High School Girls Update - October 31: Halloween high school playoffs today

The last of the leagues that were in play wrapped things up on Thursday, and now everyone has entered the postseason (see brackets below). Most of the leagues feature postseason contests for Halloween, which will certainly lead to some cheesy, ghoulish headlines should surprises play out.

There were no real surprises in the 4A Columbia Basin Big Nine this week, though Eastmont was able to finish third with a split on the week while Moses Lake dropped a pair of extremely tight contests at home, dropping a wild 4-3 affair to Davis and a coming up short in a penalty shootout after a scoreless draw against Wenatchee, who handed them their biggest loss earlier in the year (5-0). As expected, West Valley finished perfect and with an eye-opening finale at home, drubbing last-place Eisenhower with 15 goals. League-leading scorer Caitlin Quaempts only added a goal and assist on the day to her tally to finish with 15 goals and nine assists on the year, unofficially. Her teammate Kendra Hanses was the second-leading scorer with 13 goals.

On Saturday, the Big Nine hits the field for what it calls play-in games to determine what two sides will continue to have a chance at the second seed to state from the league.

Meanwhile in the 1A Northeast A League, things were a bit interesting in the final days. Deer Park, as expected, captured the league title with a lone defeat on their ledger. But it was the race for second that was intriguing, and finished in a three-way tie.

In addition to falling out of their chase for first, Freeman fell to third by the end of the season. It started when the Scotties were topped for a second time this season by Lakeside Tuesday. They then went into the final game looking to hold second. They used a strategy designed to shut down league scoring power Riley Martinson (26 goals), which worked as she was shutout for the first time this season other than a game she was suspended for. However, they could not contain the rest of the Deer Park Stags offense and fell 2-1 on a pair of goals from Jessie Thomas, the league's second best scorer with 13 tallies. The two losses allowed Lakeside and Riverside to pull even and force a three-way tiebreaker that saw Lakeside (3-1 against the other two) finish second for a first round bye and Freeman (2-2) third. Freeman and Riverside will host the opening playoff games Saturday.

One classification up in 2A, the Great Northern League started postseason play Thursday with a pair of contests that saw no surprises. Second-place West Valley and Clarkston advanced to Saturday's contest that will see the winner move onto the district final and a guaranteed state berth. The Bantoms gave West Valley issues this season, going to overtime in the first game before falling 2-1 and playing the Eagles to a scoreless draw in the third meeting before dropping the penalty tiebreaker. Both were in Clarkston, though, with West Valley prevailing 2-0 at home in the second game.

** CHECK OUT BRACKETS BELOW **

The 3A district playoffs are nearly complete.

Mt Spokane handily claimed the title out of the GSL as expected, downing North Central 4-1. Both move onto regionals.

Down in the Mid-Columbia Conference, the third-seeded Kamiakin Braves upset second-seeded Hanford by a big 5-1 scoreline to advance to their district final and ensure a spot in the regionals with Southridge, which they face Saturday. Though they were only a game back in the table and fell in a shootout in their last meeting after a 2-2 draw, the Braves did post a similar 4-0 victory earlier in the season against Hanford.

Both league's wrap up their 4A district playoffs Saturday.

The brackets down south played out according to seeding with a pair of one-sided affairs to set up Chiawana and Richland, who both advance to regionals, playing for the district title. Chiawana narrowly took the first regular season contest 3-2 but eased past Richland 4-1 just a week ago.

Third-seeded Ferris nipped league runners-up University 2-1 in GSL action Thursday night to ensure themselves a spot in the regionals, facing Gonzaga Prep Saturday in the district final. The unbeaten Bullpups survived a scare of their own, going to a shootout for the second time this season. The fourth seed and reigning two-time state champion Bears of Central Valley were the first team to shutout Prep this season, playing the GSL champs to a scoreless stalemate before falling in the shootout. University gets a second shot at securing a regional berth Saturday, but will have to get past a CV side looking to find a path back to the state tournament to defend their titles. Gonzaga defeated Ferris 2-1 two weeks ago while the Bears and Titans still have something to settle after a scoreless draw  October 7 went in favor of CV in the tiebreaker shootout.

If you have any updates for stats (particularly assists that go unrecorded for road games), please drop INWsn a note at snaeditor-at-gmail.com.  INWsn is currently missing scoring (and GK) information for 10.23 Rogers @ LC, 10/15 Moses Lake @ Eastmont, 10/13 Eastmont @ Eisenhower, 10/3 Pasco @ Walla Walla and 9.24 Medical Lake @ Newport games.

SPOKANE AREA LEAGUES ##############

NEA 10.26 Monday: Lakeside 2-1 Freeman
NEA 10.27 Tuesday: Deer Park 7-1 Colville; Riverside 5-1 Medical Lake
NEA 10.29 Thursday: Freeman 1-2 Deer Park; Colville 0-3 Lakeside; Newport 0-3 Riverside
Playoff Results: See brackets

Photos: 10.29 Colville @ Lakeside [coming soon]... 10.29 Central Valley @ Gonzaga Prep [+]... 10.27 Mead @ Central Valley [+] -- All INWsn HS Galleries [+]

SOUTH & CENTRAL WA AREA LEAGUES ##############  

CBB9 10.27 Tuesday: Davis 4-3 Moses Lake, West Valley 3-0 Eastmont, Sunnyside 1-7 Wenatchee
CBB9 10.29 Thursday: Eisenhower 0-15 West Valley, Wenatchee 1-SO-0 Moses Lake, Eastmont 6-3 Sunnyside
Playoff Results: See brackets

BRACKETS - DISTRICTS & REGIONALS #########

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NAIA Cascade Conference Round-Up: Playoff fields taking shape

Carroll locked up the regular season title on the women's side in the first season of the newly expanded league with a pair of victories in western Oregon on the week and another Frontier side, Rocky Mountain College, secured the top spot on the mens side with a win and a draw on the road.

With a few more of the eight conference tournament berths still up for grabs going into this week's action, three other programs from the region are among the six teams that had secured berths as of last week's play with College of Idaho, Eastern Oregon and Rocky Mountain headed to the postseason.

Seeding is all that is left to be settled on the men's side with all entrants determined after last week's play. Great Falls, Carroll and the College of Idaho will be joining RMC in the postseason field.
 
Here is a look at action last week around the CCC:

MEN  #############

Friday, October 23

College of Idaho 1 :: 2 Evergreen
Locked in a stalemate, the Geoducks took the lead in the 61st on a 25-yard strike from Martin Ramirez (Pasco, WA / Walla Walla CC), but Mehmed Selimovic (Boise, ID) answered two minutes later with a header off a Jorge Brambila cross. The hosts got the winner via a penalty in the 77th.  MORE [+]

Rocky Mountain 2 :: 1 Northwest
Tiago Ewald put the Bears in the lead on the road 25 minutes in via a cross from Matthew Thomas, but the hosts evened things up a minute into the second half when Jacob Weaver (Spokane, WA) headed in a corner. Thomas, though, added the winner in the 70th for the Bears.

Corban 0 :: 2 Eastern Oregon
Osvaldo Martinez (Columbia Basin College) put a penalty in off the crossbar in the 54th minute after being tripped up and three minutes later Fredy Rodriguez (Columbia Basin College) served a ball to Robert Wilson (Boise, ID / North Idaho College) for some insurance. Alfredo Lara made five saves for the shutout performance as the Mountaineers registered the upset win over the ninth-ranked Warriors. It marked the first time the first-year program has ever beaten a ranked opponent.   MORE [+]

Multnomah 1 :: 0 Walla Walla
The Lions tallied the deciding goal in the 64th minute despite being outshot 22-15 by the Wolves.

