Akron, Stanford retain #1 spot in Tournament ranking

Villanova’s Katie Ryan and UC Irvine’s Irving Garcia earned the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week honors for Men’s and Women’s College Soccer this week due to their standout performances. Ryan scored a pair of goals and added two assists as the #34 Wildcats won two Big East matches, while Garcia scored 3 goals and added an assist in wins for the #27 Anteaters over New Mexico and Cal State Northridge.

Meanwhile in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Tournament 64 and 48 National Ranking, the Akron Zips men and the Stanford Cardinal women retain their #1 rankings, remaining unbeaten and untied on the 2009 season.

Paul Ratcliffe’s Stanford women are now 13-0-0 after a pair of road wins in Pac 10 play vs. Oregon State and Oregon. Portland, North Carolina and UCLA each move up one spot and Florida State drops to #5 after a loss to ACC foe Wake Forest. New entries into the ranking, which is a running attempt to project the postseason NCAA Women’s College Tournament field, include Villanova, Colorado, San Diego, Hofstra, Penn State, Illinois State, Monmouth, Loyola (MD), Liberty and Sacramento State.

Click here to see the complete Tournament 64 Women’s College Soccer Ranking.

On the men’s side, Caleb Porter’s Akron program remains undefeated at 11-0-0 after beating UIC and Western Michigan on the week. The remainder of the ranking list is noticeably static compared to previous week’s, but William & Mary(m) of the CAA re-enters the ranking after a three-week absence. New arrivals include William & Mary, St. Mary's, Elon, American, Marshall and New Hampshire.

Click here to see the complete Tournament 48 Men’s College Soccer Ranking.

TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week – October 11.

Kristin Olsen, USC - Goalkeeper had 6 saves in a pair of shutout wins for the Women of Troy
Morgan Marlborough, Nebraska - Scored a hat trick in the Cornhuskers’ 5-2 win over Oklahoma
Danielle Foxhoven, Portland - Scored four goals for the Pilots in a 7-0 win over Gonzaga, earning a repeat place on the Team of the Week
Jill Hutchinson, Wake Forest - Scored twice in the Demon Deacons’ 3-0 win over Florida State
Lauren Cheney, UCLA - Scored twice as the Bruins picked up a pair of Pac 10 wins
Katie Ryan, Villanova - 2 goals and 2 assists as the Wildcats won 2 matches
Lindsay Taylor, Stanford - 2 goals and 3 assists as the Cardinal win a pair of matches.
Kat Sheeleigh, Harvard - Scored 3 goals in 2 matches as the Crimson won twice
Sarah Hagen, Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Scored 5 goals in a pair of lopsided wins for the Panthers
Erika Tymrak, Florida - Recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in a pair of Gator wins
Alex Morgan, California - Scored twice as the Golden Bears picked up a pair of wins
 
Player of the Week: Katie Ryan, Villanova

Irving Garcia, UC Irvine

TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Team of the Week, October 11, 2009

Sam Hayden, UC Santa Barbara - Goalkeeper produced 9 saves as the Gauchos picked up a pair of shutout victories
Tony Cascio, Connecticut - Scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Huskies’ 4-0 win over Providence
Sam Arthur, South Carolina - Scored 2 goals and added an assist in a 3-2 win over Furman
Khalil Johnson, Campbell - Scored a hat trick in 28 minutes against USC Upstate as the Camels won
Isaac Kissi, Dayton - The senior from Ghana scored a hat trick in the Flyers’ 4-0 win over Rhode Island
Jeff Cosgriff, California - Scored a hat trick in the Golden Bears’ 4-1 win over Oregon State
Anthony Ampaipitakwon, Akron - Scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Zips’ 4-0 win over Western Michigan
Zack Schilawski, Wake Forest - Scored a goal and added 2 assists as Wake recorded a win and a draw on the week
Adam Gross, Charlotte - Recorded 2 goals and 2 assists in the 49ers 6-0 win over George Washington
Irving Garcia, UC Irvine - Picked up 3 goals and an assist as the Anteaters won two matches
Ronnie Bouemboue, NC State - Scored his ACC-leading 6th goal in overtime as the Wolfpack beat Duke

Player of the Week: Irving Garcia, UC Irvine