Friday, September 14, 2012

Conference Play Preview – Great Northwest Conference - DII

Conference play kicked off Thursday evening for both the men’s and women’s schedules.

On the men’s side, the INW schools Northwest Nazarene and MSU-Billings kicked things off on the road. The Crusaders played to a scoreless draw at Western Washington in Bellingham while the Yellowjackets fell north of the border to Simon Fraser, 2-0.

It was the opposite for the women as the Lady Jackets won 2-1 at home against Seattle Pacific and Northwest Nazarene was blanked at home by Central Washington, 3-0.

MEN

Montana State University-Billings - Yellowjackets
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-0-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Third
2011 Conference Record: 3-5-2
INW Players: Matt Brink (Billings, MT)… Haley Klarich (Helena, MT)… Chris Hawkins (Boise, ID)… Chad Ward (Bozeman, MT)… Kyle Emerich (Billings, MT)… Clifton Thomas (Boise, ID)… Sam Catlin (Billings, MT)… Zach Besel (Billings, MT)… Corey Champney (Billings, MT)… Joe Frank (Billings, MT)… Logon Deeney (Billings, MT)

Northwest Nazarene University - Crusaders
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-2-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Sixth
2011 Conference Record: 1-9-0
INW Players: Ricky Munoz (Caldwell, ID)… Chris Voth (Boise, ID)… John DiLulu (Boise, ID)… Sal Sanchez (Ontario, OR)… Austin Thomas (Lewiston, ID)… Emerson Peredo (Boise, ID)… Ruben Cortez (Fruitland, ID)

Saint Martin’s University - Saints
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-3-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fifth
2011 Conference Record: 4-5-1
INW Players: Luke Chouinard (Boise, ID)… Derrick Gonzalez (Moses Lake, WA)… Andrew Smith (Eagle, ID)… Javier Gomez (Wenatchee, WA)

Seattle Pacific University - Falcons
Current Non-Conf Record: 5-0-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Second
2011 Conference Record: 7-2-1
INW Players: Bryson Pavel (Boise, ID)… Kyle Peterman (Boise, ID)… Connor Meppen (Boise, ID)… Graham Reid (Boise, ID)… Garrett Jones (Boise, ID)… Richie Evoy (Bend, OR)… Cody Lang (Spokane, WA)

Simon Fraser University - Clan
Current Non-Conf Record: 4-0-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: First
2011 Conference Record: 9-0-1

University of Sioux Falls - Cougars
Current Non-Conf Record: 0-3-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Seventh
2011 Conference Record: New member (soccer only)

University of Mary - Marauders
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-2-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Eighth
2011 Conference Record: New member (soccer only)

Western Washington University - Vikings
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fourth
2011 Conference Record: 3-6-1

WOMEN

Central Washington University - Wildcats
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-2-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fourth
2011 Conference Record: 8-4-2
INW Players: Lizzie Blanchard (Yakima, WA)

MSU-Billings - Yellowjackets
Current Non-Conf Record: 4-0-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Third
2011 Conference Record: 8-2-4
INW Players: Megan Wade (Wenatchee, WA)… Kaylee Kimmet (Billings, MT)… Jackie Hill (Boise, ID)… Chelsea Shuman (Kalispell, MT)… Lisa Dallapiazza (Florence, MT)… Courtney Harvey (Billings, MT)… Adrienne Biglow (Yakima, WA)… Jaucelyn Richter (Billings, MT)… Jennifer Johnson (Wenatchee, WA)… Demi Wignot (Helena, MT)

Whitney Wood - Spokane Shine
Northwest Nazarene University - Crusaders
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-1-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Eighth
2011 Conference Record: 2-12-0
INW Players: 15 INW players – all from Idaho… including Spokane Shine’s Whitney Wood (Coeur d’Alene, ID)

Saint Martin’s University - Saints
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Seventh
2011 Conference Record: 4-10-0
INW Players: Keri Inch (Ephrata, WA)… Ashley Richardson (Yakima, WA)… Dani Eldridge (Spokane, WA)… Kelsie Grant (Moses Lake, WA)

Seattle Pacific University - Falcons
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-1-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: First
2011 Conference Record: 13-1-0
INW Players: Courtney Shearer (Bend, OR)… Megan Lindsay (Spokane, WA)… Kaylie Winston (Pasco, WA)

Western Washington University - Vikings
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-1-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Second
2011 Conference Record: 9-4-1
INW Players: Jamie Arthurs (Richland, WA)… Ruth Peredo (Boise, ID)… Katie Stauffer (Boise, ID)

Simon Fraser University - Clan
Current Non-Conf Record: 1-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Sixth
2011 Conference Record: 1-11-2

Western Oregon University - Wolves
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fifth
2011 Conference Record: 5-6-3
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