Sewall Named NWC Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University goalkeeper Emily Sewall (So., Petaluma, CA/Casa Grande HS) has been chosen as the Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week after helping the Bearcats defeat Pacific Lutheran University on Nov. 7 and Pacific University on Nov. 8.
Earns Two Shutouts as Willamette Defeats Lutes and Boxers
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University goalkeeper Emily Sewall (So., Petaluma, CA/Casa Grande HS) has been chosen as the Northwest Conference Women's Soccer Defensive Student-Athlete of the Week after helping the Bearcats defeat Pacific Lutheran University on Nov. 7 and Pacific University on Nov. 8.
Sewall played every minute in goal as Willamette defeated the Lutes 1-0 in regulation and downed the Boxers 1-0 in two overtimes. Pacific Lutheran held sole possession of the first place in the NWC before losing to the Bearcats.
Willamette went 2-0-1 in its final three games to move into seventh place in the NWC at 3-11-2 (11 points). The Bearcats ended the year at 4-14-2 overall.
Sewell recorded seven saves against Pacific Lutheran, as the Bearcats won despite the Lutes claiming a 17-9 edge in total shots and a 7-6 advantage in shots on goal. McKenzie Andringa (Jr., MF, Yakima, WA/La Salle HS) scored at 28:14 on an assist from Malia Simpson (Sr., MF, Fairbanks, AK/West Valley HS) for the 1-0 win.
In the win over Pacific, Sewall achieved three saves for Willamette. Sarah Desautels (Sr., MF/F, Snohomish, WA/Glacier Park HS) registered the game's only goal 51 seconds into the second overtime after receiving a lengthy pass from Kelsey Walker (Fr., MF, Westerville, OH/Westerville North HS). WU outshot the Boxers 17-7 overall and 8-3 in shots on goal.
For the season, Sewall earned six shutouts. She contributed 68 saves while playing 1,761 minutes for the Bearcats.
Emily Sewall earned shutout wins over Pacific Lutheran and Pacific during the week.