Thursday, October 10, 2019

INWsn College Best XI - Week 7: CCC's Rassier and Swenson Lead Weekly Honors

A pair of performances in the Cascade Collegiate Conference led the way this week as Rylee Rassier played a role in six of Northwest's seven goals on the weekend as they handed Corban its first loss and Sky Swenson similarly was a part of four of the five scored by Rocky Mountain as they downed a pair of quality opponents.

INWsn College Women's Best XI - WEEK SEVEN (games 9.30 to 10.06) 

G - Alexis Montoya - Northwest Nazarene - Recorded a pair of shutouts, blanking MSU Billings 4-0 with seven saves and Simon Fraser 1-0 with five.  (West Jordan, UT)

G - Maia Wetzel (Helena, MT) - Rocky Mountain - Made four saves in a scoreless draw against Oregon Tech and then posted six as the Battlin Bears grabbed late 1-0 win against Southern Oregon.

D - Mya Elder-Hammond - Eastern Washington - Scored the opening goal and helped lead the defense in a 3-1 win against rival Idaho.  (Ashland, OR)

M - Maddie Hoffman (Clarkston, WA) - Yakima Valley - Two goals in back-and-forth 3-2 win against Wenatchee Valley.

M - India Jencks - Gonzaga - Set up three goals in 6-0 win against San Diego. (Seattle, WA)

F - Caitlin Crist (Twin Falls, ID) - Walla Walla CC - Two goals in 3-2 win against Spokane.

F - Samantha Heilman (Richland, WA) - Gonzaga - Tallied a hat-trick as the Zags dominated San Diego for 6-0 win.

F - Nan Kiebert (Sandpoint, ID) - Eastern Oregon - Set up both goals in a 2-0 win against Carroll and then tallied opening goal and another assist in 4-0 win against Providence.

F - Erin Leseberg (Kennewick, WA) - Walla Walla CC - Goal and assist helped lead Warriors to 3-0 win over fellow unbeaten Columbia Basin.

F - Riley Martinson (Deer Park) - Embry-Riddle - Scored the first two goals in a 5-2 win against Soka and the opening goal in a 3-0 win against Marymount California.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: F - Rylee Rassier (Spokane, WA) - Northwest - Scored both goals in a 2-0 win against unbeaten Corban and then tallied four and an assist in a 5-0 victory against Northwest Christian.


INWsn College Men's Best XI - WEEK SEVEN (games 9.30 to 10.06)

G - Dylan Abad - CC Spokane - Two shutouts on the week to lead Bigfoot to unbeaten mark for first half of the season. (Belfair, WA)

G - Antonio Campos (Hermiston, OR) - Walla Walla CC - Five saves in a scoreless draw against unbeaten Spokane and another seven in a narrow 1-0 loss to second place Columbia Basin.

G - Jessy Martin - MSU Billings - The freshman keeper made eight saves in a 1-0 shutout win at Northwest Nazarene. (Chateauroux, France)

D - Ole Cloppenburg - Providence - Helped lead the Argos to a pair of 2-1 road wins at College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon, where he scored the winner with two minutes left.  (Melbeck, Germany)

D - Jason Cortes (Kennewick, WA) - Columbia Basin - Helped lead the Hawks to a 1-0 victory against Walla Walla, the team's third consecutive shutout.

M - Blake Bodily (Eagle, ID) - Washington - Set up the overtime winner in a 2-1 victory at second ranked Stanford and scored the deciding goal in a 1-0 victory at California.

M - Noah Bushey (Spokane, WA) - Florida Gulf Coast - Set up a pair of goals for FGCU in a 3-2 win against visiting Lipscomb Saturday... the same day his father was inducted into the Whitworth Hall of Fame for his lengthy, successful coaching career.

M - Jack O'Leary - College of Idaho - Goal and assist in 2-0 victory against Carroll.  (Hamilton, NZ)

M - Erik Mattice - Eastern Oregon - Goal and assist in 4-1 win against Carroll. (Orkanger, Norway)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK :: M - Sky Swenson - Rocky Mountain - Scored the second goal and set up third in 3-1 win against Oregon Tech, and tallied both goals in a 2-0 victory against Southern Oregon.  (Berlin, Germany)

F - Andres Acuna - Blue Mountain - Tallied a goal and assist in a 4-1 win against Treasure Valley.  (Madras, OR)

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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