Great Falls 1 :: 0 Oregon Tech

The Argos took the lead in the 20th minute when a shot from Jon-Eric Krans deflected in off the post. It stood as the winning tally as Marc Girones made three saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

Carroll College 2 :: 1 Southern Oregon 
Alesseio Georgiades found Jacob Groh (Spokane, WA) inside the box 26 minutes into the contest for the opening goal and Jose Porras converted a penalty four minutes later after Isaac Bostrom (Helena, MT) was fouled going up for a header for what proved to be the winner.  MORE [+]

Northwest Christian 1 :: 3 Warner Pacific 
Mario Guizar (Kennewick, WA / Walla Walla CC) tied things up after trailing for over 50 minutes, knocking in a corner in the 68th minute and then put the game out of reach with the Knights' third in the 86th.

Saturday, October 24

College of Idaho 2 :: 4 Northwest 
Weaver put the Eagles on the board 15 minutes into the contest, but the Yotes answered immediately when Mehmed Selimovic found Joao Cardoso with a cross. Weaver restored the lead in the 61st and the Eagles added another in the 68th. Ryan Geist (Twin Falls, ID) scored in the 81st via Tyrell Johnson to keep in reach, but Weaver combined with Jake Morse (Spokane, WA) in the 89th to set up the insurance strike.  MORE [+]

Rocky Mountain 0 :: 0 Evergreen 
The two sides battled to the scoreless stalemate with Catlin Cole (Billings, MT) making two saves for the visiting Bears and Angel Guerra (Wenatchee, WA) making three saves at the other end for the Geoducks.  MORE [+]

Trinity Lutheran 4 :: 2 Multnomah (NL)

Northwest Christian 0 :: 1 Eastern Oregon 
The Mountaineers outshot the Beacons 20-4, but were only able to get one on the day with Jesus Trejo scoring off a loose ball four minutes into the second half. They nearly added some insurance with 10 minutes left, but freshman Uriel Torres-Carrillo put his effort off the left post. Lara needed just one save for the clean sheet.  MORE [+]

Carroll 1 :: 1 Oregon Tech
The Owls scored 12 minutes into the match off a corner, but Bostrom answered immediately with a header of his own just over two minutes later on a ball from Georgiades.  MORE [+]

Great Falls 2 :: OT :: 1 Southern Oregon
The Raiders scored two minutes into the second half to take the lead, but Luis Torres tallied with just under six minutes remaining, putting away a rebound of an Anthony Mota shot. The match nearly finished even, but a throw-in from Anderson Cardoso was put in by Christoffer Bisbo with 67 seconds left in the contest.  MORE [+]

Corban 1 :: 0 Warner Pacific

Sunday, October 25

Trinity Lutheran 3 :: 0 Walla Walla  (NL) 
The Wolves dropped the non-league contest, giving two goals in the first nine minutes and the third in the final minute of the first half.  MORE [+]

Monday, October 26

College of Idaho 0 :: 5 Great Falls 
The Argos dominated from the start with a 15-1 advantage in first half shots, scoring three times. Krans opened things up via Renan Zampieri in the eighth minute. Ian Ooko set up Luis Torres in the 37th and then scored himself in the 45th. Krans returned the favor for Zampieri in the 57th before getting his second of the day via Jordan Byland (Missoula, MT) just shy of the hour mark. Girones only needed to make one save for the shutout.  MORE: CI [+]  UGF [+]    

Standings

Rocky Mountain^ 11-1-1... Corban* 9-2-0... Evergreen* 8-2-1... Great Falls* 8-3-0... Northwest U* 7-4-0... Warner Pacific* 7-4-1... Carroll* 6-3-2... College of Idaho* 6-7-0... Eastern Oregon 5-7-0... Southern Oregon 5-8-0... Oregon Tech 4-8-1... Northwest Christian 2-9-0... Multnomah 1-10-0... Walla Walla U 0-11-0 -- ^ Clinched top seed, * Clinched tournament berth (8)

Upcoming Games 

Friday, October 30
Corban @ Northwest 12:00
Northwest Christian @ Evergreen 12:00
Eastern Oregon @ Trinity Lutheran 3:00 (NL)
Carroll @ Walla Walla 3:00
Great Falls @ Multnomah 3:00
Oregon Tech @ Southern Oregon 5:00
Saturday, October 31
Northwest Christian @ Northwest 12:00
Corban @ Evergreen 12:00
Jamestown @ Rocky Mountain 1:30 (NL)
Carroll @ Multnomah 4:00
Eastern Oregon @ Warner Pacific 7:00
Great Falls @ Walla Walla 7:00

WOMEN  #############

Friday, October 23

College of Idaho 3 :: 1 Evergreen 

Bailey Watson (Boise, ID) put the Yotes on the board in the 23rd on a ball from Summer Jackson (Boise, ID), and Megan Aumeier (Idaho Falls, ID), via Sabrina Mallett, doubled it with a 20-yard effort in the 36th. Mallory Cripps (Boise, ID) made it a three-goal advantage in the 55th and the shutout was spoiled with a goal from the Geoducks with 45 seconds remaining.  MORE [+]

Corban 0 :: 2 Eastern Oregon  
The Mountaineers dominated the contest and grabbed the win on a pair of goals from Crystal Schuder, both set up by Zoe Anderson. The first came four minutes before the break and the second added some insurance in the 64th. Jessica Parker (Boise, ID) made six saves to register the program's new single season record seventh shutout.  MORE [+]

Carroll 3 :: 0 Southern Oregon 
Caitlin Walter (Spokane, WA) scored in the 38th minute to put the Saints in front and Lexi Pyette (Great Falls, MT) doubled the lead in the 61st on the rebound of Michaela Kueffler's (Billings, MT) shot. An own goal off a Cassidy Hammons (Boise, ID) corner in the 81st put things out of reach and Jamie Carter made three saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

Great Falls 2 :: 2 Oregon Tech 
The Argos had to equalize twice on the road to earn the point, and Ashley Klepec (Moses Lake, WA) provided both scores. They fell behind 17 minutes in, but the striker evened things up on a ball from Sandralee Deville in the 37th. They fell behind again in the 65th with Lauren Ozdowski setting up Klepec's second in the 81st.  MORE [+]

Rocky Mountain 0 :: 2 Northwest 
The Bears gave up goals in the 35th and 75th as the hosts grabbed the win.

Northwest Christian 0 :: 1 Warner Pacific

Saturday, October 24

College of Idaho 0 :: 1 Northwest
The Yotes were tripped up for just the second time as the Eagles used a goal at the 50-minute mark off a defensive miscue to pick up the decision. The goal ended Brittany Houghton's shutout span at 569 minutes.  MORE [+]

Rocky Mountain 4 :: 1 Evergreen 
After falling behind three minutes in, the Bears rallied to take the lead before intermission. Mandi Achten's (Billings, MT) corner in the 37th found the head of Chez Keehn (Billings, MT) and five minutes later she knocked in a loose ball to put them in front. Leah Hippauf scored in the 74th via Sami Kratofil (Hamilton, MT) and Janell Cabrera (Billings, MT) sent a shot over the keeper off a ball from Gabi Heflin (Billings, MT) with three minutes left.  MORE [+]

Northwest Christian 1 :: 2 Eastern Oregon
Anderson and Schuder were at it again. Anderson provided the go-ahead goal in the 56th minute for the Mountaineers on a shot that went in off the left upright. The visitors evened it up in the 73rd, but a just over a minute later Schuder struck for the winner.  MORE [+]

Carroll 1 :: 0 Oregon Tech 
A two-on-one breakaway in the 83rd minute decided the outcome and locked up the regular season conference title with Hammons delivering the ball to Pyette for the winning tally. Carter made an additional three saves for the clean sheet.  MORE [+]

Great Falls 1 :: OT :: 2 Southern Oregon 
A 35-yard Ozdowski free kick found the head of Alejandra Guzman in the 10th minute, but as the hour mark approached the Raiders pulled even, and then the hosts grabbed the win seven minutes into overtime.  MORE [+]

Corban 2 :: OT :: 1 Warner Pacific
Lexi McQueary (Kennewick, WA) took advantage of a poor pass back to the keeper to tie things up for the visiting Warriors in the 41st minute.

