College Team of the Week 10/19

Connecticut’s Carlos Alvarez And Portland's Michelle Enyeart earned the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week honors for Men’s and Women’s College Soccer this week due to their standout performances.

Enyeart scored 3 goals and added 3 assists in a pair of big wins for the #2 Pilots. The former TopDrawerSoccer.com Rookie of the Season is part of a high-powered offensive cadre for Garrett Smith’s squad. It is her 2nd Player of the Week honor this season.

Alvarez recorded 2 goals and 3 assists as the Huskies won a pair of matches and advanced to #6 in the Men’s Ranking.

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

Paul Ratcliffe’s Stanford women are now 15-0-0 after a pair of road wins in Pac 10 play vs. Oregon State and Oregon. New entries into the ranking, which is a running attempt to project the postseason NCAA Women’s College Tournament field, include Washington State, Colorado College, Bucknell, Texas State, Eastern Washington, Morehead State and Arkansas Pine Bluff.

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 13-0-0 after beating Virginia Tech and Mid-American Conference rival Northern Illinois on the week. Wake Forest, UCLA, Maryland and South Florida all move up in the top 5. New entries to the ranking, which is a running effort to project the postseason NCAA Men’s Tournament field, include South Carolina, Boston College, Missouri State, UNC Wilmington, Dartmouth and Wofford.

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

TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week – October 18

Erin Guthrie, Rutgers - Goalkeeper had 9 saves in a pair of shutout wins for the Scarlet Knights.
Allie Sadow, Wake Forest - Scored a pair of goals in a win for the Demon Deacons over NC State.
Michelle Enyeart, Portland - Scored 3 goals and added 3 assists fo the Pilots in a pair of big wins.
Tiffany McCarty, Florida State - Had 2 goals and 2 assists in The Seminoles’ 5-1 win over Clemson.
Taylor Knaack, Notre Dame - Had 3 goals and 1 assist as the Fighting Irish won a pair of matches.
Becca Thomas, UCF - Scored 3 goals as the Golden Knights won a pair of matches.
Ali Riley, Stanford - Outside back played 180 minutes and aided the attack as Stanford earned 2 shutout wins in key Pac 10 matches.
Sara Jordan, Georgetown - Broke the Hoyas’ career scoring record with a pair of goals in a 2-victory weekend.
Sarah Hagen, Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Scored 3 goals in a pair of wins as the Panthers clinched the Horizon League title.
Hailey Beam, Charlotte - Scored a goal and contributed 4 assists as the 49ers picked up 2 more wins.
Christa Matlack, Bucknell - Scored twice as the Bison beat Navy to take the lead in the Patriot League.

Player of the Week: Michelle Enyeart, Portland

Connecticut's Carlos Alvarez

TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Team of the Week, October 18, 2009

Chris Blais, Michigan - Goalkeeper produced 6 saves as the Wolverines picked up a shutout win over Cincinnati.
Austin Da Luz, Wake Forest - Scored a goal and added 3 assists in the Demon Deacons’ win over NC State.
Charlie Rugg, Boston College - Scored twice and added an assist as the Eagles recorded 2 victories on the week.
Austin Neil, Tulsa - Scored 2 goals and added an assist in Tulsa’s win over UAB.
Sean Alvarado, UCLA - Defender played 180 minutes as the Bruins earned 2 shutout victories, adding a goal to the effort.
Jason Herrick, Maryland - Scored twice in a pair of wins for the Terps.
Carlos Alvarez, Connecticut - Scored 2 goals and added 3 assists as the Huskies picked up 2 wins.
Will Ogden, Villanova - Scored twice as the Wildcats beat DePaul 4-2..
Irving Garcia, UC Irvine - Scored twice as the Anteaters beat UC Riverside 4-2.
Brandon Tarr, Belmont - Scored 2 goals in one win for the Bruins and had the assist on the golden goal in another.
Greg Balicki, Rhode Island - Scored twice and had an assist in the team’s victories.

Player of the Week: Carlos Alvarez, Connecticut