Thursday, September 27, 2018

College Notebook 9.27.18: WCC Kicks off Thursday

Here's a recap of the midweek action and news...

## Women's Scores & Notes ## 

Wednesday, September 26 

Lafayette 0-1 Army :: Defender Mia Padon (Spokane, WA) helped lead Army to the win with their sixth shutout in the past seven games.

Kicking Off This Week

The West Coast Conference is the last women's league in the region to begin conference play, getting things rolling on Thursday. Among the matches are Gonzaga at BYU and Portland at San Diego. Santa Clara's WCC opener is Sunday at San Francisco. Check out the Preseason Conference Poll [+]

Honors

F - Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) - Boise State :: Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week & Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
F - Morgan Weaver - Washington State :: PAC-12 Offensive Player of the Week
D - Aaqila McLyn - Washington State :: PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Week
G - Rachel Thompson - Washington State :: PAC-12 Goalkeeper of the Week
F - Bridget Daley - Idaho :: Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week
G - Makayla Presgrave (Saint Mary's, ID) - Idaho :: Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week
F - Taylor Boyer - Eastern Oregon :: CCC Offensive Player of the Week
D - McKenna Payne - Carroll College :: CCC Defensive Player of the Week
D - Mykiaa Minnis - Washington State :: Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
G - Tara Fisher - Boise State :: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week



## Men's Scores & Notes ## 

Monday, September 24

Portland 2-1 Coastal Carolina :: RJ Stretch (Spokane, WA) scored the opening goal for the Pilots in the 36th minute. The hosts answered a minute later, but Portland went on to get a winner in the 73rd.

Tuesday, September 25

Gonzaga 1-2 UC Santa Barbara :: The Zags fell behind on a penalty in the 27th and saw the Gauchos push it to two five minutes later. Demitrius Kigeya put the Bulldogs on the board in the 86th, but that was all they could find in a comeback attempt for their final non-conference match.

Kicking Off This Week

There are a few are players on the University of Washington squad, which begins Pac-12 play on Saturday while several other teams in the league kick things off Thursday. Check out the Preseason Conference Poll [+]

Honors

F - Rafael Junqueira - Northwest Nazarene :: GNAC Offensive Player of the Week

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