2000 Northwest Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week
Oct. 29-Nov. 4
Player of the Week: Duston Sackett (Pacific, So., F, Springfield, OR) scored two goals and added an assist in 4-2 win over George Fox.
Honorable Mention: Chris McDonald (Linfield, F) scored his 8th game-winning goal of the season in the 1-0 win over Willamette . . . Chris Raymond (UPS, F) scored two goals in the 3-0 win at PLU . . . Bryan Erickson (George Fox, F) scored both goals in loss to Pacific; Travis Exstrom (Whitman, GK) allowed only a penalty kick goal in the 2-1 win over Whitworth.
Oct. 23-28
Player of the Week: Ben DeSanno (Willamette, Fr., F, Tigard, OR) scored four goals and added an assist to lead the Bearcats to a pair of wins.
Honorable Mention: Travis Exstrom (Whitman, GK) recorded his third straight shutout in his only start this weekend vs. PLU; Ryan McClellan (Linfield) scored the first goal of his career in a 1-0 win over Pacific.
Oct. 16-22
Player of the Week: Brian Hein (Whitworth, Jr., MF, Richland, WA) scored four goals in his only match this week, a 4-0 win over George Fox, coming within one of the Whitworth single game record.
Honorable Mention: Travis Exstrom (Whitman, GK) made 18 saves while recording a pair of shutouts to lead the Missionaries to two wins; Chris McDonald scored both match-winning goals in the Wildcats' two wins.
Oct. 9-15
Player of the Week: Shane Norris (Linfield, Sr., M, Gresham, OR) scored a goal in one match and added an assist in the other as the Wildcats went 2-0 last week.
Honorable Mention: Brandon Carlson (Whitworth, MF) scored two goals in his only match this weekend, leading to a win at Willamette; Tye Tolentino (UPS, F) scored a goal and had an assist in a win at Pacific; Bryan Erickson (George Fox, F) had two goals and an assist in two losses.
Oct. 2 - 8
Player of the Week: Ricardo Sanchez (Willamette, Fr., F, Woodburn, OR) scored three goals in Bearcats' 4-2 win at George Fox.
Honorable Mention: Shanon Hopkins (Linfield, F) scored a pair of goals in two Wildcats wins; Herbert Barbosa (Whitworth, F) scored two goals in a pair of Pirate victories; Brendan Hanke (UPS, MF) scored both goals in 2-1 win at Whitman.
Sept. 25-Oct. 1
Player of the Week: Chris McDonald (Linfield, Jr., F, Seaside, OR) scored two goals and added two assists as the Wildcats went 1-0-1 on the road.
Honorable Mention: Brian Hein (Whitworth, MF) scored three goals in two matches as the Pirates tied twice at home; Ricardo Sanchez (Willamette, F) scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Bearcats went 1-0-1 on the road.
Sept. 18-24
Player of the Week: Shannon Hopkins (Linfield, Jr., F, Hilo, Hawaii) scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Wildcats to three wins last week.
Honorable Mention: Jamie Johnson (George Fox, F) scored three goals and added an assist in three wins for the Bruins; Chris Raymond (UPS) scored two goals in three matches; Niels Larson (Whitman) scored two goals in three games.
Sept. 11-17
Player of the Week: Jamie Johnson (George Fox, Jr., F, Newberg, Ore.) scored both goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Bruins defeated Colorado College 2-1, which entered the week ranked 5th in the West Region.
Honorable Mention: Scott Tomlins (Willamette, MF) scored three goals in a 5-1 win over Cascade; Tye Tolentino (UPS, F) scored three goals and added two assists in two wins last week, including game-winner vs. Cascade; Chris McDonald (Linfield, F/MF) scored three goals and added two assists in two wins last week; Doug Lupton (Whitworth, GK) led the Pirates to a pair of victories by stopping four shots to record his third and fourth shut-outs of the season.
Sept. 4-10
Player of the Week: Chris McDonald (Linfield, Jr., M/F, Seaside, Ore.) scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Wildcats over Cal Lutheran 5-1.
Honorable Mention: Scott Tomlins (Willamette, MF) scored a pair of game-winning goals on penalty kicks to lead the Bearcats to a 2-1 week; Jamie Johnson (George Fox, F) scored two goals and added two assists as the Bruins went 1-1 last week; Doug Lupton (Whitworth, GK) recorded his second shutout of the season in Whitworth's 1-0 win at MSU-Billings.