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2009-10 Report 9 (Oct. 19, 2009)

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Volleyball

                                  Conference                     All
                               W      L   SW     SL       W       L     SW    SL
Alaska Anchorage       7      2    22      10      15       7      50     31
Seattle Pacific            7      2    23      15      13       8      48     35
Western Washington   7      3    25      12      14       7      47     29
Northwest Nazarene    6      4    23      18      13       9      47     36
Central Washington     4      5    17      20      12       8      44     33
Montana State Billings 4      5    18      18      11     10      44     40
Western Oregon          4      5    18      20        7     13      31     47
Alaska Fairbanks        2      6    11      20        8     11      31     39
Saint Martin’s             0      9      3      27        2     15      10     45

LAST WEEK: Tuesday   – Rocky Mountain 1 at MSU Billings 3 (25-20, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21).  Wednesday – Saint Martin's 3 at Evergreen State 0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-20).  Thursday – Alaska Anchorage 3 at Seattle Pacific 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-17); Alaska Fairbanks 0 at Northwest Nazarene 3 (25-16, 25-16, 26-24); Central Washington 3 at MSU Billings 1 (19-25 25-22, 25-14, 25-19); Western Oregon 1 at Western Washington 3 (25-17, 21-25, 25-16, 25-16). Saturday – Alaska Anchorage 3 at Northwest Nazarene 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-16); Alaska Fairbanks 1 at Seattle Pacific 3 (25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 25-15); Central Washington 3 at Saint Martin's 0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-18); Western Washington 3 at MSU Billings 0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-18).

UPCOMING: Tuesday  – Northwest Nazarene at College of Idaho.  Thursday – Central Washington at Alaska Anchorage; Western Washington at Alaska Fairbanks; MSU Billings at Saint Martin's; Seattle Pacific at Western Oregon. Saturday – Western Washington at Alaska Anchorage; Central Washington at Alaska Fairbanks; MSU Billings at Western Oregon; Saint Martin's at Northwest Nazarene. Tuesday (Oct. 27) – Saint Martin's at Pacific Lutheran.

POLLS: CSTV/AVCA National Division II (Oct. 13) - 33. Seattle Pacific. NCAA West Region (Oct. 15) - 1. Cal State San Bernardino (18-0); 2. UC San Diego (18-1); 3. Sonoma State (14-4); 4. Hawaii Hilo (17-1); 5. Cal State L.A. (12-6); 6. Seattle Pacific (11-7); 7. Alaska Anchorage (13-6); 8. San Francisco State (14-5); 9. Northwest Nazarene (11-7); 10. Cal State Chico (14-5).  Note:  Additional NCAA polls will be on Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 with the playoff qualifiers announced Sunday, Nov. 15.

NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Oct. 11): Individuals (Top 30): Kills - 6. Devon Crotteau, MSUB, 4.41; 16. Marlayna Geary, WWU, 3.94; 20. Jackie Matthisen, UAA, 3.89; 21. Megan Thigpen, UAF, 3.89; 22. Sarah Risser, SPU, 3.86. Hitting Percentage - 25. Lisa Martini, WOU, .365; 26. Laura Sakala, WOU, .364. Assists – 29. Calli Scott, UAA, 10.43. Aces - 11. Erin Norris, CWU, 0.70. Digs - 2. Brandie Vea, CWU, 6.12; 12. Haley Hevern, NNU, 5.52; 17. Anna Herold, SPU, 5.41; 25. Allison Gotz, WWU, 5.21. Team (Top 30): Kills - 27. Seattle Pacific 13.29. Assists – 25. Seattle Pacific 12.36. Digs - 1. Northwest Nazarene 19.42; 4. Central Washington 18.20.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:  Emily Jepsen, Western Washington (MB, 6-1, Jr., Hardin, MT – Miles CC) and Cortney Lundberg, Alaska Anchorage (MB,  5-11, So., Kennewick, WA - Kamiakin). . .Both Jepsen and Lundberg had impressive hitting percentages in leading their teams to a pair of victories.  Jepsen had 30 kills and hit for a .509 percentage as the Vikings beat Western Oregon 3-1 and swept Montana State Billings to move to within one-half match of the conference lead.  Jepsen also led the Vikings in their two victories with three aces and eight blocks. . .Lundberg had 22 kills and hit for a .556 percentage in sweeps of Seattle Pacific and Northwest Nazarene as UAA earned a share of first-place in the conference with the Falcons. She also contributed to 12 of UAA’s 17 blocks, earning five solos and seven assists.  UAA has now won 15 consecutive sets during which Lundberg has hit for a .576 percentage (56-7-85) and had 20 blocks including seven solos.  On the season she ranks fourth in the GNAC in hitting percentage (.337) and second in blocks  (1.06).

