Meanwhile, the Washington State women posted a pair of road victories in Utah and Colorado to remain second in the Pac-12 and Boise State posted a pair of convincing wins as well at home and on the road in the Mountain West to even out their record.
The Gonzaga women split in their two-game trip to California with a loss and a draw while the Bulldog men opened conference play with a 2-1 victory at Portland.
Here is a round-up of the action last week:
WOMEN #############
BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Eastern Washington 1 :: OT :: 2 Montana
An unforced turnover allowed the Grizzlies to grab the lead at home in the 17th minute of the contest via Dani Morris, but the visiting Eagles pulled even in the 33rd when Jenny Chavez got her head onto the corner kick from Chloe Williams, ending a scoring drought against Montana dating back to 2009. The two sides remained deadlocked through the rest of regulation - though Montana's Mackenzie Akins had one shot saved onto the woodwork and another hit the crossbar directly - until a blocked shot by Jenna Castillo rebounded to Allie Lucas for the game winner with just over two minutes remaining in overtime, snapping Eastern's eight-game winning streak. MORE: EWU [+] -- UM [+]
Idaho State 1 :: 4 Portland State
The Vikings took the lead in the 19th minute and pushed the lead to three with two more goals in the final four minutes of the first half. Maria Sanchez showed her brilliance with a fantastic run through the defense in the 54th minute, but her solo effort was not enough and was immediately answered two minutes later by the hosts. MORE [+]
Sacramento State 2 :: 4 Weber State
North Dakota 1 :: 1 Southern Utah
Northern Colorado 2 :: OT :: 1 Northern Arizona
Montana 1 :: 3 Idaho
The Grizzlies were unable to complete a sweep of the top two teams in the table and climb back into the title chase, falling on the road to the Vandals after a first half stalemate. A throw-in into the box five minutes into the second period by Josilyn Daggs was headed home by Alyssa Lloyd for the lead and just over five minutes later Kavita Battan and Kayla Watanabe combined to feed a long pass to Clara Gomez to double the lead. In the 69th minute the Grizzlies got back into the mix on a great play by Akins, who drove to the end line on the left side by beating three Vandals before sending a lofted ball to Castillo for a header at the far post. Dreams of a full rally were dashed 10 minutes later when Battan put away a cross from Gomez. MORE: UM [+] -- UI [+]
Sacramento State 3 :: 2 Idaho State
The Bengals returned home, but again found themselves down multiple goals at the break having allowed back-to-back goals in the 28th and 29th minutes. Sanchez scored another good goal by beating a defender to score four minutes into the second half, but the visitors added an important third goal in the 61st that proved to be the winner with Sanchez converting a penalty in the 77th after she was fouled in the box. MORE [+]
Northern Colorado 0 :: 1 Southern Utah
Portland State 1 :: 4 Weber State
North Dakota 0 :: 2 Northern Arizona
Standings
Idaho 5-0-0... Eastern Washington 4-1-0... Northern Colorado 4-1-0... Weber State 3-3-0... Sacramento State 3-3-0... Northern Arizona 2-2-1... North Dakota 2-2-1... Montana 2-3-1... Portland State 2-4-0... Southern Utah 1-3-1... Idaho State 0-6-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 16
North Dakota @ Portland State 1:00
Southern Utah @ Idaho 3:00
Northern Arizona @ Eastern Washington 3:00
Montana @ Idaho State 3:00
Northern Colorado @ Sacramento State 3:30
Sunday, October 18
North Dakota @ Sacramento State 10:30
Montana @ Weber State 12:00
Southern Utah @ Eastern Washington 1:00
Idaho @ Northern Arizona 1:00
Northern Colorado @ Portland State 1:00
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Friday, October 9
Gonzaga 1 :: 2 Pacific
Savanah Van Citters struck on a free kick from about 25 yards out in the 20th minute to give the Zags the lead on the road, but a penalty six minutes into the second half after a foul in the box evened things back up. The hosts grabbed a late win with a goal in the 82nd minute. MORE [+]
Portland 1 :: 0 Saint Mary's
San Diego 0 :: 1 BYU
Loyola Marymount 1 :: 2 Santa Clara
Pepperdine 0 :: 1 San Francisco
Gonzaga 1 :: 1 Saint Mary's
The hosts had a 9-5 advantage in shots in the first half, but the two were deadlocked until SMC got on the board in the 68th. The lady Bulldogs, however, got the late goal this time, evening things up in the 81st when Karley Baggerly found Jodi Ulkekul for a long shot from the top of the box. Christie Tombari made 14 saves to give the Zags the chance to earn the draw, including six in overtime. MORE [+]
Portland 4 :: 0 Pacific
Midfielder Jess Kennedy (Spokane, WA) helped guide the Pilots to their second shutout win of the weekend.
