Northwest Conference Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Feb. 29

NWC Player of the Week: Lindsay May (UPS, Jr., F, Richland, Wash.) led the Loggers to a share of the NWC championship by recording 38 points, 21 rebounds and five steals in two road victories. She made 26/28 free throws.
Honorable Mention: DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, F) led the Boxers to three wins by scoring 68 points and grabbing 37 rebounds; Brandi Loring (Linfield, G/F) totaled 49 points, 26 rebounds and six assists in three games; Dani Bielec (Whitworth, G) had 34 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and six steals in two games; Laura Vertatschitsch (Whitman, G) finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in two key wins; Kellie Thomas (George Fox, W) recorded 38 points, 21 rebounds, seven assists and six steals in three road losses.

Feb. 22

NWC Player of the Week: Sarah Shogren (Whitworth, Jr., F, Newman Lake, Wash.) posted back to back double-doubles in a pair of road victories and finished with 35 points, 24 rebounds and nine assists.
Honorable Mention: Angie Straw (UPS, P) totaled 38 points, 17 rebounds and six assists in two wins; Aundi Kustera (PLU, G) had 32 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in two wins; Darby Cave (George Fox, P) scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Bruins’ win; Monica Schwing (Linfield, C) recorded 33 points and 16 rebounds in two games; Katie Patneaude (Whitman, G) finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in two games; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, F) totaled 37 points and 10 rebounds in two losses; Sarah Moon (L&C, F) had 34 points and 11 rebounds in two losses; Megan Scheeler (Willamette, F) finished with 25 points in two road losses.

Feb. 15

NWC Player of the Week: Katie Patneaude (Whitman, Fr., G, Seattle, Wash.) led the Missionaries to three wins and a tie for first place in the NWC by tallying 41 points, 24 rebounds, eight assists and six steals.
Honorable Mention: Darby Cave (George Fox, P) totaled 42 points and 22 rebounds in three wins; Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, F) finished with 37 points and 10 rebounds in two games; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, F) had 44 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in two losses; Chloe Hansen (L&C, F) scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds vs. Willamette; Kendra Victor (Linfield, F) recorded 30 points, 14 rebounds and four assists in two games; Simmie Muth (Willamette, G) scored 33 points in a pair of losses.

Feb. 8

NWC Player of the Week: Courtney Johnson (PLU, Sr., C, E. Wenatchee, Wash.) dominated defensively in two Lute wins, finishing with 23 blocked shots, 28 points and 19 rebounds.
Honorable Mention: Dani Bielec (Whitworth, G) led two road wins with 43 points, 16 rebounds, nine steals and six assists; Katie Patneaude (Whitman, G) totaled 27 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in two road wins; Krystle Mortimore (L&C, G) finished with 41 points, five rebounds and three assists in two losses; Kilty Keaton (UPS, G) had 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists in two wins; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, F) totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds in a loss at UPS; Kellie Thomas (George Fox, W) finished with 32 points, six rebounds and four steals in a pair of losses.

Feb. 1

NWC Player of the Week: DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, So., F, Warrenton, Ore.) led the Boxers to a pair of wins in three games, scoring 73 points (23.7 ppg) and adding 27 rebounds (9.0 rpg) and four assists.
Honorable Mention: Katie Patneaude (Whitman, G) totaled 29 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals in two key road wins; Lindsay May (UPS, F) had 43 points, 16 rebounds and five assists in two games; Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, F) finished with 44 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and seven steals in two games; Aundi Kustera (PLU, G) recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals in two wins; Brandi Loring (Linfield, G/F) totaled 32 points, and 14 rebounds in three games (two wins); Carrie Centilvre (L&C, G) had 14 points, 12 steals, six assists and a rebound in two losses; Kim Leith (George Fox, W) finished with 30 points and five rebounds in two losses.

Jan. 25

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, Sr., F, Snohomish, Wash.) scored 73 points, including a school-record 48 vs. Linfield, and added 20 rebounds and eight steals in two Pirate wins.
Honorable Mention: DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, F) scored 62 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in two losses; Lindsay May (UPS, F) totaled 35 points and 24 rebounds in two road wins; Katie Patneaude (Whitman, G) had 34 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in two wins; Kelly Turner (PLU, W) finished with 33 points, six rebounds and four assists in two wins; Kellie Thomas (George Fox, W) scored 22 points and added six rebounds and three steals in the win over Willamette; Heidi Jurgens (Linfield, G) totaled 24 points, eight assists and four rebounds in two road losses.