Monday, October 26

College of Idaho 2 :: OT :: 1 Great Falls
The Yotes closed out their campaign with a dramatic win to clinch the second seed in the playoffs. Jamiece Yizar (Pocatello, ID) connected with Reilly Coyle (Boise, ID) four minutes before the break and the visitors looked like they were going to be able to celebrate when Kayla Cobbett tied it up for the Argos in the 88th. Four minutes into overtime, however, Sydney Woods provided the winning tally.  MORE: CI [+]  UGF [+]   

Standings 

Carroll^ 9-1-1... College of Idaho* 9-2-0... Eastern Oregon* 8-2-0... Rocky Mountain* 7-3-1... Southern Oregon* 7-4-0... Northwest U* 5-3-1... Oregon Tech 3-7-1... Great Falls 2-5-4... Corban 2-6-1... Evergreen 2-7-0... Warner Pacific 1-8-1... Northwest Christian 1-8-0  -- ^ Clinched top seed, * Clinched tournament berth (8)

Upcoming Games 

Friday, October 30
Eastern Oregon @ Trinity Lutheran 1:00 (NL)
Northwest Christian @ Evergreen 2:00
Corban @ Northwest 2:00
Saturday, October 31
Jamestown @ Rocky Mountain 11:00 (NL)
Carroll @ Seattle Pacific 1:30 (NL)
Corban @ Evergreen
Northwest Christian @ Northwest 2:00
Eastern Oregon @ Warner Pacific 9:00

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Division II & III Round-Up: Whitworth men suffer first loss, MSUB sides split

The dominant Whitworth Pirates were handed their first NWC defeat last weekend, dropping a 2-0 contest on the road to second-place Pacific Lutheran that tightened up the race for the league championship going into the final weeks. They rebounded for a narrow victory the next day at Puget Sound in what is arguably their toughest road trip annually.

On the ladies side of things, the Whitworth women played to a pair of draws to build themselves a three-game unbeaten run while their regional foe Whitman is continuing to find semi-positive results despite a lack of offense, getting a win and a draw that makes them 1-1-5 in their last seven outings.

Meanwhile, in the GNAC it was an interesting week for MSU-BIllings on the road. The women and men combined for four 1-0 contests last weekend, each earning a split in their road trips.

The Northwest Nazarene also split, dropping the second game to Seattle Pacific, which continues to hold onto the league lead. On the ladies side Central Washington tied third-place Seattle Pacific and defeated Simon Fraser to keep themselves in the hunt for third in the conference.

Here's a recap of Division II & Division III action for last week

GNAC MEN #############

Thursday, October 22

Saint Martin's 0 :: 7 Northwest Nazarene 
The Crusaders rolled to the victory, using three goals in the first half to take full control. Fernando Alvarez converted from the spot about 90 seconds into the match and then combined with Julio Castillo to set up Erik Anderson in the 18th. He scored again in the 23rd with the other two pairing up to set up the goal. Alvarez's great game continued after the break, helping set up Anderson's second in the 55th and Ebu Camara's strike in the 56th before scoring again in the 58th. Logan Wood found Austin Thomas (Lewiston, ID) for the final goal in the 81st and Ryan Foo made five saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

MSU-BIllings 0 :: 1 Simon Fraser 

Minus standout striker Ricardo Palomino due to border issues, the Yellowjackets fell in a showdown for second. The Canadian hosts used a second half goal in the 56th minute to grab the narrow win, holding on for the remainder of the contest with one of their players sent off less than a minute after they took the lead. MORE [+] 

Seattle Pacific 0 :: 0 Concordia 
Cody Lang (Spokane, WA) made two saves for the shutout.

Mary 0 :: 3 Western Washington 
Adam Talley (Spokane Valley, WA / North Idaho College) scored all three goals for the Vikings, tallying in the eighth minute for the opener. He scored the second 16 seconds after the break and capped the hat-trick with five minutes left.

Saturday, October 24

Seattle Pacific 2 :: 1 Northwest Nazarene 
Facing the league-leaders, the Crusaders were locked in a stalemate for an our before an own goal on an attempted clearance in the 61st minute put the visitors on top. Eight minutes later a penalty pushed the lead to two. The Crusaders answered quickly with Castillo finding Michael Mollay (Boise, ID / Walla Walla CC) in the 70th, but were unable to even things back up as Lang made eight saves in the win.  MORE [+]

MSU-Billings 1 :: 0 Western Washington
The Yellowjackets rebounded back on American soil, getting the win on a 26th-minute free kick goal from striker Thiago Novis, who was also not permitted to cross the border for the first game of the trip. Tom Lohmann made three saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

Saint Martin's 0 :: 1 Concordia
Mary 0 :: 3 Simon Fraser

Standings (not including 10.29)

Seattle Pacific 7-1-3...Simon Fraser 6-2-3...  MSU-Billings 6-3-2... Northwest Nazarene 6-4-1... Concordia 4-2-5... Western Washington 3-6-2... Mary 2-9-0... Saint Martin's 2-9-0

Upcoming Games 

Thursday, October 29
MSU-Billings 0 :: 2 Saint Martin's
Western Washington 2 :: 4 Northwest Nazarene
Mary 1 :: 2 Seattle Pacific
Simon Fraser 3 :: 1 Concordia
Saturday, October 31
Western Washington @ Concordia 1:00
Simon Fraser @ Northwest Nazarene 3:00
Mary @ Saint Martin's 3:15
MSU-Billings @ Seattle Pacific 4:00

GNAC WOMEN #############

Tuesday, October 20

Western Washington 3 :: 2 Saint Martin's

Thursday, October 22

Northwest Nazarene 1 :: 3 Western Oregon
The hosts took a two-goal lead 14 minutes into the contest, and it proved to be enough as a goal from Hannah Holm (Spokane Valley, WA) off a Nicole Nsa through ball in the 18th minute was all the Crusaders could muster.  MORE [+]

MSU-Billings 0 :: OT :: 1 Concordia 
The two sides were locked in a stalemate for just over 104 minutes before McKenna Stocker (Liberty Lake, WA) delivered a cross from the right side that led to the winning tally for the hosts. Chloe Hopps had made five saves before giving up the winner.  MORE [+]

Seattle Pacific 1 :: 1 Central Washington 
Reilly Retz struck from 34 yards with a shot that the keeper could only get a piece of to give the Wildcats the lead with 14 seconds left in the first half. The visitors, though, equalized just as amazingly, tallying 65 seconds into the second half when Hannah Huesers got the ball 45 yards out and chipped Sydney Williams after beating a defender.  MORE [+]

Simon Fraser 0 :: 4 Western Washington

Saturday, October 24

Simon Fraser 2 :: 5 Central Washington
After giving up a goal two minutes in to the visitors, the Wildcats rattled off five consecutive. Retz tied it up in the 15th via Meghan Ward. Keilin Farrand (Ellensburg, WA) and Whitney Lowe combined to set up Aubrey Rodgers' go-ahead goal in the 19th and Mackenzie Nolte scored what proved to be the winner via Allie Bohnett in the 40th. Lowe then set up Cassie Ripley six minutes into the second half before scoring herself via Farrand in the 80th.  MORE [+]

Concordia 2 :: 1 Northwest Nazarene 
The visitors grabbed the lead in the 10th minute, but the Crusaders answered just before the break with Ashley Cook-Cox (Spokane, WA) finding Sarah Jenkins in the 39th. Concordia, however, netted four minutes into the second half and made the goal hold for the win.  MORE [+]

