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Show Monday Sports Briefs Minor League Baseball on campus Schott earns West Conference Defensive player of the week •••- NAPERVILLE. 111. - Utah Valley senior goalkeeper Mallory Schott has been named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. Schott has helped Hie Wolverines (3-0) get off to the best start in school history after a 2-1 overtime win over Texas State last Saturday. The Vancouver, Washington native finished the week with eight saves while playing every minute in goal for UVU during the week. The Wolverines scored two exciting overtime wins last week, defeating Northern Colorado 3-2 before coming from behind to force extra time against Texas State when Adrienne Schneider scored the game-winner. Houston Baptist's Ana Viscarielio earned Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight time. Freshman Josh McCabe UVU's first-ever GWC player of the week McCabe finished fourth overall at the Idaho State Invitational on A u g . 30, 2008. Utah Valley cross country runner freshman Joshua McCabe was named the first-ever Great West Conference Runner of the Week on Sept. 3. McCabe, a true freshman from Springvillc. Utah (Timpview H.S.). led the way for the Wolverines at the Idaho State Invitational finishing fourth overall with a time of 19:32.2 in the 6K race held in Pocatello, Idaho on Aug. 30. McCabe helped lead UVU Men's Cross Country to a second place finish overall. With the award, McCabe became the first ever recipient of a Great West Conference Cross Country Athlete of the Week Award. Fantasy football basics actual NFL playoffs. Fantasy Football is a way for you to be the head So, you keep hearing about this fantasy football coach and to put your footstuff, huh? Want to know ball expertise to the test. what everyone is talking Even if the only football about? 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But don't be surgo to the playoffs which in prised if you're watching actuality are weeks 15, 16 a boring Bills vs. Dolphins and 17 of the actual NFL game because your team season, since not all of depends on it. your players will be in the DAVID FULLMER Senior goalkeeper is 3-0 on the year Sept. 9 , 2 0 0 8 September 15, 2008 B 7 MATT BEAUDIN If you're a sports fan on the campus of UVU, you should be well aware of what has been taking place on the university baseball field all summer. But if you were born in a barn, here's what you've been missing. Not only has the Utah Valley community been fortunate enough to have a Minor League baseball team playing nearby, it has one of the best and most consistent teams to boot. The Orem Owlz are winners of three of the last four Pioneer League championships, a feat impressive at any level of competition. A solid team generally consists of solid players, and Orem has plenty to choose from. Pioneer League MVP Roberto Lopez has been tearing up the diamond alt summer long. He has consistently batted right around Dave Iba/ UVU Review As a team the Owlz are batting .299 for the season, best in the Pioneer League. .400 for the entire season to go along with 14 home runs and just over 70 RBIs. Keep in mind that these numbers are not collected over 162 games like in Major League, but in just over 70 as a part of the Angels rookie league system. Batting just behind Lopez and with nearly equal numbers is Luis Jimenez. The third baseman/designated hitter has collected 15 home runs and just under 70 RBI's while batting around .330. Opposing pitchers have to pick their poison. If that's not enough production at the plate, right fielder Angel Cabrerra has chipped in with 14 homers of his own and nearly 50 runs batted in. This is all without former first baseman Gabe Jacobo, whose offensive numbers were on pace to be to be on par with Lopez before being called up. Mix the prowess at the plate with the dynamic pitching of Jayson Miller, who led the league in ERA, and you've got quite a team. It's no wonder that the Owlz are again in position to win the Pioneer League. And it's ultimately a testament to the winning ways of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Schedule WOMEN'S SOCCER VS. WYOMING Sept. 19 4:00 p.m. VS. UC DAVISi Sept. 21 11:00 a.m. VOLLEYBALL REAL SALT LAKE AT WASHINGTON STATE AT UTAH STATE vs Civas USA Sept. 19 Sept. 16 7:00 p.m. Pulman, Washington 7:00 p.m. MT 7:00 p.m. Sept. 20 we know. breakfast at Participating McDonald's*, i'mlovtn'ir |