Loyola Marymount 2 :: 0 San Francisco
Pepperdine 0 :: 1 Santa Clara
Standings
BYU 3-0-0... Loyola Marymount 3-1-0... Santa Clara 2-1-0... San Francisco 2-1-0... Portland 2-2-0... Saint Mary's 1-2-1... Gonzaga 1-2-1... San Diego 1-2-0... Pepperdine 1-3-0... Pacific 1-3-0
Upcoming Games
Thursday, October 15
Santa Clara @ California 2:00 (NL)
Friday, October 16
Saint Mary's @ San Diego 5:00
Saturday, October 17
San Francisco @ Gonzaga 11:00
Pacific @ BYU 6:00
Sunday, October 18
Santa Clara @ Portland
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Thursday, October 8
Fresno State 1 :: 0 Colorado College
San Jose State 1 :: 0 Air Force
Friday, October 9
UNLV 0 :: 4 Boise State
New Mexico 0 :: 0 Wyoming
Utah State 1 :: 3 Nevada
Colorado State 0 :: 3 San Diego State
Sunday, October 11
Boise State 3 :: 1 Nevada
Heidemann made it three goals for the weekend with the first two of the day on the road. She tallied in the 35th minute and then struck from about 15 yards less than a minute into the second half for what proved to be the winner. The hosts got on the board on a free kick in the 66th minute and Kelsey Nicassio capped the scoring via KT Clayton in the 84th. MORE [+]
San Jose State 2 :: 0 Colorado College
New Mexico 2 :: 1 Colorado State
San Diego State 2 :: 1 Wyoming
Air Force 0 :: 1 Fresno State
Utah State 0 :: 3 UNLV
Standings
San Diego State 5-1-0... San Jose State 5-1-0... New Mexico 4-1-1... Colorado College 4-2-0... Fresno State 3-2-1... Boise State 3-3-0... Wyoming 2-3-1... Air Force 2-3-1... Utah State 2-4-0... UNLV 2-4-0... Nevada 1-4-1... Colorado State 0-5-1
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 16
Air Force @ Utah State 2:00
Colorado College @ Boise State 3:00
San Jose State @ New Mexico 6:00
Colorado State @ Nevada 6:30
Fresno State @ San Diego State 7:00
Wyoming @ UNLV 7:00
Sunday, October 18
Colorado State @ UNLV 10:30
Colorado College @ Utah State 12:00
Fresno State @ New Mexico 12:00
Air Force @ Boise State 12:00
Wyoming @ Nevada 1:00
San Jose State @ San Diego State 2:30
PAC-12
Thursday, October 8
Oregon State 0 :: 3 Stanford
Freshman Averie Collins (Bozeman, MT) helped set up the final goal with just under six minutes left in the match.
Friday, October 9
Washington State 1 :: 0 Utah
The Cougars grabbed the lead nine minutes in when a cross from Cara Wegner was nodded over the goalkeeper by Kaitlyn Johnson. It proved to be enough as Ella Dederick made five saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
Oregon 2 :: 3 California
Maryn Beutler (Bend, OR) put the Ducks in front 11 minutes into the match on a strike into the upper corner.
