Big Sky Tonight 9.30.16: Idaho, Idaho State win as Griz, Eags earn ties

The Idaho Vandals gained a bit of ground back up on Eastern Washington Friday in the Big Sky Conference thanks to a 2-0 home win in a rematch of last year's conference tournament final against Northern Colorado. Meanwhile, league leading Eastern Washington and Montana played to draws on the road. The Bengals of Idaho State also ended a 13-game Big Sky losing streak.

Eastern Washington 0 :: 0 Portland State #####

Mallory Taylor made five stops and defender M'Kenna Hayes made a huge game-saving header off the line in the 59th minute for the Eagles defense, which has posted shutouts in two of their first three Big Sky outings and allowed just one goal. The hosts frustrated Eastern's offense, only allowing four shots on the day while the Vikings took 14.   MORE [+]

Northern Colorado 0 :: 2 Idaho #####

The visiting Bears returned to Moscow where they captured the Big Sky title in penalties after a 1-1 draw against regular season champion Idaho, who had won the previous match in Colorado 2-0 earlier in the season. A year ago, the Vandals took the lead early in the 12th minute only to see the Bears answer in the second half. This year, the contest went into the second half scoreless before the Vandals got on the board... twice.

Clara Gomez set up the opening goal in the 56th minute when she ran down a long ball from Kelly Dopke into the corner before sending the ball in to Madison Moore, who blasted a shot off the post. The rebound, though, found Megan Goo for the go-ahead goal.

Looking to avoid what happened in the final last November, the Vandals added a second goal immediately within three minutes to take control of the contest. This time it was Josilyn Daggs hitting Elexis Schlossarek, who scored in the final, as she flew up the sideline, allowing her to freshman feed Emma Eddy for the insurance tally.  MORE [+]

Montana 1 :: 1 Sacramento State ##### 

Two minutes into the contest the Grizzlies avoided being stuck in a hole on the road when Chanelle Pederson was in position to make a goal-line clearance after Kayla Collins had beaten goalkeeper Kailey Norman one-on-one. A shot from Ashlee Pedersen (Spokane, WA / Shadow WFT) in the 51st minute helped break the stalemate when the rebound off the save fell to Madison Adams for her second goal in as many games. Norman made five saves in regulation and seven overall, but the hosts pulled even with four minutes remaining when Kassidy Kellogg nodded in a cross from Mikayla Reed.  MORE [+]

North Dakota 1 :: 2 Idaho State #####

After a rough start last week in which they were outscored 5-0 on opening weekend, the Bengals welcomed North Dakota, picked in the preseason to finish at the bottom of the table with ISU, and ended their 13-game losing streak in Big Sky play that dated back to the 2014 tournament final.

Twelve minutes into the match Nikolina Musto gathered a loose ball and beat a defender to score the opening goal of the contest. The Fighting Hawks, though, answered via Veronica Kessler in the 24th and the two sides went deadlocked deep into the second half.

With 11 minutes left on the clock Tristen Spooner launched a lengthy free kick from the left midfield touchline that rebounded inside the box before finding its way to Meaghan Bare (Coeur d'Alene, ID) for the game-winner.  MORE [+]  

Northern Arizona 1 :: 3 Weber State ##### 

The Wildcats used a penalty converted by Morgan Quarnberg in the 10th minute and an own goal in the 22nd to take command of the contest in the first half. Three minutes after the intermission Paige Stevens pushed the lead to three on a breakaway. Lindsay Doyle spoiled the shutout in the 87th minute.

Coming Up ##### 

Sunday, October 2
Eastern Washington @ Sacramento State 12:00
Weber State @ Southern Utah 1:00
Northern Colorado @ Idaho State 1:00
North Dakota @ Idaho 1:00
Montana @ Portland State 1:00

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HS DAILY - 9.30.16: Shootouts, Big 9 upsets highlight the night

Two of the three contests in the Northeast A League went to shootouts Thursday with Medical Lake escaping an upset at Freeman and Lakeside doing the same at Riverside. Meanwhile, minus injured standout striker Riley Martinson, Deer Park continues to dominate things, posting a 4-1 victory on the road in Colville.

The two matches, meanwhile, in the Great Northern League were both shutouts as Cheney became the first side to blank Clarkston and East Valley once again dominated Pullman.

Out in the Mid-Columbia Conference and Columbia Basin Big Nine, the there were a few of eye-openers. In the MCC, Kamiakin survived a scare on the road versus Pasco, winning in a shootout, to keep close to unbeaten Southridge while in the CBBN Wenatchee and Davis were not as fortunate. Wenatchee fell to one-win Eastmont in a shootout on the road while Davis were narrowly topped at home by one-win Sunnyside, giving unbeaten West Valley a two-game advantage in the table over the rest of the field, that features three teams - Wenatchee, Moses Lake and Davis - tied with three wins.

Here's a look around the action from Thursday night...

NEA #####

Medical Lake 2-1 SO Freeman: The Cardinals took the lead 22 minutes in on a goal from Jaxyn Farmen, but Claire Love connected with Luhr with two minutes left in the first half. They went scoreless the rest of the way with Medical Lake prevailing 4-3 in a shootout.

Deer Park 4-1 Colville: Emmy Moore put Deer Park in front on the road 10 minutes in, but the Indians answered in the 20th via Keren Torres and things were level at halftime. Jessie Thomas scored two minutes after the break and Moore pushed the lead to two in the 47th for a quick, commanding advantage. McCoolough rounded out the scoring in the 68th.

Lakeside 3-2 SO Riverside: Jamie Conner set up the opening goal two minutes in by Taylor Yaws to give the hosts the lead but Lexi Torok evened things up in the second minute of the second half with Maddie Hall putting the Eagles in front just before the hour mark. Ava West tied things up for Riverside with five minutes left, but the Rams were unable to complete the upset, falling in the shootout.

GNL #####

East Valley 6-0 Pullman: It was over in a flash for the Greyhounds. Chloe Gellhaus set up goals from Shannon Frucci in the first minute and Elle Burland in the fourth for a two goal advantage. Frucci then set up Taryn Baxter in the 14th and Burland tallied her second in the 22nd. Sydney Moore made it a five goal first half with Gellhaus scoring the lone tally of the second period.

