Bridget Daley's hat-trick for Idaho in their conference opener looked like a sure bet for the highlight performance of the week, but then Raimee Sherle netted three goals in 3:11 Sunday for Boise State, recording one of the fastest hat-tricks in NCAA history and setting the program record for goals in just her junior year. INWsn's Player of the Week selection now has a dozen goals on the year through their 10 matches.
Facing two of their regularly toughest opponents Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran, Drew Williams helped lead Whitworth to a draw and a victory to keep them unbeaten and near the top of the Northwest Conference table early in the season to earn the Player of the Week nod.
For games through Sunday, September 23
WOMEN
G - Kaysha Bailey (Lewiston, ID) - North Idaho College :: Made five saves in a 4-0 road victory at Walla Walla and then made six saves in a scoreless draw against Columbia Basin.
G - Rachel Thompson - Washington State :: Made nine saves in a 1-0 road win against eighth-ranked UCLA. (Nikiski, AK)
M - Taylor Boyer - Eastern Oregon :: Scored the opening goal and set up the second in a 2-0 win against Southern Oregon, and then scored the first two goals for the Mountaineers in a 3-2 overtime victory. (Eugene, OR)
M - Jenny Chavez - Eastern Washington :: Tallied a goal and assist in her return from injury, leading the Eagles to a 3-2 win against Portland State. (Newhall, CA)
M - Gaby Kennedy (Spokane, WA) - CC Spokane :: Set up two goals and added the final one in the 4-2 victory at Columbia Basin to extend her scoring streak to five games and helped lead the midfield in a scoreless draw against Walla Walla.
M - McKenna Kynett - Boise State :: Scored both goals in a 2-1 victory over Nevada in their conference opener. (Minden, NV)
M - Sadie Newsom (Richland, WA) - Weber State :: Scored twice in a 5-2 victory against Southern Utah.
M - Talya Vaira (Great Falls, MT) - Carroll College :: Goal and two assists after hosts equalized to give the Saints a 4-1 win at Northwest Christian.
F - Bridget Daley - Idaho :: Tallied a hat-trick to lead the Vandals to a 4-0 win against Portland State in the conference opener. (Carlsbad, CA)
F - Maria Sanchez (American Falls, ID) - Santa Clara :: Tallied a goal and two assists for the opening three goals in the first 13 minutes of a 5-1 win against Cal Poly.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) - Boise State :: Set program record for career goals and scored one of the fastest hat-tricks in NCAA history, completing the feat in 3:11 with all three tallies in the game, a 3-0 win at UNLV.
MEN
G - Christopher Kirby (Yakima, WA) - Columbia Basin :: Made 10 saves to limit North Idaho in a 2-1 win for the Hawks.
G - Jesus Nunez - Whitworth :: Registered three saves in the 1-1 draw against Puget Sound and then made six more, including several key stops, in a 3-0 victory against Pacific Lutheran. (Turlock, CA)
D - Sebastian Navarro (Yakima, WA) - Saint Martin's :: Set up two goals, including the winner, in a 3-1 victory against Western Washington.
D - Hunter Van Cleave (Missoula, MT) - CC Spokane :: The centerback led the Bigfoot to a 2-1 victory on the road against Columbia Basin and a 1-0 win against first place Walla Walla.
D - Aaron Yanagi - Whitworth :: The captain led the back line in a 1-1 draw against Puget Sound as well as the 3-0 shutout win over Pacific Lutheran in which he made a great play to head a ball into the six that resulted in an own goal. (Honolulu, HI)
M - Peter Vandam (Missoula, MT) - Colorado Mesa :: Scored in the 6-0 victory at Colorado Christian and netted the deciding goal in the 1-0 win against Metro State Denver.
F - Johan Espinoza (Wenatchee, WA) - Wenatchee Valley :: Two goals and an assist to guide the Knights to a 3-1 lead in the first 16 minutes as he went on to record a hat-trick in the 5-1 win against Blue Mountain.
F - Diego Esquivel (Post Falls, ID) - CC Spokane :: Scored the winning goal in both games, tallying the 2-1 winner on the road at Columbia Basin and the lone goal in the 1-0 win against first place Walla Walla.
F - Rafael Junqueira - Northwest Nazarene :: Scored both goals for the Nighthawks in a 2-0 victory against Seattle Pacific. (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
F - Edwin Romero (Walla Walla, WA) - Walla Walla CC :: Tallied a goal and assist in a 2-0 victory against North Idaho.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Drew Williams (Spokane, WA) - Whitworth :: Tallied two goals in a 3-0 victory against Pacific Lutheran Sunday after setting up the equalizer in the 1-1 draw the day before against Puget Sound.
About INWsn Best XI: 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. 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. The list is issued (typically) Wed-Fri during the college season.
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