A literal second season in the Cascade Collegiate Conference for the top eight with a second automatic berth at stake following the regular season champions already earning a berth to the NAIA dance, many of the leagues teams had a chance to make a run to the national tournament over the course of four days in Springfield, Oregon last week.
Katie Michkiosky (Wenatchee, WA / Wenatchee Valley College) and Kristofer Wennin helped lead fifth seed Northwest University and third seed Rocky Mountain College to surprise championships to claim those berths.
For games through Sunday, November 11
WOMEN
G - Maia Wetzel (Helena, MT) - Rocky Mountain :: Recorded a shutout and survived a shootout in the 0-0 quarterfinal contest against local rival Carroll and made seven saves in a narrow 1-0 loss to regular season champion Eastern Oregon in the semifinals of the CC tournament.
D - Sharaya Roberts (Spokane, WA) - Northwest :: Set up the second goal in the 2-0 win over Southern Oregon in the CCC first round and tallied the game-winning goal in the championship, a 1-0 victory against regular season champion Eastern Oregon.
M - MacKinley Gregus - Eastern Oregon :: Tallied a goal and assist for the Mountaineers in a 4-1 victory over Corban in the CCC tourney. (Glendora, CA)
M - Jenna Jenson (Spokane, WA) - Eastern Oregon :: Game-winner and an assist for the Mountaineers in 4-1 CCC tourney victory against Corban.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: M - Katie Michkiosky (Wenatchee, WA) - Northwest :: Scored the opening goal in a 2-0 victory against Southern Oregon in the opening round and contributed a goal and assist in a 4-0 victory against College of Idaho in the semifinals en route to winning the CCC tournament with the Eagles downing regular season champion Eastern Oregon 1-0 in the final. This is her fourth selection.
F - Maria Sanchez (American Falls, ID) - Santa Clara :: Involved in all four goals, scoring two and setting up the others as the Broncos opened the NCAA DI tournament with a 4-1 win against Milwaukee. This is her fourth selection.
F - Hailey Smith - Washington State :: Set up two goals and then tallied one herself as the Cougars rolled to a 5-1 win against Montana in the opening round of the NCAA DI tournament. (San Jose, CA)
F - Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) - Santa Clara :: Two assists in a 4-1 victory against Milwaukee in NCAA DI tournament opener.
F - Camryn Wendlandt (Coeur d'Alene, ID) - Baylor :: Scored the second goal for the Bears as they advanced to the second round of the NCAA DI tournament with a 2-0 win against Abilene Christian. This is her second selection.
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: G - Kristofer Wennin - Rocky Mountain :: Recorded a pair of shutouts in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the CCC tournament for 2-0 and 1-0 wins against Evergreen State and Eastern Oregon with eight combined saves. He made three more stops in the championship as they tied regular season champion Southern Oregon 1-1 and took the title in a shootout. (Miami, FL)
D - Jack Rose - Eastern Oregon :: Scored the second goal in the Mountaineers' 2-0 quarterfinal victory in the CCC tournament against Providence in addition to helping lead the defense to the shutout. (Redcar, England)
M - Blake Bodily (Eagle, ID) - Washington :: Scored the opening goal for the Huskies in a 2-0 win against a fellow ranked side Oregon State.
M - Sky Swenson - Rocky Mountain :: Scored the second goal in the CCC quarterfinal win against Evergreen State and set up the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against regular season champion Southern Oregon in the final, which they won in a shootout. (Berlin, Germany)
F/M - Nick Lowrimore - Carroll :: Scored twice, including the overtime winner for the Saints in a 3-2 upset victory against second seed Corban in the CCC quarterfinals. (Sandy, UT)
F - Pablo Ferreira - Rocky Mountain :: Set up the second goal in the CCC quarterfinal win against Evergreen State and the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Eastern Oregon in the semifinals. (Minas Gerais, Brazil)
** Not enough games / results for full lists
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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