At the rate things are going this season, INWsn might as well just leave her on the list for the rest of the season. It was another big week from Raimee Sherle as she scored four of the team's five goals for a pair of Mountain West wins. Despite the opposition knowing what is coming she still finds a way to do it, and two of the goals came on drives in which she came out of the midfield, beating players along the way. The four goals put the junior forward even with Amy Kofoed (Utah 1999-01) for the career goals record among Mountain West players with 41. Her tally of 16 this season is five more than any other player in the Division I right now.
This is the fourth appearance on the list this season for Sherle, who is only the second player in the five years of the INWsn Best XI to earn back-to-back Player of the Week honors. Cassie Black (Eastern Washington) was recognized in weeks four and five in the first year of the site in 2012. Sherle was also honored on the list three times last season, including a PotW nod in Week 9.
On the men's side a pair of Northwest Nazarene players put up excellent performances in a bid for the nod, but sophomore striker Jake Levine had a goal and assist in each win. He set up the game-winning overtime goal on the road against Saint Martin's and helped lead the Knighthawks to a 4-2 road win over MSU Billings.
For games through Sunday, September 30
WOMEN
G - Kaysha Bailey (Lewiston, ID) - North Idaho College :: Made 11 saves in a scoreless draw at Spokane. This is her second selection this season.
G - Tara Fisher - Boise State :: Made 11 saves in a 3-0 victory against Colorado State. (Eagle River, AK)
D - Josee Bassett (Coeur d'Alene, ID) - Eastern Oregon :: Led the Mountaineer defense to a 1-0 win against College of Idaho in which they allowed no shots on goal and another 1-0 victory against Rocky Mountain, who only had one shot on target.
D - Jodi Ulkekul - Gonzaga :: Scored the opening goal and the overtime game-winner for the Zags in a 3-2 win at San Diego. (Sammamish, WA)
M - Kelcie Hedge (Post Falls, ID) - Santa Clara :: Scored twice for the Broncos in a 3-2 victory at San Francisco.
M - Natalie Mitchell - Eastern Oregon :: Set up the lone goal in a 1-0 victory against the College of Idaho and then scored the lone goal in the Mountaineers' 1-0 win against Rocky Mountain. (Lancaster, CA)
M - Claire Neder (Spokane, WA) - Seattle Pacific :: Scored the lone goal in a 2-1 loss against Simon Fraser and the opening goal in a 2-1 win against Northwest Nazarene.
M - Maegan O'Neill (Spokane, WA) - Washington State :: Scored the game-winner for the Cougars in a 2-1 win over Oregon and tallied the winner again versus Oregon State in a 2-0 contest.
F - Havana Johnson (Coeur d'Alene, ID) - McNeese :: Scored the equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Stephen F Austin and then the opening goal and an assist in a 3-1 road win at Sam Houston State. This is her second selection this season.
F - Eme McLaughlin (Great Falls, MT) - Providence :: Four consecutive goals in 15 minutes as the Argos drubbed Warner Pacific 5-0. She went on to add three more tallies and an assist in their 6-0 win against Multnomah.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) - Boise State :: Sherle scored four more goals this weekend, tallying two in their 3-0 win Friday against Colorado State and then both goals Sunday in a 2-1 win against Wyoming that put her equal to the Mountain West career goals record.
MEN
G - Isaiah Damschen (Spokane, WA) - North Idaho College :: Made three saves in a 1-0 victory at Spokane. This is his second selection this season.
D - Sergio Avalos (Pasco, WA) - Walla Walla CC :: Had a solid, mistake-free day in leading the back line as they allowed very few looks at goal for Columbia Basin for a scoreless draw.
D - Jessie Medina - Columbia Basin :: The centerback organized and empowered the back line in leading the Hawks to a scoreless draw against Walla Walla CC. (Tieton, WA)
D - Andy Sanchez (Ontario, OR) - College of Idaho :: Led the Yotes defense in a scoreless draw against Eastern Oregon and scored the tying goal on a free kick in a 5-1 win at Walla Walla University.
M - Saul Guardado (Ontario, OR) - Treasure Valley :: Scored three goals for the Chukars in a 4-0 victory at Blue Mountain.
M - Emilio Meraz-Rodriguez (Pasco, WA) - Evergreen State :: Set up both goals late in the contest as the Geoducks scored in the 78th and 90th for a 2-0 win at Northwest University. This is his second selection this season.
F - Terry Cox (Spokane, WA) - Carroll :: Tallied a hat-trick and an assist in the Saints' 8-0 win against Multnomah.
F - Rafael Junqueira - Northwest Nazarene :: Scored the initial equalizer and the 3-2 overtime winner against Saint Martin's. He also scored the final goal in a 4-2 win at MSU Billings. This is his second selection this season. (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Jake Levine (Spokane, WA) - Northwest Nazarene :: Scored a go-ahead goal for the Nighthawks at Saint Martin's and later had the assist on the game-winning goal in overtime. He went on to also tally a goal and assist in a 4-2 win at MSU Billings.
F - Joe Sammartino (Boise, ID) - Pacific Lutheran :: Tallied a goal and an assist within the first four Lutes goals in a 7-1 win against George Fox and then scored the game-winner in the 89th minute for a 2-1 win against Pacific. This is his third selection this season.
F - Peter Stephens - Whitman :: Two goals in a 5-1 win at Linfield. (Newton, MA)
About INWsn Best XI: Each week INWsoccernews will release lists of the week’s best performances for men’s and women’s soccer in the region, recognizing players at schools in the region or those from the area that play elsewhere in the nation. The list is extremely flexible and has no defined formation, despite featuring 11 players (when number of results/games allow). The Best XI was launched with the start of the site's collegiate coverage in 2012, continued through 2014 and was re-launched in 2017 after a two-year absence. The list is issued (typically) Tue-Wed during the college season.
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