Oct. 8, 2007

UCF sophomore midfielder Yvonne George and UTEP senior goalkeeper Jessica Salvi were named the Conference USA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, for the week ending Oct. 7. In the opening weekend of conference play, both led their respective teams to a pair of wins for a 2-0-0 start.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Yvonne George, UCF
Sophomore, MF, Winter Springs, Fla.
George recorded a pair of game-winners for UCF as the Knights opened C-USA play with a 2-0-0 record. George scored the winning goal with only 58 seconds left in the second overtime against an East Carolina team that had strung together seven straight shutouts earlier in the season for a 1-0 UCF victory over the Pirates. Two days earlier, George tallied UCF's first goal in the 14th minute by picking up a rebound off of her initial shot and the Knights defeated Marshall, 4-0. The two goals gave her five on the season (three game-winners). This is her second C-USA Player of the Week honor.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jessica Salvi, UTEP
Senior, Goalkeeper, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Salvi was on top of her game, allowing just one goal in 180 minutes, to help lead the Miners to a 2-0 start in conference play for the first time since 2003. She registered nine stops against preseason C-USA favorite SMU en route to securing her third shutout of the year. Three of the chances for the Mustangs were within five yards, but Salvi was up to the task. Against Tulsa, Salvi made four saves, all in the second half, to help UTEP hold off the upstart Golden Hurricane squad. This is Salvi's first Player of the Week honor this season and second of her career.