UC San Diego's Natasha Belak-Berger Named Brine/CCAA Player of the Week
10/6/2008 5:38:14 PM
WALNUT CREEK — UC San Diego forward Natasha Belak-Berger has been named the Brine California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Soccer Player of the Week for Sept. 29 – Oct. 5.
Belak-Berger, a senior from Thousand Oaks, Calif., sparked the Tritons to a pair of victories over 12th-ranked Sonoma State and Humboldt State. The two wins moved UC San Diego into a first-place tie with Cal State Dominguez Hills in the CCAA’s South Division.
Belak-Berger made the most over her opportunities as she scored three goals on four shots.
After trailing 1-0 at halftime against the nationally-ranked Seawolves, Belak-Berger scored the equalizer in the 69th minute that forced overtime. She came back to score the game-winner in the second overtime period that gave the Tritons a 2-1 victory.
Belak-Berger came back on Sunday to score another goal in UC San Diego’s 3-0 victory over Humboldt State.
The Tritons are next on the pitch when they on Friday when they travel to Turlock to take on Cal State Stanislaus.
Brine CCAA Women’s Soccer Player of the Week:
Aug. 25-31: Adrienne Sorenson (Cal State Stanislaus); Sept. 1-7: Maryanne Sayles (Cal State Stanislaus); Sept. 8-14: Krista Feer (Cal State San Bernardino); Sept. 15-21: Kayce Brawley (Sonoma State); Sept. 22-28: Alyssa Congdon (Cal State Dominguez Hills); Sept. 29-Oct. 5: Natasha Belak-Berger (UC San Diego).