Cheney 2-0 Clarkston: Emma Scott put the Blackhawks on the board 12 minutes into the contest and Kailey Estrellado provided some insurance late in the contest for the visitors. Nicole Rowley and Melissa Aris combined for 12 saves in the shutout, the first Clarkston has suffered, to maintain first place for the Blackhawks.

MCC #####

Kamiakin 2-1 SO Pasco: Zyree Raban put the Bulldogs up 26 minutes into the contest to and took the lead to the break. The Braves finally pulled even in the 56th minute through Maddie Morgan, and the game was a stalemate the rest of the way. A save in the second round of the shootout for Kamiakin gave the Braves the 5-4 shootout victory.

Walla Walla 1-4 Hanford: Just three minutes into the contest, the Blue Devils grabbed the early lead when Reese Fewell found Lorena Ramirez for the opening strike and Walla Walla nearly took it to the break, but Hanford spoiled everything. The Falcons pulled even on a corner from Natalie Clossey with two minutes left in the first half and then grabbed the lead with a 30 yard chip over the keeper by Anabel Lin for the halftime advantage. Another corner in the 54th was knocked home by Blake Danna for a two goal advantage and Hanford's Ellie Harlow converted a penalty a short time later for a commanding lead.

CBBN #####

Eisenhower 3-7 Moses Lake: Christina Mullan found Abby Rathbun four minutes into the match and then Rathbun added two more for a three goal lead at the break, tallying the second in the 31st and the third off a deflection just before the break. In the second half Rathbun struck for her fourth and Naileah Nunez pushed the lead to five. Mullan made the game 6-0 before Haley Wammock got Eisenhower on the board in the 63rd. Cora Bruneel converted from the spot for the Chiefs and Wammock struck again for Ike before things finished up.

Wenatchee 1-2 SO Eastmont: The two sides battled through a scoreless first half before Wenatchee grabbed the initial lead midway through in the second half, but Vanessa Valdez struck from about 45 yards out with six minutes remaining in the contest to send the match ultimately to penalties where Kalea Bokma made a stop in the shootout to give Eastmont the win.

Sunnyside 1-0 Davis: The one-win Grizzlies registered the biggest upset of the night across the region with a victory against 3-1 Davis. No other details (including Reg/OT/SO status) are available at this time.

STANDINGS & STATS ##### 

COMING UP ##### 

Friday, September 30
GSL - University @ Mt Spokane 3:00
GSL - Rogers @ Shadle Park 4:00
GSL - Gonzaga Prep @ North Central 4:00
GSL - Ferris @ Central Valley 4:00
GSL - Mead @ Lewis & Clark 4:00

Saturday, October 1
MCC - Richland @ Kennewick 12:00
MCC - Chiawana @ Southridge 1:00
NL - Walla Walla @ Rogers 1:00
NL - Sunnyside @ Grandview 6:00

Missing Data... If you have scoring / goalkeeping information for the following games, please email to gbarnsoccer-at-gmail or message INWsoccernews on Facebook:  9.6 All MCC games... 9.8 Walla Walla @ Kennewick... 9.13 Southridge @ Richland... 9.13 All CBBN games... 9.15 Eisenhower @ Wenatchee... 9.17 Pasco @ Kennewick... 9.20 Southridge @ Walla Walla... 9.20 Chiawana @ Pasco... 9.20 Eisenhower @ Sunnyside... 9.22 Sunnyside @ Wenatchee... 9.27 West Valley @ Eisenhower... 9.27 Eastmont @ Sunnyside... 9.27 Walla Walla @ Pasco... 9.27 Kamiakin @ Southridge... 9.29 Sunnyside @ Davis... 9.29 Eisenhower @ Moses Lake...  

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College Polls and Awards 9.29.16

Here is a quick look at the rankings for the teams in the northwest-based leagues around the nation and awards handed out in those leagues to INWsn area players.

IN THE POLLS ##### 

DI -- The Washington State women received votes again in this week's poll.

DII -- Simon Fraser of the GNAC is ranked number four (up two from last week) in the men's poll while the Western Washington women remain number seven.

DIII -- In the women's poll, Pacific Lutheran is representing the NWC at number 17 (down one from last week).

NAIA -- Corban moved down three spots in the poll to number 14 and Rocky Mountain came in up a spot at number 24 in the men's poll while Carroll College received votes on the women's side again.

JC -- CC Spokane came in at number 15 in the women's Top 20 poll again with Peninsula down a spot at 19. No NWAC teams were represented in the men's poll, though Peninsula received votes. ## In the elite eight NWAC poll released every two weeks, Spokane moved into the top eight at number 3 and Walla Walla dropped four spots to number 7 in representing the East Division. On the women's side, Spokane is still ranked number 1. North Idaho jumped into the top eight at number 5 while Walla Walla dropped two spots to number 7.

AWARDS #####

Big Sky Conference (DI)... 
With a pair of victories over Idaho State and Idaho to finish alone atop the table after the opening weekend of play, Eastern Washington's Chloe Williams was honored as the Offensive Player of the Week and Mallory Taylor received the matching Defensive Player of the Week award. Taylor led the defense in a 3-0 shutout of Idaho State Friday and a 2-1 overtime victory against fellow league favorite Idaho Sunday. Williams scored what held as the winner just 49 seconds into the ISU match, and on Sunday converted the winning penalty after she was tripped up driving into the box.

Mountain West Conference (DI)...  
Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) was named the Offensive Player of the Week for leading Boise State to a pair of victories to open the conference campaign, scoring the game-winners in both a 1-0 win over Wyoming and a 2-1 overtime win against Colorado State.

Great Northwest Athletic Conference (DII)... 
Guillaume Kremer was honored as the Defensive Player of the Week after helping lead MSU-Billings to two wins and a draw on the week. He scored a goal in a 6-0 non-league win against Mary and set up the opening goal in a 3-0 win at Northwest Nazarene. He also tallied an assist in a 3-3 draw at Concordia.

