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![]() Seattle Pacific's Hannah Huesers became the 50th player in GNAC women's soccer history to score three goals in a match. Monday, October 12, 2015 PORTLAND, Ore. – A pair of impressive offensive performances from Seattle Pacific’s soccer teams lead this week’s list of GNAC Player of the Week selections. The Falcons’ Hannah Huesers was named the GNAC Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week after she netted four goals in a pair of conference road matches. She scored an insurance goal and assisted on the game-winner in SPU’s 3-1 win at Concordia on Thursday before scoring a hat trick in their 3-1 win at Western Oregon on Saturday. The three-goal performance is the second in the league this season and the 50th in GNAC history. Seattle Pacific’s Mori Tsuchiya was selected for the men’s offensive award, tallying two goals and an assist in two road matches. He accounted for the insurance goal in the Falcons’ 3-1 win Thursday at Montana State Billings and then added a goal as an assist in a 4-0 shutout at Mary. The two goals gives Tsuchiya three on the season. The GNAC awarded its first co-players of the week this season in football with Humboldt State running back Ja’Quan Gardner and South Dakota Mines’ running back Devin Nixon sharing offensive honors. Gardner rushed for a school-record 305 yards and three touchdowns, and also passed for a fourth touchdown, to lead the Lumberjacks to a 34-16 win over Azusa Pacific. Nixon finished with 251 all-purpose yards, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns and catching three balls for 91 yards and a score in the Hardrockers’ 49-44 victory over Central Washington. Western Oregon’s Jonathan Breland was tabbed for football defensive honors. The difference-making linebacker had two interceptions in the Wolves’ 24-22 upset of No. 6 North Alabama. One of the picks led to a touchdown, while the second stunted the Lions’ final drive deep in WOU territory with less than a minute to go. A total of 14 student-athletes from nine member schools are represented in this week’s awards. Simon Fraser leads this week’s award count with three selections. GNAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS – WEEK 6 Devin Nixon (South Dakota Mines, RB, 5-11, 190, Fr., Savannah, Ga. – Groves): Nixon finished with 251 all-purpose yards touchdowns to lead the Hardrockers to a 49-44 victory over Central Washington. He carried 30 times for 160 yards and a pair of touchdowns and also caught three passes for 91 yards and a touchdown. His two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter proved to be the winning scores in the game. Also Nominated: Arthur Burns (Central Washington), DeJon Coleman (Dixie State), Philip Fenumia’i (Western Oregon). Defensive: Jonathan Breland (Western Oregon, LB 6-2, 235, Sr., Berkeley, Calif. – Merced JC): Breland had two critical interceptions that helped the Wolves clinch their 24-22 upset of No. 6 ranked North Alabama. The first pick led to the Wolves’ first touchdown with 4:08 left in the first quarter and the second interception stopped UNA’s final drive of the game. Breland also had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. Also Nominated: Taylor Mitchell (Humboldt State), David Jakpor (South Dakota Mines). Special Teams: Nikolai Karpun (Simon Fraser, K/P, 6-0, 203, Sr., North Delta, B.C. – Sands Secondary): Karpun punted seven times against Dixie State, averaging 43.7 yards per punt, and had one inside the 20-yard line. His ledger included a long punt of 49 yards. Also Nominated: Robbie Joe Geranden (South Dakota Mines). MEN’S SOCCER Defensive: Robert Hyams (Simon Fraser, D, 5-10, Jr., Brentwood, United Kingdom – King Edward VI Grammer Secondary): Hyams played all 200 minutes, leading the Clan to a 2-0 shutout of No. 12 Northwest Nazarene and a 0-0 tie with Concordia. Simon Fraser’s defense allowed the Crusaders just five shots on goal and nine overall in the two matches. Also Nominated: Luke Broz (Northwest Nazarene), Tom Lohmann (Montana State Billings), Mitch McCaw (Concordia), Bryson Pavel (Seattle Pacific). WOMEN’S SOCCER Defensive: Emily Webster (Western Washington, M 5-6, So., Bellingham, Wash. - Sehome): Webster paced a Western Washington defense that allowed just one goal on seven shots on goal as the Vikings won two matches and moved into first place in the GNAC standings. She also assisted on the golden goal in the Vikings’ 2-1 overtime win over Central Washington and scored off a set piece in the 2-0 shutout of Montana State Billings. Also Nominated: Makena Dandley (Northwest Nazarene), Chloe Hopps (Montana State Billings), Shannon McMahon (Concordia). VOLLEYBALL Defensive: Christie Colasurdo (Western Oregon, L, 5-11, Jr., Olympia, Wash. - Olympia): Colasurdo recorded 44 digs in six sets as Western Oregon hosted Simon Fraser and Western Washington. She had a match-high 23 digs against the Clan and added 21 against the Vikings. Colasurdo ranks second in the GNAC in digs with 5.75 per set. Also Nominated: Erin Braun (Alaska Anchorage), Joelee Buckner (Western Washington), Linnea Phillips (Northwest Nazarene). CROSS COUNTRY Women: Joyce Chelimo (Alaska Anchorage, So., Kapenguria, Kenya – American International): Running in her first race in nearly a month, Chelimo finished second at the Western Washington Invitational. She was the top GNAC finisher in the meet, covering the 6,000-meter course in 21:19. In was her third top-three finish of the season. Also Nominated: Larissa Kolasinski (Saint Martin’s ), Sierra Manser (Northwest Nazarene). GOLF Women: Emily Leung (Simon Fraser, Fr., Richmond, B.C. – Yew Chung Secondary): In her first collegiate meet, Leung won the Saint Martin’s Invitational, shooting a two-round score of 2-over-par 149 to win by two strokes. She fired a tournament-low 1-over-par 73 in the opening round and then shot 76 in the second day in driving rain. Also Nominated: Kynsie Furuya (Concordia), Kortney McNeil (Montana State Billings), Samantha Miller (Northwest Nazarene), Chloe Read (Saint Martin’s). |
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