GNAC Sports

Saturday, Oct. 15

Volleyball: Northwest Nazarene Extends Streak To Four

Tuholski

Kaitlyn Tuholski led four players in double figures with 14 kills and Michelle Terpstra recorded her second consecutive triple-double to power Northwest Nazarene past Montana State Billings, 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 30-28 Saturday at MSUB's Alterowitz Gym.

Elsewhere, Western Washington (11-4, 9-2) stayed atop the conference standings sweeping Saint Martin's, 25-16, 25-12, 25-14.

Seattle Pacific (14-5, 8-2) and Alaska Anchorage (12-6, 8-2) remained even in the loss column and half a match back of the Vikings with victories.

SPU defeated Central Washington 21-25, 25-13, 25-22, 25-23, while Alaska Anchorage swept Alaska Fairbanks, 25-16, 25-22, 25-13.

Western Oregon (8-7, 7-4) handed Simon Fraser (0-15, 0-11) its 20th consecutive loss over two seasons, defeating the Clan, 25-15, 25-15, 25-16.

Tuholski scored a total of 19 points, also contributing three service aces and four assisted blocks as Northwest Nazarene (11-5, 8-3) ran its win streak to four and remained just one match out of first place. Tuholski also had 19 assists and seven digs.

Terpstra had 10 kills, 22 assists and 17 to earn her third triple-double of the season. Tuholski also has three on the season.

Reisa Fessler had 11 kills and Becky Flores had 10, while Kailey Trautmann led the way with 41 digs as NNU held MSUB (9-10, 3-7) to a .095 percentage.

The Yellowjackets were led by Monica Grimsrud with 17 kills. Chelsey Walter and Melissa Porter had eight kills each. Walter also led MSUB with five blocks.

Marlayna Geary had 12 kills and Emily Jepsen had 11 in Western Washington's victory.

Jepsen hit .400 and Geary had a .355 percentage as the Vikings hit .297 (44-11-111) and held Saint Martin's (4-13, 3-8) to a .000 percentage (26-26-134).

Kayla Erickson had seven kills and a match-high five blocks and Laurie Yearout had 42 assists for the Vikings. Kristyn Ross led the Saints with seven kills.

Lindsay Wodrich had 19 kills to lead Seattle Pacific past Central Washington (11-8, 5-6).

The Falcons, who outhit the Wildcats .213 to .130 and had twice as many service aces (8-4), also got 13 kills from Nikki Lowell and 12 from Cailin Fellows. Lowell also had five blocks.

Jordan Offutt paced the Wildcats with 15 kills, while Meg Ryan had 10. Emmy Dolan had five blocks.

Robyn Burton produced the sixth highest single-match hitting percentage (.765) in GNAC history in Alaska Anchorage's victory.

Burton converted on 13 of 17 kill opportunities earning her eighth percentage of .500 or better this season.

The Seawolves also had the highest team percentage this fall in the GNAC, swinging for a .412 average (40-7-80) reaching the .400 mark for the first time since Sept. 6, 2002.

In addition to her kill total, which was matched by teammate Jackie Matthisen, Burton also had three blocks.

Casey Tidwell led Alaska Fairbanks (2-16, 2-8) with eight kills and a .467 percentage. The Nanooks, however, were limited to a .115 team percentage.

Danielle Reese was credited with 15 kills and Krissi Kemper had 12 kills in Western Oregon's victory. The Wolves made just 12 errors and swung at a .348 rate (43-12-89). Setter LesLyne Satele had 38 assists and three service aces.

Kristjana Fridfinnson had one-third of Simon Fraser's kills (8 of 25) and a match-high three blocks, including two solos.

Football: Humboldt State Stays Unbeaten

Rowells

Lyndon Rowells rushed for 223 yards and Humboldt State had 512 yards in total offense in defeating Central Washington 30-20 Saturday and ending the Wildcats' 21-game conference home win streak.

Western Oregon (4-3, 4-1) remained just one-half game back of the Lumberjacks (6-0, 4-0) in the conference race rallying from a 7-6 halftime deficit to defeat Simon Fraser 34-10.

In a non-conference game, Azusa Pacific (6-1), which will join the GNAC next season for football, toppled Dixie State 48-19.

Humboldt (6-0, 4-0) scored 23 consecutive points after the Wildcats (2-4, 2-3) had gone ahead 14-7 on a one-yard run by Levi Taylor with 9:10 left in the second quarter.

The 'Jacks got 10 of their points in the final two minutes of the first half, scoring on a 53-yard pass from Mike Proulx to Dirk Dallas and on a 47-yard field goal by Brian Blumberg as time expired to go ahead 16-14.

