Gophers Move Up 1, Lopez Player of the Week

#2 posting 9.9.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10 NEWS
Allyson Karaba of Michigan State was named Big 10 Defensive Player of the Week.

Erica Short of Indiana was named Big 10 Offensive Player of the Week.

The weekly Big 10 weekly press release lists MVP five players.

Meet the five new Penn State players. The PSU 5 do a Q&A.

Purdue is headed to Utah this weekend.

AWARDS
North Dakota State Freshman Jennifer Lopez (DGF) was named Summit player of the week.

POLLS
Minnesota moved up one spot to #11, Wisconsin falls to #14, Colorado State checks in at #17.

THIS WEEK
It will be the battle of Colorado as Colorado State faces Colorado on Wednesday.

Marshall hosts Morehead State today.

North Dakota will look for a school record 9th win in a row to open the season when they face Mayville State on Wednesday.

North Dakota State heads for New Orleans for the Tulane tournament.

Washington State hosts Gonzaga on Wednesday and then hosts a tournament over the weekend.

LAST WEEK
ALL TOURNAMENT
North Dakota's Megan Langseth (Alexandria) and Lindsay Vortherms (Windom) were named to the all tournament team at 2008 Border Olympics.

D2
LAST NIGHT
Upper Iowa beat William Penn in five. Shea Meyermann (Camanche, IA) had 21 kills for UIU.

LAST WEEKEND
UM Crookston did not win a match in their own tournament last weekend. From the Crookston Times.

D3
AWARDS
St. Thomas' Katie McCaffrey (Fort Collins, CO) has been named MIAC Offensive player of the week.

Gustavus' Emily Klein (Red Wing) has been named MIAC Setter/Libero player of the week.

LAST WEEKEND
Bethany Lutheran was 1-3 in the River Falls Tournament last weekend.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WEEKEND RESULTS
Williston State beat NDSCS in a fiver. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

Rochester won their own tournament. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Next up: Later today.