Also opening conference play last week was the Pac-12 women. Washington State picked up a 2-1 road win at Arizona State courtesy of a pair of goals to rebound from their first loss and move to 8-1-0 overall.
Here is a round-up of the action last week:
WOMEN #############
Friday, September 25
Idaho 2 :: 1 Idaho State
In the in-state showdown for the conference opener the Vandals grabbed the win with a pair of goals from Kavita Battan, who received a ball on the run from Olivia Baggerly 12 minutes into the contest for the opener. Maria Sanchez (American Falls, ID) knocked in the rebound of a Lauren Bermudez header that had been blocked in the 57th to put things level. Idaho got the winner in similar fashion with just over four minutes left when a shot from Kayla Watanabe was denied, but rebounded to Battan for the finish. MORE - UI [+] -- ISU [+]
Montana 1 :: 2 North Dakota
The Grizzlies opened the scoring in the 18th minute through Mackenzie Akins, but the hosts answered in the 29th and got the winner with less than three minutes remaining. MORE [+]
The hot run for the Eagles continued into the start of conference play. Allison Raniere tallied the opener 11 minutes into the contest on a ball from Devan Talley. The hosts answered with a header in the 28th minute, but the Eagles grabbed the win in the second half when a clearance came to Jenny Chavez, who then fired back at goal for the winner in the 58th. MORE [+]
Southern Utah 1 :: OT :: 2 Portland State
Northern Arizona 0 :: OT :: 1 Sacramento State
Sunday, September 27
Idaho 1 :: 0 Weber State
After being denied two days prior, Watanabe scored the winner for the Vandals in the 59th minute, nodding in a ball that redirected to her from a free kick that Baggerly sent into the wall. The Vandals were outshot on the day 22-9 by the hosts, but Amanda Poertner made six saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
The Eagles made it two for two on the road, snaring a late victory over the Bengals thanks to a fantastic effort from Chloe Williams (Spokane, WA), who beat two defenders before finding the back left corner of the goal with just over three minutes left. For the second consecutive game Raniere gave the Eagles the lead, scoring nine minutes in on a 15 yard effort. Sanchez, tied it up at the half-hour mark for the hosts. Chavez again put the Eagles back in front, finishing off a ball chipped in by Savannah Hoekstra (Spokane, WA) in the 57th minute. Sanchez helped the Bengals tie it back up in the 65th she beat the defense and the keeper before slipping the ball back to Bermudez for the equalizer. MORE - EWU [+] -- ISU [+]
Montana 2 :: 3 Northern Colorado
The Grizzlies took the lead again on the road, getting on the board just after two minutes elapsed via Ellie Otteson. The advantage was short-lived, though, with the hosts pulling even 10 minutes later and claiming the lead in the 35th. Montana quickly tied it back up at two each when Mary Gintz connected with Carlee Bates, but the hosts grabbed the winner in the 74th. MORE [+]
Northern Arizona 2 :: 1 Portland State
Southern Utah 1 :: 4 Sacramento State
Standings
Eastern Washington 2-0-0... Idaho 2-0-0... Sacramento State 2-0-0... Northern Colorado 1-0-0... North Dakota 1-0-0... Northern Arizona 1-1-0... Portland State 1-1-0... Southern Utah 0-2-0... Weber State 0-2-0... Montana 0-2-0... Idaho State 0-2-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 2
Sacramento State @ Eastern Washington 3:00
Weber State @ North Dakota 3:00
Southern Utah @ Montana 3:00
Portland State @ Idaho 3:30
Idaho State @ Northern Colorado 7:00
Sunday, October 4
Northern Arizona @ Montana 12:00
Idaho State @ North Dakota 1:00
Portland State @ Eastern Washington 1:00
Weber State @ Northern Colorado 1:00
Sacramento State @ Idaho 1:00
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Thursday, September 24
BYU 1 :: 1 Cal Poly (NL)
Friday, September 25
Santa Clara 4 :: 0 UC Irvine (NL)
Loyola Marymount 0 :: 2 CSU Fullerton (NL)
Saturday, September 26
Gonzaga 0 :: OT :: 1 Memphis (NL)
Outshot 14-5 in the game, goalkeeper Christie Tombari (Spokane, WA) made seven saves on the road in a stalemate before the Tigers broke through with a long ball that she got a piece of only to see it nodded in for the win in the 102nd minute. MORE [+]
Pacific 0 :: 1 UC Santa Barbara (NL)
Saint Mary's 0 :: 1 UC Davis (NL)
Portland 2 :: 1 Denver (NL)
BYU 2 :: 1 Long Beach State (NL)
Sunday, September 27
Cal Poly 1 :: 1 Pepperdine
San Diego 3 :: 6 CSU Fullerton
Upcoming Games
Thursday, October 1
BYU @ Gonzaga 4:00
San Diego @ Portland 7:00
Friday, October 2
Pacific @ Pepperdine 3:00
Saint Mary's @ Loyola Marymount 7:00
Saturday, October 3
San Diego @ Gonzaga 1:00
BYU @ Portland 7:00
Sunday, October 4
Pacific @ Loyola Marymount 1:00
Saint Mary's @ Pepperdine 1:00
San Francisco @ Santa Clara 1:00
PAC-12
Friday, September 25
Stanford 4 :: 1 Utah
Averie Collins (Bozeman, MT) scored the third goal for the Cardinal, who rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit, in the 86th minute when she took advantage of a turnover by the goalkeeper.
