ATLANTA – After leading Northwest Nazarene to a Top 10 win and a near-miss at a second, Nighthawk junior attackman Keaton Bean has been named the MCLA Division II Warrior Player of the Week for the period ending March 3.

Northwest Nazarene started its San Diego adventure on Thursday when the Nighthawks tangled with No. 10 UC San Diego. Thanks to nine goals from the Tigard, Ore., product, NNU squeezed out the 15-14 triumph.

On Saturday, the Nighthawks went up against No. 9 Cal State San Marcos and again Bean was a force. He scored six goals and set up four others as Northwest Nazarene came up a goal short in the 18-17 setback.

Of the 32 goals that the Nighthawks scored on the trip, Bean factored in on 19 of them – 60 percent.

"For the past couple years, he's flown under the radar, but I think late last year he started getting noticed for some of the numbers he was putting up,” said Northwest Nazarene coach Tom Blanchard. “This year he's on an entirely new level and that's evident by the performances he had against two perennial powers this past weekend in California.

"Put the stats aside, he's just a great teammate and an even better person that helps lay the foundation for the type of culture we want to cultivate here at NNU."

For his efforts earning the Warrior Player of the Week, Bean will receive a Warrior Burn XP2-O – a $120 value. Warrior is a proud sponsor of the MCLA.

Warrior Honor Roll

Gavin Bilhartz, Jr. – Long Beach State
In the season-opening win against Irvine, the Placentia, Calif., product won 71 percent of his draws while scoring a goal, dishing out three assists and grabbing 14 GBs.

Ben Booth, Soph. – Utah State
In a pair of wins for the Aggies, the Huntington Beach, Calif., native recorded a combined 10 goals and nine assists along with seven CTs.

Ethan Buskey, Fr. – St. Thomas
In a 3-0 weekend for the Tommies against ranked teams, the St. Michael, Minn., midfielder amassed 12 goals and two assists.

Mark DeGirolamo, Fr. – Bridgewater State
In a 4-0 week for the Bears, the rookie out of Mansfield, Mass., racked up 34 ground balls, 21 caused turnovers and even dropped a pair of dimes.

Ethan Haas, Sr. – Wake Forest
In a 2-1 weekend for the Demon Deacons, the Darien, Conn., middie combined for 10 goals, two assists and seven ground balls.

Ryan Kerr, Gr. – Florida Atlantic
The Owls posted an impressive 2-1 mark on their march through Minnesota, helped by 11 goals and five assists from the Palm Beach Gardens product.

Keegan Reilly, Sr. – Rhode Island
The Rams opened the season with a three-game sweep of conference foes, helped by 14 goals from the Cranston product. His last goal was his 100th of his career.

Dylan Staley, Sr. – Coastal Carolina
The FOGO from Ridley Park, Pa., put on a show in the Chants 3-0 weekend, winning 54 of the 64 draws he took - a staggering 84.4 winning percentage.

Evan Suh, Fr. – Kennesaw State
In a split weekend for the Owls, the Suwanee, Ga., product continued his offensive assault, combining for six goals, seven assists and five GBs.