Northwest Conference (DIII)... 
Whitworth's Leah Corra was honored as the Offensive Player of the Week after scoring once each in a 2-1 victory against Whitman and a 2-0 win against Willamette. Teammate Sienna Tanner (Shadow WFT) was named the Defensive Player of the Week for eight saves against Whitman and another seven in the shutout against Willamette.

Whitman goalkeeper Owen Davis-Bower was recognized as the Defensive Player of the Week for guiding the Missionaries to a upset win over Pacific Lutheran and a big 1-1 draw at Puget Sound.

Cascade Collegiate Conference (NAIA)... 
Rocky Mountain's Nolan Sherwood was named Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Bears with two goals and two assists in a 5-1 win at Multnomah and tallying three more goals and an assist in an 8-0 victory at Walla Walla.

Jamie Carter led the Carroll women to a pair of shutouts, making seven saves in a scoreless draw against Eastern Oregon and one save in a 2-0 victory against Warner Pacific.

Northwest Athletic Conference (JC)... 
Spokane's Breno Rocha was honored as the NWAC Men's Player of the Week after scoring all three goals last week in a 2-0 road victory against local rival North Idaho and a 1-0 win at Treasure Valley.

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LD COLLEGE ROUND-UP: Whitworth & Whitman men battled western foes to extra time

The story of the weekend may be what transpired in western Washington in the Northwest Conference over the weekend as the Whitworth and Whitman men both traveled to the other side of the Cascades to face Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound. Three of the four contests went to overtime and Whitman came away, arguably, as the biggest winners with a victory over the Lutes and a draw against Puget Sound that has put the duo and league favorite Whitworth mid-table after four games.

Whitworth's counterparts also had a great week as the Lady Pirates downed regional rival Whitman 2-1 and blanked Willamette for a pair of wins.

In the Cascade Conference, Eastern Oregon women posted a pair of shutouts on the road in Montana for a draw and a victory, opening their Cascade Conference campaign with four consecutive shutouts. Carroll, which the Mountaineers played to a scoreless draw with, have started similarly with a matching 3-0-1 record, but have allowed one goal.

On the men's side in the CCC, Great Falls swept the weekend while Eastern Oregon and Carroll split. The Argos and Saints both topped visiting Warner Pacific with UGF also getting a victory against the Mountaineers, who won at Carroll.

MSU-Billings two sides also had a great week in the GNAC. The women posted a victory and a scoreless draw on the week while the men picked up two wins and a draw, scoring a dozen goals in the process.

WOMEN  ######  GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - DII 

Thursday, September 22

Western Oregon 1 :: 3 MSU-Billings 
Warren Hayley broke the stalemate in the 41st minute off a cross from Alycia Wright and Dana Lubieniecki pushed the lead to two with a long shot in the 57th minute. The Wolves made things interesting with a goal in the 66th minute but a cross from Alexa Iacolucci found Jordan Devoto (Wilsall, MT) for some insurance in the 71st.  MORE [+]  

Simon Fraser 2 :: 0 Central Washington
The Wildcats kept things even until the second minute of the second half when the visitors grabbed the go-ahead goal. A turnover in the 75th gave SFU some insurance as they secured the road win.  MORE [+]

Northwest Nazarene 0 :: 3 Concordia
The Cavaliers took the lead in the 29th minute and McKenna Stocker (Spokane, WA / Shadow WFT) helped set up the second eight minutes into the second half as the hosts rolled to the victory.  MORE [+]

Bridgeport 0 :: 5 Western Washington (NL)
Colleen Lindsay (Spokane, WA) scored the final goal for the Vikings.

Saint Martin's 0 :: 4 Seattle Pacific 

Saturday, September 24

Concordia 0 :: 0 MSU-Billings 
The Cavaliers outshot the host Yellowjackets 21-5 on the day, but just could not find the mark, forcing just six saves from Lili Delgadillo. At the other end Olivia Brock made three saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]  

Northwest Nazarene 1 :: 2 Western Oregon 
The Crusaders fell behind 12 minutes in and it took over 50 minutes to find an equalizer with Sarah Jenkins converting from the penalty spot following a handball in the 63rd minute. The Wolves, though, went right back in front with the winning tally six minutes later.  MORE [+]

Central Washington 1 :: 0 Seattle Pacific 
After dropping their opener on two second half goals, the Wildcats hit the road and came away with a win against the Falcons, who were chosen to finish second in the league. The two sides were locked in a stalemate for nearly the whole contest before Mackenzie Nolte found the back of the net from about 10 yards on a ball from Michaela Wallace in the 83rd minute. Emily Holt made four saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

Western Washington 1 :: 0 Simon Fraser
Bridgeport 7 :: 1 Saint Martin's (NL) 

Coming Up...

Thursday, September 29
Western Oregon @ Central Washington
MSU-Billings @ Northwest Nazarene
Seattle Pacific @ Simon Fraser
Saint Martin's @ Western Washington
Saturday, October 1
MSU-Billings @ Central Washington
Western Oregon @ Simon Fraser
Concordia @ Western Washington
Saint Martin's @ Northwest Nazarene
Tuesday, October 4
Seattle Pacific @ Central Washington

MEN  ######  GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - DII 

Monday, September 19

Mary 0 :: 6 MSU-Billings (NL)
Eli Williams (Spokane, WA) set up the lone first half goal from Ricardo Palomino 21 minutes in, but the second half was a completely different story. Ian Bream (North Bend, OR) scored in the 53rd and Julian Toenges pushed the lead to three in the 72nd. Palomino set up Guillaume Kremer in the 76th and then scored his second of the match in the 87th. Two minutes later Toenges fed JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) for the final tally.

Thursday, September 22

MSU-Billings 3 :: 0 Northwest Nazarene
In the conference opener, the Yellowjackets took a one-goal lead at the break and used a pair of goals six minutes apart to put the match out of reach. Guillaume Kremer set up the opening tally 33 minutes in with a lofted ball over the defense to Julian Toenges for a first-time finish to grab the lead. In the 62nd minute Julien Dragomir tapped in a cross from Flavio Colasanti and then turned provider with a cross that JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) buried to cap the scoring. Ryan Foo made six saves for the shutout.  MORE - MSUB [+]  NNU [+]      

Western Washington 1 :: 2 Saint Martin's
Down 2-0 at intermission, Brady Ulen (Coeur d'Alene, ID / Shadow MFT) scored three minutes into the second half for the Vikings but it was not enough.

