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Sometimes a player waits until senior year to savor the moment. BYUs Mary Lake is two weeks into her collegiate career and already reveling in every game.The freshman libero, the espnW player of the week, earned MVP honors last weekend at the Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic at Ohio State. The No. 10 Cougars (6-0) dispatched Wyoming, LIU-Brooklyn and host Ohio State, ranked 11th nationally at the time, to win the event.The 5-foot-7 Lake had 61 digs in the three matches, including 38 against the Buckeyes -- the most ever by a BYU player in a match in the rally-scoring era -- in a five-set thriller.Mary was phenomenal, Cougars coach Heather Olmstead said. She was fearless. She sees the game really well and with that, has good instincts, so she was seeing the court well and was talking and communicating. Shes such a leader in the backcourt that it calms our team down.Lakes fast start as a collegian is even more impressive given a pair of knee injuries. Coming into her final year at Californias Palm Springs High, the senior captain couldnt wait to defend the CIF Southern Section Division 2A title -- the equivalent of a state championship in the desert of Coachella Valley where she grew up.Her Indians had never won state and werent projected to do it her junior year. But a magical run propelled the No. 8 seeds to defeat the top two teams.The only word that comes to mind is surreal, she said.Then an ACL tear to her right knee ended her last high school season before it began. The first two weeks were rough, but after that, she refused to give in to the negativity.Positivity is a major part of recovery, she said. I called BYU as soon as it happened and I was afraid it would affect my scholarship, but they were super nice to me and gave me the confidence I needed so I could bounce back from it.Lake came to Provo early to finish her rehab and traveled with the Cougars on their two-week tour of China in May that included six games. She was an integral part of the lineup then. But six weeks ago, she tore the meniscus in her right knee.I was grateful it wasnt my ACL again, said Lake, who will wear a brace for the remainder of the season.The knee issues give her perspective about volleyball she didnt always have. At 5 years old, the youngest of six knew the game would be in her future. She was determined to follow her sister Melissa, a libero for the Cougars from 2008-09, into the college game.I knew I loved volleyball, but Im more grateful for it now, Lake said. The days I have tough practices I remember I could be injured and not playing at all. Its made me stronger for sure and mentally tough.One of the things I love about Mary is shes already been through a lot of adversity with that knee, Olmstead said. She found a new love for the game because it was taken away from her. Yet not even Lake could forecast this kind of beginning to her college career. The Cougars started the season in their own BYU Invitational in front of a record crowd of 4,672 and swept Utah Valley. Lake, with 12 digs in that one, has 112 to lead the team.Playing at the site of this years final four over the weekend, BYU didnt get rattled despite dropping the first two sets to the Buckeyes. The Cougars soared to a 21-2 lead in the third set, dominated the fourth and never trailed in the fifth.It was nerve-racking, said Lake, also the West Coast Conference player of the week. We didnt come out as confident as we could have been, but our confidence came and we realized we could play with them. It was crazy that we came back and won.In addition to enjoying her team, Lake also has fallen in love with BYU, where the admitted calculus junkie is majoring in math with plans to teach.I chose my school not only for the amazing volleyball program but for the school itself, she said. Im Mormon, its a great volleyball program with good people here. 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Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League.Danny Willett believes there are similarities that can be found between Augusta and Wentworth, the venue for this weeks BMW PGA Championship. This weeks appearance is Willetts first on home soil this week since winning at Augusta last month, where he took advantage of a back-nine collapse by Jordan Spieth to claim a three-shot victory. Willett shines at Wentworth Danny Willett is one shot off the lead after day one of the BMW PGA Championship Willett has only made two appearances since Masters glory, missing the cut on his return to action at the Players Championship before a tied-23rd finishh in the Irish Open after a bright start to the week.dddddddddddd The world No 9 heads to the European Tours traditional flagship event as the top seed, with Willett relishing playing at a course he has previously performed well at. What about Wentworth reminds Willett of Augusta? How often does the Green Jacket holder think about his maiden major win? Click on the video above to hear Willett reflect on his Masters triumph ahead of this weeks BMW PGA Championship. Watch Willett in action throughout the week live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf Also See: Willetts Masters victory Donald makes fast start Progress pleases Willett Golf live on Sky Sports 4 ' ' '