Date Posted: 11/5/2007

MACON, Ga. – Stetson’s Sarah Stock and Gardner-Webb’s Sarah Wyszynski came up with timely plays for their teams to earn the final Atlantic Sun Conference Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors as announced by the league office.

Stock lifted the Hatters into the postseason with her Golden Goal two minutes into overtime. Stetson twice held the lead versus upstart Florida Gulf Coast in their regular season finale with a postseason berth on the line, but Amber McCall answered twice for the Eagles to force overtime. In the extra session, Stock made Senior Day one to remember by depositing the game-winner in the net in front of the home crowd. The Deltona, Fla., native recorded her eighth goal of the season and climbed to third in career points at Stetson with 53. A loss would have eliminated the Hatters from postseason consideration. Stock majors in Biology and will lead the No. 5 seed Hatters into a first round match-up with No. 4 ETSU in the opening round of the 2007 Atlantic Sun Championship on Wednesday.

Wyszynski stopped five shots in Gardner-Webb’s 1-0 shutout of Campbell. The junior did her part in leading the Bulldogs to a victory they had to have to keep their slim postseason hopes alive. However, after Stock’s overtime strike, GWU saw their regular season end. The Wilbraham, Mass., native majors in Sports Management.

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
Amber McCall, FGCU (So. – MF – Ft. Myers, Fla. – Undecided) – Twice scored game-tying goals in overtime loss at Stetson.
Annie Phillips, KSU (Sr. – F – Savannah, Ga. – Exercise & Health Science) – Scored a goal and added an assist in KSU’s 2-1 win over Mercer to clinch back-to-back regular season titles.
Sarah Keyser, GWU (So. – MF – Boonesboro, Md. – Undecided) – Tallied game-winner in 1-0 win over Campbell that kept Gardner-Webb in postseason hunt.

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