Seattle Pacific 1 :: 3 Simon Fraser 

Saturday, September 24

MSU-Billings 3 :: 3 Concordia
In a back-and-forth affair, the Cavaliers grabbed the initial lead 14 minutes in, but Thiago Novis tied things up five minutes later on a ball from Flavio Colasanti. A penalty, though, put the hosts back in front in the 39th and they pushed the lead to two five minutes into the second half. Less than a minute later Guillaume Kremer delivered a ball over the top that Julien Dragomir put away from the middle of the box to keep the contest close, which allowed Novis to tie things back up again in the 83rd minute on a penalty following a great play from JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT), who beat three defenders to drive into the box before being taken down.  MORE [+]

Simon Fraser 1 :: 2 Saint Martin's 
Seattle Pacific 3 :: 3 Western Washington 

Coming Up...

Thursday, September 29
Northwest Nazarene @ Saint Martin's
MSU-Billings @ Seattle Pacific
Concordia @ Simon Fraser
Saturday, October 1
MSU-Billings @ Saint Martin's
Concordia @ Western Washington
Northwest Nazarene @ Seattle Pacific

MEN  ######  NORTHWEST CONFERENCE - DIII 

Saturday, September 24

Whitworth 2 :: 2 Puget Sound
An first half stalemate was interrupted seven minutes before the break when a free kick by the Loggers was headed in by a Whitworth player for an own goal. The hosts used another free kick to add some insurance in the 65th that proved useful with Drew Williams (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) scoring in the 79th and Eric Espinoza (Shadow MFT) striking on a free kick of his own in the 89th to pull the Pirates even. The set piece goal was critical for Whitworth as Aaron Yanagi had been sent off in the 82nd for the Pirates. MORE [+]

Whitman 3 :: 1 Pacific Lutheran
The Missionaries got on the board first when Jacob Fritz (Bend, OR) found Eric Conte in the 37th minute, but the Lutes pulled even in the 43rd to take things to the break even. Fritz, though, scored three minutes into the second half on a ball from Gabe Jacobson to put Whitman back in front and Ben Freedman provided some insurance at the hour mark to help secure the shutout. Owen Davis-Bower made five saves to preserve the win.  MORE [+]

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

Sunday, September 25

Whitworth 2 :: OT :: 3 Pacific Lutheran
Moi Diaz (Shadow MFT) drove into the box in the 18th minute to provide the Pirates with the go-ahead goal but the hosts answered in the 32nd and moved in front seven minutes into the second half. A penalty in the 85th allowed Jonah Snyder to even things up for Whitworth but the Lutes prevailed with a golden goal in the 104th.  MORE [+]

Whitman 1 :: 1 Puget Sound
The Missionaries capped a fantastic road weekend against two of the top sides with Ben Freedman scoring in the 43rd minute and a long strike that found the upper corner. They nearly held on for the victory with four saves from Owen Davis-Bower, but the Loggers found an equalizer in the 88th.  MORE [+]

Linfield 0 :: 2 Pacific 
Josh Napoles (Boise, ID) scored the insurance goal for the Boxers in the 52nd minute.

Willamette 3 :: 2 George Fox

This Week...

Saturday, October 1
Pacific Lutheran @ Linfield
Pacific @ Whitworth
Puget Sound @ Willamette
George Fox @ Whitman
Sunday, October 2
George Fox @ Whitworth
Puget Sound @ Linfield
Pacific Lutheran @ Willamette
Pacific @ Whitman

WOMEN  ######  NORTHWEST CONFERENCE - DIII 

Wednesday, September 21

Whitman 1 :: 2 Whitworth 
A through ball from McKenzie Hemp (Kalispell, MT) nine minutes into the contest allowed Courtney Potter to give the Pirates the lead over their regional rivals early. Eight minutes into the second half Hemp did it again, this time finding Leah Corra with a cross from the left side to give the hosts, who dominated the possession, some needed insurance as the Missionaries were able to snare a goal with just over seven minutes left in the contest via a long shot from Saba Zewdie to make things interesting.  MORE - Whitman [+]  Whitworth [+]    

Saturday, September 24

Willamette 2 :: 0 Whitman
The Bearcats scored with nine minutes left in the first half and eight minutes remaining in the second.  MORE [+]  

Lewis & Clark 1 :: 0 Pacific 
Puget Sound 1 :: 0 George Fox
Pacific Lutheran 2 :: 2 Linfield 

Sunday, September 25

Willamette 0 :: 2 Whitworth
After a scoreless first half, Arielle Van Peursem put the Pirates on the board in the 65th minute on a through ball from Jenna Morris (Boise, ID / Shadow WFT). Leah Corra added some late insurance to lock up the victory in the 89th after intercepting a pass that put her one-on-one with the keeper. At the other end Sienna Tanner made seven saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

Pacific Lutheran 2 :: 0 Lewis & Clark
Linfield 1 :: 1 George Fox
Puget Sound 1 :: 0 Pacific 

This Week...

Wednesday, September 28
Linfield @ Pacific
Saturday, October 1
Whitworth @ Lewis & Clark
Whitman @ George Fox
Puget Sound @ Willamette
Pacific Lutheran @ Pacific
Sunday, October 2
Whitman @ Lewis & Clark
Puget Sound @ Linfield
Pacific Lutheran @ Willamette

MEN  ######  CASCADE CONFERENCE - NAIA 

Thursday, September 22

Eastern Oregon 1 :: 0 Carroll 
A failed clearance by the host Saints allowed Julian Wells to score just three minutes into the contest. That was all the Mountaineers needed as Alfredo Lara made four saves to keep Carroll off the board for the road win.  MORE - EOU [+]  Carroll [+]

Friday, September 23

Eastern Oregon 1 :: OT :: 2 Great Falls
After a scoreless first half, Adrian Gomez beat three defenders to put the Argos on the board first in the 53rd minute. Elvis Pavon drove into the box and sent a shot far corner in the 79th to put things level for the Mountaineers and send the contest to overtime where the Argos prevailed. Lewis Derrett and Christoffer Bisbo combined to set up George Holloway, who touched ball past the keeper before finishing into the open net.  MORE - EOU [+]  UGF [+]   

