Andrew O'Dell,
Beckham Poirot, and
Hudson Reink earn Northwest Conference Athlete of the Week honors for performances that led to two wins for men's soccer and a 41-0 shutout win for Linfield football.
Freshman forward
Beckham Poirot continues to shine offensively in his first collegiate season, earning NWC Men's Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week. The Snoqualmie, Washington, native scored one goal and dealt each of his first two assists of his career over the weekend, helping lead men's soccer to six points in the conference table. An Exercise Science major, Poirot has led the Wildcats in scoring, with five goals and two assists on the season. He ranks top-ten in the conference in shots on goal, goals, and game-winning goals. Poirot and the Wildcats are set for a road trip to Tacoma, Washington, to take on Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound next weekend, hoping to carry the offensive momentum.
Junior linebacker
Hudson Reink spearheaded a Linfield defense that shutout the Pacific Lutheran Lutes, 41-0, just the second shutout by any team in Northwest Conference play this season. Reink led all athletes in the game with 11 total tackles, four of which were solo. The West Linn, Oregon, native had two tackles for loss, one of which a sack for a loss of seven yards, while adding a pass breakup and quarterback hurry. Reink ranks No. 15 in the NWC in tackles, No. 10 in tackles for loss, and No. 13 in sacks this season. Reink's big week earned him the conference's Football Defensive Athlete of the Week.
Sophomore
Andrew O'Dell was named NWC Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week, the second consecutive Wildcat to win the award. O'Dell drilled two field goals and made all five of his point after attempts in the 41-0 blowout. The Salem, Oregon, native got the scoring started in the first quarter, nailing a 50-yard field goal to put the 'Cats up 3-0. The 50-yarder is the second longest in the conference this season, he leads the NWC with 1.2 made field goals per game this season.Â
Linfield football is set to take on the only remaining unbeaten team in the conference this weekend in Portland, facing the Lewis & Clark River Otters at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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