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: Kady Try led Central Washington with 29 kills and hit for a .307 percentage as the Wildcats earned road wins at Billings and Lacey.  Try also had 17 digs and five aces.  CWU doubled its two opponents’ hitting percentage (.213 to .104) in moving into a three-way tie for fifth place in the conference standings. . .Sarah Risser had 28 kills and 22 digs as Seattle Pacific split two home matches for the Alaska schools.  Risser hit for a .261 percentage in the two matches. . .Megan Thigpen had 31 kills and 21 digs and hit for a .253 percentage as Alaska Fairbanks lost matches at Nampa and SPU’s Brougham Pavilion.

RECORD BOOK NUMBERS:  Erin Norris of Central Washington had two aces in a 3-1 win at Montana State Billings increasing her career total to 190 and establishing a GNAC career record.  The old record of 188 was set by Alyssa Given of Seattle Pacific between 2004 and 2007. . .MSU Billings’ Devon Crotteau, who is the GNAC career leader in kills per set (4.14), had 44 kills in three matches to move into ninth place on the GNAC all-time career kill list with 1,239.  She also ranks 11th in career points with 1,422. . .Cammy Dranginis of Northwest Nazarene ranks seventh in career points with 1,501.  She had 24 ½ (20 kills, 1 ace, 5 blocks) as the Crusaders divided a pair of 3-0 decisions.

AROUND THE GNAC: Setter Laurie Yearout had 85 assists (12.14 per set) as Western Washington hit for a .285 percentage in wins over Western Oregon and Montana State Billings.  Marlayna Geary had 28 kills and 23 digs and Allison Gotz had 33 digs for the Vikings. . .During its 15-set win streak, Alaska Anchorage has outhit its opponents .310 to .126.   Calli Scott has orchestrated the offense, which has featured Jackie Matthisen (72 kills, .339 percentage) and Lundberg,  averaging 11.20 assists per set, while Stacie Meisner has led the defense with 63 digs. . .Jen Boe had 37 kills and 34 digs as MSUB beat Rocky Mountain before losing at home to Central Washington and Western Washington. . .Teilissa Tua led Saint Martin’s with 17 kills and five blocks as the Saints split matches, defeating Evergreen State 3-0 to end an eight-match losing streak before being swept by CWU. . .Danielle Reese led Western Oregon with 12 kills in a 3-1 loss to Western Washington.

LOOKING AT THE PLAYOFF RACE: Three GNAC teams were ranked in the Top 10 in the inaugural NCAA Division II West Region poll.  Seattle Pacific was ranked sixth, Alaska Anchorage was ranked seventh and Northwest Nazarene was ranked ninth.  UAA and SPU are tied for first in the race for the GNAC title and the conference’s automatic berth, one half match ahead of Western Washington.  UAA plays five of its final seven matches at home, including home matches with both WWU and SPU.  The Vikings finish the regular-season with four of their six remaining matches on the road, while the Falcons play five of their remaining seven away from Brougham Pavilion.

ACADEMY OF ART MATCHES NOW REGION COUNTERS: Academy of Art has received a waiver from the NCAA and matches with A of A now count as regional contests. Earlier this fall, Alaska Anchorage split two matches with A of A, while Central Washington beat the PacWest school.  Seattle Pacific and Western Washington both lost to the Urban Knights.  GNAC teams are 19-12  against PacWest teams (including Academy of the Art) and 14-18 against CCAA teams for a 33-30 overall record against other West Region teams.  

