Slippery Rock University lineman Joe Phillips was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in The Rock's 31-21 win over Indiana (Pa.) University Saturday.

Phillips registered three sacks, 4.5 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception.

SRU finished with eight sacks and four interceptions on the day.

Seneca Valley graduate Alx Bilka assisted on a goal to help Penn State Behrend beat Mt. Aloysius 5-1 in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Saturday in Cresson, Pa.Butler graduate Taylor Troyan made three stops in net for the Lions (13-4-1, 7-2).

Mississippi's first loss dropped the Rebels four spots to No. 7 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll and left Mississippi State, Florida State, Alabama and Auburn in the top four as the College Football Playoff selection committee prepares its first rankings.No. 1 Mississippi State (46 first-place votes) and No. 2 Florida State (14) are the only unbeaten team left in the Big Five conferences.Alabama, which lost 23-17 at Ole Miss earlier this month, moved up a spot, as did No. 4 Auburn, No. 5 Oregon and No. 6 Notre Dame.

HAINAN ISLAND, China — South Africa's Lee-Anne Pace won the rain-shortened Blue Bay LPGA on Monday for her first LPGA Tour title and second worldwide victory in nine days.Four strokes ahead with five holes left when play was suspended Sunday because of darkness, Pace finished off a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory over Germany's Caroline Masson.

CHESTER — Abby Wambach scored four goals and the World Cup-bound United States beat Costa Rica 6-0 on Sunday night for its fifth CONCACAF Women's Championship title.Wambach has 18 goals in World Cup qualifying, breaking Michelle Akers' team record of 17. Wambach already has the career record for goals with 177.