On the women's side Raimee Sherle (Boise, ID) took the edge over freshman Maddie Morgan (Kennewick, WA) of Eastern Washington, who scored an overtime streak-breaking tally among her three goals in the Big Sky tournament. Sherle, though, netted a hat-trick in her Mountain West semifinal win and scored again to finally defeat nemesis San Diego State - to finally capture the tournament title in her final year.
On the men's side, the story was arguably even more intriguing with Jackson Moore (Spokane, WA) getting the nod. Facing their rival in the season finale with a league championship and NCAA-DIII berth on the line, Pacific Lutheran took care of business on the efforts of Moore, who earned the INWsn Player of the Week nod. On the other side of the coin was as unique of an option as ever seen as Columbia Basin's goalkeeper Jose Moreno (Pasco, WA) was in the running... and he only played in a shootout tiebreaker! After the Hawks went the distance tied 1-1, he stepped between the posts for what ended up being an epic 13-round shootout, making three saves to send CBC to the NWAC Final Four. In fact, probably for the first time ever, two keepers from the same team earned a spot on the INWsn Best XI for the same game as Danny Puga (Pasco, WA) also had a pretty big performance during the match itself.
INWsn College Women's Best XI - WEEK TWELVE (games 11.04-11.10)
G - Kelsee Winston (Pasco, WA) - Eastern Washington - Made five saves in a 3-0 victory against Portland State in the opening round of the Big Sky tournament and helped lead the Eagles to a 2-1 overtime victory against Sacramento State, ending their 16-game unbeaten streak. She also made six saves in narrow 1-0 loss to Northern Colorado in the Final.
D - Macie Nelson (Boise, ID) - Boise State - Helped lead defense in two shutout wins in Mountain West Championship Tournament run, blanking New Mexico 6-0 in the semifinals and San Diego State 2-0 in the final in which only two shots were allowed on goal.
M - Madison Bradley - Central Washington - Set up the opening goal and scored the final goal off a steal for a 3-0 win against Northwest Nazarene that clinched tournament berth. (Monroe, WA)
M - Kamryn Fiscus (Yakima, WA) - Jamestown - Tallied opening goal and assist to lead the Jimmies to a 4-0 win against Concordia (Neb) in the GPAC quarterfinals.
M - Alexa Iacolucci - MSU Billings - Tallied a goal and two assists in leading the Yellowjackets to a 5-1 win at Saint Martin's. (Forest Park, WA)
F - Sidney Burrell (Rexburg, ID) - Mary - Scored twice, including equalizer, and added an assist in a 4-1 win against Northern State.
F - Teanna Lathum - Central Washington - Came off the bench to score the first two goals for the Wildcats in a 3-0 win against Northwest Nazarene that clinched a tournament berth. (Port Orchard, WA)
F - Jessica Maher (Richland, WA) - Walla Walla CC - Scored both goals in the 2-1 overtime quarterfinal victory against Skagit Valley.
F - Maddie Morgan (Kennewick, WA) - Eastern Washington - Scored twice in three minutes to push lead from one to three in 3-0 win against Portland State in first round of Big Sky tournament and tallied the overtime game-winner in 2-1 victory against Sacramento State, ending their 16-game unbeaten run.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) - Boise State - Recorded a hat-trick in a 6-0 Mountain West semifinal win against New Mexico. She also scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win against San Diego State in the championship.
F - Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) - Santa Clara - Scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win at Saint Mary's and tallied twice, including the equalizer, in a 6-1 win against
INWsn College Men's Best XI - WEEK TWELVE (games through 11.04-11.10)
G - Peter Byrne (Missoula, MT) - Fort Lewis - Made seven saves in a 1-0 upset win over three seed Colorado Mesa in conference quarterfinals and made another seven stops in semifinals only to see number two Regis prevail 2-1 in overtime.
G - Jose Moreno (Pasco, WA) - Columbia Basin - Only saw action in the quarterfinal shootout, but how can you not put him on the list for three saves in the 13 round shootout that saw the Hawks advance 11-10 after their 1-1 draw with Everett.
G - Danny Puga (Pasco, WA) - Columbia Basin - Made eight saves for the Hawks in a 1-1 draw against Everett before giving way to Jose Moreno for the shootout tiebreaker.
D - Ruben Flores - CC Spokane - The freshman helped lead Sasquatch defense in 1-0 first round win against Pierce and in a 1-1 quarterfinal draw at South top seed Chemeketa before they exited on penalties. (Las Vegas, NV)
D - Garrett Wilson - Gonzaga - Helped lead Zags back line in 1-1 draw against Santa Clara on Senior Night, including winning header that eventually led to equalizer. (Eagle, CO)
M - Frankie Ljucovic - Gonzaga - Scored the equalizer in 1-1 draw against Santa Clara on Senior Night. (Millbrook, NY)
M - Alex Medina (Wenatchee, WA) - Wenatchee Valley - Scored the game-winner in 2-1 overtime victory at Highline in first round of playoffs.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: M - Jackson Moore (Spokane, WA) - Pacific Lutheran - Set up the opening goal in the ninth minute and tallied the game-winner off a rebound in the 24th to secure the league title and NCAA tournament berth in 2-0 win at rival Puget Sound.
M/F - Devin Hauenstein (Spokane, WA) - Humboldt - Set up both goals in a 2-1 victory against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
F - Brennan Murphy (Spokane, WA) - CC Spokane - Scored the deciding goal in their 1-0 first round win against Pierce.
F - Drew Williams (Spokane, WA) - Whitworth - Doubled the lead for the Pirates with what proved to be the game-winner in a 3-1 victory against rival and second place Whitman.
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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