Mavs Sweep RMAC Player of the Week Honors
Christina Pauley / Madeline Gray Named Offense / Defense Player of the Week
(September 4, 2007)

The undefeated Mesa State women's soccer team was rewarded for its outstanding play this past weekend sweeping the RMAC weekly honors. Senior forward Christina Pauley and freshman goalkeeper Madeline Gray were named RMAC Offense and Defense Player of the Week respectively.

Pauley (Santa Ynez, CA) scored the game winning goal in overtime against the University of South Dakota to help the Mavericks remain undefeated at 4-0-1. She scored what proved to be the game-winning goal against Minnestoa-Duluth on Friday, which came on a header in the first 2:18 of the game. Against Adams State on Aug. 29, she scored two goals, including the game-winning goal in the first half.

In three games, she scored four goals and the game-winning goal in each game. She leads the Mavs in points (11), shots (14), shots on goal (11), and is tied for the team lead in goals (four) with Lauren Sell.

Madeline Gray (Redmond, WA) helped the Mavericks defeat Adams State, 6-1 in Alamosa on Wednesday (8/29). MSC returned home to host Minn. - Duluth and South Dakota over the weekend and Gray started both games earning two victories, including a combined shutout over MN. - Duluth, 4-0. In the net for the entire game against South Dakota (94 minutes), she allowed one goal and recorded 5 saves.

She leads the keepers in minutes played (256:21), goals against average (0.35), games played (5) and saves (14).

MSC will travel to the front range this weekend to play Regis University and Metro State.

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