For games of November 4-10
BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - MEN
G - Curtis Hill (Spokane, WA) - CC Spokane :: Made eight saves for a shutout against the second-highest scoring offense in the NWAACC only to see them bounced in the quarterfinals via penalties 5-4 after a scoreless draw.
D - Eddie Cass - Rocky Mountain :: Helped lead the defense and scored the winning goal in Rocky Mountain's 1-0 win over Jamestown College in the championship game of the Unaffiliated Group tournament. (York, England)
D - Jack Clancy - Rocky Mountain :: Scored twice in the first 19 minutes in the Unaffiliated Group semifinals, giving them a lead Westminster never completely erased in the 4-3 result. (Westmeath, Ireland)
D - Bryson Pavel (Boise, ID) - Seattle Pacific :: Set up two goals in the contest in leading them to a 4-1 road victory against Saint Martin's.
D/F - Will Wren - Whitworth :: Tallied a goal and an assist in the team's finale, a 2-0 victory against local foe Whitman. (Evans, GA)
M - Nick Hamer (Spokane, WA) - Gonzaga :: Scored the lone Bulldogs goal in the 3-1 loss to San Diego and then tallied the overtime game-winner for a 1-0 decision at Loyola Marymount that gave the Zags a sweep of the likely conference champions.
M/F - Sam Engle - Whitworth :: Helped set up both goals in the Pirates' 2-0 victory against local foe Whitman. (Eugene, OR)
INW MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Joseph Bolin (Payette, ID) - College of Idaho :: Scored three goals as they finished conference play with a 4-1 win over Warner Pacific, moving into fourth for the final playoff berth.
F - Joao Cardoso - College of Idaho :: Tallied a goal and an assist in leading the Yotes to the 4-1 playoff-clinching win over Warner Pacific. (Brasila, Brazil)
F - Fredy Razo - Northwest Nazarene :: Scored four goals, two of them from the spot, in a 5-1 victory over MSU-Billings. (Irvine, CA)
F - Cesar Rodriguez (Yakima, WA) - Walla Walla CC :: Scored the game-winning goal in stoppage time to put the Warriors through to the semifinals.
BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - WOMEN
G - Abi Yanke (Boise, ID) - Westminster :: Led the Griffins to three shutout performances in the Unaffiliated Group tournament to earn the berth to the NAIA tournament.
INW WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: D - Mikhaila Bowden - Boise State :: Set up all three goals in the team's 3-0 Second Round victory over Wyoming in the MWC playoffs in addition to leading the team to a 2-1 overtime win against Fresno State in the semifinals and a narrow 1-0 loss to top-seed San Diego State in the final. (Huntington Beach, CA)
D - Lauren Swanson (Eagle, ID) - Puget Sound :: Scored and set up a goal in Puget Sound's 4-0 victory at Pacific as they clinched the conference title in the final weekend.
M - Hope Butler (Hermiston, OR) - Clackamas CC :: Scored both goals to down CC Spokane in the NWAACC Quarterfinals.
M - Gabby Garcia - Boise State :: Set up both goals in the Broncos' 2-1 overtime victory against Fresno State in the MWC Semifinals. (Murietta, CA)
M - Katy Oehring - Boise State :: Scored twice with a pair of headers on corners in the team's 3-0 Second Round victory over Wyoming in the MWC playoffs. (Littleton, CO)
F - Karley Baggerly - Gonzaga :: Set up the deciding goal in the 1-0 victory over visiting San Francisco and then tallied twice in the team's 3-6 loss to visiting Santa Clara. (Canby, OR)
F - Sofia Huerta (Boise, ID) - Santa Clara :: Scored three goals and had an assist in the team's 6-3 victory at Gonzaga.
F - Kaitlyn Johnson - Washington State :: Scored the lone goal to down Washington 1-0 and maintain Cougars unbeaten streak to 10 games against their rival. (Torrance, CA)
F - Olivia Rodgers (East Wenatchee) - Walla Walla CC :: Scored twice in the team's 3-0 victory over Everett in the NWAACC quarterfinals.
F - Julie Zamzow (Boise, ID) - Southern Oregon :: Set up both goals as the Raiders blanked Eastern Oregon 2-0 in the conference quarterfinals.
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