Sept. 2, 2008

UCF junior forward Yvonne George and UTEP freshman goalkeeper Chandra Morden-Bednar were named the C-USA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. for matches through Sept. 1. George was credited with the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over No. 19 Florida, then assisted on a game-winner against Hartford for her third career honor. UTEP's rookie keeper posted a pair of shutouts to help the Miners improve to 3-0-0, their best start since 2005.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yvonne George, UCF
Junior, Forward, Winter Springs, Fla.
George started all three matches for the Knights last week, as they went 2-1-0 with two of those matches against teams ranked in the Top 20. George scored the game-winner in a 1-0 road win at No. 19 Florida Friday. The junior scored in the 84th minute on a one-on-one with the keeper. Two days later, George set up the game-winner against Hartford as Becca Thomas scored with five minutes left for a 1-0 win over the Hawks in UCF's home opener. This is her third career C-USA Player of the Week honor.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Chandra Morden-Bednar, UTEP
Freshman, GK, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Morden-Bednar recorded consecutive shutouts to help lead UTEP to a 3-0-0 start and the 11th-Annual Miners Classic title over the weekend. She made six saves, including four stops in a 1-0 win against Texas State on Friday. Against the Bobcats, two of the stops were of the point-blank variety, while another was made while using perfect technique to punch a shot over the net. For an encore, she registered two saves while flying off her line twice to secure potentially dangerous through balls in a 1-0 victory against Louisiana-Lafayette. At 3-0-0, the Miners are off to their best start since 2005.