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Notre Dame sophomore defender Encinitas, Calif. Carrie Dew has already established herself as a dominant defender, strong in the air, quick to the ball. In Notre Dame's 2-0 Big East victory over Louisville Sunday, she demontrated her offensive skills, scoring the decisive talli with 16:10 remaining. Taking a pass from Michele Weissenhofer, Dew carried into the left side of the penalty area and laced a rising shot into the right side-netting for a 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame quite possibly would have another clean sheet two days earlier, but a nasty storm forced abandonment of their meeting with Cincinnati. The Irish led 1-0 and had permitted only one shot on goal after 50 minutes. Dew is a key member of the United Staes under-20 women who recently finished third in the world championships in Russia. Best of the rest
Portland junior defender Elk Grove, Calif. Because of her responsibilities as captain of the U.S. under-20 women and their trip to Russia for the world championships, Stephanie Lopez has only played four games for No. 5 Portland this season and she quickly proved her value as a leader of the Pilots back-line. Lopez, who plays the left flank, was particularly effective last week as the defending NCAA Division I champion Portland (7-2-1) won a pair of road games. After blanking Arizona 2-0 Friday, handing the Wildcats their first loss at home, Lopez also contributed the game-winning goal against Northern Arizona in a 4-0 whitewash two days later.
Against Northern Arizona, Lopez served a ball from the left side that found the right corner of the net for a 1-0 advantage in the 40th minute. Whether the ball was intended as a cross might be a matter for debate, but Lopez celebrated her first career goal. NAU managed only four shots with but one on goal as the Pilots posted their fourth straight clean sheet.
North Carolina senior forward East Brunswick, N.J. Heather O'Reilly scored three goals in No. 2 North Carolina's two outings last week, none more important than the pair, including a late winner to defeat then-second-ranked Florida State 2-1. She also contributed an unassisted tally Sunday in a 6-1 rout of Miami (Fla.). The Tar Heels (10-1) entered the last Thursday's Atlantic Coast Conference meeting against FSU and took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute on the O'Reilly's 50th career collegiate goal. Tobin Heath carried the ball down the left flank before dropping the ball to an open O'Reilly. The education major looked like she was going to advance, but saw an opening and fired a shot from 28 yards that scraped the bottom of the crossbar and went in.
Just like both tallies against FSU, O'Reilly scored from outside the box against Miami, beating a defender and firing a shot into the the top right corner of the net. O'Reilly has 37 international appearances with the U.S. women. Honor roll
Florida sophomore defender Oak Forest, Ill. Liz Ruberry had a goal and two assists in 14th-ranked Florida's two wins in the opening weekend of Southeastern Conference play. Ruberry played a part in Florida's first two goals in an eventual 3-1 win at then-No. 23 Auburn Friday. The social and behavioral sciences major sent a corner kick which freshman Ashlee Elliott headed home in the 15th minute for UF's opening goal. Later in the half, Ruberry found net from 40 yards on a free kick for her second goal of the season. In Sunday's 4-1 decision over Alabama, Ruberry assisted on junior Stacy Bishop's goal at 13:22 to put the Gators (6-3-1) ahead 2-0. The reliable center back, who takes free kicks and corner kicks, has started every match this season and is second among the Gators with 787 minutes.
Virginia sophomore forward Kent, Ohio Jess Rostedt scored the game-winning goals as ninth-ranked Virginia’s posted a pair of victories over nationally-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference opponents -- 2-1 over then-No. 10 Wake Forest and 1-0 over No. 22 Duke. Virginia won its first two ACC outings for the fourth consecutive season. Rostedt broke a 1-1 tie with Wake Forest with a breakaway tally in the 74th minute. She took a pass, cut into the penalty area and found the far corner of the net to down Duke in the 79th minute. Rostedt leads the the Cavaleiers (7-2-1) with five goals and 12 points despite playing in only six matches. She missed the first four games playing for the U.S. under-20 women in the world championships in Russia.
Mississippi State junior forward Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Ferguson had a special week. Not only did she score three goals in two games, two of those, including the winner, coming in struggling Mississippi State's stunning 3-2 upset of then-No. 8 Tennessee, she also became the first Bulldog to find net in four straight matches. Ferguson had six goals during her streak. Against Tennessee, her second tally came off a free kick in the 85th minute to sink the Volunteers. Sunday, she gave the Bulldogs (2-7) a shortlived 2-1 lead in a 3-2 loss to Georgia. Ferguson's seven goals are second in the SEC; her 14 points are third.
California-Riverside freshman forward Riverside, Calif. Heidi Garrett, a local product, scored the first two goals of her college career and both were game-winners. On Friday, Garrett broke a scoreless tie in the second sudden-death period, allowing California-Riverside (7-2) to knock No. 24 Fresno State from the national rankings with a 1-0 triumph. The business major followed that two days later by assisting the Jenna Leonti for a 1-0 lead in the second minute against San Jose State. After the Spartans equalized, Garrett scored the decisive tally, putting away a rebound of her own shot in the 50th minute of the 2-1 decision. 2006 Players of the Week September 11 - September 17
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