VANCOUVER, Wash. – With the conclusion of their Fall season sports, the Penguin Athletic Department is proud of the achievements and success of the Fall programs.

Women's Soccer carried over their success from the 2016 season, extending their South Region dominance, finishing 11-0-1 in conference and 13-3-1 overall.  The women reached the NWAC semi-finals after defeating Whatcom 6-1 at home in their quarterfinal game. 

The semi-final game was played in Seattle, WA against Highline CC. Clark would score first and go into half-time with a 1-0 lead.  Highline answered in both the 60:00 minute and the 67:00 minute taking over the lead.  Freshman Sarah Teubner tied the game in the 86:00 minute, propelling the Penguins into what would be two high-energy extra periods.  The extra periods would conclude with both teams still tied 2-2, forcing penalty kicks.

The penguins ultimately fell to Highline in Penalty kicks, 4-3.  Highline would go on to win the NWAC title.

Forward Facienne Graham was voted South Region MVP and teammates Rylee MacDonald, Sarah Teubner, Maddison Maffeo, and Maggie Higgins received All-Star recognition.

Teubner finished the season second in the NWAC for assists, 13.  Graham finished 4^th in the NWAC for points with 40, and 5^th in assists with 10.  Goal-keeper, Higgins, finished second in the NWAC for save percentage with .864.

Men's Soccer found themselves in the playoffs this season following a 4-4-2 conference record and 4-8-2 overall record.  The South Region saw a very even talented pool of teams throughout the season, with playoff positions being decided in the final games of the conference season.  Clark secured their third place finish, which put them on the road up to Tacoma, WA for their playoff game.

Clark fell to Tacoma 3-0, with all of Tacoma's goals coming in the last 17 minutes of the game.  Freshman Forward, Eric Hernandez-Tavera, received South Region MVP and teammates Colton Mannhalter, Kento Oudomphong, Vladimir Romano, and Miguel Martin received All-Star recognition.

Volleyball finished their season with the best record in school history 34-8 overall, 11-3 in conference.  With the top three spots in the South Region being up for grabs until the final matches of conference play, the penguins secured the third place position heading into the NWAC tournament.

Clark defeated three NWAC opponents before falling to Chemeketa, 1-3, in the double-elimination tournament. They faced Bellevue in the elimination game, after defeating them 3-1 during the second-round of the tournament.

The penguins finished the first set in dominant fashion, defeating the bulldogs 25-9.  The bulldogs answered in the second set 25-18, forcing a third set.  The final set appeared evenly matched, but Bellevue ultimately defeated the penguins 15-11.  Clark would finish their season finishing 3^rd in the NWAC.

Freshman Dalaney Tuholski finished 4^th in the NWAC in kills with 374.  Freshman Mary Schorn finished 4^th in digs per set with 4.71 and 5^th in digs with 518.  Freshman Olivia White finished 2^nd in the NWAC in blocks per set with 1.30.

Men's Cross-Country finished the South region in third place.  Sophomore Sam Andersen finished 5^th with a time of 27.43 and right behind his was Freshman teammate Jarod Hulsizer, 27.47.  Freshman Javier Tavera finished 16^th, 30.13 and Freshman Jose Cruz-Solis finished 34^th with a time of 33.293.

The South-Region meet was held at Umpqua CC in what turned out to be a competitive course involving multiple hills for the athletes to climb.

The NWAC championship meet was held in Lacy, WA on the campus of St. Martin's University.  The men finished 4^th with seven runners completing the course.  Freshman Jarod Hulsizer finished 6^th with a time of 27:41.50, earning All-American status as a top 7 finisher.

Women's Cross-Country saw much success at the end of their season.  They finished in 2^nd place at the South-Region meet, with four runners finishing in the top ten.  Freshman Lizzye Rybalka finished 3^rd with a time of 21.37 and Freshman Natalia Urtiaga finished 5^th, 22.00.  Sophomore Aislynn Hansen finished 9^th, 23.04, and Freshman Lulu Meksheneva finished 10^th, 23.15.

The women would carry that success into the NWAC championship meet, finishing in 4^th, only two points behind the third-place finishing team.  Urtiaga finished the course 5^th, earning All-American status.  Rybalka would finish 9^th, followed by Hansen in 14^th.

With the conclusion of the Fall sports, both Men's and Women's basketball programs are in the middle of their non-conference schedule.  The Men will be hosting an NWAC crossover tournament December 15-17, which will include a round-robin tournament with Centralia CC, Olympic CC, and Spokane CC.  Both the Men and Women will open their conference play in January, with their first home conference opponents, Lane, coming into town Saturday, January 6^th at 2:00pm, 4:00pm.

For all upcoming schedule and events, visit www.clarkpenguins.com