Busy times with high school and college action locally delayed Week 10's list... so you get twice as many honors this week - and it is exceptionally exciting given some of the performances.
Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) guided Santa Clara to a thrilling comeback result in a pair of wins for the Week 10 INWsn Player of the Week nod and Morgan Weaver lit things up in Week 11 for Washington State, overshadowing a nice performance from Western Washington's Darby Doyle (Spokane, WA) that would have earned the nod most other weeks.
On the men's side Whitman made a huge stride in the race for the Northwest Conference title, handing Pacific Lutheran its first loss, 2-0, of the season in the first part of the tough two-game trip to the west side that also included a win at Puget Sound as well. Goalkeeper Owen Davis-Bower earned the shutouts in both games for the Week 10 INWsn Player of the Week selection. In Week 11 it was also a two-man choice just as it was for the ladies, both of them on the same side, however. Jake Levine took the nod for the honor over teammate Skyler Munroe as the striker played a key role in both games for Northwest Nazarene as the Nighthawks earned their first two wins of the GNAC campaign.
INWsn College Women's Best XI - WEEK TEN (games 10.21 to 10.27)
G - Kylee Atkins (Boise, ID) - College of Idaho - Helped lead the Yotes to 5-0 win against Evergreen with half of the shutout, but was in net for the whole contest as they handed league-leading Northwest a first loss 2-1 in overtime, making nine saves.
G - Hannah Simpson (Star, ID) - Treasure Valley - Led Chukars to two wins on the weekend with three saves in 2-1 win against Wenatchee Valley and nine in 2-0 victory over Yakima Valley.
G - Maia Wetzel (Billings, MT) - Rocky Mountain - Made four saves in a 3-0 shutout at Providence and four more in a 1-0 win at Carroll.
D - Brianna Hunting (Kennewick, WA) - Pacific Lutheran - Set up a goal in 2-0 win against Lewis & Clark and tallied a goal and assist in 4-0 win against Pacific.
D - JuliAnna Ventura (Pasco, WA) - Walla Walla CC - Led the Warriors to a pair of shutout victories, winning 2-0 at Spokane to clinch the East title and 1-0 against North Idaho.
M - Kelcie Hedge (Post Falls, ID) - Santa Clara - Tallied first goal and set up the game-winner for the Broncos in amazing 4-3 comeback win against Pepperdine after trailing by three.
F - Klarissa Barajas (Kennewick, WA) - Corban - Tallied two goals and assist in 3-0 win against Northwest Christian.
F - Caitlin Crist (Twin Falls, ID) - Walla Walla CC - Tallied the opening goal and an assist in 2-0 victory at Spokane to clinch the NWAC East title.
F - Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) - Boise State - Provided the Broncos with the go-ahead goal twice in 3-2 win against Air Force
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) - Santa Clara - Facing the third and fourth place sides, she tallied the second goal and was fouled for a penalty as Broncos erased three goal deficit in 4-3 win against Pepperdine. Also tallied the lone goal in a 1-0 victory at Gonzaga to stay in hunt for league title.
F - Summer Yates (Pasco, WA) - Washington - Led the Huskies to a big win over seventh ranked USC, setting up the opener in the 38th minute and scoring on a free kick in the 66th minute for 2-0 win.
INWsn College Men's Best XI - WEEK TEN (games 10.21 to 10.27)
G - Peter Byrne (Missoula, MT) - Fort Lewis - Led the Skyhawks to a pair of wins, registering four saves in each with 2-1 overtime win against Colorado School of Mines and 5-0 shutout victory against South Dakota School of Mines.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: G - Owen Davis-Bower - Whitman - Registered a pair of shutouts on the road against fellow contenders Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound in 2-0 and 4-0 wins. He made three saves against the previously unbeaten Lutes. (Bellingham, WA)
D - Erik Mattice - Eastern Oregon - Set up the game-winner in 2-1 victory against Northwest and tallied game-winner and assist in a 3-2 victory against Evergreen. (Orkanger, Norway)
M - Jacob Barsher - Whitman - Scored second goal in 2-0 win at Pacific Lutheran and tallied an assist in 4-0 win at Puget Sound. (Bellevue, WA)
M - Ignacio Crespo - MSU Billings - Scored the game-winner in a 1-0 win against Northwest Nazarene. (Guatemala City, Guatemala)
M - Brian Licona (Sunnyside, WA) - Columbia Basin - Scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win at North Idaho and helped lead the Hawks to a 3-1 win against Spokane with the final goal.
M - Sky Swenson - Rocky Mountain - Scored the opening goal in 2-1 win at Providence and tallied the first goal in 2-0 victory at Carroll. (Berlin, Germany)
F - Rory Bloy - Carroll - Three goals in 6-0 win against Walla Walla. (Johannesburg, South Africa)
F - Diego Gomez (Sunnyside, WA) - Skagit Valley - Set up opening goal and tallied the third in a 3-1 win against Shoreline.
