Meanwhile, the North Idaho College men opened their postseason play with a win before falling to the region's top seed in the second contest. The women begin postseason play this week.
NWAACC EAST - MEN
Wednesday, October 23
Treasure Valley 0 :: 3 Walla Walla
Ariel Gonzalez (Pasco, WA) set up Max Smith 16 minutes into the contest and then 50 minutes later put the match out of reach when he connected with Saif Al Rikabi. Mario Guizar (Kennewick, WA) capped the scoring with two minutes remaining with Ulisses Faurrieta making four saves for the shutout.
Wenatchee Valley 0 :: 2 Spokane
It wasn't the easiest of matches, but the Bigfoot, who had the better of play after the first quarter-hour, finally broke the deadlock two minutes into the second half when Devin Leon scored on a ball from Xavier Day (Cheney, WA). With the visiting Knights threatening to score on set piece opportunities Chris Fitzner (Cheney, WA) found Alex Opland (Rathdrum, ID) to double the advantage with 11 minutes left, but it was a couple of big stops by Curtis Hill (Spokane, WA) that made played a major role as his posted the shutout. INWsn REPORT
Wenatchee Valley 0 :: 0 Columbia Basin
In a three-way race for third, the Knights missed an opportunity to make up ground from their last-place position as goalkeeper Antonio Madera (Yakima, WA) made 11 saves to keep the host Hawks, led by Antonio Gonzalez' (Cowiche, WA) four saves, off the board.
Treasure Valley 0 :: 5 Spokane
Devin Leon scored the opener in the 27th on a ball from Jared Fretheim (Spokane, WA) and scored the team's third two minutes into the second half with the assistance of Corbin Bronsch (Spokane, WA) to put the game out of reach. Xavier Day (Cheney, WA)had made it a two-goal margin in the final moments of the first half courtesy of Chris Fitzner (Cheney, WA), who went on to set up the fourth, a tally from Chris Donich (Spokane, WA). Devon Prince (Medical Lake, WA) rounded out the scoring with two minutes left and Curtis Hill (Spokane, WA) made four saves for the clean sheet.
Standings
Walla Walla 9-0-2… Spokane 7-3-1… Columbia Basin 2-4-5…Treasure Valley 3-8-1… Wenatchee Valley 2-7-3
Remaining Season Schedule
Wednesday, October 30 (4:15) - Spokane @ Walla Walla… Columbia Basin @ Treasure Valley
Saturday, November 2 (2:15) - Walla Walla @ Wenatchee Valley… Spokane @ Columbia Basin
Wednesday, October 23
Treasure Valley 0 :: 3 Walla Walla
The Warriors were unable to break through until Lexi Miller (Pasco, WA) scored on a ball from Julie Belden in the 57th minute. Then Delaney Romero (Yakima, WA) added a pair of goals, scoring in the 68th and again in the 81st with the assistance of Oryian Matheny (Grandview, WA).
Columbia Basin 6 :: 0 Yakima Valley
The Hawks jumped out to a three-goal advantage in the first 25 minutes with Sydney Elrick tallying just a minute in and Yesenia Alvarado (Richland, WA) finding the next two in the 14th and 25th courtesy of Taylor Schutzenhofer (Kennewick, WA) and Kaila Homes (Kennewick, WA), respectively. Mykenzie Lilly (Benton City, WA) then scored back-to-back goals in the second half with Debra Hulse (Prosser, WA) finding her in the 69th and Shady Callaway (West Richland, WA) in the 76th. Homes connected with Schutzenhofer with nine minutes left to round things out.
Wenatchee Valley 0 :: 8 Spokane
Saturday, October 26
Treasure Valley 0 :: 4 Spokane
Despite missing two of their top offensive threats for personal reasons, the Bigfoot had no trouble with the Chukars, going up two in the first 10 minutes. Rashelle Fisher set up Kat Tsoukalas (Kennewick, WA) eight minutes in and Laura Seymour (Spokane, WA) doubled the lead two minutes later. Fisher set up another four minutes before the break when she connected with Sydni Thomas (Spokane, WA) and Taylor Strasser (Spokane, WA) found Lindsay DeHaas (Spokane, WA) for the final score in the 45th.
Wenatchee Valley 2 :: 4 Columbia Basin
The hosts grabbed a two-goal margin in the first 12 minutes with Megan Young (Kennewick, WA) scoring five minutes in and Mykenzie Lilly (Benton City, WA) doubling the advantage seven minutes later on a ball from Kaila Homes (Kennewick, WA). The Knights, rallied though with goals from Alma Franco (Chelan, WA) in the 29th and Itzel Castro (Wenatchee, WA) in the 56th. Lilly, however, was not done as she brought her tally for the week to five with strikes in the 68th and 75th with Shady Callaway (West Richland, WA) providing assistance on the first.
Yakima Valley 1 :: 12 Walla Walla
The Warriors scored just a minute in and had a five-goal lead by the intermission. Delaney Romero (Yakima, WA) scored twice with Tash Anderson (Bend, OR) scoring once in the first half and two more times in the second. Alli Madril (Boise, ID) and Kylie Gorton (Moscow, ID) scored the other first half tallies. Gorton had a second after the break and was joined by Brigit Lyons (Walla Walla, WA), Oryian Matheny (Grandview, WA) and Olivia Rodgers (East Wenatchee, WA) in the scoring tally in the second half. Rodgers also registered two assists on the day while Mackena Carkner had three. Teresa Salazar (Yakima, WA) spoiled the shutout with her tally in the 85th that also ended a three-game scoreless drought.
Standings
Walla Walla 12-1-1… Spokane 11-0-3… Columbia Basin 6-6-2… Treasure Valley 1-9-4… Wenatchee Valley 1-11-2… Yakima Valley 0-14-0
Remaining Season Schedule
Wednesday, October 30 (2:00) - Columbia Basin @ Treasure Valley… Yakima Valley @ Wenatchee Valley… Spokane @ Walla Walla
Saturday, November 2 (12:00) - Treasure Valley @ Yakima Valley… Spokane @ Columbia Basin… Walla Walla @ Wenatchee Valley
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE - MEN
Friday, October 25
North Idaho College 2 :: OT :: 1 Northwest College (Wyoming) [@ Otero JC (Colorado)]
The Cardinals kicked off their postseason at the Region IX NJCAA playoffs, downing Northwest College for a third time this season. Seeded fourth, NIC took the lead when John Ray was fouled while driving toward the area, creating a free kick just outside the box that was put into the upper corner by Christian Botuli six minutes before the break. It only took 36 seconds for the Trappers, seeded fifth, to pull even in the second half and the period finished scoreless the rest of the way with Adam Talley having a shot go off the post in the final minutes. The second opportunity build-up by the Cardinals after a corner finished with Talley putting away a rebound for the winner in overtime. MORE
Saturday, October 26
North Idaho College 0 :: 2 Laramie County CC
Despite having a close call at LCCC earlier this year in a 3-2 loss, the Cardinals could not come up with a finishing touch against the top seed as they gave up a goal in each half in the semifinal loss. LCCC went on to fall 2-1 to second-seeded host Otero Junior College in the Final. MORE
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE - WOMEN
Sunday, October 27
North Idaho College 0 :: 1 Gonzaga Club
The Cardinals gave up the lone goal of the contest in the 23rd minute as they prepared for the Region IX tournament set for the following weekend. MORE
Postseason Schedule
Friday, November 1 - NIC @ Otero JC 1:00
Saturday, November 2 - TBD
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