Red Lion Players of the Week Announced
The following CCC student-athletes have been recognized as Red Lion Players of the Week for their performances during the period August 26-September 1.
Septi Danciu
Men’s Soccer-Offensive
Concordia’s Septi Danciu, a senior, from Bristata, Romania, has been named the Red Lion Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
Danciu, the returning CCC Player of the Year, recorded the game-winning goal and an assist against the University of the Fraser Valley. He also contributed an assist on the road in Nebraska against No. 13 Hastings College.
Honorable mention: Josh Hamilton Corban Willie Spurr, Evergreen
Brady Espinoza
Men’s Soccer-Defensive
Evergreen’s Brady Espinoza has been named the Red Lion Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Espinoza, a senior from Pasco, Wash., anchored a back line that allowed just one goal in a 1-1 tie with No. 22 Rocky Mountain College Rocky’s all-time leading scorer Oliver Gore was held to just three shots the entire contest.
Honorable mention: Jordan Farr, Corban, Colin Benham-Marin, College of Idaho
Jessalynn Smith
Volleyball- Defensive
Eastern Oregon’s Jessalynn Smith, a junior from Boise, Idaho, has been named the Red Lion Defensive Player of the Week.
Smith tallied 90 digs in five matches helping the No. 21 Mountaineers to a 4-1 record in Florida. Her season total of 221 is 3
rd in the nation, while her average of 5.39 digs per game ranks 21
st in the NAIA.
Honorable mention: Katherine Salness, Corban, Renee Yomtob, Southern Oregon
Casey Loper
Volleyball- Offensive
Eastern Oregon’s Casey Loper a junior from Powell Butte, Ore. has been named the Red Lion Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week.
Loper led the Mountaineers with 55 kills over a 17 game span including a win over No. 10 Embry-Riddle and a .354 hitting percentage.
Her 133 kills ranks 5
th in the NAIA and her hitting percentage of .337 ranks 37th.
Honorable mention: Liz Madden, Southern Oregon, Liz Meyers, College of Idaho, Kelsey Sampson, Oregon Tech
Kaitlyn Mendenhall
Women’s Soccer- Defensive
Corban’s Kaitlyn Mendenhall, a junior from Windsor, Calif., has been named the Red Lion Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Mendenhall, a goalkeeper, helped lead Corban to a 4-0 win and a 0-0 tie, as the third-year Warrior registered nine saves in 155 minutes between the pipes without allowing a goal in three halves.
Honorable mention: Jasmin Ayala, Concordia
Jamiece Yizar
Women’s Soccer- Offensive
The College of Idaho’s Jamiece Yizar, a freshman from Pocatello, Idaho, has been named the Red Lion Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
Yizar scored the Yotes lone goal in 2-1 loss at Carroll College and scored the game winning goal in their upset win over Biola. Both teams are receiving votes in the latest top 25 poll.
Honorable mention: Audrey Sullivan, Corban