MSU-Billings 1 :: 0 Western Oregon
This time the Yellowjackets were on the right side of the one-goal contest with Dariann Oaks (Kennewick, WA) and Dana Lubieniecki combining to set up Brittney Greenback for the winner from about 15 yards. Hopps made three saves for the clean sheet.  MORE [+]

Saint Martin's 0 :: 4 Seattle Pacific

Standings (not including 10.29)

Western Washington 10-0-0... Concordia 8-1-1... Seattle Pacific 6-3-2... MSU-Billings 5-5-1... Simon Fraser 4-5-1... Central Washington 4-5-1... Western Oregon 3-6-1... Northwest Nazarene 2-7-1... Saint Martin's 0-10-0

Upcoming Games

Thursday, October 29
Concordia 0 :: 1 Central Washington
Simon Fraser 4 :: 1 Saint Martin's
Western Oregon 0 :: 2 Seattle Pacific
Northwest Nazarene 0 :: 4 Western Washington
Saturday, October 31
Central Washington @ MSU-Billings 12:00
Northwest Nazarene @ Saint Martin's 12:00
Carroll @ Seattle Pacific 1:30 (NL)
Western Washington @ Concordia 4:30
Western Oregon @ Simon Fraser 5:00

NWC MEN #############

Friday, October 23

Willamette 3 :: 3 George Fox 
Trevor Martin (Spokane, WA) scored the first equalizer for the Bruins in a back-and-forth affair.

Linfield 0 :: 2 Pacific

Saturday, October 24

Whitworth 0 :: 2 Pacific Lutheran 
The Lutes limited the Pirates to just seven shots and scored a goal in each half to hand Whitworth its first loss of the season.  MORE [+]

Whitman 0 :: 0 Puget Sound
The Missionaries were able to keep the Loggers off the board in the scoreless stalemate with Milo Cantor making four stops in the shutout.  MORE [+]  

Sunday, October 25

Whitworth 1 :: 0 Puget Sound
The Pirates rebounded to keep the top spot in the league. Jonah Snyder and Alfredo Omelas combined to feed Sam Engle for the winner five minutes into the second half. Timmy Costa needed to make just one save.  MORE [+]

Whitman 0 :: 5 Pacific Lutheran 
The hosts grabbed the lead six minutes in and doubled it in the 35th. A goal 35 seconds into the second half put it out of reach as the Missionaries were unable to find a solution.  MORE [+]

George Fox 1 :: 2 Linfield
Pacific 0 :: 1 Willamette

Standings

Whitworth 9-1-1... Pacific Lutheran 9-2-0... Puget Sound 7-3-1... Linfield 4-7-0... George Fox 3-6-2... Pacific 3-7-1... Willamette 3-7-1... Whitman 2-7-2

Coming Up 

Saturday, October 31
Willamette @ Whitman 12:00
Pacific Lutheran @ Pacific 1:30
Puget Sound @ George Fox 1:30
Linfield @ Whitworth 1:30
Sunday, November 1
Linfield @ Whitman 1:30
Puget Sound @ Pacific 1:30
Pacific Lutheran @ George Fox 1:30
Willamette @ Whitworth 1:30

NWC WOMEN #############

Wednesday, October 21

Pacific Lutheran 0 :: 1 Puget Sound

Saturday, October 24

Willamette 0 :: 1 Whitman 
The Missionaries got on the board 11 minutes into the match when Clara Merlino fed Alissa Soo for what proved to be enough for the win. Haley Case made four saves.  MORE [+]

Linfield 1 :: 1 Whitworth 
The visitors took the initial lead in the contest just shy of the half-hour mark, but a through ball from Tiara Pajimola (Spokane, WA) set up Courtney Potter for the equalizer in the 55th minute.  MORE [+]

Pacific 0 :: 2 Puget Sound 
Annie Prickett (Bozeman, MT) set up the go-ahead goal for the Loggers.

Lewis & Clark 2 :: OT :: 1 George Fox

Sunday, October 25

Willamette 0 :: 0 Whitworth 
The Bearcats outshot the Pirates 17-13, but Sienna Tanner (Spokane, WA) made nine saves for the Pirates to extend their current unbeaten run to three games. It was her second clean sheet of the year in relief for Andrea Stump.  MORE [+]

Linfield 1 :: 1 Whitman 
Lena de Guzman scored off a ball from Kathleen Daly-Jensen in the 66th minute to break the stalemate. The visitors tied it back up in the 82nd, but the Missionaries kept it even to keep their positive run of form going with just one loss in the last seven.  MORE [+]

George Fox 0 :: 3 Pacific Lutheran
Lewis & Clark 1 :: OT :: 0 Pacific

Standings

Puget Sound 8-0-4... Pacific Lutheran 9-2-1... Willamette 6-5-1... Linfield 5-4-3... Lewis & Clark 5-6-1... Whitworth 4-6-3... Whitman 2-5-6... Pacific 3-8-2... George Fox 3-9-1

Coming Up

Saturday, October 31
Whitworth @ Puget Sound 11:00
George Fox @ Willamette 12:00
Whitman @ Pacific Lutheran 12:00
Linfield @ Lewis & Clark 12:00
Sunday, November 1
Lewis & Clark @ Willamette 11:00
Whitman @ Puget Sound 11:00
Pacific @ Linfield 11:00
Whitworth @ Pacific Lutheran 12:00

ADDITIONAL DII NOTES #############

• Jacquelyn Smith (Lewiston, ID) set up a pair of equalizers for Mary Saturday against Wayne State College only to fall 4-3 in overtime. 
• Maison O'Neill (Boise, ID) scored the game-winner Friday for Regis in a 1-0 road win versus Fort Lewis. She also helped set up the opening goal Sunday in a 3-1 victory at Adams State. 
• Abi Yanke (Boise, ID) made four saves in a 1-0 win against New Mexico Highlands  Friday and another three for a second shutout Sunday in a 3-0 win against CSU-Pueblo. 
• Joe Wilkes (Spokane, WA) scored the opening goal on a penalty Friday for Colorado Christian in a 3-2 loss to Adams State. On Monday, she repeated the feat in a 2-1 win against UC-Santa Cruz. 

ADDITIONAL DIII NOTES #############

• Savannah Laursen (Boise, ID) scored the first two goals of the contest in leading Redlands to a 3-0 win over Chapman Saturday. 

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Barmes' Bullpups transformed to GSL champs in two years

Gonzaga Prep surprised everyone this season. Not only did the Bullpups end a three-year series of identical 5-4 records by reaching the top of the Greater Spokane League table, but they did so in convincing fashion by running the slate at 9-0.

Tonight, the ladies at G-Prep face the reigning two-time state and GSL champion Central Valley Bears in the district semifinals with a chance to lock up a state berth.

It was an abbreviated two-year process to get to this point for the program, however, under new coach Billy Barmes, who polished a team with promise into a championship side over the course of 14 months.

"I think part of it is we have a particularly good group of players from top to bottom and last year coming in (there was) a new coach, a new mindset for working hard every chance they get," Barmes said of what the difference was between the current 9-0 campaign was versus their three previous seasons.

"I think last year was definitely the growing pains year. We had some talent, but a very young group; couldn't put it together in some games we should have been competing in. It was that and them coming back knowing the expectations of me for this year. Man, they really, I think, the whole roster - each player - did what they needed to do to improve, and so this year is just the culmination of that. Just having a lot of committed and good players."

It did not necessarily look like that was going to be the case going into the season. The Bullpups lost their opener in Kennewick 5-1 to Kamiakin before rebounding for a 3-1 win against Idaho 5A side Post Falls, which went on to go winless this season in the IEL. They lost two more, dropping a one-goal contest to Sumner, a 3A tournament side last year, and falling 2-0 to Mt Spokane, which finished second in the league last year and is the league's perennial 3A powerhouse, in a non-league affair. Even 2A West Valley was even with Prep with eight minutes remaining before senior Larkin Russell scored twice for a 3-1 win.

