It was also a good week for the ladies this side of the Cascades for contenders College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon. The Yotes swept Warner Pacific and nearby Eastern Oregon to nab sole possession second in the table. The Mountaineers won their opener against third-place Rocky Mountain on the road before playing to a stalemate at College of Idaho that went to overtime before the Yotes prevailed.
The Rocky Mountain men, meanwhile, dominated Eastern Oregon and Warner Pacific to maintain their one-loss record at the top of the table along with Corban, which kept pace with two wins of their own.
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Warner Pacific 2 :: 1 College of Idaho
The Knights took the lead 11 minutes in when Mario Guizar (Kennewick, WA / Walla Walla CC) scored in the 11th minute. He then doubled the lead, setting up what proved to be the winner in the 22nd. The Yotes tried to rally, but only got one goal in response when Joe Bolin (Payette, ID) tallied from about 25 yards in the 72nd on a ball from Andres Idoeta (Boise, ID / Walla Walla CC). MORE [+]
Eastern Oregon 0 :: 4 Rocky Mountain
Four different players scored for the 14th-ranked Bears with Matthew Thomas netting the go-ahead goal in the 16th. Steven Forbes found Jack Clancy for the second in the 30th and then Tiago Ewald in the 32nd. Nolan Sherwood capped the three-goal spree over the course of seven minutes in the 37th. The RMC defense allowed just one shot by the Mountaineers, allowing keepers Cole Catlin (Billings, MT) and sub Michael White to get the easy shutout. It was the first time the new men's EOU program had lost by more than one goal. MORE [+]
Defender Jacob Groh (Spokane, WA) scored 19 minutes in via Jonathan Taylor (Missoula, MT) on a short corner from Alessio Georgiades and then added the second in the 54th on a ball from Georgiades, who sent the ball back into the area after his initial corner kick attempt had been knocked out. Conor Smith (Spokane Valley, WA) made three stops for the Saints in the shutout. MORE [+]
Northwest 1 :: 0 Great Falls
The Argos' five-game league win streak came to an end despite outshooting the visitors 17-11 in the contest. The deciding tally came four minutes into the second half when a shot deflected in off a Argo defender. MORE [+]
Defender James Williamson (Coeur d'Alene, ID) scored the opener six minutes in and Nathaniel Cheney (Clarkston, WA) added the second in the 57th. Cheney also set up the final goal in the 71st. MORE [+]
Southern Oregon 3 :: 2 Oregon Tech
Up by one, Brett Butler (Yakima, WA / CC Spokane) set up the third and what proved to be the winning goal for the Raiders in the 59th minute.
Multnomah 0 :: 4 Northwest Christian
Saturday, October 17
Northwest 2 :: 3 Carroll
In a back-and-forth contest, it was Jose Porras coming to the rescue late in the contest with a goal and assist in a game that saw five goals in the second half after going scoreless in the first. Isaac Bostrom (Helena, MT) broke the stalemate in the 57th to put the host Saints in front, but Jake Morse (Spokane, WA) put the Eagles on the board in the 63rd with the visitors taking the lead five minutes later. Terry Cox (Spokane, WA) tied things back up, though, in the 86th via a corner redirected by Porras, who converted a penalty just over a minute later after he was taken down in the box. Smith made a key save in the final seconds to preserve the win. MORE [+]
Evergreen 3 :: 0 Great Falls
The Argos outshot the visiting opposition again, 21-11, with nothing to show for it as Angel Guerra (Wenatchee, WA) made 13 saves for the shutout. The Geoducks took the lead in the 69th and then Tanner Williams (Sandpoint, ID) put it out of reach with two goals in a quick span, tallying in the 71st and 74th. MORE [+]
Walla Walla 0 :: 1 Northwest Christian
In their closest league contest of they year, the Wolves gave up the lone goal 16 minutes into the match. Josh Fry made eight saves for the Wolves as they were outshot 29-6. MORE [+]
Williamson and Cheney scored the first two goals again with Williamson scoring nine minutes into the contest and Cheney following up 13 minutes later.
Sunday, October 18
Eastern Oregon 0 :: 2 College of Idaho
Tyrell Johnson put the Yotes on the board 17 minutes in, heading in a free kick from Kyler Auernhamer, who also connected with the head of Idoeta in the 53rd for the team's second strike in the win. MORE: EOU [+] CI [+]
Warner Pacific 0 :: 3 Rocky Mountain
Forbes opened the scoring at the half-hour mark and Clancy scored twice in the second half, converting a penalty in the 55th and tallying again in the 64th. They limited the Knights to just two shots with White making the lone save in another shared shutout with Catlin.