Warner Pacific 0 :: 2 Carroll
A rebound off a free kick fell to Eric Hollenbaugh, allowing the Saints to take the lead 15 minutes into the contest. A through ball put Sam Malouf behind the back line in the 39th minute for the second strike of the match and Bernhardt Di Cino made five saves for the shutout.  MORE [+]

College of Idaho 8 :: 0 Walla Walla 
After a pair of goals in the first half from Tyler Sharp and Cole Fuller (Boise, ID), the Yotes rolled to the victory with six more in the second. Fuller netted his second and Sharp set up Daniel Carmago (Caldwell, ID) for a strike. Guilherme Siqueira, Kyler Auernhamer and Miguel Nunez (Caldwell, ID) also got on the board with WWU adding own goal in the mix as well.  MORE [+]

Rocky Mountain 5 :: 1 Multnomah 
Two goals and two assists from Nolan Sherwood led the Bears to a comfortable win in Portland. He scored the opener nine minutes in and just over a minute later found Matthew Thomas double the advantage. He scored again in the 40th. The Lions tallied in the 56th, but Sherwood found Ben Teasdale in the 85th to push the lead back to three and Teasdale scored again with four seconds left on a corner from Marco Kummerle, who earned his second assist of the game. MORE [+]

Northwest Christian 0 :: 4 Oregon Tech 
Brennan Gazdik (Boise, ID) scored the opening two goals in the first five minutes of the match to give OIT command.

Corban 2 :: OT :: 1 Southern Oregon 

Saturday, September 24

Warner Pacific 0 :: 5 Great Falls 
The Argos scored three in the first half as they rolled to the victory over the Knights. The visiting keeper only got a piece of Mohamed Oulare's shot at the 10-minute mark that put UGF on the board and Sam Howard headed in a corner from Camilo Martinez in the 27th. A long ball from Christopher Chavez led to Ian Ooko's strike two minutes before halftime. Christoffer Bisbo pushed the lead to four with a long 25 yard effort in the 64th and Ooko capped the scoring with a penalty in the 77th. Marc Girones and Tom Chesterman combined for the shutout with each making only one save as Girones went 64 minutes before the switch.  MORE [+]

College of Idaho 4 :: 0 Multnomah
The Yotes grabbed another easy win on the trip with Guilherme Siqueira scoring in the 20th with an 18 yard chip over the keeper before delivering a ball to the head of Miguel Nunez (Caldwell, ID) four minutes later to double the lead. Bekir Cinac (Boise, ID) put away a cross from Cole Fuller (Boise, ID) in the 58th and four minutes later Siqueira tallied his second.  MORE [+]

Evergreen State 1 :: OT :: 0 Northwest 
Tino Pantaleon (Wenatchee, WA) scored the lone goal three minutes into overtime to give the Geoducks the victory.

Corban 1 :: 2 Oregon Tech 
Northwest Christian 2 :: 2 Southern Oregon

Sunday, September 25

Rocky Mountain 8 :: 0 Walla Walla 
Nolan Sherwood scored three goals and had an assist in the blowout to bring his weekend tally to five and three. He scored the opener and set up the second by Chasen Lasure before Luca Wiechers made it a three goal lead on a penalty in the 35th. Less than a minute later Sherwood struck again and he completed the hat-trick in the 43rd to make it five before intermission. Lasure scored two more  in the second half for a hat-trick of his own and Matthew Thomas capped the scoring.  MORE [+]

Coming Up...

Friday, September 30
Great Falls @ Rocky Mountain
Oregon Tech @ Eastern Oregon
Southern Oregon @ Warner Pacific
Carroll @ College of Idaho
Walla Walla @ Northwest
Multnomah @ Evergreen
Saturday, October 1
Southern Oregon @ Eastern Oregon
Multnomah @ Northwest
Northwest Christian @ Corban
Oregon Tech @ Warner Pacific
Sunday, October 2
Great Falls @ College of Idaho
Walla Walla @ Evergreen
Carroll @ Rocky Mountain

WOMEN  ######  CASCADE CONFERENCE - NAIA 

Thursday, September 22

Eastern Oregon 0 :: 0 Carroll 
In a battle of unbeatens, the two sides played to a scoreless stalemate with Jessica Parker (Boise, ID) making three saves for the Mountaineers and Jamie Carter making seven stops on the other end for their shutouts.  MORE:  EOU [+]  Carroll [+]

Friday, September 23

Warner Pacific 0 :: 2 Carroll 
After a scoreless first half the Saints got on the board five minutes into the second when a saved shot from Madison Apsey (Boise, ID) rebounded to Michaela Kueffler (Billings, MT) for the tally. Kueffler added a second when she beat a defender with seven minutes remaining and tucked the ball into the corner of the goal. Jamie Carter needed just one save for the shutout.  MORE [+]

Eastern Oregon 1 :: 0 Great Falls 
The Mountaineers' defense posted its fourth consecutive shutout with another clean sheet from Jessica Parker (Boise, ID), though she made only two saves as the defense only allowed four shots. The winning strike came 14 minutes into the contest when Chelsey Nicol struck from a free kick just outside the box.  MORE:  EOU [+]  UGF [+]    

Corban 0 :: 5 Southern Oregon
Northwest Christian 1 :: 1 Oregon Tech

Saturday, September 24

Warner Pacific 3 :: 1 Great Falls 
The Knights scored twice in the opening 12 minutes and pushed the lead to three in the 63rd before the Argos got on the board in the 76th when Eme McLaughlin (Great Falls, MT), who hit the post in the opening moments of the match, redirected a ball from Ashley Klepec (Moses Lake, WA) into the goal.  MORE [+]

Evergreen State 0 :: 2 Northwest 
Annie Shellerud (Spokane, WA) headed in second goal for the Eagles in the 77th minute.

Corban 2 :: 1 Oregon Tech
Karah McCulley (Bend, OR) evened things up in the 64th by converting a penalty but just two minutes later Lexi McQueary (Kennewick, WA) headed the ball over the keeper for the victory.