Jan. 18

NWC Player of the Week: Kilty Keaton (UPS, So., G, Sumner, Wash.) led the Loggers to a pair of wins with 33 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. She made 46% (5/11) of her three-pointers and 100% (8/8) of her free throws.
Honorable Mention: Darby Cave (George Fox, P) had 41 points, 22 rebounds and eight blocks in three games; Kelly Turner (PLU, W) scored 28 points and grabbed five rebounds in two wins; Sarah Shogren (Whitworth, F) totaled 38 points and 22 rebounds in two losses; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, P) had 30 points and 12 rebounds in two games; Sarah Moon (L&C, G) totaled 25 points, 6 rebounds, four assists and four steals in two games; Heidi Jurgens (Linfield, G) finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in two games; Deanna Lund (Willamette) scored 15 points in the loss to L&C; Megan Higgins (Whitman, G) had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in two losses.

Jan. 13

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, Jr., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to a pair of wins by scoring 59 points (29.5 ppg) while making 58% of her shots (18/31) and 84% of her free throws (21/25). She added 14 rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Honorable Mention: Aundi Kustera (PLU, G) totaled 33 points and 11 rebounds in two Lute victories; Sarah Laird (Whitman, F) had 23 points, 24 rebounds, five assists and two steals in a pair of wins; Lindsay May (UPS, F) collected 38 points and 16 rebounds in the Loggers’ split; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, P) finished with 19 points and seven boards in the Boxers’ win; Monica Schwing (Linfield, C) had 19 points and five rebounds in a loss; Darby Cave (George Fox, P) totaled 24 points and 15 rebounds in a pair of losses; Lindsay Sweetland (L&C, G) finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds in a pair of road losses.

Jan. 5

NWC Player of the Week: Sarah Shogren (Whitworth, Jr., F, Newman Lake, Wash.) led the Pirates to the Ramada Inn-Whit Classic title with 42 points, 32 rebounds, six assists and six steals in the two victories.
Honorable Mention: Liz Clark (George Fox, P) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals in a win; Monica Schwing (Linfield, C) scored 38 points and added 23 rebounds in three games.

Dec. 26

NWC Player of the Week: Angie Straw (UPS, Jr., P, Mt. Vernon, Wash.) led the Loggers to a win over previously unbeaten Cal State Hayward with 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots.
Honorable Mention: Krystle Mortimore (L&C, C) scored 23 points, a career high, in a loss to Warner Pacific.

Dec. 14

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, Jr., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to their fourth consecutive win by scoring 27 points and adding 11 rebounds and three assists.
Honorable Mention: Sarah Laird (Whitman, G) finished with 44 points and 12 rebounds in two games; Lindsay May (UPS, F) had 22 points, nine rebounds and one assist in a win over Evergreen; Kim Leith (George Fox, W) came off of the bench for 32 points, seven assists and two rebounds in two games; DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, P) finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds in a loss at EOU; Cedra Fox (L&C, F) totaled 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in a win over Cascade; Kelly Turner (PLU, W) had 12 points, four assists and two rebounds in a win over Northwest.

Dec. 7

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, Jr., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to three wins, including one over new NCAA DI Utah Valley St., by scoring 73 points and adding 11 rebounds, six assists and six steals. She played less than 12 minutes in the win over Caltech.
Honorable Mention: Lindsay May (UPS, F) scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win over Northwest; Kim Leith (George Fox, W) finished with 20 points, three rebounds and three assists in the win over Cascade; Laura Vertatschitsch (Whitman, G) had 34 points, five steals and four assists as the Missionaries split; Lindsay Sweetland totaled 11 points and 14 rebounds vs. Evergreen; Jessica Denison (Linfield) scored 19 points in a loss to LCSC.

Nov. 30

NWC Player of the Week: Tori Nelson (Pacific, Sr., G/F, Mossyrock, Wash.) led the Boxers to two wins in three games by scoring 73 points and adding 14 rebounds and seven steals.
Honorable Mention: Megan Higgins (Whitman, PG) totaled 19 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds and seven steals in two wins; Kellie Thomas (George Fox, W) had 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in two games; Sarah Shogren (Whitworth, F) had 23 points and 16 rebounds in a loss to LCSC; Aundi Kustura (PLU, G) finished with 24 points in two Lute victories.

Nov. 23

NWC Player of the Week: Tiffany Speer (Whitworth, Jr., F, Snohomish, Wash.) led the Pirates to a pair of wins by scoring 51 points and adding 14 rebounds and seven assists.
Honorable Mention: DeeDee Arnall (Pacific, P) led the Boxers to a pair of victories with 43 points and 18 rebounds; Darby Cave (George Fox, P) led the Bruins to two wins by scoring 32 points and adding 17 rebounds and five blocks; Lindsay May (UPS, F) totaled 31 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Logger to two wins; Lindsay Sweetland (L&C, G) finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds in two games; Sara Wilcox (PLU, P) had 26 points and eight rebounds in two contests.