Standings
Rocky Mountain 10-1-0... Corban 8-1-0... Evergreen 7-2-0... Northwest U 6-3-0... Warner Pacific 6-3-1... College of Idaho 6-4-0... Great Falls 5-3-0... Carroll 5-3-1... Southern Oregon 5-6-0... Oregon Tech 4-7-0... Eastern Oregon 3-7-0... Northwest Christian 2-7-0... Multnomah 0-10-0... Walla Walla U 0-10-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 23
Rocky Mountain @ Northwest 2:00
College of Idaho @ Evergreen 2:00
Corban @ Eastern Oregon 3:00
Northwest Christian @ Warner Pacific 3:00
Multnomah @ Walla Walla 3:00
Great Falls @ Oregon Tech 4:30
Carroll College @ Southern Oregon 7:00
Saturday, October 24
College of Idaho @ Northwest 2:00
Rocky Mountain @ Evergreen 2:00
Trinity Lutheran @ Multnomah 3:00 (NL)
Northwest Christian @ Eastern Oregon 3:00
Carroll @ Oregon Tech 4:30
Great Falls @ Southern Oregon 5:00
Corban @ Warner Pacific 9:00
Sunday, October 25
Trinity Lutheran @ Walla Walla 1:00 (NL)
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Evergreen 0 :: 2 Carroll
After a scoreless first half in which the Saints outshot the visitors 8-0, they needed very little time to finally break through in the second half as Ylena Gazdik (Boise, ID) tallied 59 seconds in on a corner kick from Cassidy Hammons (Boise, ID), sending a ball over four Geoducks as they attempted to close on her. Nine minutes later Lexi Pyette (Great Falls, MT) added some space on the scoreboard when she stole the ball and beat the keeper. Jamie Carter did not need to make any saves before exiting in the 85th for reserve Devan Murfitt (Bozeman, MT), who finished out the game with one stop. MORE [+]
Northwest 1 :: 1 Great Falls
Warner Pacific 0 :: 3 College of Idaho
After a scoreless first half, the Yotes needed just three minutes to grab the lead in the second frame when Erika Thompson (Boise, ID) beat a defender along the left end line before scoring the opener. They doubled the lead in the 68th when Jamiece Yizar (Pocatello, ID) and Hailey Woods (Meridian, ID) combined to find Reilly Coyle (Boise, ID) with a cross, and an own goal off a shot from Summer Jackson (Boise, ID) rounded out the scoring four minutes later. Brittany Houghton only needed one save for the shutout. MORE [+]
Two of the league's title contenders met, and it was a battle of defenses as they combined for just nine shots in the game. Jessica Parker (Boise, ID) denied all three Bears shots while the Mountaineers scored on a third of theirs. Crystal Schuder scored the opener 15 minutes in on a ball chipped over the defense by Makensie Forsyth (Prosser, WA). Zoe Anderson was taken down in the box in the 73rd, resulting in the dismissal of Rachel Hein (Billings, MT) and a penalty conversion by Anderson. MORE [+]
Southern Oregon 1 :: 0 Oregon Tech
A cross from Serena Robertson (Richland, WA / CC Spokane) set up the game-winning goal with just over two minutes left.
Saturday, October 17
Northwest 1 :: 4 Carroll
A free kick four minutes into the contest put away by the visiting Eagles was just the fourth goal allowed by the Saints through nine league games. Less than a minute later though the Saints answered when Hammons finished a ball from Pyette. Michaela Kueffler (Billings, MT) put the hosts in front at the hour mark on a loose ball in the box off a corner that she sent in off the right post, and scored again off the woodwork in the 88th to cap the game. Kayla Bayer scored in the 79th. MORE [+]
The Argos used an early goal themselves this time to grab the advantage with Guzman scoring off a cross from Sarah Howell (Polson, MT) in the eighth minute. The visitors tied it up in the 24th, but Guzman nodded in a Lauren Ozdowski corner in the 32nd and then delivered a cross headed in by Jessica Watts in the 37th to grab a two-goal lead before intermission. Another Ozdowski corner was deflected in by Madison Quinn to cap the match in the 76th. MORE [+]
Sunday, October 18
Warner Pacific 1 :: 2 Rocky Mountain
Gabi Heflin (Billings, MT) put the Bears in front via Emily Browne 26 minutes into the match and Janell Cabrera (Billings, MT) scored what proved to be the match-winner two minutes later.
In a showdown of two title contenders, the two sides combined for 28 shots before a free kick in overtime resulted in the winner. The 35-yard set piece from Woods found Jackson, whose shot was saved by Parker but was put away by Yizar in the 98th minute. Houghton made two saves for her second clean sheet of the week while Parker finished with five stops at the other end. MORE: EOU [+] CI [+]
Trinity Lutheran College 1 :: 4 Corban (NL)
Sadee Kallis (Yakima, WA) tied things up in the 18th minute as the Warriors rolled to the non-conference win.
Standings
Carroll 7-1-1... College of Idaho 7-1-0... Rocky Mountain 6-2-1... Eastern Oregon 6-2-0... Southern Oregon 6-3-0... Northwest U 3-3-1... Oregon Tech 3-5-0... Great Falls 2-3-3... Evergreen 2-5-0... Corban 1-5-1... Northwest Christian 1-6-0... Warner Pacific 0-7-1
Upcoming Games
Friday, October 23
College of Idaho @ Evergreen 12:00
Rocky Mountain @ Northwest 12:00
Northwest Christian @ Warner Pacific 1:00
Corban @ Eastern Oregon 1:00
Great Falls @ Oregon Tech 7:00
Carroll @ Southern Oregon 7:30
Saturday, October 24
College of Idaho @ Northwest 12:00
Rocky Mountain @ Evergreen 12:00
Northwest Christian @ Eastern Oregon 1:00
Corban @ Warner Pacific 7:00
Carroll @ Oregon Tech 7:00
Great Falls @ Southern Oregon 8:00
Monday, October 26
College of Idaho @ Great Falls 3:30
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