"Larkin is obviously a special player. She has one mission in the game, and that is to get around the ball and affect the play because I know that if she can find the ball, she will either score goals or help create goals for us," Barmes said. "Same thing with junior Darby Doyle in there. The two of them just, wherever the ball is, one of the two is on it and the other is playing off and helping us get forward."

Russell, who returned to the squad after a two-year absence, and Doyle were among the league's best offensively. With eight goals in league play Russell finished one shy of Mead's Alea Acosta. Doyle, with seven assists according to INWsn's numbers, was second behind Alex Chambers of Mead.

The duo were part of an offensive unit that led the league with 37 goals this year, besting Mead's 35 and 34 from Ferris. More importantly, it was a vast boost from last year's paltry dozen, and complemented an excellent defensive effort.

Though 7-2 University boasted a stellar defense with four goals allowed and six shutouts, the Prep defense put forth a similarly impressive outing with six goals against and four shutouts.

"They are growing. As we are as a team, they are certainly growing in their consistency. Last year we had two sophomores, a freshman and a junior in our back line and this year its two juniors, a sophomore and a senior.

"We didn't start the season terribly organized. We had both of our centerbacks (starting cold) - one who doesn't play club soccer and the other one who had a broken toe all summer - so it took them a few games to really start connecting with each other like they did last year. We started off our season giving up five goals against Kamiakin, so we have come a long way from there for sure. And Zoe Boleneus, our goalkeeper, has really come into her best form of the year at the right time."

The starting point for the defensive effort is holding center midfielder Annie Clark, who was the first player Barmes mentioned when asked about his seniors.

"Man, she is just - last year to this year - been, I think, the person that has shown the most improvement at the consistency with which she does her role in our system. She screens the back line. Anyone can play her the ball and, more often than not, she's gonna get the ball to an open teammate. She does a great job on both sides of the ball and just provides us security and comfort in what we are doing - just a stable role player in there."

They were tested early in a week one game that in retrospect may have been a huge factor in determining the league champion, prevailing 1-0 against that staunch University side on a 60th minute goal from senior Becca Crum.

"Becca, who plays out on the wing, has scored some key goals for us and in some of our big games. She brings us a great presence - someone that can help keep the ball - and also has a great left-footed finishing touch."

From that point, the team scored at least two goals per game, beat recent powerhouse Central Valley 3-1 midseason and finished with a strong second half to the season that saw them defeat three title contenders in the final three weeks.

They topped Ferris 2-1 on goals from Crum and Russell and then rolled through then second-place Mead 5-0 with the initial two goals from senior Tayler Drynan to lock up the regular season league championship with a game to go.

"Drynan, who is a basketball player that only plays soccer in the fall season, has really come into form the second half of the season. She got a lot of opportunities early in the season and didn't finish em. We worked a ton on finishing and one-on-one battles in the attacking third and she's continued to persist in her attacking presence, and has gotten some goals and assists out of it."

They celebrated senior night with a comfortable 3-1 win over 3A top seed Mt Spokane.

The only blip on their campaign was a dropped point in a shootout victory against Lewis & Clark in the third game of league play after a 2-2 draw in which the Bullpups fell behind twice in the second half and forced overtime and the shootout with a 79th minute Russell goal.

A year ago, the Bullpups defense showed signs of the promise with eight goals allowed in eight games played, but the team was 2-3 versus its 4A counterparts as they played to their third consecutive sixth-place finish in the GSL.

They were then ousted from the postseason in a shootout loss by Lewis & Clark after a 1-1 draw in the opening game of districts.

That was when the 2015 championship campaign began for Barmes, who took over the program just before the start of the 2014 season.

"It's been good," he said of his progress in working with the team in his second year. "I came in relatively late in the process last year so I didn't really have enough time to implement an offseason plan or even give them a good idea of what we wanted to test in preseason.

"So, to have the full cycle this second year, and be able to have them knowing ahead of time this is gonna be the physical expectations, the technical expectations that we are gonna test you on in the couple days. Because really, if they don't come in with that baseline, it's hard to make up. The season is short and so that's the biggest piece for year two is they know all the expectations coming in. They put in the work in the offseason that I was going to hold them accountable for.

"And again, its a group where everyone has gotten better from last year to this year. We only lost the two seniors last year, so it is what I knew it could be.

Updated GSL / MCC District Playoff Brackets

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High School Girls Update - October 27: Postseason kicking off for GSL, MCC

With the regular season titles and top seeds for the 3A and 4A classifications already locked up in both leagues, things wrapped up rather quietly in the Greater Spokane League Friday and Mid Columbia Conference Saturday... aside from seniors celebrating their final home games.

There was still a bit of drama left in the Great Northern League where East Valley needed a point to win the league outright in their final game Saturday. Sitting tied with local rival and reigning two-time regular season champion West Valley, the Knights took care of business with a big win over third-place Clarkston to finish as champions after coming up two points short a year ago and a single point shy in 2013. It is the first time they finished atop the table since 2010.

Five different players scored for the Knights in the win, allowing Ashley Meyer of West Valley to finish as the league's top goal scorer with 11 tallies, two better than EV's Skylar Bastin. The Knights do boast, however, the best defensive record in the region with six shutouts to their credit - all from Kari Bromley - and were the only team in the league to score in every match.

The seeding in the GSL remained pretty much unchanged from the final night of action with the exception of Mead, which fell 2-0 to University and allowed Central Valley to slip ahead of them on tiebreakers going into the 4A District tournament. Mead's Alea Acosta, however, remained the league's top goal scorer with nine on the season, edging out Alexis Murphy of Ferris and Larkin Russell of Gonzaga Prep, who each finished with eight. Murphy scored once in the Saxons finale and Russell registered a brace as the Bullpups topped leading 3A side Mt Spokane 3-1.

Despite the loss, the Wildcats finished as the top 3A school, finishing two points better than the combined 14 (seven each) posted by North Central and Shadle Park. They swept their fellow 3A sides this season with an aggregate score of 14-1.

Down in the MCC, Southridge edged their fellow 3A foe Hanford by two wins for the league title at 13-1 when things were all said and done, the lone defeat coming in a shootout at home with Hanford October 3. The top three in the league, in fact, hailed from the lower classification with Kamiakin also reaching double digits in wins at 10-4.

Chiawana won the top seed among the 4A schools with ease at 9-5, besting Richland by four wins. Their leading scorers, however, were the top two in the league in goals with Braydey Hodgins registering 21 and Summer Yates 15. The team lead the league in scoring with 52 goals.

Heather Donais and Maddie Morgan of Kamiakin were the top goal scorers out of the 3A schools in the MCC with 11 each, but their team's defense was one of the best in the region with 11 shutouts in 14 games, many of which were shared between Grace Wilbur and Rachel McClure. Tiara Valadez of Southridge led the way with complete game clean sheets, posting seven among the school's eight for the campaign as the Rams finished with just five goals allowed this season. Kamiakin was second with 10 given up.

** CHECK OUT BRACKETS BELOW **

Still in league play this week is the all-4A Columbia Basin Big Nine, which will take the field Tuesday and Thursday, and the Northeast A League.

West Valley (Yakima) holds a two-win lead in the CBB9 over Wenatchee, which will likely go unchanged considering the opposition on the calendar. The most intriguing contest among the four games for the two sides in Thursday's match at third-place for Wenatchee, who holds a similar two-win margin over their upcoming hosts.

