The number of saves a goalkeeper makes isnt necessarily an indication of the quality of her performance. A goalkeeper can change a game without making a save or prove mediocre while making a lot.So, yes, USC redshirt senior Sammy Jo Prudhomme is espnWs national player of the week after she made 17 saves in shutouts away from home against Georgia and Auburn. She set a career high with nine saves against the Bulldogs on Friday at a tournament hosted by Auburn; her seven second-half saves equaled her previous career best for an entire game. Then she nearly matched her new standard with eight saves Sunday against Auburn, USCs second shutout win in eight days against a ranked opponent (the Trojans blanked Pepperdine on Aug. 28).But it isnt just the quantity of saves that earns her top billing. It is a weekends worth of quality for a team that not coincidentally has designs on rearranging the Pac-12 hierarchy.If the game against Georgia was Prudhommes starring role -- USC coach Keidane McAlpine said she made difficult saves look easy -- on a day when the 3-0 USC win might not have been an accurate reflection of the competition, then the clean sheet against Auburn was a subtle masterpiece of supporting acting.In truth, most of her saves against the Tigers were routine, easy saves she didnt make look difficult, to rearrange McAlpines description. The best came early in the second half, USC ahead by a goal in a back-and-forth game. With her team in transition after a USC miscue, Auburns Kristen Dodson played a fantastic bending ball from the right side that curled behind the back line and into the path of teammate Ellie Leek. With no help near, Prudhomme took a step out to cut down the shooters angle, dived to her left and pushed away the ball.She later pushed a shot over the bar, and there was a first-half blast off the crossbar that she had covered had its trajectory been any lower. But this wasnt Tim Howard under siege against Belgium in the World Cup. In her second season on the field for USC after transferring from Oregon State, Prudhomme can be a shot-stopper; it just isnt her only skill.The quality of the performance against Auburn was as much in the way she read a pass, bolted off her line in the fourth minute and claimed a ball before it could become a shot that needed saving. Or the way she met a corner minutes later, assertively turning the set piece into an afterthought. It was the way the defenders in front of her calmly played the ball back to her feet, confident in her as an outlet against defensive pressure.It wasnt the best game of her life. It might not have been her best game of the weekend. But it was a composed, mature demonstration that anchored a win on the road against a ranked opponent. If it is the saves we most often notice from goalkeepers, Prudhomme made plenty. They just arent the only reason she is the player of the week. Vans Old Skool Saldi . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Vans Old Skool Vendita Online . PETERSBURG, Fla. http://www.oldskooloutlet.it/ . Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners. Three people were killed and more than 260 injured, including at least 16 who lost limbs. Vans Old Skool Outlet Italia . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. 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Those who are consistently ranked among the top 50 in the world dont have to worry about their spots in the Masters, U.S. Open, Open or PGA Championship, but the rest of the games players fight and scratch to earn those spots.And that is why a decision van Zyl made this summer was met with amazement: he skipped two major championships for which he was exempt in order to prepare for the Olympic Golf Tournament.If I had to prioritize, this was it for me, van Zyl said of playing the Olympic event. Not to take anything away from majors, but next year there are four more, the year after that there will be four more, 100 years after I retire there will be four more.This was an opportunity. Im not 21 years old anymore. I really wanted to experience it. And I havent regretted for it for one minute.Van Zyl (pronounced van-seel) is 37 and has won 14 times on the Sunshine Tour, the main pro tour in South Africa, with his biggest victory coming at the Telecom PGA Championship, one of four victories in 2009.Two years earlier he had qualified for the PGA Tour, but made just four cuts. And in 2011 he qualified for the European Tour, posting five top-10 finishes. Van Zyl still competes on both the European and Sunshine Tours and earlier this year, for the first time, moved into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.That helped him secure spots in the U.S. Open, the Open and the PGA. But after missing the cut at Oakmont, van Zyl headed to the BMW International Open in Germany where he picked up an illness. The following week at the French Open he wasnt any better.With the Open looming and tthe Olympic tournament not far away, he made the decision to pull out of the remaining major championships and focus on the Olympics.dddddddddddd. Prior to this week, he had not played competitively since a tie for 62nd in Paris in early July.The majors are ultimately why we play, he said. But this is just something unique. For some of us its a once in a lifetime opportunity.Van Zyls decision is even more amazing when you consider how many male players pulled out of the Olympic tournament. There were 21 eligible who declined a spot, including the top four in the world: Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy.South Africans Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel and Branden Grace also declined, opening up a place for van Zyl. Brandon Stone is the other South African golfer in the tournament.What Jaco did was an important statement for golfs future in the Olympics, said Gary Player, 80, the winner of nine major championships who is serving as an advisor for the South African golfers this week. What if he wins a gold medal after sitting out of two major championships to prepare? What a story that would be.I like to think of it as he put his country ahead of himself. He had a chance to win prize money and world ranking points at The Open and PGA Championship, but being able to say you are an Olympic athlete and potentially a medalist for your country is priceless. Hats off to him and all the other golfers in Rio, men and women.Van Zyl will need a big rally to get one of those coveted medals after opening the tournament with an even-par score of 71 and not being able to make up any ground on Friday morning after shooting 74. He is now 3 over through 36 holes.Basically for me this is a big week, van Zyl said. Id like to do well and Id like to play well. Whether a medal is there at the end of the week, I just want to walk away having played nicely. ' ' '