Summer Standouts in the Pacific Northwest

<p>The South Sound Summer Slam tournament took place in Tacoma, Washington on July 12-13th at Pacific Lutheran University. These are a few players that turned heads over the weekend and have been making a name for themself for their stellar play throughout the summer in the Pacific Northwest.<br></p>    <p class="text-gray-700">A native Portlander, Carrick led his team with stellar play throughout the tournament. The physical middie left his impact on every game as he faced off, scored, assisted and picked up many gb's in all of his games over the weekend. On the defensive end, he caused multiple turnovers with well timed stick and body checks. Carrick used his physicality to get a number of ground balls (some that he forced) that led to lots of fastbreak opportunities for him and his team, many of those leading to goals. He created good shot opportunities for himself off the dodge and moved the ball at the right time as he picked up a number of assists as well. Carrick used his strong frame to maneuver through the defense and create good looks for himself. Programs at the next level should definitely be aware of this physical playmaker from Portland.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">Every team needs a quick footed attackman that can weave his way through bigger defenders while soaking up checks. That's exactly what Sheehan is for Team Oregon. He proved to be a threat on offense as he scored a number of goals over the course of the tournament while also getting his teammates involved. He moved the ball when necessary and created scoring opportunities for himself off the dodge. Sheehan had a lot of strong ground ball pickups that led to scoring possessions for his team. He also displayed his ability to use both hands as he scored goals with his left and right over the weekend. This rising junior is one to look out for.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/pPu3DIhMTFg </div></figure>     <p class="text-gray-700">This tall, athletic LSM made a number of plays over the course of the tournament. Haywood forced a countless amount of turnovers that led to many fastbreaks and goal scoring opportunities for his team. He disrupted opposing offenses with strong and well timed checks that made it very hard for opposing players to do much of anything when guarded by the LSM. Over the weekend, he displayed his versatile skillset as he had a number of smooth ground ball pickups and even put the ball in the net a few times. Haywood proved to be a legitimate threat to opposing offenses and programs at the next level should keep an eye on him.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">Stinson is a class of 2026 defender and was a force to be reckoned with at the South Sound Summer Slam. He was the anchor of the Washington United Elite defense and made his impact felt in every game over the course of the weekend. He was a lockoff defender as his man very rarely even touched the ball. Sitting at 200 lbs, Stinson uses his frame and physicality to disrupt the offense and cause lots of turnovers. The rising senior turned heads over the weekend with his shutdown defense while even getting into the scoring column. Stinson will be a force at the next level.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">This lefty attackman was half of a dominant one-two punch that the Washington United Elite team had on their offense over the weekend. Rowe proved to be a legitimate threat from the left side of the field as he put a number of shots into the back of the net from there. He used his strong stick skills and ability to get open without the ball as ways to disrupt opposing defenses. Rowe displayed how he can score from all over the field as he showed off his range with some outside rips while also having some nice finishes around the crease. Teams need to keep their eye out for this guy.</p>     <p class="text-gray-700">The other half of the dominant one-two punch for Washington United Elite. Kent is the definition of a do it all attackman, he moves the ball, he gets gb's, he rides hard and most importantly he knows how to score. Which is exactly what he did as he had multiple hat tricks over the course of the tournament, having one only about five minutes into a game. His stick skills are very strong which he displayed with an impressive one handed snag with his off hand that led to a goal. Kent showed to not only be a serious threat on offense but also on defense as he forced a number of turnovers while opposing teams tried to clear it, rarely successfully. Over the weekend he displayed his very versatile skillset as he scored in a number of ways while also impacting the game in many other areas. Kent's play heavily contributed to his Washington United squad having an undefeated tournament and coming away with the championship. Programs at the next level would be lucky to have a player like Kent on their roster.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/CQeKNfhxSyg </div></figure>    <p></p>

The South Sound Summer Slam tournament took place in Tacoma, Washington on July 12-13th at Pacific Lutheran University. These are a few players that turned heads over the weekend and have been making a name for themself for their stellar play throughout the summer in the Pacific Northwest.