Rowells gave the 19th ranked 'Jacks a nine-point lead early in the third quarter, racing 67 yards to finish off a 10-play, 90-yard drive.

Rowells then scored on a one-yard run in the fourth period before Central finally got on the board again on a 17-yard pass from backup QB Jose Mohler to Justin Helwege with 1:58 remaining in the contest.

CWU got the ball back on a fumble recovery by Genesis Fenoimoana with 57 seconds left and Mohler completed passes of 51 yards to Armahd Lewis and 16 yards to Anthony Spain to bring the ball to the HSU 14.

But Kevin Cooper intercepted Mohler on fourth down in the end zone to secure the victory.

In addition to Rowells, Humboldt was led by Proulx, who completed 19 of 29 passes for 281 yards . Dallas had six catches for 132 yards. Justin Helwege had 12 catches for 130 yards for the Wildcats.

The loss was CWU's first-ever conference home loss since the GNAC was founded in 2001. The Wildcats had been 21-0 at home over that stretch.

Western Oregon 34, Simon Fraser 10

Peila

Western Oregon had 176 yards on interception and fumble returns and converted three turnovers into touchdowns in defeating Simon Fraser before 1,950 fans at McArthur Field.

Robert Young had a 56-yard fumble return to set up a seven-yard touchdown run by quarterback Evan Mozzochi in the first quarter.

The Wolves, however, fell behind 7-6 at halftime as SFU quarterback Trey Wheeler tossed an 80-yard TD pass to Tore Corrado midway through the second period.

WOU drove 91 yards in nine plays to take a 13-7 lead in the third quarter on a three-yard run by Kenneth Haynes. SFU pulled to within three points on a 22-yard field goal by Ian Sternau in the final minute of the third period.

But the fourth quarter belonged to Western Oregon as Trevor Gates caught a 29-yard pass from Mozzochi, a 30-yard fumble return by Bryce Peila set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Haynes and Peila had a 48-yard interception return for a touchdown.

Peila, who also had nine tackles and a nine-yard punt return, then closed out the period with a 42-yard interception return.

"Peila's two picks were very crucial plays," Western Oregon head football coach Arne Ferguson said. "They really put the game away."

Haynes and Mozzochi led the WOU offense accounting for 90 rushing yards and 216 passing yards, respectively. Mozzochi completed 17 of 23 passes. Gates had eight receptions for 135 yards producing his fourth consecutive 100-yard game.

Wheeler converted on 26 of 38 passes for 286 yards to lead the Clan. Bobby Pospischil had 10 receptions for 73 yards, while Corrado had five for 123 yards.

Defensively, Isaiah Buchanan had 10 tackles for the Wolves, while Justin Capicciotti had 10 tackles, including 3 1/2 sacks for losses of 21 yards for SFU.

Azusa Pacific 48, Dixie State 19

Quarterback John van den Raadt rushed for 145 yard and two touchdowns and Johnell Murphy had 142 yards on 15 carries as Azusa Pacific cruised past Dixie State.

The Cougars ran for 442 of their 531 yards in total offense as van den Raadt had just 89 yards passing. He did complete 10 of 17 for two touchdowns.

Dixie had just 245 yards, including 109 rushing. Jesse Ence netted 84 yards on 10 carries.

Azusa got on the board early as Silas Goma recovered a blocked punt in the end zone just three minutes into the contest. Later in the period van den Raadt scored on a 58-yard run.

Azusa added two touchdowns in the second quarter on passes of five and 12 yards to Jeremiah Andujo and Tyson Hetzer to take a 28-12 lead at the break.

Azusa built a 48-12 lead in the second half before Dixie scored its only touchdown with 4:06 left on a 16-yard pass from Kaleo Nawahine to Spencer Young.

The Red Storm's first 12 points were on field goals by Jameson Schultz (42, 32, 42 and 45 yards).

Cache Morgan, who had 151 yards on five kickoff returns including a 70-yarder, led Dixie with nine tackles. Jake Duncan had eight tackles, including Dixie's only sack. Sean Barber had 10 tackles for Azusa.

Women's Soccer: Zakrzewski, Lindsay Key Falcon Win


Zakrzewski	Lindsay

Kellie Zakrzewski scored a pair of second-half goals and Megan Lindsay continued her recent scoring tear with a goal midway through the first half as Seattle Pacific beat Western Washington 3-0 Saturday at Interbay Stadium.

