What Stephanie Ribeiros dad did before the University of Connecticut senior played her final regular-season home game constituted a pleasant surprise.What Mario Ribeiros daughter did during the game is increasingly no surprise at all.Honored alongside her classmates on the field before Sundays game against South Florida, Ribeiro was surprised when her father, who was supposed to be in Ohio for business and unavailable to attend, joined her and her mother on the field for the ceremony.She then made his trip all the more worthwhile by scoring twice and assisting on a third goal. The Huskies beat the Bulls 3-1 and completed a pivotal conference sweep, on the heels of a 3-0 win days earlier against UCF. Ribeiro had an active role in that result, too, assisting on the first two goals and putting away the game by scoring the third goal.For producing three goals and three assists for the week, thereby strengthening Connecticuts place atop the American Athletic Conference and all but eliminating two quality rivals from contention, Ribeiro is espnWs national soccer player of the week.Not that the week represented something out of character for the 5-foot-7 senior. Not this season, at least. Ribeiro completed the past week in a three-way tie for the Division I lead with 15 goals and second in the nation with 11 assists. No other player is already in double digits in both categories, and she has a comfortable lead as the national leader in points.In her first three seasons on the field, a run interrupted by a season lost to injury in 2014, Ribeiro totaled 16 goals and 15 assists. But it was only last season, when she was named the Americans midfielder of the year, that she truly offered a hint of the point production that was to follow this fall.On the opening goal against South Florida, Ribeiro was left startlingly open in the box but still had to do the work of chesting down Rachel Hills pass and, in the same motion, sweeping it past the goalkeeper before any defenders could react. It was a goal-scorers finish. But she was no less the playmaker in returning the favor on a goal by Hill in that game. With the ball out wide on the left, Ribeiro picked out her target and put the cross on Hills head at the far post.In the win against UCF, she played in Hill with a deft pass from midfield and delivered a quality free kick that led to a goal, but she also beat the keeper one-on-one after a turnover.Make the play or finish the play, she does it all.Once a power in the womens game, producing All-Americans and College Cup appearances in droves, Connecticut has enjoyed only a few surges this century, most notably when the combined production of Kristin Graczyk and Jessica Gjertsen took the Huskies to the College Cup in 2003. What Ribeiro made clear to her dad and everyone else this past week was that with she and Hill, another extended postseason run should not qualify as any kind of surprise. Los Angeles Angels Store . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. Los Angeles Angels Shirts . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. https://www.cheapangels.com/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Stitched Angels Jerseys . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. The promotion boasts 14-straight years of business and is operated by MFC president Mark Pavelich, who is often overlooked in this country for the foundation hes established for MMA in Canada. Angels Jerseys China .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins have offered 2017 contracts to All-Stars Marcell Ozuna and A.J. Ramos, along with their four other arbitration-eligible players.The others are right-handers Tom Koehler and David Phelps, and infielders Adeiny Hechavarria and Derek Dietrich.The moves before Friday nights deadline were expected. President of Baseball Operations Michael Hill has saiid the Marlins want to keep their core of young talent together.dddddddddddd Any players not tendered contracts would have become free agents.Ozuna, an outfielder, hit .266 with 23 homers and 76 RBI this year. Ramos had 40 saves and a 2.81 ERA. ' ' '