F - Noe Meza (Sunnyside, WA) - Seattle - Scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win against Air Force and tallied a late equalizer from the spot before setting up the overtime winner in 2-1 win against Utah Valley, creating separation from two of the league's other contenders.
F - Peter Stephens - Whitman - Scored twice to open the scoring for the Blues in 4-0 win at Puget Sound. (Newton, MA)
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INWsn College Women's Best XI - WEEK ELEVEN (games 10.28 to 11.03)
G - Emily Thomson - Central Washington - Made five saves in a key 1-0 shutout win against Concordia to keep themselves in the final spot in the playoff chase. (Edmonton, Alberta)
D - Melissa Alvarado (Walla Walla, WA) - Saint Martin's - Scored both goals in the first 14 minutes for a 2-0 win against Simon Fraser.
M - Jadyn Baumgartner (Boise, ID) - Whitworth - Set up the late game-winner for a 2-0 victory against Pacific and tallied the game-winner in a 2-1 result against Linfield.
M - Darby Doyle (Spokane, WA) - Western Washington - She had a career week, tallying the equalizer in a 2-1 win at Concordia and then scoring two goals after setting up the opener in a 4-0 win against Northwest Nazarene.
M - Kamryn Fiscus (Yakima, WA) - Jamestown - Scored the equalizer for the Jimmies in a 2-1 win against Northwestern (Iowa) and struck twice in a 5-1 win against Doane.
M - Kirsten Girolami - Carroll - Scored the final equalizer for the Saints and tallied the overtime winner for a 4-3 victory against Providence. (Calgary, Alberta)
M - Haylee Gunter - MSU Billings - Scored the game-winner for the Yellowjackets in a key 2-1 win against Central Washington in the chase for the postseason. (Buckley, WA)
F - Sydney Clements (Spokane, WA) - College of Idaho - Set up the opening goal and tallied the second in a 3-0 victory for the Yotes against Warner Pacific.
F - Lauryn Gamache - Rocky Mountain - Scored five goals in an 11-0 win at Northwest Christian and in a 2-1 win at Corban set up the opening goal and tallied the winner. (St Louis, MO)
F - Nan Kiebert (Sandpoint, ID) - Eastern Oregon - Finished with a hat-trick and an assist in 11-0 win against Multnomah and tallied on a penalty in a 5-0 win against Warner Pacific.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Morgan Weaver - Washington State - All the senior did was tally two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win against Utah and then net all four goals in a 4-1 win against Colorado on Senior Night. (University Place, WA)
INWsn College Men's Best XI - WEEK ELEVEN (games 10.28 to 11.03)
G - Peter Byrne (Missoula, MT) - Fort Lewis - Made eight saves in a scoreless draw against Colorado Mesa and another four stops in a 2-0 win against Colorado State Pueblo.
M - Bekir Cinac (Boise, ID) - College of Idaho - Scored twice and had an assist in 5-3 win against Warner Pacific as well as scoring a goal in 4-0 win against Multnomah.
M - Marco Kummerle - Rocky Mountain - Scored two goals and set up the final one in a 4-1 win at Northwest Christian. (Pliezhausen, Germany)
M - Jack O'Leary - College of Idaho - Set up the first three goals for the Yotes in a 4-0 win against Multnomah. He also scored for the Yotes in a 5-3 win against Warner Pacific that put them in a three-way tie for eighth that proved key in earning a berth. (Hamilton, New Zealand)
M - Alexander Zuluaga - Eastern Oregon - Scored two goals in the second half to give the Mountaineers a 3-0 win against Warner Pacific. (Garden Grove, CA)
F - Andres Acuna - Blue Mountain - Down two, he set up the first goal and scored the second to even up the score en route to a 3-3 draw at Treasure Valley. (Madras, OR)
F - Joseph Donovan (Boise, ID) - Treasure Valley - Scored twice in a 3-3 draw against Blue Mountain.
F - Diego Gomez (Sunnyside, WA) - Skagit Valley - Scored the opening two goals en route to a 3-2 win at Edmonds.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F- Jake Levine (Spokane, WA) - Northwest Nazarene - Tallied a goal and game-winning assist for the Nighthawks in a 4-3 overtime win against Saint Martin's. He went on to also score the opening and final goals in the 3-1 win against Concordia.
F - Skyler Munroe (Boise, ID) - Northwest Nazarene - From the bench he scored the first two goals for the Nighthawks and set up the third and overtime winner in a 4-3 overtime result against Saint Martin's.
F - Jhonny Nyabenda (Pasco, WA) - Columbia Basin - Scored both goals for the Hawks in a 2-0 win against Walla Walla.
About INWsn Best XI: Each week INWsoccernews will release lists of the week’s best performances (not necessarily positional as a traditional XI) 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.
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