Portland State junior forward/midfielder Aurora Bodenhamer was named Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Conference for women’s soccer this week.
The Hockinson High School graduate garnered her first career conference honor after leading the Vikings with five goals and 11 points as a junior, all recorded during conference play.
She was third in the Big Sky with her five goals in conference play, and tied for fifth with her 11 points in conference matches.
Bodenhamer recorded two braces during the season, as she scored both of the Vikings’ goals in a 2-1, overtime win over Southern Utah on Sept. 25, and scored the first two goals and recorded an assist in the Vikings’ 4-1 win over Idaho State on Oct. 9.
Bodenhamer’s five points against Idaho State were the most by a Viking in a single game since Eryn Brown (now Bacewich), a Camas High School graduate, recorded eight points on three goals and two assists in the Vikings’ 7-0 win over New Mexico State in 2013.
Bodenhamer scored the game-winner in the Vikings’ match against Southern Utah in the 93rd minute, as she converted a penalty kick early on in overtime to seal the win.
Women’s soccer
Eckler, Haden named Second Team All-GNAC
Concordia junior forward Bobbi Eckler and Western Washington senior goalkeeper Ashley Haden were named Second Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference for women’s soccer.
Eckler, a Union High School graduate, shares the Cavaliers lead with four goals and is third on the team with eight points.
Haden, a Hockinson High School graduate, leads the GNAC with a 0.43 goals-against average and is second with an .870 save percentage and seven shutouts.
WWU is the No. 1 seed and Concordia the No. 2 seed for the GNAC Women’s Soccer Championships beginning Thursday in Burnaby, B.C.
Cross country
GNAC announces academic honors
The following Great Northwest Athletic Conference cross country athletes from Clark County earned GNAC Cross Country Academic All-Conference honors:
• Seattle Pacific senior Lynelle Decker (Mountain View High School), 3.45 GPA in applied human biology, a two-time honoree.
• Western Washington senior Taylor Guenther (Prairie), 3.88 GPA in communication sciences, a two-time honoree.
• Western Washington junior Will Jones (Columbia River), 3.45 GPA in economics, a three-time honoree.
• Central Washington junior Kaitlyn McKinney (Union), 3.68 GPA in public health, a two-time honoree.
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