GNAC (19) vs. PACWEST (12):  Western Washington 3-1, Central Washington 3-1, Alaska Anchorage 4-2, Seattle Pacific 3-2, Alaska Fairbanks 3-2, MSU Billings 2-2, Western Oregon 1-1, Saint Martin’s 0-1.  GNAC (14) vs. CCAA (18):  Central Washington 3-1, Northwest Nazarene 3-1, Western Washington 2-2, Seattle Pacific 2-2, Alaska Anchorage 2-2, Western Oregon 1-3, Alaska Fairbanks 1-3, Saint Martin’s 0-4.

PACWEST (12) vs. GNAC (19): Hawaii Hilo 6-0, Academy of Art 3-2, Grand Canyon 2-2, BYU-Hawaii 1-5, Hawaii Pacific 0-3, Chaminade 0-3, Notre Dame de Namur 0-4.  CCAA (18) vs. GNAC (14):  Sonoma State 4-0, CSU San Bernardino 3-0, UC San Diego 1-0, Cal State East Bay 1-0, San Francisco State 3-1, Chico State 2-1, Cal State L.A. 2-2, Cal Poly Pomona 1-1, Humboldt State 1-3, CSU Stanislaus 0-2, CSU Dominguez Hills 0-4.

ALL-TOURNAMENT: Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 28-29) -  Calli Scott, UAA (MVP); McKenzie Moss, UAA; Jackie Matthisen, UAA.   Sonoma State (Aug. 28-29) – Cammy Dranginis, NNU; Erin Norris, CWU.  Central Washington (Sept. 3-4) – Carlee Marble, CWU (MVP), Kady Try, CWU; Marlayna Geary, WWU; Allison Gotz, WWU.  Alaska Fairbanks (Sept. 4-5) – Megan Thigpen, UAF; Allison Oddy, UAF.  UC San Diego (Sept. 4-5) – Stacie Meisner, UAA.  Western Washington (Sept. 10-12) – Sarah Risser, SPU; Amber Johnson, SPU; Marlayna Geary, WWU; Allison Gotz, WWU; Kady Try, CWU; Danielle Reese, WOU.  MSU Billings (Sept. 11-12) – Devon Crotteau, MSUB; Lindsay Grant, NNU; Alaina Barber, NNU.

Women’s Soccer     

                                  Conference                     All
                               W   L    T  GF GA Pts     W    L    T  GF GA
Western Washington   6    1    1   14    5   19      9    4     2   22   18
Seattle Pacific            6    1    0   24    3   18    13    1     0   35    3
Montana State Billings 4    2    0   13   12   12      8    5     1   30   22
Saint Martin’s             4    4    0   10   13   12      8    7     0   19   19
Central Washington     2    5    1     7   11    7      5    9     1   21   22
Western Oregon          2    6    0     7   18    6      4    9     3   21   32
Northwest Nazarene    1    6    0     9   22    3      3    8     3   20   36

LAST WEEK:   Monday   – Western Washington 2 at Grand Canyon 0.   Tuesday – Oregon Tech 2 at Western Oregon 3.  Wednesday –  Western Washington 2 at Central Washington 0; Seattle Pacific 2 at Saint Martin's 0; MSU Billings 4 at Rocky Mountain 0.  Friday – Carroll 2 at MSU Billings 1.   Saturday – Saint Martin's 2 at Central Washington 1;  Seattle Pacific 7 at Northwest Nazarene 0.  Sunday – Western Washington 1 at Western Oregon 0.

THIS WEEK:   Wednesday – MSU Billings at Seattle Pacific, 7 p.m. Saturday – Central Washington at Northwest Nazarene, noon; MSU Billings at Western Washington, 7 p.m.; Seattle Pacific at CSU Dominguez Hills, 7 p.m. Sunday – Saint Martin's at Western Oregon, 1 p.m.

POLLS: NCAA Regional (Oct. 14) - 1. Seattle Pacific; 2. UC San Diego; 3. Cal State L.A.; 4. Cal State Chico; 5. Cal State San Bernardino; 6. Cal State Dominguez Hills; 7. Humboldt State; 8. Western Washington; 9. Montana State Billings; 10. Dixie State.  NSCAA National (Oct. 13) - 4. Seattle Pacific. NSCAA Regional (Oct. 13) - 1. Seattle Pacific; 2. UC San Diego; 3. Cal State L.A.; 4. Chico State; 5. Cal State San Bernardino; 6. Cal State Dominguez Hills; 7. Cal State Stanislaus; 8. Dixie State; 9. Western Washington, Saint Martin's and Montana State Billings.

NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Oct. 11): Individuals (Top 30): Goals Against – 1. Maddie Dickinson, SPU, 0.00. Save Percentage – 1. Maddie Dickinson, SPU, 100.0. Team (Top 30): Shutout Percentage - 1. Seattle Pacific .917. Goals Against - 3. Seattle Pacific 0.25. Save PCT. - 8. Seattle Pacific .903.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:   Kelly Irving, Western Washington (M, 5-6, Sr., Gig Harbor, WA) had the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory at Grand Canyon, then earned assists on the GWGs in 2-0 and 1-0 wins at Central Washington and Western Oregon as the Vikings won three road contests.  The assists were Irving’s league-leading sixth and seventh of the season and the 24th and 25th  of her career, moving her into a tie for seventh place on the GNAC all-time career assist list.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: Seattle Pacific forward Jocelyn Charette had eight points (three goals, two assists)  and scored the game-winning goals in wins over Saint Martin’s and Northwest Nazarene.  Charette ranks 14th in GNAC history in points (70), 13th in goals (24) and 11th in assists (22).  Eleven of her goals have been game-winners. . Western Washington goalkeeper Kylie Broadbent had nine saves in posting three shutouts, her fifth, sixth and seventh of the season.  Broadbent, who has a 0.81 goals against average,  now has 15 shutouts to rank ninth on the GNAC career list.

THE RECORD BOOK:. Seattle Pacific goalkeeper Maddie Dickinson had seven  saves in 2-0 and 7-0 road wins at Saint Martin’s and Northwest Nazarene, extending her streak without allowing a goal  to a GNAC-record 873 minutes and seven seconds. That broke the old record of 835 minutes by SPU’s Jennifer Hull in 2003. Dickinson has a career 0.28 goals against average. The GNAC career record is 0.46 by SPU’s Jesslyn Rahm Kellerman, who also ranks third in GNAC history in career shutouts with 22.  Dickinson needs to play an additional 261 minutes before she qualifies for the career GAA record.

AROUND THE GNAC: Molly Shannon scored the game-winning goals in Western Washington’s wins at Central Washington and Western Oregon. . . Joanne Packer scored the game-winning goal in Saint Martin’s 2-1 win at Central Washington. . .Britney Rigtrup had 10 saves in Western Oregon’s 1-0 loss to Western Washington. "The score could have been 5-0 if not for outstanding goal keeping by Rigtrup," WOU coach Rod Fretz said. . .Kari Foreman scored two goals and Jaucelyn Richter had three assists as Montana State Billings split a pair of contests with NAIA schools.
Men’s Soccer 

                                  Conference                     All
                               W    L    T  GF GA Pts     W    L    T  GF GA
Saint Martin’s             4    1    0   10    7   12      9    6     0   27   24
Seattle Pacific            3    2    1   12    9   10    10    2     3   27   13
Montana State Billings 2    1    2     7    8    8      8    3     2   29   16
Western Washington   2    3    0     9    9    6      5    8     0   24   25
Northwest Nazarene    0    4    1     8   13    1      5    8     1   27   32

LAST WEEK:  Monday   – Seattle Pacific 1 at Grand Canyon 0. Thursday – Seattle Pacific 2 at Saint Martin's 3.  Saturday  - MSU Billings 1 at Seattle Pacific 4; Western Washington 4 at Northwest Nazarene 3 (2ot).

UPCOMING: Tuesday   – MSU Billings at Northwest Nazarene, 4 p.m.  Wednesday   – Seattle Pacific at Cal State L.A., 7 p.m.; Western Washington at CSU Dominguez Hills, 7 p.m.   Friday – Seattle Pacific at CSU Dominguez Hills; 7 p.m.; Western Washington at Cal State L.A., 1 p.m. Saturday – Rocky Mountain at MSU Billings, 2:30 p.m.  Monday (Oct. 26) – Western Washington at Simon Fraser, 7 p.m.

