For games of September 16-22
BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - MEN
Greg Carter |
D - Greg Carter - Gonzaga :: Marked Wisconsin's most dangerous striker throughout the contest and kept him from providing a threat in a 2-0 win over the 19th ranked Badgers. (Davis, CA)
M - Nicko Moreno (Idaho Falls, ID) - College of Idaho :: Scored to put the game level at one each and then scored what proved to be the game winner with nine minutes left in a 3-2 win against visiting Northwest Christian.
M - Anthony Mota - Great Falls :: The week started slowly with one goal in a 6-0 win against Walla Walla CC, but he tallied three consecutive goals the next day in a 6-1 win over the Warriors. On the road over the weekend he added another goal to the tally in the 7-2 win against Johnson & Wales. (Alta Loma, CA)
M - Luis Torres - Great Falls :: Scored two goals in a 4-0 victory at Westminster. He also scored in the 6-0 win against Walla Walla CC and tallied two goals and an assist in the 7-2 victory over Johnson & Wales. (Bogota, Colombia)
INW MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: M - Junpei Tsuji - Whitman :: Scored on a 35-yard free kick to open game and later set up the game-winner on a free kick in a 3-2 victory over Linfield, their first win of the year. They also played to a scoreless draw the day before at Willamette, who had outscored opposition at home 14-0 in four previous games. (Issaquah, WA)
F - Jordan Byland (Missoula, MT) - Great Falls :: Scored the opening goal in three victories on the week.
F - Danny Delgadillo - Great Falls :: Even with the Argos netting 23 goals on the week, he was the only player to notch a goal or an assist in all four games, finishing with one goal and three assists. (Long Beach, CA)
Ian Farley |
F - Mario Guizar (Kennewick, WA) - Walla Walla CC :: Scored the opening goal in both contests, beating Shoreline 6-0 and Everett 3-0.
F - Michael Mollay (Boise, ID) - Walla Walla CC :: Tallied a goal and three assists on the weekend, setting up the opener in a 6-0 win against Shoreline and scoring in the second half. He Also provided the assistance on two of three goals in the 3-0 win over Everett.
BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - WOMEN
G - Maddy McDevitt - Boise State :: Made six saves to post another shutout performance against a PAC-12 opponent, finishing non-conference play with just one goal allowed (at Washington) in three games against the PAC-12. (Edmonds, WA)
Cricket Harber |
D - Cricket Harber - Gonzaga :: Led a fantastic defensive performance on the week that saw them shutout Eastern Washington and Nevada, both convincingly, Tuesday and Sunday, respectively, and nearly come away with a positive result at the University of Washington Friday as the Huskies claimed the 1-0 win on an 18-yard tally. (Seattle, WA)
D - Katlyn Lokay - MSU-Billings :: Set up the opening goal off a corner and then scored herself to post a 2-0 victory over visiting Simon Fraser. (Boulder, CO)
M - Danielle Brandli - Central Washington :: Scored both goals as the Wildcats blanked visiting Saint Martin's 2-0. (Bellevue, WA)
INW WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: M - Molly McCool (Bend, OR) - Linfield :: The freshman scored the lone goal in a surprise 1-0 victory over 12th-ranked Puget Sound and tallied in the 5-0 win against George Fox.
M/F - Rainey Pelzel - CC Spokane :: Scored twice and had an assist in the Bigfoot's 4-0 victory against Green River. (Centralia, WA)
Tiara Pajimola |
F - Micaela Castain - Washington State :: Scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory at Cal State Fullerton Friday and tallied the opener three minutes into the 4-0 win at UC Irvine in which she also set up the final goal. (Castro Valley, CA)
F - Heather Johnson (Kennewick, WA) - Gonzaga :: Scored twice in a 3-0 victory Tuesday against Eastern Washington.
F - Tiara Pajimola (Spokane, WA) - Whitworth :: Scored the only goals on the weekend for the Pirates, leading them to a 1-1 draw at Lewis & Clark and a 1-0 victory at Willamette.
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