In Saturday's other games, Saint Martin's (3-8-2, 3-6-0) upset MSU Billings 1-0, Western Oregon (5-5-3, 4-3-2) blanked Northwest Nazarene 2-0 and Central Washington (6-3-4, 5-2-2) and Simon Fraser (1-9-1, 0-8-1) played to a scoreless deadlock.

Goalkeeper Brooke Yokers made four saves to earn her second shutout of the week in Seattle Pacific's (11-2-0, 8-1-0) victory.

Lindsay put the nationally 14th-ranked Falcons on the board at 32:56. Playing on the goal line just outside the penalty area on the attacking left side, Lindsay crossed the ball toward the far post, and it floated just under the crossbar and into the net way beyond the reach of Vikings goalkeeper Jamie Arthurs.

Lindsay has eight goals on the season, including seven in her last four games.

Zakrzewski made it 2-0 at 53:34 with a 15-yard shot that ricocheted in off the left post. She then made it 3-0 with point-blank shot from the top of the six-yard box at 83:16.

Combined with MSUB's home loss to Saint Martin's, Seattle Pacific opened up a six-point lead in the conference race with its victory.

Hanna Massee converted a loss ball scoring from 22 yards into the upper left corner to earn Saint Martin's a sweep of its two-game road trip. The Saints had won just once in their previous 11 contests.

MSUB (8-2-3, 5-1-3) had not lost in its previous nine conference games (6-0-3) going back to the 2010 season.

The Yellowjackets played at a disadvantage over the final 38 minutes after Amanda Brusic drew a record card at 68:08. MSUB, however, still managed to outshot the Saints 15-10 and maintain an 11-0 corner kick advantage.

Lauren Vieira and LaChante Horton scored unassisted goals midway through the first half in Western Oregon's victory at Northwest Nazarene (4-9-0, 2-7-0).

Vieira scored from 30 yards at 23:18. Horton scored four minutes later at 27:09 from five yards out.

Shots favored the Wolves 9-7. Brittney Rigtrup had six saves to record her fifth shutout of the season, one less than the conference leader.

Central Washington outshot Simon Fraser 34-4, including 13-0 in the opening half and 23-2 in regulation in their scoreless draw.

The Wildcats had plenty of opportunities to score as Clan goalie Amelia Ng made 10 saves, including one on a penalty kick in the 71st minute.

CWU's Carson McKole kicked the PK attempt, but Ng guessed correctly and blocked the shot.

CWU's 34 shot attempts were the most by a Wildcat team since the 2005 season.

Central also had a 13-1 edge in corner kicks, the most by a CWU team since 2005. Simon Fraser was shutout for the sixth consecutive game.

Men's Soccer: SPU Closes Out Trip With 2-0 Win

JOHNSON
8 Shutouts

Tyler Schultz and Kyle Smurdon each netted a first-half goal as 17th-ranked Seattle Pacific completed a stretch of eight consecutive road games with a 2-0 win at Northwest Nazarene.

In Saturday's only other game, Saint Martin's and Montana State Billings battled to a 2-2 draw.

It was the second consecutive tie for the Yellowjackets who are unbeaten in their last five contests.

Seattle Pacific (9-2-2, 4-1-1) concluded its eight-game journey with just one loss.

"When we set out at the beginning of the year we looked at the eight-game stretch as a pivotal point in our season," Falcons coach Mark Collings said.

"To come out of it 6-1-1 is certainly good. It sets us up to finish strong over the last five games."

Schultz put the Falcons on the board in the 18th minute with a short header at the left post off a cross from Drew Williams.

The senior forward's league-leading ninth goal was set up by Williams' team-high fifth assist. Schultz is tied for the GNAC scoring lead with Carlo Basso of Simon Fraser.

Smurdon also scored from close-range, providing an insurance goal at 38:47. His six-yard strike came off Jon Pearman's pass from the left flank.

"We knocked the ball around really well today and it was nice to put a couple balls away," Collings said. "Once again we were rock solid defensively."

Goalkeeper Zach Johnson made one save en route to his fourth straight shutout. Johnson, who has not surrendered a goal in his last 397 minutes, has blanked eight opponents this season.

Zander Engeman gave up both goals, stopping two shots before being replaced at halftime. His successor, Mitch Rice, was credited with three saves for NNU (5-8-1, 0-7-0), which was outshot 10-3.

Xan Nixon scored two goals, including one with 2 1/2 minutes remaining in regulation to earn Saint Martin's (4-7-2, 2-5-2) a draw with Montana State Billings (5-7-2, 1-4-2).