POLLS: NSCAA National (Oct. 13) – 24. Seattle Pacific. NSCAA Regional (Oct. 13) - 1. Sonoma State; 2. Cal State L.A.; 3. Grand Canyon; 4. Seattle Pacific; 5. CSU San Bernardino; 6. Cal State Dominguez Hills; 7. Montana State Billings; 8. UC San Diego; 9. Chico State; 10. Cal State Stanislaus. NCAA Regional (Oct. 13) - 1. Sonoma State; 2. Cal State L.A.; 3. Seattle Pacific; 4. CSU San Bernardino; 5. Grand Canyon; 6. Montana State Billings.

NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Oct. 11): Individuals (Top 30): Points - 6. Sam Charles, MSUB, 2.75. Goals - 5. Sam Charles, MSUB, 1.17. Assists – 12. Chris Andre, MSUB, 0.58. Goals Against - 28. Kaleb Kuehn, SPU, 0.77. Team (Top 30): Goals Against - 18. Seattle Pacific 0.71. Save Percentage – 22. Montana State Billings .838.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:  Tyler Schultz, Seattle Pacific (M, 5-11, 170, So., Scottsdale, AZ) scored four goals as the Falcons won two of three games, including a 1-0 win at nationally 17th ranked Grand Canyon and a 4-1 home win against Montana State Billings.  Schultz, who netted the game-winner against Grand Canyon, has seven goals and an assist and  is tied for sixth in the GNAC in scoring, averaging 1.00 points per contest.  He scored both of SPU’s goals in its 3-2 road loss at Saint Martin’s and had one of their four goals against MSUB.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: Seattle Pacific’s Drew Williams had four assists, including three in a 4-1 win over Montana State Billings.  He is the first player in GNAC history to record three assists in a conference contest.  On 27 previous occasions, including twice this season, players had had two assists in a league contest.

SAINTS NEED TWO WINS FOR GNAC TITLE: Saint Martin’s needs two wins in its final three contests to earn its first-ever team title in the eight-year history of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. That won’t necessarily be an easy task, however, as all three games are on the road at Montana State Billings (Oct. 29), Northwest Nazarene (Oct. 31) and Western Washington (Nov. 5).  SMU currently leads second-place Seattle Pacific by two points.  The Falcons finish their conference slate with home games against Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene.

AROUND THE GNAC: Vlad Voin and Ruben Orozco each had a goal and assist as Saint Martin’s completed a season series sweep of Seattle Pacific with a 3-2 victory. . .Oscar Jimenez had a goal and two assists and Tyler Bjork had the game-winning goal in Western Washington’s 4-3 overtime win at Northwest Nazarene.  The win was the 99th career victory for Travis Connell, who now has a 99-95-11 record in 11 seasons.  Connell’s women’s teams are 80-46-10 in seven seasons. . .Sam Charles’ GNAC record string of 15 consecutive games with a point came to an  end Saturday in MSUB’s 4-1 loss at Seattle Pacific.   Charles’ career totals currently stand at 132 points (118 as a since MSUB joined the GNAC)..  He has 59 career goals (52 in the GNAC). 

ALL-TOURNAMENT: Chico State (Aug. 27-31) – Ruben Orozco, SMU; James Schmid, SMU; Erik Orozco, SMU.

Cross Country

PUGA, WATSON LEAD NNU TO DUAL WIN: Jaclyn Puga and Barak Watson each posted individual victories as Northwest Nazarene defeated Eastern Oregon in a dual meet Saturday morning in LaGrande.  The Crusader women's team defeated the Mountaineers 23-32 as Puga finished the 3,000-meter course in a time of 10:55, while the men's team won 24-33 as Watson and Matt Stark finished 1-2 over the 5,000-meter distance with times of 15:40 and 15:41.

UPCOMING:    Saturday   - GNAC Championships (at Apple Ridge, Yakima).   Saturday (Nov. 7) - NCAA West Regional (at San Francisco). 

POLLS: USTFCCA National (Oct. 14): Men - 7. Western Washington, 21. Alaska Anchorage. Women - 5. Alaska Anchorage, 7. Seattle Pacific; 8. Western Washington. Regional (Oct. 13): Men – 1. Chico State; 2. Western Washington; 3. Cal Poly Pomona; 4. Alaska Anchorage; 5. Western Oregon; 6. Humboldt State; 7. Northwest Nazarene; 8. UC San Diego; 9. BYU-Hawaii; 10. Hawaii Pacific. Women – 1. Chico State; 2. Alaska Anchorage; 3. Seattle Pacific; 4. Western Washington; 5. UC San Diego; 6. Cal State L.A.; 7. Cal Poly Pomona;8. Northwest Nazarene; 9. BYU-Hawaii; 10. Western Oregon.
 