Washington 1 :: 1 Colorado
Arizona State 1 :: 2 USC
Arizona 1 :: 5 UCLA
Sunday, October 11
Beau Bremer fed Johnson 14 minutes in for her second winner of the weekend and two minutes later Kourtney Guetlein gave the Cougars firm control of the match with a goal off a ball from Sofia Anker-Kofoed. Tia Gavin capped the game with a goal at the 70-minute mark via Chelsea Harkins. Dederick made 11 saves as the Cougars were outshot 20-9 by the hosts. MORE [+]
Washington 2 :: 0 Utah
Kelcie Hedge (Post Falls, ID) scored the opening goal 25 minutes into the contest off a throw-in.
Oregon State 0 :: 1 California
Arizona State 1 :: 1 UCLA
Arizona 1 :: 3 USC
Oregon 0 :: 1 Stanford
Standings
Stanford 5-0-0... Washington State 4-1-0... USC 4-1-0... Washington 3-1-1... California 3-2-0... UCLA 2-2-1... Arizona 2-3-0... Utah 2-3-0... Colorado 1-3-1... Oregon State 1-4-0... Oregon 1-4-0... Arizona State 0-4-1
Upcoming Games
Thursday, October 15
Santa Clara @ California 2:00
Arizona State @ Washington 7:00
Friday, October 16
Colorado @ Stanford 5:00
Arizona @ Washington State 7:00
Saturday, October 17
UCLA @ Oregon State 1:00
USC @ Oregon 6:00
Sunday, October 18
Utah @ California 11:00
MEN #############
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Monday, October 5
Portland 2 :: 3 Virginia (NL)
Tuesday, October 6
Santa Clara 0 :: 2 Akron (NL)
Saturday, October 10
Sunday, October 11
Gonzaga 2 :: 1 Portland
Having been an offensive threat out of the back much of the season thus far, Conner Bevans started up top looking to boost the struggling offense and it worked. His free kick in the 47th put the Bulldogs on top two minutes into the second half when it connected with the head of David Sigurdsson. The hosts answered four minutes later and the two sides were deadlocked until the third minute of overtime when Bevans launched a shot from about 30 yards that swerved in front of goal before finding the back of the net for the win. MORE [+]
Pacific 0 :: 1 Saint Mary's
San Francisco 2 :: 1 Santa Clara
Standings
San Diego 1-0-0... Gonzaga 1-0-0... Saint Mary's 1-0-0... Santa Clara 0-0-0... San Francisco 0-0-0... Loyola Marymount 0-1-0... Portland 0-1-0... Pacific 0-1-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 16
Gonzaga @ Loyola Marymount 7:00
Pacific @ San Francisco 7:00
Saint Mary's @ Santa Clara 7:00
Portland @ San Diego 7:30
Sunday, October 18
Portland @ Loyola Marymount 1:00
Pacific @ Santa Clara 1:00
Gonzaga @ San Diego 2:00
Saint Mary's @ San Francisco 3:00
PAC-12
Friday, October 9
Oregon State 2 :: 2 California
Washington 0 :: 0 Stanford
Sunday, October 11
Oregon State 0 :: 3 Stanford
Sam Werner (Bozeman, MT) helped set up the final goal for the hosts in the 57th minute of the contest.
Washington 0 :: 0 California
Monday, October 12
San Diego State @ UCLA
Standings
Stanford 2-0-1... Oregon State 2-1-1... Washington 1-1-2... UCLA 1-1-0... California 0-1-2... San Diego State 0-2-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 16
California @ San Diego State 4:00
Stanford @ UCLA 8:00
Sunday, October 18
Stanford @ San Diego State 11:30
Oregon State @ Washington 5:00
Monday, October 19
California @ UCLA 6:00
ADDITIONAL DI NOTES #############
- Julia Moravec (Spokane, WA) capped the scoring for Seattle University Sunday in a 3-0 victory against New Mexico State to remain unbeaten in the WAC at 3-0-2.
- With five saves, Tyler Blackmer (Boise, ID) was four seconds away from a shutout when visiting Valparaiso scored in Wright State's 3-1 victory Saturday.
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