Wednesday, November 6, 2013

INW Best XI - Week 11: Setterlund led WSU to huge upset wins, Cass guided RMC over rivals

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.

For games of October 28-November 3

BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - MEN

G - Logan Butzier (Eagle, ID) - Westminster College :: Outshot on the day 16-7 on the road, his seven saves were critical as they claimed the 1-0 overtime victory against Dixie State.

G - Cody Lang (Spokane, WA) - Seattle Pacific :: Made four saves in the team's 1-0 win over third-place Western Washington and made five more saves as they nearly went the distance against third-ranked Simon Fraser before falling 1-0 in the 105th minute.

G - Bridger Peres (Spokane, WA) - CC Spokane :: Made seven saves as the Bigfoot went to a scoreless stalemate with the division champion Walla Walla on the road.

D - Javy Carvajal (Walla Walla, WA) - Columbia Basin College :: Tallied a goal and assist in the team's 3-1 victory at Treasure Valley and helped the team upset second-place Spokane 1-0.

INW MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: D - Eddie Cass - Rocky Mountain :: He scored twice to avenge last week's loss to the Argos with a 3-2 victory against Great Falls. (York, England)

D/F - Will Wren - Whitworth University :: Normally a defender, he played up top for the Pirates with the conference race over and scored twice in the team's 3-0 victory over Linfield. (Evans, GA)

M - Alex Barsher - Whitman College :: Scored the opening goal in the Missionaries' 4-1 win over Linfield and then added a goal and assist in the team's 3-1 victory against Willamette. (Seattle, WA)

F - Daniel Kim - Whitman College :: With the game level at one each, he set up the winner and then scored two more himself in the 4-1 win over Linfield. (Clairmont, CA)

F - Clark Phillips - Gonzaga University :: Scored both goals in the Bulldogs 2-1 victory a Portland, ending a 24-game winless streak in conference play for the Zags. (Portland, OR).

F - Fredy Razo - Northwest Nazarene :: Scored the lone goal in the 2-1 overtime loss at Mary, and also provided both strikes in the 2-0 road victory against South Dakota Mines. (Irvine, CA)

F - Jacob Weaver (Spokane, WA) - Northwest University :: Scored a pair of go-ahead goals as they posted a 3-2 victory over Evergreen.

BEST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST XI - WOMEN

G - Andrea Stump - Whitworth University :: Led the Pirates defense to a pair of shutouts in their final home games, blanking Willamette in a scoreless draw with four saves and making a few more the next day in a 1-0 win over Lewis & Clark. (Colorado Springs, CO)

M - Jade Anderson - Whitman College :: Scored the game-winner in the 83rd minute in a 2-1 win over Lewis & Clark and then scored the contest's lone goal the following day in a 1-0 victory against Willamette. (Claremont, CA)

M - Danielle Brandli - Central Washington :: Scored the lone goal in the 2-1 loss to league-leading Western Washington and also had lone goal, this time a winner, in the 1-0 victory at Seattle Pacific. (Bellevue, WA)

M - Sydney Galletti - Rocky Mountain :: Scored the game-winning goals in a 2-1 overtime decision against Great Falls and a 2-1 win over Carroll. (Livermore, CA)

M - Brooke Heidemann (Meridian, ID) - Boise State :: Helped set up two goals in the Broncos' 3-1 victory over Air Force.

M - Alli Madril (Boise, ID) - Walla Walla CC :: Scored the opening goal and set up two more as they clinched the division title with the 5-0 victory over Spokane.

INW WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: M - Nicole Setterlund - Washington State :: Scored twice in the Cougars' 3-1 victory over 21st-ranked California and then helped set up the deciding goal in their surprising 1-0 win over 6th-ranked Stanford, snapping several of their impressive streaks. (Surrey, BC)

F - Mandi Achten (Billings, MT) - Rocky Mountain :: Set up the equalizer that send the game to overtime for the Battlin' Bears in their 2-1 victory over Great Falls and then headed in the opening goal in a 2-1 victory over Carroll.

F - Micaela Castain - Washington State :: Registered assists on all three goals in the Cougars' 3-1 victory over 21st-ranked California. (Castro Valley, CA)

F - Heather Johnson (Kennewick, WA) - Gonzaga University :: Scored both goals in the Bulldogs 2-1 overtime victory on the road versus Saint Mary's.

F - Olivia Rodgers (East Wenatchee, WA) - Walla Walla CC :: Scored the third and fourth goals in the team's division title clinching 5-0 win over Spokane and then scored three goals in the first half of their 8-0 win at Wenatchee Valley.

F - Alisa Sagdahl - MSU-Billings :: Set up both goals in the 3-2 overtime loss to Western Oregon and then added another assist by setting up the game-winner in the 1-0 victory against Northwest Nazarene. (Edmonds, WA)

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