LAST WEEK

Eastern Oregon Blue & Gold Open (Oct. 17 at LaGrande): Men - Northwest Nazarene 24, Eastern Oregon 33. Individuals (5,000 Meters) - 1. Barak Watson, NNU, 15:40; 2. Matt Stark, NNU, 15:41; 5. Kyle Gray, NNU, 16:04; 9. Benard Ngeno, NNU, 16:17. Women - Northwest Nazarene 23, Eastern Oregon 32. Individual (3,000 Meters) - 1. Jaclyn Puga, NNU, 10:55.35; 4. Jordan Powell, NNU, 11:23.26; 5. Michelle Phillips, NNU, 11:32.37; 9. Christine Harwood, NNU, 11:53.94; 10. Ashley Rehdahl, NNU, 12:07.65.

Puget Sound Open (Oct. 17 at Tacoma): Men - Whitworth 38, Linfield 46, Whitman 83, Lewis & Clark 94, Puget Sound 126, Pacific Lutheran 135, Highline CC 196, Central Washington inc. Individuals (8,000 Meters) - 1. Shawn Fisher, Linf, 25:57.92; 63. Zach Armstrong, CWU, 31:05.47. Women - Whitworth 36, Whitman 52, Lewis & Clark 78, Linfield 85, Pacific Lutheran 131, Puget Sound 149, Highline 222. Individuals (6,000 Meters) - 1. Marci Klimek, Linf, 22:23.45; 77. Cindy Glenn, CWU, 27:42.32; 81. Jessica Hirschkorn, CWU, 28:02.69.

Men’s Golf
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK:  Olof Rosborg, Saint Martin’s (Sr., Stockholm, Sweden – River Ridge) finished tied for fourth place in the abbreviated Chico State Interwest Wildcat Classic at the Butte Creek Country Club.  Rosborg finished the 36-hole event at even par 144, three shots back of medallist Sylvester Gama of Chico State.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:   Saint Martin’s Zach Dietz also finished in the Top 10 at Chico State placing sixth with a 36-hole score of 146.

UPCOMING: Monday-Tuesday   - Sonoma State Invitational (Saint Martin's, Western Washington).

Chico State Interwest Wildcat Classic (Oct. 12 at Butte Creek CC, Chico, CA): Team Scores - 1. Chico State 579 (295-284) and Holy Names 579 (292-287); 3. Cal State Stanislaus 590 (292-298) and Saint Martin's 590 (301-289); 5. Cal State Monterey Bay 594 (300-294) and Chico State JV 594 (304-290); 9. Northwest Nazarene 621 (307-314). Individuals (Par 72, 6,906 and 6,977) - 1. Sylvester Gama, CSUC, 141 (72-69) and Stephan Edman, Holy Names, 141 (72-69); 4. Olof Rosborg, SMU, 144 (73-71); 6. Zach Dietz, SMU, 146 (74-72); 12. Jack Whealdon, SMU, 148 (78-70); 26. Leon Vasquez, NNU, 151 (75-76); 35. Sheldon Prante, SMU, 153 (77-76); 38. Jeff McDonald, NNU, 154 (76-78) and Rowdy Hope, NNU, 154 (75-79); 52. Justin Lanman, SMU, 158 (77-81); 62. Zach Grunig, NNU, 164 (81-83); 73. Tanner Roggenkamp, NNU, 174 (93-81). Note: Gama won playoff for 1st. Rosborg lost playoff with Bryan Kiss of CSU Stanislaus for fourth place.

Football

                                  Conference                     All
                               W      L    PF     PA       W       L      PF    PA
Central Washington     3      0    94      54        8       0     226   106
Dixie State                 2      2    77      97        4       4     174   207
Western Oregon          2      2    78      86        3       4     128   150
Humboldt State           0      3    63      75        4       3     208   128

LAST SATURDAY: Central Washington 23, Western Oregon 21 (at Seattle); Azusa Pacific 23 at Dixie State 33; Southern Oregon 3 at Humboldt State 34

THIS SATURDAY: Humboldt State at Central Washington, 1 p.m.; Dixie State at Cal Poly SLO, 6:05 p.m.; Western Oregon at Azusa Pacific, 6 p.m.

