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NU Adds Eleven to Eagle Soccer Team

Northwest University Head Coach Gary McIntosh announced eleven student-athletes have committed to play soccer for the Eagles in the upcoming 2010 season. In all, four defenders, two midfielders, three forwards, and two goal keepers will be added to the Eagle roster. Six of the players are college transfers and five are coming in from the high school level. Ten of the eleven signees are from the state of Washington with one athlete coming from Idaho.

The new Eagles are:

Defenders

• Sean McMonigle, West Seattle High School, Seattle, Wash.
• Jonathan Roberts, Moses Lake Christian Academy, Moses Lake, Wash.
• DJ Bechtel, Northwest Nazarene University, Sammamish, Wash.
• Alex Cleveland, Gonzaga Preparatory School, Spokane, Wash.

Goal Keepers

• Scott Lane, Edmonds CC, Gold Creek, Wash.
• Jonny Wong, Bellevue CC, Bellevue, Wash. 

Midfielders

• Taylor Young, Bellevue CC, Bellevue, Wash.
• Orlando Figueroa, North Idaho CC, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho

Forwards

• Aaron Burns, Edmonds CC, Snohomish, Wash.
• Scott Schnitzer, Columbia River High School, Vancouver, Wash.
• Josh Peters, Tacoma Baptist, Tacoma, Wash.

“This group of players coming in is a great quality addition to the team that is already here,” commented Coach McIntosh. “I am excited to see the new guys in action this fall and it is going to make for a competitive preseason. With the conference playing a back to back game schedule, I knew that we needed to make the roster deeper in order to stay in the playoff hunt,” McIntosh continued. “These players we have signed will add depth, experience, and talent to the roster.”

The Eagles will be coming into the 2010 season following a third place league finish in 2009 and a trip to the semifinals of the Cascade Conference tournament as the  league's No. 3 seed. The Eagles finished with a 9-5-4 record with a 6-0-2 record in the final eight games of the season. Three Eagles earned All-CCC recognition and Coach McIntosh was named the CCC Coach of the Year.

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May 26, 2010