Conference Play Preview - Northwest Conference - DIII

Conference play kicks off this weekend for the men and women as each team plays twice. The lone INW school, Whitworth, will be at home for all four matches. The men will host Linfield Saturday and Willamette Sunday while the women will play host to Lewis & Clark and Willamette, respectively. The two doubleheaders will feature the women playing at noon and the men at 2:30.

MEN

Karl Muelheims

Whitworth University - Pirates
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-0-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Second
2011 Conference Record: 12-2-0
INW Players: Jonah Brown (Missoula, MT)… Anders Nostdahl (Sandpoint, ID)… Mike Chavez (Kennewick, WA)… Chris Rothrock (Spokane, WA)… Charlie Scheel (Missoula, MT)… Matt Bray (Spokane, WA)… Colin Shockman (Spokane, WA)… Justin Mikkola (Missoula, MT)… Nate Bell (Missoula, MT)… Chris Beehler (Yakima, WA)… Spencer Button (Spokane, WA)… Karl Muelheims (Spokane, WA)

George Fox University - Bruins
Current Non-Conf Record: 0-4-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Eighth
2011 Conference Record: 0-13-1
INW Players: Arlo Powell (Rexburg, ID)… Austin Fish (Spokane, WA)

Pacific University - Boxers
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-3-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Sixth
2011 Conference Record: 5-8-1
INW Players: Ian Farley (Spokane, WA)… Grady Bryson (Montana City, MT)

University of Puget Sound - Loggers
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-1-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Third
2011 Conference Record: 10-4-0
INW Players: Ereko Bereziartua (Boise, ID)… Alec MacCullum (Bigfork, MT)… Stewart Miller (Helena, MT)

Whitman College - Missionaries
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-3-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fourth
2011 Conference Record: 9-5-0
INW Players: Niko Contos (Boise, ID)… Bill Landefeld (Kennewick, WA)… Andrew Clark (Pasco, WA)… Joe Virden (Richland, WA)

Willamette University - Bearcats
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fifth
2011 Conference Record: 5-8-1
INW Players: Sebastian Mortimer (Moscow, ID)… Dominic Piazza (Missoula, MT)

Linfield College - Wildcats
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-1-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Seventh
2011 Conference Record: 1-12-1

Pacific Lutheran University - Lutes
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-13-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: First
2011 Conference Record: 12-2-0


WOMEN

Jamie Hegg

Whitworth University - Pirates
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-4-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Tied-Third
2011 Conference Record: 8-4-4
INW Players: Jami Hegg (Spokane, WA / Shine)… Molly Smith (Missoula, MT)… Jessica Webber (Spokane, WA)… Amy Sterk (Pullman, WA)… Amber Craig (Pasco, WA)… Jill Pecka (Spokane, WA)… Mackenzie Grow (Spokane, WA)… Hanna Bokma (Spokane, WA)… Polly Blakely (Spokane, WA)… Ashley Rothrock (Spokane, WA)… DeNae Vandam (Missoula, MT)… Rachel Jones (Spokane, WA)… Tiara Pajimola (Spokane, WA)

George Fox University - Bruins
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-2-2
Preseason Coaches Poll: Eighth
2011 Conference Record: 2-10-4
INW Players: Lyndsee Landon (Richland, WA)

Linfield College - Wildcats
Current Non-Conf Record: 4-0-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Second
2011 Conference Record: 11-2-3
INW Players: Taylor Collinsworth (Bend, OR)… Madisen Stewart (Spokane, WA)… Lindzee Baler (Spokane, WA)… Julia Vaughn (Haines, OR)

Pacific Lutheran University - Lutes
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-0-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Seventh
2011 Conference Record: 3-12-1
INW Players: Nicoya Benham-Marin (Eagle, ID)

Pacific University - Boxers
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-0-2
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fifth
2011 Conference Record: 7-5-4
INW Players: Jordan Bodily (Eagle, ID)… Teri Shigeno (Meridian, ID)… Kaeli Laxson (Nampa, ID)

University of Puget Sound - Loggers
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-2-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: First
2011 Conference Record: 12-2-2
INW Players: Lauren Hamilton (Spokane, WA)… Abby Goss (Spokane, WA)… Lauren Swanson (Eagle, ID)

Whitman College - Missionaries
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-4-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Sixth
2011 Conference Record: 6-8-2
INW Players: Julianne Masser (Boise, ID)… Marisa Poorboy (Hayden, ID)

Willamette University - Bearcats
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Tied-Third
2011 Conference Record: 10-5-1
INW Players: Maya Bowton (Spokane, WA)

Lewis & Clark College - Pioneers
Current Non-Conf Record: 0-4-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Ninth
2011 Conference Record: 2-13-1
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