Tulane's Asia Simons was named to the Soccer America Women's National Team of the Week, for the period ending Oct. 12, after scoring three goals on three shots in home wins over USF and UAB last week. The Green Wave, which sits atop the Conference USA standings, travels to Memphis and TCU this weekend, while second place DePaul will try to keep pace when it hosts Cincinnati and Louisville. Meanwhile East Carolina, USF and UAB all play non-conference tilts in addition to league action this weekend. Read about this and the latest news in the C-USA Women's Soccer Notebook.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSIVE
Kim Miles, Jr., Midfielder
Charlotte

Miles scored a pair of goals to assist Charlotte in back-to-back C-USA home wins over DePaul and Saint Louis. Against the Blue Demons, Miles provided the insurance goal for the 49ers in the 85th minute to help Charlotte to a 3-1 victory. In a 2-1 win over SLU, she put Charlotte on the board first in the 40th minute, connecting on a lofting shot from 20 yards.

DEFENSIVE
Katie Bissen, Jr., Goalkeeper
Marquette

Bissen posted consecutive shutouts to lead the Golden Eagles to road wins at Cincinnati (2-0) and Louisville (1-0) in Conference USA play last weekend. In the match against the Bearcats, Bissen made five saves. She followed that performance with four saves against Louisville. Bissen is tied for first in the league with five shutouts.

NEWS & NOTES

Simons Earns National Honors – Tulane’s ASIA SIMONS was named to the Soccer America and College Soccer News Teams of the Week for the period ending Oct. 12.

Simons led Tulane to Conference USA victories over USF (2-1) and UAB (4-3 OT), vaulting the Green Wave to the top of the league standings with three goals on three shots.

Record Setting – Tulane tied a pair of school records with last weekend’s 2-0 showing. The Green Wave tied the program’s marks for wins in a season (9) and consecutive victories (5), set in 2001 and 1999, respectively. During its current five-match winning streak, Tulane has outscored its opposition 13-7.

Working Overtime – East Carolina has played four double-overtime contests this season, the most in program history. Prior to this year, the Pirates had just twice played two double overtime games in a season (1999 and 2001). ECU’s four overtime matches also are the most in a season for the Pirates surpassing the previous high of three, achieved in 1999 and 2001.

Tough at Home – After six straight road matches Saint Louis returns to Herrmann Stadium, where the Billiken defensive unit has been tough this season, not allowing a goal with a current single-season school record 465 consecutive shutout minutes at home. The Billikens will put that streak on the line when they entertain Louisville this Friday.

On Pace – With its next victory this season, DePaul will match the program total for wins in a season with 10, which the Blue Demons set last season. Should DePaul collect its 10th win in its next match, it will have done so in 16th contests. Last season, the Blue Demons did not reach this plateau until their 18th match of the year.

Fire Away – In Southern Miss’ 9-0 victory over Jackson State on Oct. 5, the Golden Eagles set a Conference USA record for shots in a single match with 61. USM’s mark eclipses the previous one set by UAB in a 5-0 win over Tennessee Tech in 1996.

Crandell On Hermann Watch List - Charlotte forward COURTNEY CRANDELL has been named to the 2003 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Award First Watch List. The M.A.C.’s Hermann Trophy is college soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy and represents the highest level of individual achievement in the sport.

Last season, the Des Moines, Iowa-native led the 49ers to a school record 16 wins and the 2002 Conference USA regular-season crown by scoring a league record 21 goals and 50 points. Crandell, who became the first player in conference women’s soccer history to claim both the league’s Player and Freshman of the Year awards for the same season in 2002 and this season’s league preseason player of the year.

C-USA HONOR ROLL

MEGHAN MCCALLION – EAST CAROLINA
McCallion continued her impressive play this weekend scoring one goal on nine shots in a pair of ties last weekend against Saint Louis and DePaul. Her game-tying goal in the 81st minute against Saint Louis was her ninth of the season, which ranks her second in C-USA for goals scored.

