Monmouth’s RJ Allen and Penn State’s Danielle Toney (pictured on front) are this week’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Players of the Week in honor of their efforts on the field.

Toney scored 3 times in a pair of victories for the Nittany Lions. Allen scored twice, added an assist and helped the Hawks to a pair of shutout victories as a defender.

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 19-0-0 after two more victories in Pac 10 play vs. Arizona and Arizona State. The ranking is a running attempt to project the postseason NCAA Tournament field.

Most of the top teams in the women’s ranking retain their position, with Florida State and USC among the few suffering losses.

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 16-0-0 after beating Penn State. Upward movers in the ranking this week include North Carolina, UC Santa Barbara, Louisville, Duke and Monmouth. New entries to this week’s ranking include Michigan State, Cleveland State, Old Dominion, Creighton, Bucknell and Sacramento State.

The ranking is a running attempt to project the postseason NCAA Tournament field.

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


TopDrawerSoccer.com Women’s Team of the Week – November 1

Kelsey Davis, Portland - Recorded 4 saves in a shutout victory over Santa Clara
Casey Nogueira, North Carolina - Scored a pair of goals in the Tar Heels’ 3-0 win over Clemson
Danielle Toney, Penn State - Scored 3 goals in 2 wins for the Nittany Lions
Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame - Scored a hat trick in the Fighting Irish’s Big East Tournament quarterfinal win over South Florida
Carlee Payne, BYU - Scored a goal and added 3 assists as the Cougars won twice
Courtney Whidden, UCF - Had a goal and an assist as UCF won its 9th straight match
Brittney Lyman, Colorado College - Scored a school-record 5 goals in a win over UTEP
Kelsey Miller, Dayton - Played 180 minutes in central defense as the Flyers’ recorded a pair of shutout victories
Malorie Rutledge, LSU - Scored a goal and added 3 assists in the Tigers’ win over Arkansa(w)
Sinead Farrelly, Virginia - Scored twice as the Cavaliers picked up a pair of important wins
Dylan Jordan, Mississippi - Scored twice as the Rebels won a pair of SEC contests

Player of the Week: Danielle Toney, Penn State

RJ Allen, Monmouth

TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Team of the Week, November 1

Tyler Picard, Dayton - Goalkeeper recorded 2 shutout victories and 8 saves, including a key stop of a PK against Charlotte
Teal Bunbury, Akron - Scored twice in #1 Akron’s win over Penn State
Conor Chinn, San Francisco - Scored a hat trick in the Dons’ victory over Loyola Marymount
Alex Dixon, North Carolina - Scored a hat trick in the Tar Heels’ win over Stetson
Michael Boxall, UC Santa Barbara - Rock-solid defensive work as the Gauchos posted 2 shutout wins
Freddie Braun, Louisville - Scored 2 goals and added an assist as the Cardinals rolled to 2 wins
Ryan Finley, Duke - Scored a goal and added 3 assists in 2 wins for the Blue Devils
RJ Allen, Monmouth - Defender recorded 2 goals and added an assist while aiding a defense that posted 2 shutout victories
Daniel Roberts, UNC Wilmington - Had a goal and an assist as the Seahawks earned a pair of wins
Nane Joseph, Old Dominion - Scored a goal and added 2 assists as the Monarchs won twice
Donnie Smith, Charlotte - Scored twice in the 49ers 3-2 win over Xavier

Player of the Week: RJ Allen, Monmouth