Point Loma was the only team to win two matches last week to gain six points and first place in the PacWest. Fresno Pacific’s Zion Vaughn scored twice in a huge win over Concordia to keep the Sunbirds’ playoff hopes alive, while Chaminade’s Jonah Valmonte had 12 saves on the week to help the Silverswords  to a win and a tie.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Fresno Pacific’s Zion Vaughn, F, Soph., 5-11, 170, Chandler, Ariz.
Fresno Pacific’s Zion Vaughn, a sophomore, led the Sunbird offense on Senior Day as FPU won a huge match against second-place Concordia under the lights in Fresno. The Arizona native scored twice in the second half in the 56^th and 76^th minutes as the Sunbirds pulled away from the Golden Eagles, 5-2. It was the University of Pacific transfer's second two-goal match of the year, after doing the same against Hawaii Hilo earlier this year for Player of the Week honors.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Chaminade’s Jonah Valmonte, GK, Sr., 5-11, Poolesville, Md.
Chaminade’s Jonah Valmonte had 11 saves and gave up just one goal in a 1-1 draw with tournament contender Menlo. That equaled the Maryland native’s career high (just last week) and handed the Oaks their first tie of the season (10-3-1 overall). Valmonte gave up just one goal and added a save in a 3-1 win over Jessup, giving him two goals against and 12 saves for the week.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: Point Loma Sea Lions                                                                         
Point Loma is the Team of the Week after equal 2-1 victories over Azusa Pacific and Westmont to move in to first place with 21 points. The Sea Lions improved to 7-1 in conference play and the defending PacWest champs are 11-3-1 overall. Against the Cougars, Emmett Layman scored the game winner at 88:55 after dribbling through the defense for about 40 yards before firing a shot into the lower righthand corner of the net. Against the Warriors in Santa Barbara, PLNU scored twice early in the second half and then held off the home team last for their third straight win.

LOG JAM AT THE TOP: With the final week of the regular season looming, it’s wild that no one has clinched a tournament spot yet. Seven teams are still alive to keep their season running beyond this weekend. Ultimately, the top four squads will make their way to Santa Barbara for the PacWest tournament on Nov. 13-15. Here is where we currently sit with one week remaining.
Team, conference record, points, matches left this season (E for mathematically eliminated from tournament qualification)...
*Point Loma 7-1 (21) 2 left
*Concordia 6-4 (18) 0 left
*Vanguard 5-1-2 (17) 2 left
*Menlo 5-2-1 (16) 2 left
*Hawaii Hilo 5-2-1 (16) 2 left
*Fresno Pacific 5-2-1 (16) 2 left
*Azusa Pacific 3-3-2 (11) 2 left
*Biola 3-4-2 (11), 1 left E
*Dominican 3-4-1 (10), 2 left E
*Hawaii Pacific 3-6 (9), 1 left E
*Chaminade 2-5-2 (8), 1 left E
*Westmont 1-7-1 (4), 1 left E
*Jessup 0-7-1 (1), 2 left E

PACWEST NEWS AND NOTES: Concordia had a wild up and down week, dismantling Biola 7-0 before falling to Fresno Pacific 5-2. They now sit with their 18 points in second place while they watch the rest of the final regular season games play out. Jonathan Moreno had two goals in the win over the Eagles…Anthony Munoz had two goals in Vanguard’s 6-1 victory over Westmont and Adam Alvarado added a goal and assist…Isak Haukefaer also had a brace for Menlo in their 3-1 victory over Hawaii Pacific. He deposited his 25^th and 26^th career goals in the match…Last week’s conference leader Hawaii Hilo was idle this week.

LOOKING AHEAD: It’s the final week of the PacWest schedule, with five matches each on Thursday and Saturday. Almost all of them could have postseason implications.
Thursday—Dominican at Vanguard, Jessup at Point Loma, Chaminade at Hawaii Hilo, Fresno Pacific at Biola, Menlo at Azusa Pacific.
Saturday—Menlo at Vanguard, Dominican at Westmont, Fresno Pacific at Point Loma, Hawaii Hilo at Hawaii Pacific, Jessup at Azusa Pacific.
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