PENNY PERROTT – EAST CAROLINA
Perrott scored a goal and anchored the ECU defensive unit that allowed two goals in ties with Saint Louis and DePaul last weekend.
NIKKI HAWKINS - HOUSTON
Hawkins scored the game-winning goal in Houston's 1-0 win over Memphis on Oct. 12. She continues to lead Houston in all offensive categories, including goals (5), points (12), shots on goal (13), game-winning goals (2) and assists (2).

SARAH WEBSTER - HOUSTON
Webster recorded a season-high 12 saves in Houston's 1-0 shutout win over Memphis on Oct. 12. Her 12 saves on Oct. 12 are the most by a Cougar goalie since Susan Barra registered 13 against UTEP on Sept. 1, 2000.

ANNE IODER – MARQUETTE
Ioder scored the lone goal in MU's win over Louisville and had an assist on the match-winning goal in the Golden Eagles’ victory over Cincinnati as Marquette went 2-0 in weekend action. For the season, Ioder has five points on a goal and three assists.

YUIKO KONNO – MEMPHIS
The Tigers' top scorer paved the way for a pair of victories this past week with three goals and an assist. Konno netted the game-winner on a penalty kick in a 3-1 victory over UT-Martin and also had her first assist of the season. In a 5-1 victory over Alabama A&M, Konno became the first Memphis women’s soccer player to score two goals in a match this season. She
leads the team in goals (7) and points (15).

JESSI MOORE – TCU
Moore scored TCU’s first two goals in a 3-2 win over Houston last Friday. With Houston leading 1-0, she scored the tying goal and two minutes later notched the go-ahead goal, giving TCU a 2-1 lead.

RACHEL THOMPSON – TULANE
Thompson scored scored the game-winner in the Wave's 2-1 win over USF. In Sunday's game, Thompson scored the Wave's third goal in the team's 4-3 win over UAB.

ASIA SIMONS – TULANE
Simons recorded three goals on the weekend to help lift the Green Wave to a pair of wins over Conference USA foes South Florida and UAB. The Wave's organizing central defender, Simons took just three shots on the weekend and scored on all three.

TARA KIDWELL – UAB
Kidwell scored three goals in two matches over the weekend, including a two-goal performance against Tulane (4-3 loss) on Sunday. She scored a key goal against Southern Miss (3-0 win) on Friday night in a match where UAB finished with 27 shots.

BRIANA MCCARTY – UAB
McCarty anchored the Blazers' defense in a 3-0 shutout victory at Southern Miss last Friday. She helped the Blazer defense hold the Golden Eagles without a shot during the first half.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Each week, an offensive and defensive player of the week was selected by a vote of the league’s head coaches.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
S2 Meghan McCallion, So., F, ECU
Jessica Traver, Fr., F, TUL
S8 Carolyn Klopp, Sr., MF/F, MAR
Julianne Sitch, So., F, DPU
S15 Nikki Hawkins, Jr., MF, HOU
Lindsay Morris, Jr., F, TUL
S22 Julianne Sitch, So., MF/F, DPU
Jill Knottek, Sr., F, UAB
S29 Julianne Sitch, So., MF/F, DPU
O6 Christie Cigno, So., MF, SLU

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
S2 Leah Peterson, Fr., D, TUL
S8 Katie Bissen, Jr, GK, MAR
S15 Penny Perrott, Sr., D, ECU
S22 Kara Kornfeld, Jr., B, SLU
S29 Megan Morey, So., GK, TUL
O6 Anny Lucier, Sr., B, SLU

NATIONAL HONORS
In addition to the C-USA Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, league players are occasionally honored for their outstanding performances throughout the season by Soccer America and Soccer Buzz. Track those accolades here.

Soocer America Team of the Week
S23 Kara Kornfeld, B, SLU
O15 Asia Simons, D, TUL

Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week
S9 Julianne Sitch, MF/F, DPU
S23 Julianne Sitch, MF/F, DPU
O6 Anny Lucier, D, SLU