Northwest Christian 0 :: 2 Southern Oregon

Coming Up...

Friday, September 30
Great Falls @ Rocky Mountain
Oregon Tech @ Eastern Oregon
Southern Oregon @ Warner Pacific
Carroll @ College of Idaho
Saturday, October 1
Northwest Christian @ Corban
Southern Oregon @ Eastern Oregon
Oregon Tech @ Warner Pacific
Sunday, October 2
Great Falls @ College of Idaho
Carroll @ Rocky Mountain


MEN  ######  ELSEWHERE - LOWER DIVISIONS

Trevan Estrellado (Cheney, WA / Shadow MFT) started both games in helping CSU-San Bernardino (DII) move to 3-0-1 with four consecutive shutouts in the CCAA with a scoreless draw and 1-0 win... Dana Kowachek (Missoula, MT) scored the first goal for Fort Lewis (DII) in a pair of road wins, scoring the opening goal in a 4-1 victory at Adams State and the equalizer in the 2-1 win at CSU-Pueblo... Sam Joy (Spokane Shadow MFT) converted a penalty as Belhaven College (DIII) blanked McMurry 2-0... Ben Thompson (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) started both 1-0 shutout wins for Redlands (DIII) against La Verne and Chapman... Devin Leon (CC Spokane / Shadow MFT) scored twice for Biola (NAIA) in a 5-0 win versus Arizona Christian in their GSAC opener... Brayam De La Cruz (Bellevue, ID / College of Idaho) scored the lone goal for McPherson College (NAIA) in a 1-0 win against St Gregory's.

WOMEN  ######  ELSEWHERE - LOWER DIVISIONS

Anna Deleray (Kalispell, MT) started both matches as Colorado School of Mines (DII) downed UCCS 5-0 and topped Colorado Christian 1-0 with her scoring the lone goal, moving them to 4-0 in the RMAC without any goals allowed... Patricia Martin (Helena, MT) scored the lone goal for Mary (DII) in a 4-1 loss at Bemidji State... Freshman Ryan Rydeen (Spokane, WA / Shadow WFT) got her first start in goal for Minnesota State (DII) and made three saves in a 4-0 road shutout at Sioux Falls... Maggie Saras (Boise, ID) set up the lone goal for Regis (DII) in a 1-0 win versus Fort Lewis while Rikki Fix (Boise, ID) and Mickie Piechowski (Boise, ID) each scored in a 5-1 win against Adams State... Sarah Toney (Meridian, ID) set up the game-winner for Hastings College (NAIA) in a 2-1 victory against Concordia.

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HS DAILY - 9.29.16: Ferris downs LC in shootout

One-sided contests continue to be the norm in the Greater Spokane League as the 4A sides continue facing the 3A schools in the early part of the season. The result after three match days is a trio of teams with perfect records and double-digit goal differentials. That trio - Mead, Central Valley and Gonzaga Prep - won their three matches Wednesday by a combined 21-1, though the Bullpups were in the closest contest in a 3-1 victory over University.

In the only close contest of the day, Ferris finally registered its first victory by downing Lewis & Clark in a shootout after a 2-2 draw.

Here's a look around the action from Wednesday night...

GSL #####

Lewis & Clark 2-3 SO Ferris:  Based on results coming into the contest, it was a bit of a surprise that Ferris was able to pick up its first win in league play against Lewis & Clark, but the two sides tallied twice each in the first half and went deadlocked the rest of the way to a shootout that the Saxons took 5-4. Yacine Bitibale put Ferris in the lead six minutes into the contest, but the Tigers rallied with Katelyn Kenney scoring the equalizer in the 17th minute and the go-ahead goal in the 22nd. Rebekah Reason set up both goals. Five minutes later Alexis Murphy made things even once again.

Gonzaga Prep 3-1 University:  The Bullpups took an early lead six minutes in through Trudi Timperman but University took things to the break on even terms with Julia Adair converting a penalty in the 31st. Darby Doyle put G-Prep back in front four minutes after intermission and Timperman converted a penalty in the 54th that gave the visitors a little space.

Mt Spokane 5-1 Shadle Park:  The Wildcats scored their first goals of the season in rolling to their second win with the first having come via shootout in a scoreless draw. Sierra Poquette put Mt Spokane on the board first 10 minutes in and Payton Stiles converted a penalty in the 29th. Allie Baribault pushed the lead to three two minutes later. In the second half, the Highlanders finally found their first goal of the campaign in the 62nd via Katie Benjamin, but Stiles connected with Ally Gockley in the 75th and Baribault netted her second in the 80th to cap the game.

Rogers 0-11 Central Valley:  Kailyn LaBrosse scored twice in the first nine minutes and McKenzie Claypool tallied two goals and two assists in the big victory. Kalie Crouch and Robertson also tallied hat-tricks in the contest.

Mead 7-0 North Central:  In the first 11 minute Claire Neder had two goals and Cheris Brown a goal and an assist in giving the Panthers a three goal advantage. Natalie Martell then scored consecutive goals for a five goal lead at the break. Kaylyn Thompson and Sarah Wilson rounded out the scoring in the second half.

STANDINGS & STATS ##### 

COMING UP ##### 

Thursday, September 29
GNL - Cheney @ Clarkston 4:00
GNL - East Valley @ Pullman 4:00
NEA - Deer Park @ Colville 4:00
NEA - Medical Lake @ Freeman 4:00
NEA - Lakeside @ Riverside 4:00
CBBN - Sunnyside @ Davis 4:00
CBBN - Eisenhower @ Moses Lake 7:00
CBBN - Wenatchee @ Eastmont 7:00
MCC - Kamiakin @ Pasco 7:00
MCC - Walla Walla @ Hanford 7:00

Friday, September 30
GSL - University @ Mt Spokane 3:00
GSL - Rogers @ Shadle Park 4:00
GSL - Gonzaga Prep @ North Central 4:00
GSL - Ferris @ Central Valley 4:00
GSL - Mead @ Lewis & Clark 4:00

