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Tripleheader of Key Conference Matchups Featured in This Week's College Games of the Week

Posted by NSCAA on Oct 29, 2009 in Events 0 Comments

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A triple treat of league action is on the menu in this week's edition of the NSCAA College Game of the Week on Fox Soccer Channel.

A Friday (Oct. 30) doubleheader kicks off with Lafayette (9-5-2) traveling to Bucknell (13-4-0) to battle for the No. 2 spot in the Patriot League men's standings in an 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT kickoff at Emmitt Field at Holmes Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa.

Lafayette is fresh off a 1-0 home shutout of Columbia. Senior goalkeeper Phillip Nelson was credited with his league-leading eighth clean sheet of the season, while junior B.J. Glenn, the Leopards' top scorer, notched the contest's lone tally. Bucknell captured a 2-0 victory at New Jersey Tech in its last outing. Senior forward Conor O'Brien, a 2009 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List member, leads the Patriot League in scoring with 10 goals and 27 points. This will mark the 60th all-time meeting in the series, with Bucknell holding a 27-25-7 edge.

Immediately following the Patriot League tilt is a women's Pacific-10 Conference showdown featuring cross-town rivals No. 18 Southern California (12-5-0) and No. 3 UCLA (14-2-1) at Drake Stadium in Westwood, Calif. Kickoff is set for 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

USC was victorious in its last game, a 1-0 home shutout victory against Oregon. Alyssa Davila, the Women of Troy's top scorer, registered the game-winner. UCLA heads into the tilt after a 3-0 victory over Oregon State. Sydney Leroux, one of three Bruins named to the 2009 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List (along with Lauren Cheney and Lauren Barnes), leads the team with 15 goals. UCLA holds an 18-3-1 series lead. The Bruins also will put the nation's longest home unbeaten streak (62 games) on the line.

The tripleheader concludes with a Sunday (Nov. 1) West Coast Conference women's battle between Santa Clara (12-5-1) and No. 2 Portland (16-1-0) at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.

Portland heads into the contest on a nine-game winning streak, including an 8-0 defeat of San Francisco earlier this week. In that game, forward Danielle Foxhoven, the Pilots' leading scorer, scored four goals and added an assist. She now has 21 goals on the campaign. The Broncos topped Loyola Marymount, 1-0, in their last game. Santa Clara's leading scorer is Jordan Angeli, who has 15 points this season. The Broncos hold a slim 14-12-2 lead in the all-time series, but the Pilots have won seven straight, including a 3-0 victory last season.

Check your local cable or satellite listings for the channel in your area that airs Fox Soccer Channel. View the entire 2009 NSCAA College Game of the Week schedule here.

Catch the weekly NCAA Division I Men's and Women's highlight and review shows exclusively on the NSCAA's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/nscaa).

Watch the latest Mondo Coaches Interview with North Carolina women's coach Anson Dorrance here.

The NSCAA is pleased to announce that Mondo, manufacturer of the Mondoturf artificial turf system and the patented Ecofill Star infill, is one of the newest sponsors of the NSCAA College Game of the Week on FSC. Mondo is now the Official Turf Company of the NSCAA, and it will sponsor the NSCAA/Mondoturf Coach of the Year Awards at the NSCAA Convention. In addition, Mondo will sponsor the in-game interviews with the coaches during each College Game of the Week broadcast.

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