Washington 0 :: 1 Arizona
Goalkeeper Rachel Estopare (Bend, OR) made six saves to blank the visiting Huskies in the narrow win.
Oregon 0 :: 1 UCLA
Saturday, September 26
Sunday, September 27
Washington State 2 :: 1 Arizona State
The Cougars kicked off their conference campaign with a road win, getting a pair of goals from Kourtney Guetlein in the first eight minutes of the second half. She finished off a cross from Beau Bremer just over two minutes into the period and then made a great individual play for what proved to be the winner. She stole the ball from a defender just outside the area and then scored in the 53rd minute. The Sun Devils tallied in the 66th, but were unable to pull even as the Cougars outshot the hosts 24-6. MORE [+]
California 1 :: 2 Colorado
Upcoming Games
Thursday, October 1
UCLA @ Washington 7:00
USC @ Washington State 7:00
Friday, October 2
Utah @ Oregon State 4:00
Stanford @ Arizona State 7:00
Colorado @ Oregon 7:00
California @ Arizona 7:00
Sunday, October 4
UCLA @ Washington State 11:00
Stanford @ Arizona 11:00
Colorado @ Oregon State 11:00
California @ Arizona State 1:00
Utah @ Oregon 1:00
USC @ Washington 4:30
MEN #############
Tuesday, September 22
Oregon State 1 :: 2 Gonzaga (NL)
The Bulldogs stunned the 13th-ranked Beavers with Christo Michaelson scoring on a 40-yard strike four minutes into the match and then Jakob Granlund doubling the lead in the 27th off a ball from Conner Bevans. The visitors cut into the deficit in the 55th, but were unable to get another past the Zag defense. INWsn REPORT [+]
Thursday, September 24
UC Davis 2 :: 1 Saint Mary's (NL)
CSU Bakersfield 2 :: 1 San Francisco (NL)
Loyola Marymount 1 :: 4 UC Irvine (NL)
Friday, September 25
Grand Canyon 2 :: 1 Pacific (NL)
CSU Northridge 1 :: 0 San Diego (NL)
California 1 :: 2 Santa Clara (NL)
Sunday, September 27
Gonzaga 0 :: 1 UNLV (NL)
The Bulldogs outshot the hosts 13-6 in the game, but the offensive woes cost them another result as a 49th minute goal from UNLV was enough to decide the contest. MORE [+]
San Diego State 1 :: 0 Pacific (NL)
San Francisco 1 :: 3 UC Davis (NL)
Sacramento State 2 :: 0 Saint Mary's (NL)
Portland 0 :: 0 Washington (NL)
Cal Poly 2 :: 0 Loyola Marymount (NL)
San Diego 0 :: 4 UC Santa Barbara (NL)
Upcoming Games
Wednesday, September 30
San Francisco @ New Mexico 6:00 (NL)
Thursday, October 1
Santa Clara @ San Jose State 12:00 (NL)
Portland @ Longwood 3:00 (NL)
Saturday, October 3
Saint Mary's @ WMU 1:00 (NL)
Sunday, October 4
Pacific @ CSU Bakersfield 12:00 (NL)
PAC-12
Tuesday, September 22
Oregon State 1 :: 2 Gonzaga (NL)
Thursday, September 24
Washington 1 :: 2 Seattle U (NL)
Friday, September 25
California 1 :: 2 Santa Clara (NL)
Sunday, September 27
Seattle U 2 :: 1 Oregon State (NL)
Timmy Mueller (Post Falls, ID) gave the Beavers the lead in the 77th minute, but the hosts allowed two goals in the final two minutes of the match for the stunning loss.
San Diego State 1 :: 0 Pacific (NL)
Portland 0 :: 0 Washington (NL)
UC Irvine 3 :: 4 UCLA (NL)
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 2
UCLA @ Oregon State 1:30
San Diego State @ Washington 6:00
Sunday, October 4
San Diego State @ Oregon State 1:30
Stanford @ California 4:00
UCLA @ Washington 7:00
ADDITIONAL DI NOTES #############
- Kara Marbury (Spokane, WA) set up the opening goal in the 51st minute and then netted the go-ahead goal and winner in the 81st for Illinois in a 2-1 victory against Rutgers September 24.
- Trailing by four from the first half, defender Curran Edland (Whitefish, MT) came off the bench and scored the lone goal for Robert Morris in a 4-1 loss at George Washington September 25.
- Dani Crawford (Moses Lake, WA) tallied the opening goal of the contest 14 minutes into the match en route to Hawaii blanking BYU-Hawaii 2-0 September 24.
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