The Western Washington women’s soccer team is No. 9 in the NCAA Division-II national rankings.
Taylor Hallquist, a senior defender from Columbia River, is a big reason why.
Hallquist had two assists in a 2-1 win over No. 7 Metropolitan State-Denver on Sunday. That came after she scored a goal in the Vikings’ 4-0 victory over Holy Names on Friday.
Monday, Hallquist was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference defensive player of the week.
“Taylor has been a catalyst for our team this season and was very productive on both defense and offense in our two games last week,” head coach Travis Connell told wwuvikings.com. “She is a fiery competitor and has been a great contributor for us.”
Another Clark County player also played a big role in those two Vikings victories. Grace Eversaul, a sophomore from Skyview, scored the tying goal with a header in the 70th minute against MSU-Denver. She also scored against Holy Names.
Women’s Soccer
• Taryn Ries, a sophomore from Ridgefield, scored one goal in both Portland’s 2-1 win over Utah Valley on Friday and a 2-0 win over UC Irvine on Sunday.
• Jorie Freitag, a junior from Seton Catholic, had an assist in the University of Rochester’s 2-2 draw against SUNY Geneseo on Saturday. Freitag, a forward, has started all four matches this year for the Yellowjackets (2-1-1).
• Rilee MacDonald, a junior from Camas, scored the winning goal in overtime as Corban University beat Linfield 1-0 on Saturday. The forward has two goals in five matches for the Warriors (3-2).
• Riley Smetzler, a junior from Ridgefield, had an assist and three shots in Corban’s 3-2 win over Pacific University on Thursday. She started at defender in Saturday’s win over Linfield.
• Taylor Kernion, a junior from Skyview, had an assist in Gonzaga’s 2-1 win over Cal Poly on Friday.
Cross Country
• Alexis Fuller, a senior from Union, placed fourth to help Boise State win the Sundodger Invitational on Saturday in Seattle. She covered the 6-kilometer course in 20:51.90.
• Cassie McKinney, a junior from Union, finished ninth to help Western Oregon win the Ash Creek Invitational on Friday. She covered the 5-kilometer course in 20:44.
Volleyball
• Hannah Lord, a sophomore from Heritage, had 14 kills and 5 digs in Northwest University’s 3-1 win over Northwest Christian on Saturday.
• Page Heller, a junior from Columbia River, had 14 digs in Colorado State-Pueblo’s 3-0 win over Western State on Saturday. The defensive specialist is averaging 4.72 digs per set.
• Evi Wilson, a junior from Columbia River, had 21 kills in Montana State’s 3-2 win Friday over Southern Methodist. She had 41 kills over three matches last weekend at the TCU tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Ashley Watkins, a junior from Battle Ground, had 96 assists over three matches for Montana last weekend in the Borderland Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M. The setter had 55 assists and seven digs in a five-set win over New Mexico State.
• Madison Pfaff, a freshman from Camas, had 10 digs in Corban University’s 3-1 loss to Evergreen State College on Saturday. She ranks second on the team in digs, with 129 though 13 matches.
• Tessa Doerfler, a sophomore from Prairie, had 22 digs over four matches for Linfield (5-3) at the Austin College Invitational last weekend in Sherman, Texas.
Men’s Soccer
• Max Bilsborough, a sophomore from Camas, made his first start for the University of Pacific in a 3-1 win over UC Riverside on Thursday. Bilsborough, a defender, subbed in to help the Tigers (3-2) beat No. 14 California, 2-1, the previous week.
• Levan Zhividze, a freshman from Evergreen, scored his first goal for Corban University in a 3-1 loss to Westmont on Saturday.
• Mitchell Pinney, a senior from Hockinson, scored the lone goal in Southern Oregon’s 1-0 win over UC Merced on Friday.
• Ahmon Afenegus, a senior from Mountain View, had an assist and four shots on goal in Southern Oregon’s 6-0 win over Pacific Union on Saturday.
• Ben Stevenson, a senior from Prairie, made two saves and played all 90 minutes in the Evergreen State College’s 2-0 win over Whitman on Sunday. The Geoducks have not allowed a goal in three matches.
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