In the NEA, first place is still up for grabs between leaders Deer Park (9-1) and Freeman (8-2). The two sides square off in their season finale Thursday at Deer Park, but the Stags have the advantage with a three-point lead and a Tuesday contest against 1-9 Colville while Freeman plays feisty Lakeside (6-4), which handed the Scotties one of their two losses this season, 1-0, on the first of the month.

Across the border in Idaho, the state crowned its champions over the weekend. It was a tough week for the schools from northern Idaho as none of them were able to claim a title and three settled for runners-up trophies. The Lake City girls (5A), Lakeland boys (4A) and Coeur d'Alene Charter girls (3A) came up short in the title games. Lake City was even edged out on tiebreaker penalties after six rounds from the spot. The Lake City boys finished third in their bracket and the Timberlake girls were third in 3A. All the championship day results can be found here [+]

Here is a look around the leagues for Eastern & Central Washington (all stats are unofficial):

If you have any updates for stats (particularly assists that go unrecorded for road games), please drop INWsn a note at snaeditor-at-gmail.com.  INWsn is currently missing scoring (and GK) information for 10.23 Rogers @ LC, 10/15 Moses Lake @ Eastmont, 10/13 Eastmont @ Eisenhower, 10/3 Pasco @ Walla Walla and 9.24 Medical Lake @ Newport games.

SPOKANE AREA LEAGUES ##############

GSL 10.23 Friday: North Central 0-5 Ferris; Mt Spokane 1-3; Central Valley 5-0 Shadle Park; Mead 0-2 University; Rogers @ LC - no report
GNL 10.24 Saturday: Pullman 2-SO-1 Cheney; East Valley 5-1 Clarkston

Remaining League Games
NEA Tuesday: Deer Park @ Colville; Lakeside @ Freeman; Riverside @ Medical Lake
NEA Thursday: Freeman @ Deer Park; Colville @ Lakeside; Newport @ Riverside

Photos: 10.22 Riverside @ St Georges (NL) [+]... 10.23 Mt Spokane @ Gonzaga Prep [+] -- All INWsn HS Galleries [+]

SOUTH & CENTRAL WA AREA LEAGUES ##############  

MCC 10.24 Saturday: Kennewick 0-3 Hanford; Walla Walla 0-4 Kamiakin; Southridge 1-0 Pasco; Chiawana 4-1 Richland
MCC 10.26 Playoff Monday: Kennewick 0-5 Kamiakin

Photos: 10.20 Eastmont @ Davis by Tracie Fowler [+]

Remaining League Games
CBB9 Tuesday: Davis @ Moses Lake, West Valley @ Eastmont, Sunnyside @ Wenatchee
CBB9 Thursday: Eisenhower @ West Valley, Wenatchee @ Moses Lake, Eastmont @ Sunnyside

GSL & MCC BRACKETS - DISTRICTS & REGIONALS #########

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Division I Round-up: Idaho wins conference title; Big Sky and MWC tourneys nearly set

Still showing their doubters wrong, the Idaho Vandals - picked ninth in the preseason - poll now have nine wins on the season after downing North Dakota and second-place Northern Colorado over the weekend to clinch the regular season Big Sky Conference title and right to host the league tournament. Meanwhile, their neighbors up the road at Eastern Washington - chosen seventh - are also continuing their strong showing, playing to a draw against Northern Colorado and getting a win against North Dakota to pull into a tie for second.

In addition to Idaho and Eastern Washington locking up Big Sky tourney spots, preseason co-favorite Montana also inched into the postseason with a pair of narrow one-goal victories. The league wraps up the regular season Friday with one berth and seeding left to be determined.

Meanwhile, Boise State is still in the midst of trying to chase down a conference tournament spot of its own in the Mountain West, which saw an unusual day of games Friday in which all six league fixtures ended in the same 1-0 scoreline. The Broncos split a pair of one-goal contests over the weekend and now find themselves in a race to capture one of the three remaining berths, sitting in a massive logjam mid-table that should present an interesting final day of games and scoreboard watching on Friday.

While some teams were celebrating, it was a tough weekend for the ladies of Gonzaga and Washington State. The Bulldogs were outscored a combined 9-0 in their two-game trip to California while the Cougars dropped a pair of one-goal decisions at home to well-ranked opponents, falling in overtime to fourth-ranked Stanford and in another close one against 14th-ranked California.

Two Spokane natives did well for schools outside the region as Kara Marbury had a great outing for Illinois Friday in a return to action after a concussion and Julia Moravec was a dominant force in a pair of wins for Seattle University that put the Redhawks atop the league table at 7-0-2 with their home finale Saturday against second-place Utah Valley (7-1-1) in a battle for the top seed in the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

Here is a round-up of the action last week:

WOMEN #############

BIG SKY CONFERENCE

Friday, October 23

Idaho 4 :: 0 North Dakota
The Vandals inched closer to securing the top seed in the conference with a big win on the road versus North Dakota. Alyssa Lloyd (Spokane, WA) scored off a corner kick 12 minutes into the contest. Lloyd then helped put the game away in the second half, combining with Josilyn Daggs in the 53rd to set up Kavita Battan. Olivia Baggerly also scored off a corner to push it to three in the 66th and then Kaitlyn Joy beat a defender to tally the final goal in the 79th as Amanda Poertner completed the shutout with four saves.  MORE [+]

Eastern Washington 2 :: 2 Northern Colorado
On the road against the side sitting in front of them second in the table, the Eagles found themselves down two goals less than a half-hour into the match as Mariel Gutierrez set up the opener in the 19th and scored in the 28th as the hosts outshot them 10-4. Whatever was done or said during the intermission led to a completely different second half as the Eagles used a 12-2 advantage in shots to rally. Abby Klinkenberg put away a rebound in the 62nd minute and a similar play in the 71st resulted in a goal from Aimie Inthoulay. The result clinched the program's first back-to-back appearance in the conference tournament and kept the Bears within reach.  MORE [+]

Portland State 0 :: 1 Montana
Two sides searching to stay in the postseason hunt, the pair were locked in a stalemate until the Grizzlies prevailed on an Allie Lucas (Billings, MT) goal in the 87th that she nodded in off a cross from Mackenzie Akins. Kailey Norman made three saves for the clean sheet.  MORE [+]

Idaho State 1 :: 2 Northern Arizona
The Bengals found themselves trailing by two after 28 minutes, but were only able to get one in return via Whitney Peterson (Meridian, ID / Boise State) in the 35th minute. It was set up by Nikolina Musto. Defender Ashlynn Curnow (Boise, ID) set up the Lumberjack's opening goal in the 24th minute.  MORE [+]

Weber State 2 :: 1 Southern Utah

Sunday, October 25

North Dakota 1 :: 2 Eastern Washington
The Eagles dominated the visitors with a 38-7 advantage in shots, including a 23-2 tally in a first half that was about as one-sided in possession as a game can get. The domination, however, only resulted in one goal in the opening half with Delaney Romero (Yakima, WA / Walla Walla CC) scoring off a ball sent over the defense by Devan Talley 11 minutes in. A penalty 10 minutes into the second half from a foul on Chloe Williams (Spokane, WA) was converted by Inthoulay for the second goal, which proved necessary with the visitors getting on the board in the 89th via a penalty.  INWsn REPORT [+]

Sacramento State 0 :: 1 Montana
In another tight contest, the Grizzlies earned the result on a single tally with Aspen Peifer scoring from about 10 yards out on a ball from Ashlee Pedersen (Spokane, WA) on a 43rd minute play that initially started on a corner from Mary Gintz that Payton Agnew fed to Pedersen. They nearly locked up the match in the 73rd, but a Charlene Burger shot was stopped on the line by a Hornet defender and a follow-up by Ellie Otteson was stopped with a diving save by the recovering keeper. At the other end Norman saw 12 shots, but only needed to make two saves for her second shutout of the weekend, helping the Grizzlies lock up a berth in the conference tournament.  MORE [+]

