Date Posted: 10/15/2007

MACON, Ga. – On Friday, Kennesaw State faced Belmont in a battle of two teams that started 4-0 in A-Sun play. After a scoreless first half, KSU’s Caitlin Dingle deposited her ninth goal of season sparking the Owls to a 3-0 victory. Two days later, she tallied her second hat trick in the last three weeks as the Owls blitzed Lipscomb 5-0. Dingle ran away with the Player of the Week award, her third of the season (She won for the week of September 10 and shared the honor with Jacksonville’s Keri Zwikker on October 1). With the award, Dingle becomes the first A-Sun student athlete to win three offensive Player of the Week awards since Gardner-Webb’s Leeanna Woodworth pulled off the feat in 2004.

Dingle has been an offensive force throughout the conference season. She has scored eight goals in the Owls’ six games, including her two three-goal performances. She shares the lead in points per game in A-Sun play with teammate Annie Phillips at 3.0 PPG. On the season, she moved into second in the A-Sun in scoring with 29 points, and took over the points per game lead from Zwikker. Dingle’s average of 2.23 PPG edges out Zwikker’s 2.14 PPG.

Prior to this weekend, ETSU freshman Rachel Van Horn made her first 10 collegiate appearances as a forward and recorded a goal and two assists. However, injuries forced Van Horn into net for both games this weekend and she responded with a shutout against Gardner-Webb and allowed just one goal in a tie against Campbell, helping the Buccaneers extend their unbeaten streak to three games and moving up from the bottom of the A-Sun standings to eighth. Van Horn wins the first A-Sun defensive Player of the Week award in program history.

On Friday, Van Horn, the Thousand Oaks, Calif. native, turned away five shots in picking up the Buccaneers’ fourth shutout of the season. Two days later against Campbell, Van Horn finally allowed a goal after almost 180 of scoreless net-minding. She allowed the tying goal in the 90th minute, but preserved the tie.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is a 12-member league committed to Building Winners for Life, with a focus on academic and athletic integrity and a balance between the two for the student-athlete, and maintaining a high level of sportsmanship. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun encompasses six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun consists of some of the most dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.

Other Top Performers

Sarah Keyser, GWU (So. - MF - Boonsoboro, Md. - Undeclared) -- Netted the game-winning goal against USC Upstate and dished out an assist minutes later in Gardner-Webb’s 2-0 win.

Jordan Monty, ETSU (So. - MF - Mesquite, Texas - Undeclared) -- Scored game-winning goal against Gardner-Webb; scored goal against Campbell; leads ETSU in goals, shots and points.

Samantha Spradley, UPST (Jr. - GK - Fayetteville, Ga. - Art Education) -- Enjoyed best week at Upstate this past week, leading team to 1-0 win over Campbell for Upstate's first-ever A-Sun Conference win.

Keri Zwikker, JU (Jr. - F - Woodstock, Ontario - Exercise Science) -- Despite being the main focus of Florida Gulf Coast, Zwikker still scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 85th minute.

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