Katie Street Graduate Assistant 253/653‐8761 [email protected] Northwest Conference Student‐Athletes of the Week September 8, 2009 Men’s Soccer (offensive) Jasem Jaihouni Pacific, Junior Midfielder Portland, Ore./Lincoln Major: Computer Science Jasem started all three matches for the Boxers and scored the game‐winning goal in the season opener against Northwest Christian. Jasem notched a hat trick against Pacific’s win against La Verne on Sunday, which included a pair of penalty kick goals. His four goals and two assists this week are both season career highs. Honorable Mention – Kekoa Mountcastle (Whitworth, Fr./F – Waiehu, Hawaii/Kamehameha‐Maui) Cole Peterson (Puget Sound, Jr./D – Great Falls, Montana/CM Russell) Andy Hyres (Pacific Lutheran, Sr./M – Wilkeson, Wash./White River) Men’s Soccer (defensive) Andrew Stevermer Pacific, Junior Goal Keeper Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County Major: Economics Minor: Anthropology Andrew started all three matches for the Boxers this week, earning victories in two of the three. He shared a combined shutout with three other keepers against Northwest Christian and with Chris Grasso against La Verne. Andrew had a total of 14 saves, giving up just two goals. Honorable Mention – Mark Bennett (Willamette, Sr./GK – Salt Lake City, Wash./West) Brian Kostol (Pacific Lutheran, Jr./GK – Tigard, Ore./Tigard) Women’s Soccer (offensive) MacKenzie Doty Linfield, Senior Forward McMinnville, Ore./McMinnville Major: Business Doty scored two goals in each of Linfield’s three matches last week, including a goal 16 seconds into the game against Northwest Christian. She helped the Wildcats to a 2‐1 week, adding an assist to her six goals. Honorable Mention – Janece Levien (Puget Sound, Sr./F – Beaverton, Ore./Beaverton) Jenny McKinsey (George Fox, Sr./F – Spokane, Wash./Central Valley) Rachel Janny (Willamette, Sr./F – Olympia, Wash./Olympia) Lindsey Oakes (Whitworth, Sr./M – Boise, Idaho/Boise) Women’s Soccer (defensive) Kallie Wolfer Puget Sound, Senior Goal Keeper Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline Major: Biology Kallie collected the 25th and 26th shutouts of her career in a pair of wins this week in Wheaton, Ill. Against the nationally second‐ranked Wheaton, Wolfer had four saves. Honorable Mention – Miranda Cosand (Whitworth, Sr./D – Maple Valley, Wash./Tahoma) Elise Delgado (Lewis & Clark, Fr./GK – Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers), Kelli Gano (Willamette, Jr./GK – Portland, Ore./Cleveland) Autumn Van Meter (George Fox, So. /GK – Bend, Ore./La Pine) Brittany Hartmann (Pacific, Fr./GK – Portland, Ore./Wilson) Volleyball Beth Hanna Pacific Lutheran, Junior Outside Hitter Clackamas, Ore./Clackamas Major: Elementary Education Beth averaged 4.1 kills per set in five matches this week. She also earned all‐
tournament honors at the Puget Sound Premier hosted by Puget Sound after averaging 4.6 kills in the Lutes’ four matches. Hanna added four aces, 73 digs, and two blocks to her stats, leading her team to four wins in the first week of competition. Alexa Block Pacific, Freshman Outside Hitter Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Claremont Major: Media Arts Minor: Accounting In her first week as a Boxer, Alexa averaged 3.50 kills and 3.11 digs per set. She finished with three double‐doubles (kills & digs) and led Pacific in both categories. Alexa came alive against formidable opponents in Wartburg and Central to post back‐to‐back 20‐kill nights. She also had 11 blocks and 56 digs to her credit in the four matches the Boxers played in this week. Honorable Mention – Erika Greene (Puget Sound, So./RS – Sandy, Utah/Juan Diego) Jesse McGraw (Willamette, Sr./OH – Gaston, Ore./Corban College) Ka’ipo Rocha (Whitworth, So./MB – Pukalani, Hawaii/Seabury Hall) Katie Leavitt (Linfield, Fr./OH – Powell Butte, Ore./Crook County) Lyndsay Hovee (George Fox, Sr./OH – Belfair, Wash./North Mason) Men’s Cross Country Shawn Fisher Linfield, Senior Boring, Ore./Boring Major: Mass Communication Running on an unfamiliar course, Fisher led wire to wire in a dual meet with Lewis & Clark this week, posting a time of 26:04.1 in a 14‐man field. Fisher was 20 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Honorable Mention – Francis Reynolds (Puget Sound, Sr. – Palo Alto, Calif./Palo Alto) Karl Dickman (Lewis & Clark, Sr. – Bend, Ore./Summit) Nick Gallagher (Whitworth, Jr. – Bedford, Iowa/Bedford) Sean Andrascik (Pacific Lutheran, So. ‐ Eatonville, Wash./Eatonville) Women’s Cross Country Tonya Turner Whitworth, Junior Spokane, Wash./Mead Major: Health Science Turner won the 55‐runner women’s race at the Whitman Invite by nine seconds, with a time of 14:34.76 in the 4k event. She led her 25th ranked Whitworth team to a win over #22 Whitman and NAIA #9 Lewis‐Clark St. Honorable Mention – Marci Klimek (Linfield, Sr. – Phoenix, Ore./Phoenix) Emily Thomas (Lewis & Clark, Fr. – Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) Suzy Olsen (Pacific Lutheran, Fr. – Everett, Wash./Everett) Hayley Walker (Puget Sound, So. – Cambria, Calif./Coast Union)