Idaho 2 :: 0 Northern Colorado
The Vandals capped their road trip against the second-place side, locking up the league title and the opportunity to host the Big Sky tournament. Clara Gomez scored the opening goal six minutes into the match and with just over seven minutes remaining Lloyd scored on her second corner kick play of the weekend. Poertner made five stops for her ninth shutout of the season and sixth in the league as she has allowed just three goals in conference play.  MORE [+]

Idaho State 2 :: 4 Southern Utah
The Bengals trailed by two even quicker this time out - 14 minutes. Kayla Mizo scored with a header off a Muzo corner in the 35th, but the hosts added two more in the 61st and 82nd to put the game out of reach. A blocked shot in the 85th was put away by Ka'imi Morreira for the Bengals.  MORE [+]

Weber State 1 :: 2 Northern Arizona

Standings

Idaho^ 9-0-0... Eastern Washington* 6-2-1... Northern Colorado* 6-2-1... Montana* 5-4-1... Weber State* 5-4-0... Northern Arizona 4-4-1... Sacramento State 4-5-0... Southern Utah 3-5-1... Portland State 3-6-0... North Dakota 2-6-1... Idaho State 0-9-0  --  ^ Clinched top seed & tournament host, * Clinched tournament berth (6)

Upcoming Games

Friday, October 30
Northern Arizona @ Southern Utah 3:00
Northern Colorado @ North Dakota 3:00
Eastern Washington @ Idaho 3:00
Portland State @ Sacramento State 3:30
Montana @ Texas 7:00 (NL)
Weber State @ Idaho State TBD

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE

Friday, October 23

Boise State 0 :: 1 Wyoming

Trying to stay in the mix for the postseason, the Broncos gave fellow mid-pack side Wyoming a run for the game in a tight affair, but the hosts prevailed on a 52nd minute goal, the lone shot of 18 that the Cowgirls were able to put past Janelle Flores, who made six saves in her first match back after a lengthy injury absence.  MORE [+]

UNLV 1 :: 0 San Jose State
New Mexico 1 :: 0 Colorado College
Utah State 1 :: 0 Colorado State
San Diego State 1 :: 0 Air Force
Nevada 0 :: 1 Fresno State

Sunday, October 25

Boise State 1 :: 0 Colorado State
The Broncos took advantage of the last-place side to keep themselves squarely in the hunt for a postseason spot. Michelle Reed scored the deciding goal in the 62nd minute off a bouncing ball at the top of the box and Flores made three saves for the shutout. They are now in a four-way tie for fifth with three spots remaining in the six-team tournament.  MORE [+]

San Diego State 3 :: 1 Colorado College
New Mexico 3 :: 0 Air Force
Utah State 1 :: 2 Wyoming
Nevada 0 :: 2 San Jose State
UNLV 2 :: 1 Fresno State

Standings

San Diego State^ 9-1-0... New Mexico* 7-2-1... San Jose State* 7-3-0... Wyoming 5-4-1... Utah State 5-5-0... UNLV 5-5-0... Boise State 5-5-0... Colorado College 5-5-0... Fresno State 4-5-1... Nevada 3-6-1...  Air Force 2-7-1... Colorado State 0-9-1  --  ^ Clinched top seed & tournament host, * Clinched tournament berth (6)

Upcoming Games

Friday, October 30
Fresno State @ San Jose State 2:00
Wyoming @ Colorado State 2:00
Boise State @ Utah State 2:00
San Diego State @ New Mexico 6:00
Colorado College @ Air Force 6:00
Nevada @ UNLV 7:00

PAC-12

Thursday, October 22

Stanford 2 :: 1 Washington State
The fourth-ranked Cardinal took the lead 13 minutes into the contest, but the Cougars answered in the 37th minute when a shot from Kaitlyn Johnson rebounded to Maddy Haro for the putaway. The two sides were locked in a stalemate the rest of the way and the match was 90 seconds away from a drawn result when Haley Rosen, the opening goal-scorer, delivered a corner that freshman Averie Collins (Bozeman, MT) nodded in for the victory.  MORE [+]

Friday, October 23

Utah 0 :: 1 USC
California 0 :: 1 Washington
Colorado 1 :: 2 UCLA
Oregon State 0 :: 3 Arizona State
Oregon 1 :: 2 Arizona

Sunday, October 25

California 1 :: 0 Washington State
Despite being outshot 10-4 in the first half, the Cougars kept the visitors at bay on Senior Day, but the Golden Bears found they only goal they needed in the 55th minute.  MORE [+]

Oregon State 1 :: 2 Arizona
The Wildcats tied things up seven minutes into the contest Hayley Estopare (Bend, OR) nodding in a long throw.

Colorado 0 :: 3 USC
Oregon 0 :: 1 Arizona State
Utah 0 :: 1 UCLA
Stanford 3 :: 0 Washington

Standings

Stanford 7-0-0... USC 7-1-0... California 5-3-0... Arizona 5-3-0... UCLA 4-3-1... Washington State 4-4-0... Washington 3-3-1... Arizona State 3-4-1... Oregon State 2-6-0... Utah 2-6-0... Colorado 1-6-1... Oregon 1-7-0

Upcoming Games

Thursday, October 29
UCLA @ California 3:30
USC @ Stanford 7:00
Friday, October 30
Washington @ Oregon State 1:30
Arizona @ Colorado 2:00
Washington State @ Oregon 4:00
Arizona State @ Utah 6:00
Sunday, November 1
Washington State @ Oregon State 11:00
Arizona @ Utah 12:00
Arizona State @ Colorado 1:00
USC @ California 1:00
Washington @ Oregon 1:00
UCLA @ Stanford 3:30

WEST COAST CONFERENCE

Thursday, October 22

BYU 1 :: 2 San Francisco
San Diego 1 :: 2 Santa Clara

Friday, October 23

Gonzaga 0 :: 4 Pepperdine
The Bulldogs gave up two in each half as dropped the opening contest of the two-game trip to California.  MORE [+]

Portland 0 :: 1 Loyola Marymount

Saturday, October 24

BYU 0 :: 0 Santa Clara
Pacific 2 :: 1 Saint Mary's
San Diego 2 :: 3 San Francisco

Sunday, October 25

Gonzaga 0 :: 5 Loyola Marymount
The co-league leaders scored four in the first 31 minutes to run away with the result, including one from Jocelyn Blankenship, which put her level with the Zags' Karley Baggerly for the league lead in goals.  MORE [+]

Portland 0 :: 1 Pepperdine

Standings

San Francisco 5-1-0... Loyola Marymount 5-1-0... BYU 4-1-1... Santa Clara 4-1-1... Pepperdine 3-3-0... Saint Mary's 2-3-1... Pacific 2-4-0... Portland 2-5-0... Gonzaga 1-5-1... San Diego 1-5-0

Upcoming Games

Thursday, October 29
Pepperdine @ BYU 6:00
Loyola Marymount @ San Diego 7:00
Friday, October 30
Santa Clara @ Saint Mary's 12:00
San Francisco @ Pacific 5:00
Saturday, October 31
Gonzaga @ Portland 4:00
Loyola Marymount @ BYU 6:00
Pepperdine @ San Diego 6:00
Sunday, November 1
San Francisco @ Saint Mary's 11:00
Santa Clara @ Pacific 2:30

MEN #############

WEST COAST CONFERENCE

Wednesday, October 21

Loyola Marymount 0 :: 3 Penn State (NL)

Saturday, October 24

San Diego 3 :: 1 Lipscomb (NL)
Denver 0 :: 0 Portland (NL)

Standings

San Diego 3-0-0... San Francisco 2-0-0... Loyola Marymount 2-1-0... Santa Clara 1-1-1... Saint Mary's 1-1-0... Gonzaga 1-2-0... Pacific 0-2-1... Portland 0-3-0