POLLS: AFCA (Oct. 12) – 3. Central Washington.   D2Football.Com (Oct. 13) – 3. Central Washington. NCAA Super Region IV (Oct. 12) - 1. Abilene Christian (6-0); 2. Central Washington (6-0); 3. Northwest Missouri (5-1); 4. Missouri Western State (5-1); 5. Washburn (5-1); 6. Texas A&M - Kingsville (6-0); 7. Angelo State (5-1); 8. Fort Hays State (4-2); 9. Midwestern State (5-1); 10. Central Missouri (5-1). Note: Records are against Division II schools.

NCAA NATIONAL STATISTICS (Through Oct. 11): Individuals (Top 30): Total Offense – 29. Josh Riddell, WOU, 260.0. Passing Efficiency – 19. Mike Proulx, HSU, 150.3. Receptions – 8. Sean Fullerton, WOU, 7.5; 24. Johnny Spevak, CWU, 6.3. Receiving Yards – 18. Sean Fullerton, WOU, 90.8. Field Goals - 8. Garrett Rolsma, CWU, 1.57; 17. Kyle Schierholt, HSU, 1.17; 28. Kelly Morgan, WOU, 1.00. Punting - 7. Mike Langston, DSC, 41.9; 25. Garrett Rolsma, CWU, 39.3. Kickoff Returns - 24. Jon Dowd, WOU, 27.2. Punt Returns – 15. Braden Bangay, WOU, 14.1; 25. Jon Dowd, WOU, 12.2. Tackles For Loss – 29. Nick Rocco, DSC, 1.50. Interceptions - 8. Wesley Beavers, DSC, 0.71. Team (Top 30): Total Defense - 6. Central Washington 249.7; 30. Western Oregon 292.3. Rushing Defense – 11. Central Washington 72.7; 24. Western Oregon 98.0. Pass Efficiency - 23. Humboldt State 146.4. Passing Defense Efficiency – 23. Western Oregon 105.6. Scoring Defense - 5. Central Washington 12.1. Net Punting - 9. Central Washington 35.9; 17. Western Oregon 35.4. Punt Returns - 4. Central Washington 19.2. Turnover Margin - 12. Central Washington 1.29.

GNAC PLAYERS-OF-THE-WEEK:  Offense -  Corey Stollmeyer, Humboldt State (6-0, 190, Sr., Morro Bay, CA), playing  his first game at running back, ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Lumberjacks to a 34-3 win over Southern Oregon.  Stollmeyer, who moved from his normal slot back position because of injuries to two HSU running backs, finished with 153 all-purpose yards and scored on runs of 14, 10 and three yards as the ‘Jacks improved to 4-3.  Stollmeyer leads the GNAC in all-purpose running with 764 yards, including 202 rushing, 316 receiving and 246 on kick returns.  Defense –  Jerome Williams, Central Washington (DB, 6-0, 205, Sr., Seattle, WA – Ballard), had a GNAC-record 100-yard interception return as the Wildcats overcame a 21-0 halftime deficit to beat Western Oregon 23-21 and remain unbeaten.  The interception was the 13th of his career.  Williams finished with 146 all-purpose yards including 10 on two punt returns and 36 on one kickoff return.  He also had five tackles and broke up a pass.  Special Teams – Garrett Rolsma, Central Washington (6-1, 200, Sr., University Place, WA – Curtis) made three field goals, including the game-winner from 44 yards with 32 seconds remaining.  Rolsma also converted from 32 yards in the third quarter and from 22 midway through the fourth stanza.

OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:  Dixie State kicker Mike Langston tied a GNAC record by converting on four field goals (24, 37,  40 and 36) in the Red Storm’s 33-23 victory.  Langston equaled the record set by NFL veteran Michael Koenen for Western Washington against Western Oregon in 2001.  Langston scored 15 points in the contest, one short of Koenen’s GNAC record for points by a kicker. . .Red Storm quarterback Judd Thompson completed 19 of 38 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns, registering his league-best fourth 300-yard plus game of the season.