sarah McFadden scored five goals and added an assist as Southern Mississippi recorded a pair of easy victories -- 4-0 over Murray State and 4-0 over Louisiana Tech. On Friday, McFadden scored three goals in the final 3:50 -- including two tallies in 43 seconds -- against MSU, turning a tense game into a rout. On Sunday, McFadden scored two more goals and assisted to lead the Lady Eagles past La. Tech.
Texas junior forward Allen, Texas Kelsey Carpenter scored the decisive goals in two big wins that propelled Texas from its unranked status to No. 17. Against then-No. 8 Penn State, Carpenter broke a halftime tie, netting the game-winner in the 50th minute for a 2-1 triumph. She saved her more dramatic tally for last, picking up a loose ball and firing home a shot from 17 yards with six minutes remaining in a second and final sudden-death overtime period to edge Illinois 1-0.
New Mexico senior forward Concord, Calif. Sweat recordeded three goals, including both game-winners, in two games to help New Mexico go undefeated in the UNLV adidas Classic, raising the Lobos record to 3-1. She scored both goals in a 2-0 decision over Oakland Friday and then broke a scoreless tie by igniting a three-goal second-half eruption in a 3-0 victory over California-Irvine. In the two outings, she triggered 11 shots, six on frame, and she moved into a tied for fourth place on UNM's all-time goals list with 13.
Towson junior forward Huntington, N.Y. Towson is off to its best start in nine years at 2-0-1 and a large reason is the Sweat's play in net. She hasn't conceded a goal in three outings, including a sensational effort Saturday against big-sister neighbor Maryland, when she recorded a career-high 13 saves to blank the host Terps in a 0-0 draw. Overall, she faced 30 shots. On the previous Monday, Daniels stopped four shots in downing Mount St. Mary's 2-0. 2006 Players of the Week
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