Upcoming Games

Friday, October 30
San Francisco @ Gonzaga 2:00
Loyola Marymount @ Saint Mary's 3:00
Santa Clara @ Portland 7:00
San Diego @ Pacific 7:30
Sunday, November 1
Loyola Marymount @ Pacific 12:00
San Francisco @ Portland 1:00
Santa Clara @ Gonzaga 1:00
San Diego @ Saint Mary's 2:00

PAC-12

Monday, October 19

California 0 :: 6 UCLA

Friday, October 23

San Diego State 3 :: 4 California
Washington 0 :: 1 Maryland  (NL)
UCLA 2 :: 2 Stanford

Sunday, October 25

UCLA 3 :: 4 California
San Diego State 1 :: 3 Stanford

Standings

Stanford 4-0-2... UCLA 3-3-1... Washington 2-1-2... California 2-3-2... Oregon State 2-2-1... San Diego State 1-5-0

Upcoming Games

Friday, October 30
Stanford @ Oregon State 5:00
California @ Washington 6:00
Saturday, October 31
San Diego State @ Wright State 4:00 (NL)
Sunday, November 1
UCLA @ Akron 10:00 (NL)

California @ Oregon State 1:30
Monday, November 2
Stanford @ Washington 7:00

ADDITIONAL DI NOTES #############

• Back from being sidelined by a concussion, Kara Marbury (Spokane, WA) scored with two headers early in the second half to guide Illinois to a 3-1 win against Nebraska.
• Julia Moravec scored the opening goal Friday for Seattle University in a 2-0 road victory against CSU Bakersfield and then had a huge outing at Grand Canyon Sunday, tallying the opener and setting up all three other goals in a 4-0 win to extend the program's unbeaten streak to 14 games.

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Eastern Washington tops North Dakota, moves back into second

Full INWsn match gallery [+]

The Eastern Washington Eagles put together a great game Sunday with a 2-1 victory over visiting North Dakota, moving the Eagles slightly up the table into a tie with Northern Colorado, which they played to a road draw with on the road Friday, for second place in the league with a game remaining.

Not bad for a team picked in the preseason coaches poll to finish seventh.

"It's what we want the program to be at. It's been a lot of hard work recruiting. The kids that are here are dedicated and committed to what we are doing. We are seeing some results from it, and it's good. At the end of the day it comes down to these last couple weekends - we are just gonna keep working. We are extremely proud of where we are at, but we always want more.

Senior day started off with a thoroughly dominant performance in the first half that saw the Eagles finish with a 23-2 advantage in shots and the defense rarely allowed the visitors passed the center line, and within 25 yards of the goal on two occasions.

Unfortunately, the dominance only yielded one goal for the Eagles, who were buzzing around the net consistently from the start.

Six minutes into the match Devan Talley picked up an unforced turnover at midfield and drove right up the middle to the top of the penalty arc before dishing the ball off to Savannah Hoekstra (Spokane, WA). Hoekstra's shot was blocked, but the ricochet went off another defender and rolled toward goal, missing the right post narrowly to avoid an own goal.

In the 10th minute it looked like Chloe Williams (Spokane, WA) was going to put Eastern in front when a ball in from the right to Hoekstra was redirected to Williams, but her effort from 16 yards smacked off the crossbar.

One minute later, however, the hosts broke through. A ball over the top from Talley put
Delaney Romero (Yakima, WA / Walla Walla CC) through and she fired a nice shot from about 15 yards out to beat the keeper.

The half continued with chance after chance. A 20 yard shot from Williams 26 seconds later was blocked 23 yards wide, and a minute later Williams blocked a clearance to create another chance as she chased it down to the end line and sent a low cross in to Hoekstra only to have her denied inside the six.

In the 34th minute a through ball put Allison Raniere behind the defense as she cut in centrally from the left side to collect the ball, but her unchallenged shot from about 16 yards out went right to goalkeeper Olivia Swenson.

Williams had another shot whistle wide of the mark in the 41st when Paige Gallaway (Spokane, WA), two yards inside the box, laid it back to Williams for the chance.

Two minutes later, the visitors had their best chance of the game when a quick counter caused some issues as they had a two-on-one situation. They were unable to get a solid shot off, however, sending it wide from about 24 yards out.

With less than a half-minute to go, Eastern nearly doubled the lead when Gallaway was dragged down at the very left edge of the box. Raniere quickly restarted the play, catching the visitors off guard as Aimie Inthoulay charged in to send the shot on frame, but Swenson made the stop.

"We played really well. We connected well and we created a lot of chances - had 22 shots. I don't think we could play any better, but the finishing could be better. We got in a lot. But you can't fault that. The kids played extremely hard and I thought, throughout the whole game they played really hard and they were good."

Four minutes into the second North Dakota finally tested goalkeeper Mallory Taylor with a header inside the area that made her work a bit for the save.

After that, the Eagles continued to control the contest, looking to put the match away. A free kick created a chance in the 50th that Williams put wide and a turnover seconds later Lexi Klinkenberg created another, but Hoekstra hit it too lightly and was easily picked up.

Right at the stroke of 10 minutes in, the Eagles were sent to the spot when Williams was driving forward and tripped up three yards inside the box. Inthoulay put it to the right, giving it enough power to get past the Swenson, who got a piece of it as it crossed the line to put Eastern up two.

The visitors worked their way into another rare chance in the 71st when Katie Moller got the ball in the left corner and worked her way into the area where the Eagles defenders were trying not to foul her, but her shot did not challenge Taylor on the play.

Two minutes later Eastern tried to use another quick free kick to beat UND, sending the ball from about 32 yards out forward on the left side that defender M'Kenna Hayes ran onto, but her shot from about 16 yards sailed high. The resulting goal kick, though, nearly netted a third as Swenson had the ball intercepted by Williams, who put her shot just over the bar as well.

With 12 minutes left Eastern threatened again when a ball from senior Tasha Luu (Colville, WA / CC Spokane) on the right popped up in the box off the head of Romero, but the shot from Williams was snared by Swenson.

Eastern's shutout was spoiled when a penalty was called with just over a minute remaining. Kirsten Olson's first attempt to the right was denied by Taylor, but the keeper had made a big step off the line before the kick, giving Olson another chance that she finished.

The result and season has given the team plenty to be excited for in the moment and the future. No matter how things turn out over the next few weeks, the promise of what lies ahead beyond 2015 looks bright with only three seniors - none of whom started - being honored Sunday prior to the contest.

"There's a lot coming back, and a lot of young kids are playing a lot of minutes right now," said Bodnar. "It's encouraging, but we have to keep working, keep going. You can't stop."

Oh, and that one game that remains on the fixture list for the season: the first-place Idaho Vandals that the Eagles topped 2-1 in their final home non-conference game in Cheney earlier this year.

The two programs, separated by a 90-minute drive (72 miles), have been on a nearly identical path and story arc. Both have newly appointed head coaches in their second seasons guiding programs that have had little previous success. And like Eastern, the Vandals were not favored to be contenders this year, selected to finish ninth out of 11 teams.

"That's credit to both programs," Bodnar said. "The winning is something that we expect; like I said. It's something we at the beginning of the year talk about. Sometimes the only people that believe that are in your own locker room. I am proud of our kids, and proud of what we've done. But we are gonna keep going, keep pushing."

Like Eastern, winning consistently is a new paradigm in Moscow, where the Vandals not only have faced changing the outcome on the field, but did it in a new conference. Idaho is in its first season playing in the Big Sky Conference, though it has played a few area teams like EWU in non-conference games previously.

"They've done really well. Credit to Derek and their staff, and their kids. They've found a style that suited them and they've gotten results," Bodnar said. "It's gonna be a battle - it always is between the two schools. We are happy to be in the spot that we are at."

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