Saturday, October 1
MCC - Richland @ Kennewick 12:00
MCC - Chiawana @ Southridge 1:00
NL - Walla Walla @ Rogers 1:00
NL - Sunnyside @ Grandview 6:00

Missing Data... If you have scoring / goalkeeping information for the following games, please email to gbarnsoccer-at-gmail or message INWsoccernews on Facebook:  9.6 All MCC games... 9.8 Walla Walla @ Kennewick... 9.13 Southridge @ Richland... 9.13 All CBBN games... 9.15 Eisenhower @ Wenatchee... 9.17 Pasco @ Kennewick... 9.20 Southridge @ Walla Walla... 9.20 Chiawana @ Pasco... 9.20 Eisenhower @ Sunnyside... 9.22 Sunnyside @ Wenatchee... 9.27 West Valley @ Eisenhower... 9.27 Eastmont @ Sunnyside... 9.27 Walla Walla @ Pasco... 9.27 Kamiakin @ Southridge 

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NWAC East Tonight 9.28.16: Home sides dominate the day

The top three women's sides - Spokane, Walla Walla and North Idaho - were at home Wednesday and took care of business with each posting two-goal victories on the day. On the men's side, Spokane and Walla Walla were victorious at home while North Idaho used a home victory to slide into the top three.

WOMEN  ##############

Wednesday, September 28

Yakima Valley 0 :: 2 Spokane 
The Sasquatch, with a growing injury list, still managed to dominate the contest, but the win would not come until after a scoreless first half in which the crossbar and several goalline stops kept them off the board. Two minutes into the second half Maddy Boyd (Spokane, WA) took ball from Anisha Nicholson (Post Falls, ID) and put it away with what was her first shot of the game. Ten minutes later Jenna Sullens (Spokane, WA) finished a ball from Stephanie Overland (Moses Lake, WA) to provide some insurance. It was her eighth of the divisional campaign. Molly Webster was called upon to make just one save for the shutout.

Treasure Valley 1 :: 3 North Idaho 
Jocelyn Cook-Cox (Spokane, WA) led the Cardinals to the victory with all three goals. She struck just four minutes in and the hosts held onto that lead until the Chukars pulled even just two minutes into the second half via Madison Wells (Nampa, ID). It didn't take Cook-Cox long though to answer. She put the Cardinals back in front in the 54th and completed her hat-trick just two minutes later.

Wenatchee Valley 0 :: 2 Walla Walla
The Warriors used a pair of first half goals to grab the win. Kylee Platt scored with the assistance of Sam Filingeri-Oleson (Yakima, WA) in the 31st minute and Tate Kautzky (Richland, WA) doubled things two minutes before the break. Jeanette Alvarado (Moses Lake, WA) made three saves for the shutout.

Columbia Basin 4 :: 0 Blue Mountain 
Facing the Timberwolves, the CBC Hawks were the only team on the day to score four and win by more than two goals. Madison Gatherum (Richland, WA) scored the only goal of the first half in the 39th minute and went on to finish with a hat-trick. She pushed the lead to two in the 63rd courtesy of Starcia Deponte, who also set up the first goal and went on to score the third herself in the 76th. Gatherum finished things off in the 78th and Kelsey Kerker (Helena, MT) recorded the shutout. The four goals more than doubled their tally of three goals in their four previous divisional matches.

Coming Up... 

Saturday, October 1
Blue Mountain @ Wenatchee Valley 12:00
North Idaho @ Columbia Basin 12:00
Treasure Valley @ Yakima Valley 12:00

MEN  ##############

Wednesday, September 28

Wenatchee Valley 0 :: 1 Walla Walla 
It looked like the two were going to finish in a scoreless stalemate when in the final moments of the match Missael Lopez (Tieton, WA) found Brenden Kenley (Meridian, ID) for the deciding 90th minute goal. Jorge Llerenas (Pasco, WA) made six saves for the shutout and Jorge Villegas (Sunnyside, WA) nearly had one as well with eight saves at the other end.

Treasure Valley 0 :: 2 North Idaho
Muganza Katanga (Boise, ID) put the Cardinals on the board in the 22nd minute and they made the one-goal advantage hold until Katanga netted a second with four minutes left for insurance. Garrett Boyce (Coeur d'Alene, ID) made two saves for the clean sheet.

Columbia Basin 0 :: 2 Spokane 
After a scoreless first half, the division leaders finally broke through when Jonny Cortez (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) nodded in a cross from Jared Davis in the 55th minute [VIDEO]. Breno Rocha scored in his fourth consecutive match on a loose ball inside the six to give the Bigfoot insurance in the 72nd minute [VIDEO]. Kevin Alvarez made two stops for the shutout.

VID: Cortez puts @CCSpokAthletics up 1-0 in 56th pic.twitter.com/VeFoVPRbtS

— Gerald Barnhart (@INWsoccernews) September 29, 2016

VID: Rocha makes it 2-0 @CCSpokAthletics in 76th; FINAL vs @CBCAthletics @NWACSports pic.twitter.com/J1dUAg2zz4

— Gerald Barnhart (@INWsoccernews) September 29, 2016

Coming Up... 

Saturday, October 1
Treasure Valley @ Walla Walla 12:00
North Idaho @ Columbia Basin 2:15
Spokane @ Wenatchee Valley 2:15

STATS  ##############

ELSEWHERE  ##############

Maddy Parton (Leavenworth, WA) tallied an assist on the third goal in a 3-0 win for the Peninsula women at Shoreline... Brianna Huggans (Missoula, MT) scored the game-winner for the Bellevue women in the 85th for a 3-2 victory at Green River.

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HS DAILY - 9.28.16: Southridge slips by Kamiakin to remain unbeaten

One postponed game from a week ago aside, the Mid-Columbia Conference hit the mid-season point Tuesday evening, and the night was highlighted by a first-place showdown between unbeaten Southridge and 5-1 Kamiakin. The two sides battled to a draw through regulation and overtime, but the shootout went decisively to the Suns, allowing them to finish 7-0 through the first half of the campaign.

In the Spokane area leagues, the night was highlighted by a back-and-forth contest between Northeast A League contenders Medical Lake and Lakeside that saw the visiting Cardinals snare a 3-2 victory in the final minute of overtime.

