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Faces in the Crowd
Martina Loncarica
Buenos Aires > Field Hockey
Loncarica, a freshman midfielder at Syracuse, had four goals and two assists in wins over Georgetown and American; she was named Big East offensive player of the week for the third time this season. She leads Division I with 28 assists (1.47 per game) and is sixth in the league with 15 goals (0.75 per game).
Sam Cyr
Makawao, Hawaii > Golf
Cyr, a junior at Point Loma Nazarene University, shot a 60 at the Grand Canyon Fall Invitational in October; he is only the seventh college player—and the first in NAIA history—to do so. The defending NAIA national champion, he helped the U.S. to a 37--23 win at July's USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship.
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Amanda Love
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. > Volleyball
Amanda, a sophomore outside hitter at Southfield High, has 224 aces this season (2.5 per game), which leads the nation, according to MaxPreps; last year she was first with 241. In 17 games last month she had 61 kills, 55 aces and 66 digs.
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Milton Brown
HAVELOCK, N.C. > Football
Brown, a freshman linebacker at Campbell, had three interceptions, returning two for 32- and 99-yard touchdowns, in a 36--27 victory over Carthage College. It was the first win of the season for the Fighting Camels, who resumed their football program this fall after a hiatus of 58 years.
Blake Miller
ST. LOUIS > Soccer
Miller, a freshman forward at West Virginia, scored overtime goals to lead the Mountaineers to consecutive 2--1 wins over Georgetown and Villanova; she was named Big East Conference rookie of the week. She leads the team with nine goals, a school record for a freshman.
Mark Muir and Rocket
LOCUST GROVE, GA. > Disc Dog
Muir, 43, a fire lieutenant in Clayton County, and his four-year-old border collie, Rocket, beat out 39 teams from nine countries to win the USDDN World Frisbee Dog Championships in Cartersville, Ga. The competition included toss-and-fetch and freestyle events.
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