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![]() Ricardo Palomino's second hat trick of the season single-handedly led Montana State Billings to a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Concordia. Monday, October 19, 2015 PORTLAND, Ore. – A game-winning hat trick by Montana State Billings’ Ricardo Palomino and a pair of game-winning goals for Concordia’s Amanda Klep leads this week’s selections for GNAC Player of the Week. Palomino was named Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week after scoring his second hat trick of the year. The three goals all came in the second half to single-handedly lead the Yellowjackets back from a 2-0 deficit for a 3-2 win over the Cavaliers. Palomino enters the week leading Division II with 16 goals on the season. His hat trick was the 42nd in GNAC history. Klep, meanwhile, was named Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week as she turned her first two collegiate goals into game-winners. Entering both matches in the second half, Klep scored the game-winner in the 48th minute in Thursday’s 2-0 shutout of Simon Fraser. She then notched the game-winner in the 57th minute in Saturday’s 2-0 blanking of Western Oregon. Montana State Billings’ Robert Peterson and Northwest Nazarene’s Sierra Manser received the final Cross Country Runner of the Week awards for the 2015 season. Peterson won his fourth race of the season as he crossed first in the Yellowjackets’ dual against Rocky Mountain. Manser, a freshman, finished fifth to lead the Crusaders at the Lewis & Clark Invitational. Both runners will race in the GNAC Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Bellingham, Wash. A total of 14 student-athletes from eight different schools are honored in this week’s GNAC Player of the Week Awards. Concordia, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s and Western Washington each had two selections. GNAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK SELECTIONS – WEEK 7 Defensive: Shane Kuenzi (Western Oregon, LB, 6-0, 215, Sr., Salem, Ore. – West Salem) Kuenzi led Western Oregon with 11 tackles in the Wolves’ 31-25 win over Central Washington. He made a key play in the fourth quarter, tackling Quincy Carter on fourth down that stunted the Wildcats’ potential winning drive. Also Nominated: Cameron Buell (Humboldt State), Myles Carelock (Central Washington), Sam Flemming (Azusa Pacific), Troy Kurtz (South Dakota Mines), Colton Olson (Dixie State). Special Teams: Tarik Myles (Azusa Pacific, PR, 5-6, 150, Jr., Fontana, Calif.): Myles had three punt returns for 58 yards, which included a 57-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter of Azusa Pacific’s 61-14 win over Dixie State. Also Nominated: Earl Anderson (Simon Fraser), Robbie Joe Geranden (South Dakota Mines), Dominique Harrison (Western Oregon), Jonathan Kuhn (Central Washington). MEN’S SOCCER Defensive: Jake Zimmer (Saint Martin’s, F, 6-2, Jr., Auburn, Wash. – Thomas Jefferson): Zimmer played a critical role in the Saints’ defensive effort that allowed just two goals (one on a penalty kick) in two matches, including a 2-1 victory over Western Washington. Also Nominated: Chaz Jenkins (Seattle Pacific), Garret Robinson (Montana State Billings). WOMEN’S SOCCER Defensive: Ashley Haden (Western Washington, GK, 5-8, Sr., Brush Prairie, Wash. - Hockinson): Haden did not allow a goal in 166 minutes in goal as the Vikings shut out Central Washington 1-0 and beat Seattle Pacific 3-1. She had four saves in the two matches as the No. 2 Vikings improved to 13-1-0 overall. Also Nominated: Martha Heaps (Concordia), Kaitlyn Lokay (Montana State Billings). VOLLEYBALL Defensive: Kayleigh Harper (Western Washington, MB, 6-3, R-Fr., Oak Harbor, Wash. – Oak Harbor): Harper finished with 10 blocks and added 21 kills with a .408 hitting percentage to lead the Vikings in road wins at Alaska Anchorage and Alaska, their 15th and 16th wins in a row. She enters the week ranked second in the GNAC and No. 6 in Division II with 1.37 blocks per set. Also Nominated: Christie Colasurdo (Western Oregon), Vicky Gajda (Concordia), Linnea Phillips (Northwest Nazarene). CROSS COUNTRY Women: Sierra Manser (Northwest Nazarene, Fr., Melba, Idaho - Melba): Manser led NNU with a collegiate-best fifth place finish at the Lewis & Clark Invitational. She covered the 6,000-meter course in 22:36.1. GOLF Women: Jennifer Liedes (Saint Martin’s, Sr., Olympia, Wash. - Olympia): Liedes won the Western Washington Invitational with a two-round score of 1-under-par 145 to lead the Saints to a second place team finish. She shot a first-round score of 71. Also Nominated: Samantha Miller (Northwest Nazarene), Jenn Paul (Western Washington). |
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