For games of September 9-15
BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - MEN
Ryan Caballero |
INW MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: G - Ryan Caballero - Gonzaga :: Made eight saves for the third consecutive road shutout, 2-0 over UNLV, for the Bulldogs, extending his shutout streak to nearly 314 minutes. (Sunnyvale, CA)
G - Cody Lang (Spokane, WA) - Seattle Pacific :: Posted a pair of shutouts on the week, blanking Dixie State Tuesday and Notre Dame de Namur Saturday, extending his streak to 237 minutes.
D - Brady Ulen (Post Falls, ID) - Oregon Tech :: Drove to goal and beat the keeper from five yards with three minutes left for a 3-2 win over George Fox.
D - Spencer Wolfe - Whitworth :: Leading by two, Wolfe struck for the third off the crossbar and set up the team's fourth in a neutral site 4-0 win against UC Santa Cruz. (Bellingham, WA)
M - Jared Fretheim (Spokane, WA) - CC Spokane :: Set up the two opening goals, including the one in the first minute, as the Bigfoot cruised to a 6-0 win against visiting Shoreline.
M - Jessie Garcia - Walla Walla CC :: Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 road win against Whatcom. (Reno, NV)
F - Jessie Esquivel (Yakima, WA) - Columbia Basin :: Scored the opening goal and set up a late go-ahead goal in a 2-2 road draw against Shoreline.
Max Smith |
F - Fredy Razo - Northwest Nazarene :: Scored both goals to put the Crusaders in front on both occasions in a 2-2 draw against visiting Dixie State. (Irvine, CA)
F - Max Smith - Walla Walla CC :: Scored the second goal to double the initial lead and then tallied a second for what proved to be the 3-2 winner at Whatcom. (Juneau, AK)
F - Robby Ubben - Whitworth :: Helped set up the opening goal and scored the team's second off a corner en route to a 4-0 neutral site win against UC Santa Cruz. (Gig Harbor, WA)
BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - WOMEN
G - Kailey Moss - Eastern Oregon :: Made seven saves on the road against Point Park University in Pittsburgh for a 2-0 shutout win and made four more saves as they notched another shutout win, 1-0 in overtime, at Walsh University. (Springfield, OR)
D - Cricket Harber - Gonzaga :: Led a defensive unit that allowed very few good opportunities to score for visiting PAC-12 side Oregon State in a 1-0 win. (Seattle, WA)
M - Danielle Brandli - Central Washington :: Scored both goals, doubling the career total for the junior, as the Wildcats rallied for a 2-1 overtime victory on the road against Eastern New Mexico. (Bellevue, WA)
Mackenzie Akins |
M/F - Tori Fedora - Eastern Oregon :: Back in her home state, she set up the opening goal of the contest and then created the second, an own goal, with a shot off the crossbar that went in off a Point Park University player in the 2-0 win. Later in the week she scored the lone goal eight minutes into overtime for a 1-0 win at Walsh University. (Pittsburgh, PA)
F - Mackenzie Akins - Montana :: Set up the first two scores of the match and added the third herself in a 3-1 win against visiting Utah Valley on Monday. On Friday she set up the opening tally once again and later scored the final go-ahead goal only to see the Grizzlies settle for a 3-3 draw at Nebraska-Omaha. (Lake Elsinore, CA)
F - Julie Belden - Walla Walla CC :: Scored the equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Whatcom and then provided a goal, the opener in the first minute, and three assists in the 9-0 rout of visiting Green River. (Bremerton, WA)
Micaela Castain |
INW WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Micaela Castain - Washington State :: Scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over visiting UNLV and netted both goals two days later in a 2-2 draw on the road versus Oklahoma State. (Castro Valley, CA)
F - Lexi Fesenbek - Northwest Nazarene :: Delivered the cross for the opening goal and then put away a rebound for the second in a 2-0 victory over visiting College of Idaho. (Olympia, WA)
F - Alyssa Graham (Boise, ID) - Treasure Valley :: Scored the equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Green River and then scored two second half goals that proved key as Skagit Valley rallied for a 4-4 draw.
F - Ashley Hruby - Boise State :: Set up the winning strike Friday in a 1-0 road win over North Dakota State and then tallied a goal and assist for a 3-1 win at North Dakota two days later, scoring the winner and setting up the insurance tally. (Vancouver, WA)
F - Allie Wisner (Bozeman, MT) - Utah :: Scored an early equalizer for the Utes in a 2-2 draw against UC Davis and then tallied the opening strike as they rolled to a 4-0 win against Weber State.
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