CORVALLIS, Ore. –
The following 14 CCC student-athletes have been recognized as the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Players of the Week for their performances during the period March 7-14, 2021.
Women’s Basketball - Player
Eastern Oregon University’s Beverly Slater was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second week in a row.
Slater, a five-foot-11 junior guard from Boise, Idaho, had a pair of double-digit performances as EOU went 1-1 over the weekend. She posted a double-double on Saturday with a career-high 16 rebounds and played over 30 minutes in both games for the Mountaineers. Slater averaged 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game over the week.
Men’s Basketball - Player
Eastern Oregon University’s Max McCullough was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
McCullough, a five-foot-11 senior guard from Post Falls, Idaho, scored over 20 points in each of the Mounties’ two wins over Multnomah University. He flirted with a triple-double in EOU’s second win, falling three boards and one assist shy. He was 8-for-9 in made free throws in the second win and played 27 minutes in both wins, averaging 24.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game.
Baseball - Pitcher
College of Idaho’s Connor Root was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Baseball Pitcher of the Week.
Root, a six-foot sophomore right-handed pitcher from Twin Falls, Idaho, grabbed the win in the Coyotes’ 7-5 victory over Oregon Tech. It was his second-straight start without allowing an earned run, going seven strong innings to tie a career-high with seven strikeouts.
Baseball - Player
Oregon Tech’s Dalton Daily was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Baseball Player of the Week for the second time this year.
Daily, a six-foot-one junior shortstop from Visalia, Calif., had the game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth in the first game of OIT’s series with College of Idaho, lifting the Owls to a 3-2 win over the Coyotes. He then added a three-run shot in the ninth to lead a comeback attempt in a 7-5 loss in game three.
Softball - Pitcher
College of Idaho’s Annie Polster was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Softball Pitcher of the Week.
Polster, a five-foot-five freshman right-handed pitcher from West Richland, Wash., pitched the first perfect game by a C of I pitcher since the 2008 season, retiring all 15 Providence batters in the 8-0 win. She had seven strikeouts in her five innings in the circle.
Softball - Player
No. 7-ranked Oregon Tech’s Kenedy Jantzi was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Softball Player of the Week.
Jantzi, a five-foot-nine junior infielder from Albany, Ore., continued to swing a hot bat pounding out 8-hits in 13 at-bats including four homers (Three in one game) as she leads the CCC with 10 home runs on the season.
Men’s Cross Country - Runner
No. 16-ranked College of Idaho’s Logan Hunt was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, his second honor of the year.
Hunt, a freshman from Athol, Idaho, won the Walla Walla University Invite with a time of 26 minutes, 23 seconds, helping C of I to a perfect team score – as the Yotes had the first 10 finishers across the 8K line.
Women’s Soccer – Defensive Player
College of Idaho’s Kaya Evans was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Evans, a five-foot-four senior defender from Pocatello, Idaho, was the rock in the central defense for the Coyotes, who limited the University of Providence to just three total shots – one on frame – in the series against the Argos. Against No. 19-ranked Rocky Mountain College, she was stellar in limiting the Battlin’ Bears to just one goal, which came on a penalty kick.
Women’s Soccer – Offensive Player
Corban University’s Juliana Pires was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
Pires, a five-foot-seven junior midfielder from São Paulo, Brazil, had a dominant Warrior debut, scoring five goals in the squad's past two games. She netted a hat trick (and an assist) in Corban's 7-0 rout of Bushnell University on Monday, before her brace lifted the Warriors to a crucial 3-2 win in the squad's home opener on Sunday.
Men’s Soccer – Defensive Player
No. 16-ranked Corban University’s Justin Keegan was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week.
Keegan, a six-foot-three sophomore goalkeeper from Troutdale, Ore., hasn’t allowed a goal through Corban’s first five games. He turned in two more clean sheets over the past two contests, extending his season-opening scoreless streak to 360 minutes, tallying four saves in the two triumphs.
Men’s Soccer – Offensive Player
Carroll College’s Santiago Morazzani was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.
Morazzani, a six-foot-one junior midfielder from Buenos Aires, Argentina, scored eight goals over three games for the Fighting Saints. He scored four of Carroll’s five goals in a 5-0 victory over Multnomah University and added another two and an assist in the second game of the series. Morazzani also netted two goals against Eastern Oregon University to help the Saints start the conference season with a 3-0 mark.
Men’s Outdoor – Field Athlete
Bushnell University’s Logan Oakerman was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
Oakerman, a senior from Harrisburg, Ore., broke two school records to open the season. He won the discus and was the top collegiate finisher in the shot put. Oakerman currently ranks second in the NAIA in the discus and No. 11 in the shot put and leads the CCC in both events.
Men’s Outdoor – Track Athlete
Bushnell University’s Jaron Carter was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week.
Carter, a sophomore from Gig Harbor, Wash., won the 100-meter (11.00 seconds) and was the top collegiate finisher in the 200-meter (22.79 seconds) at the season-opening LCC Icebreaker. He currently ranks No. 8 in the NAIA in the 100m and No. 18 in the 200m. Carter also led the 4x100m relay team that ranks No. 5 in the NAIA with a time of 43.68 seconds.
Women’s Outdoor – Field Athlete
Bushnell University’s Sarah Phillips was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
Phillips, a sophomore from Molalla, Ore., was the top collegiate finisher in the high jump at the LCC Invitational. She finished with a mark of 1.55-meters, which currently ranks No. 4 in the NAIA.