Here's a look around the action from Tuesday night...

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In the marquee match-up of the night, the Lakeside Eagles were looking to pull back in the title race with a match-up against Medical Lake, and the two played a back-and-forth affair that was just moments away from a shootout when Medical Lake snagged a 3-2 win. It looked like the Cardinals were going to take the early lead in the 17th minute on a penalty, but the attempt clanged off the upper right corner of the woodwork. Within the next minute the Eagles were celebrating at the other end when Lexi Torok scored her sixth goal of the NEA campaign on a ball from Payton Stueckle.

The visitors, though, answered two minutes later with a goal from Jayda Noble that ended a six-goal streak for teammate Makayla Geiger that spanned three games. Geiger, however, scored the next two in dramatic fashion. The first came on a bouncing ball well out on the right flank where she struck the ball out of the air, sending it soaring over the goalkeeper that was too far out to keep it from dropping in under the bar in the 36th minute for a Cardinal lead at the intermission.

Six minutes into the second half Hannah Mitchell fed Alyssa Figy to pull the two sides level and thing remained that way until the final minute in overtime. Though Lakeside was continually threatening to score the winner, Geiger struck for the winner when a long ball up the left from Noble drew the keeper out and Geiger beat her to it, sending a slow roller from about 14 yards out over the line for the victory and putting her in double digits for goals on the season.

Deer Park rolled to a 4-0 at Newport with Donaldson scoring twice in the first half and Courtney Stark hitting for two in the second half. Rowenna Nelson recorded her third shutout in NEA play.

Riverside surprised visiting Freeman 2-1 to earn their second victory of the season, getting a first half goal from Tayler Moug on a ball from Jamie Conner in the 11th minute. The two combined in the 54th as well with Moug giving the Rams what proved to be the winning strike. Ysabella Panzeri scored for Freeman in the 63rd, but the Scotties were unable to complete the rally.

MCC ##### 

Southridge kept its unbeaten record intact, but needed its second shootout win of the season to remain in front of second place Kamiakin after battling the Braves to a 1-1 stalemate. Kayleen Sambrano put the Suns up at home in the first half of the first-place showdown, but Kamiakin answered via Aaliyah Valladares early in the second half. The two sides remained even the rest of the way, sending the contest to the tiebreaker, where Southridge came away with a 3-0 decision. At the midway point, though, the pair of 3A schools still lead their 4A counterparts in the MCC table.

The Pasco Bulldogs took the lead 16 minutes into the contest against visiting Walla Walla and doubled the lead following a blocked shot six minutes later. The Blue Devils answered with a goal from Krystal Roberts with five minutes left before the break, but were not able to find an equalizer in the second period as Pasco held on for a 2-1 victory.

In a mid-table battle, Tory Romero scored 10 minutes into the match for the Hanford Falcons and Dani Mendoza doubled the lead in the 21st minute on a free kick to blank Richland 2-0.

Though they dropped a shootout decision last week to Hanford, Chiawana's Summer Yates being away for a US Under-16 National Team camp in the Netherlands has not affected the Riverhawks too much as witnessed by Tuesday night's 6-0 blowout victory over Kennewick. Ruthie Edrington scored twice and added an assist. Also leading the way were Avery Bond (goal and assist) and Lindsey Ellingson (goal and two assists). Kelsee Winston posted the shutout.

The Riverhawks will probably get Yates back soon as the camp ran from September 16-27 and included three matches. They opened with a 3-3 draw against the U17 Netherlands NT in which Yates gave the US a two-goal lead with a penalty. They went on to tie academy side CTO Amsterdam 0-0 and post a 2-1 victory Monday against academy team CTO Eindhoven.  

CBBN ##### 

In the marquee contest of the night in the Columbia Basin Big Nine, Wenatchee and Moses Lake played to a scoreless stalemate Tuesday evening, though a shot late in overtime from Moses Lake's Morgon Skone, who hit the crossbar earlier in extra time, led to confusion as to whether the ball was in or out before going through a hole in the net. Wenatchee took the tiebreaker, 4-3.

Eastmont, meanwhile, picked up their first victory of the Big 9 season with a 2-0 victory on the road against Sunnyside with goals from Maddy Chandler and Kara Pinard.

West Valley dominated in 10-1 victory at Eisenhower with Kendall Sharp tallying twice late in the contest to complete a hat-trick. Lauryn Peters scored two of the first three goals and Jordan Karnes scored twice in the second half.

GNL #####

The Cheney Blackhawks headed south and posted a 2-0 victory in Pullman with Madison O'Callaghan scoring five minutes before the break and Gabby Nguyen striking a minute into the second half. Nicole Rowley registered her second shutout in the GNL.

The Clarkston Bantams went north looking to stay in the hunt and left West Valley with a narrow 1-0 decision against the Eagles thanks to a 59th minute penalty conversion from Makinzie Packwood and eight saves from Katelyn Bittle. It was Packwood's seventh goal in the GNL. The result created a huge chasm between the top three and West Valley and Pullman at the bottom of the table.

STANDINGS ##### 

COMING UP ##### 

Wednesday, September 28
GSL - Mt Spokane @ Shadle Park (Joe Albi) 4:00
GSL - Lewis & Clark @ Ferris 4:00
GSL - Gonzaga Prep @ University 6:30
GSL - Rogers @ Central Valley 6:30
GSL - Mead @ North Central (Joe Albi) 6:30

Missing Data... If you have scoring / goalkeeping information for the following games, please email to gbarnsoccer-at-gmail or message INWsoccernews on Facebook:  9.6 All MCC games... 9.8 Walla Walla @ Kennewick... 9.13 Southridge @ Richland... 9.13 All CBBN games... 9.15 Eisenhower @ Wenatchee... 9.17 Pasco @ Kennewick... 9.20 Southridge @ Walla Walla... 9.20 Chiawana @ Pasco... 9.20 Eisenhower @ Sunnyside... 9.22 Sunnyside @ Wenatchee... 9.27 West Valley @ Eisenhower... 9.27 Eastmont @ Sunnyside... 9.27 Walla Walla @ Pasco... 9.27 Kamiakin @ Southridge 

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