Stanford's Press Named Pac-10 Player of the Week

Stanford Sr. Forward Christen Press was named PAC-10 Player of the Week this past week for her efforts against Hawaii, as she scored two goals to lead the Cardinal to a 6-2 victory over the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu this past weekend.

The Palos Verdes Estates, CA native also tallied an assist as she connected with Sr. Forward Kelly O'Hara who scored a breakaway goal in the fifth minute of the second half. Press scored her two goals in a 5 minute span to secure the win for Stanford. Press was Stanford's leading scorer a year ago. With her two goals over the weekend, Press is now ranked #9 among Stanford's all-time leading scorers with 26 goals. With her assist on O'Hara's goal, Press is now ranked #8 on the school's all-time career assist list with 18.

Press continued her scoring ways on Sunday against San Diego St. The Cardinal found themselves down by two goals, but Press and Sophomore MF Teresa Novala each scored twice and Sr. Forward Kelly O'Hara scored to give the Cardinal a come from behind 5-2 victory over the Lady Aztecs. Press now has a total of 28 goals all-time.

Christen Press was one of 24 players called to the US U-23 Training Camp back in June. She scored a goal against an Irish select team during the U-23 team's two-game tour of Ireland and N. Ireland. She was formerly part of the US U-20 Player Pool.

It appears that if Christen Press continues to perform as she is doing, she has a great chance of being on the US National Team when the FIFA Women's World Cup comes around two years from now.