Beavers Moore Named Pac-10 Player of The Week

OSU safety Sabby Piscitelli and kick returner Gerard Lawson of Oregon State were also nominated for awards.

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Quarterback Matt Moore of Oregon State, linebacker Christian Taylor of UCLA and kicker Tom Schneider of California have been named U.S. Bank Pac-10 Football Players of the Week.

Moore, a senior from Valencia, Calif., led Oregon State to an upset road win against No. 24-ranked Hawaii.

Moore completed 11 of 17 passes (.647) for 245 yards, an average of 22.3 yards per completion, and three touchdowns of 21, 30 and 80 yards with no interceptions.

Moore has thrown 161 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest active streak in Division I.

Taylor, a junior from Salinas, Calif., led UCLA's defensive effort in the Bruins' 13-9 upset win against No. 2-ranked USC.

Taylor had a game-high 11 tackles, seven solo, including one tackle for loss and broke up two passes.

The UCLA defense limited USC to 14 first downs, just 55 yards rushing and 1.9 yards per rush and 329 yards total offense.

Schneider, a junior from Walnut Creek, Calif., was good on four-of-five field goal attempts and two PATs to account for 14 points in California's 26-17 win against Stanford.

Schneider tied a school record for longest field goal made when he connected from 55 yards and also was good from 25, 40 and 30 yards.

It marks the second player of the week honor for Schneider this season.

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