Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Rafael Otero
School: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Year: Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Hometown/High School: Seattle, Wash. / Lakeside
Otero scored three critical goals for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in a road win and tie against two of the top teams in the Northwest Conference. His first of the weekend proved to be the game-winner via penalty kick in a 3-0 victory over Willamette University. He followed that two days later with a pair of equalizers at Pacific Lutheran University as he dribbled through three defenders to level at 1-1 then blasted a 20-yarder into the upper right corner with just over four minutes remaining to salvage a point for the Stags.
Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Jacob Sattler
School: Redlands
Year: Sr.
Position: Defender
Hometown/High School: Pasadena, Calif. / Pasadena
Sattler led the University of Redlands back line that allowed just four shots on goal in a dominant display at both ends of the pitch against LIFE Pacific University. He also scored one of the Bulldog’s nine goals in the shutout.
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