Nixon headed in Spencer Salvador's corner kick into the upper right corner to tie the contest at 87:30. In the first half, he shot into the lower left corner after taking a through ball from CJ Chu from midfield.

The Yellowjackets' goals came at 12:15 by Garion Holian and at 62:30 from Thomas Sheets. Joshua Marocchi and Thomas Chameraud earned assists.

Cross Country: Mickelsen, Potter Pace Yellowjackets

Mickelsen

Whitney Mickelsen of Montana State Billings set a school record in the women's 5K at the Yellowjacket Invitational Saturday at Riverfront Park in Billings.

Both the MSUB men and women finished fourth. “I was pleased with how both teams ran today,” said head coach Dave Coppock.

“I felt like it was a very good meet. It was definitely a good tune up for the GNAC championships,” Coppock said.

Mickelsen finished fourth in a time of 18:05. MSUB Sarah Graves won the event in a time of 17:29.

In the men's 8,000 meters, MSUB's Brian Potter finished fifth in 25:21. Jed Morgan of Black Hills State finished first in 24:57. MSUB's Daniel Lombardi took seventh in a time of 25:48.

Black Hills won the men's team title with 34 points followed by Carroll (60), Rocky Mountain (64) and MSUB (77).

Carroll tallied 42 points to win the women's meet over Rocky which recorded 55 total points. Black Hills was third with 60 points while the Yellowjackets tallied 94 points to finish fourth.

MSUB Yellowjacket Invitational (Oct. 15 at Billings): Men - Black Hills State 34, Carroll 60, Rocky Mountain 64, MSU Billings 77, Dickinson State 123. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Jed Morgan, Black Hills, 24:57; 5. Brian Potter, MSUB, 25:21; 7. Daniel Lombardi, MSUB, 25:48; 19. Chase Robinson, MSUB, 26:31. Women - Carroll 42. Rocky Mountain 55, Black Hills State 60, MSU Billings 94, Dickinson State 116. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Sarah Graves, MSUB Alum, 17:29; 4. Whitney Mickelsen, MSUB, 18:05; 18. Renae Hepfner, MSUB, 19:03; 26. Melanie Bock, MSUB, 19:57.

Clan Women Win Concordia Invitational

Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith finished second to lead Simon Fraser to the team title Saturday in the Concordia Adidas Cross Country Classic at Fernhill Park in Portland.

Smith covered the 5,000-meter course in a time of 17:27. Andria Scheese, competing attached, posted a winning time of 17:22.

SFU also got a fifth place from Lindsey Butterworth and a 15th from Sarah Sawatzky in outpointing the University of Portland 61-71 to win the team title.

In the men's division, Keir Forster was the Clan's top placer, finishing ninth in a 8,000-meter time of 25:14. SFU finished third in back of the College of Idaho and Concordia.

Concordia Invitational (Oct. 15 at Portland): Men - College of Idaho 46, Concordia 61, Simon Fraser 78, Linfield 93, Portland State 138, Treasure Valley 141, Lane CC 156, Southern Oregon 187, Northwest Christian 215, Central Oregon 306. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Rayan Guerni, unat., 24:28; 9. Keir Forster, SFU, 25:14; 14. B.J. Cunliffe, SFU, 25:39; 19. Anton Humeniuk, SFU, 26:04. Women - Simon Fraser 61, Portland 77, Northwest Christian 82, Concordia 88, College of Idaho 95, Linfield 160, Southern Oregon 172, Treasure Valley189, Northwest 191. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Andria Scheese, unat., 17:22; 2. Jessica Smith, SFU, 17:27; 5. Lindsey Butterworth, SFU, 17:57; 15. Sarah Sawatzky, SFU, 18:24.

Santos Finishes Fourth at Pacific Lutheran

Manuel Santos of Central Washington placed fourth Saturday in the men's 8,000 meters at the Pacific Lutheran University Invitational cross country meet.

Santos was the only Top 10 finisher for the Wildcats, who did not field a complete team for the meet.

Pacific Lutheran Invitational (Oct. 15 at Tacoma): Men - Pacific Lutheran 27, PLU Alumni 44, Green River 67, Olympic 99, Central Washington inc. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Dan McLean, unat., 25:57.11; 4. Manuel Santos, CWU, 26:27.03; 18. Ryan Loutsis, CWU, 28:43.04. Women - Pacific Lutheran 17, Olympic 48, Green River 70, Central Washington inc. Individuals (6,000 Meters) - 1. Kelsey Kreft, unat., 23:31.59; 25. Sarah Flatebo, CWU, 27:18.67.