Meanwhile in the Big Sky, Eastern Washington came up just shy of getting the second bye in the conference tournament, but handed the Idaho Vandals their first blemish on their conference record with a 1-1 draw. The result allowed Northern Colorado to snag second. The Eagles and Montana will both play in first round games Thursday in Moscow.
Boise State, however, will not be moving onto the postseason as a draw in their final game allowed others to grab the final berths in the Mountain West Conference tournament.
Here is a round-up of the action last week:
WOMEN #############
BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Eastern Washington 1 :: 1 Idaho
The Eagles ventured south looking to secure second and a first round tournament bye having already downed Idaho 2-1 in non-conference preseason play. The match was a scoreless stalemate until Amanda Pease (Bend, OR) struck with a header of a Clara Gomez corner - earned off an Alyssa Lloyd (Spokane, WA) shot saved onto the crossbar by Mallory Taylor - in the 70th minute of the match. Eastern responded with an excellent series of passes in the 83rd minute that finished with Delaney Romero (Yakima, WA / Walla Walla CC) connecting with Chloe Williams (Spokane, WA). Idaho outshot the Eagles 11-8 in regulation and 5-1 in overtime, but were unable to find a second tally with Taylor making six saves for the Eagles. Torrell Stewart only had to make one save at the other end, but also got a bit of help from a goal-line sliding save from defender Madison Moore, who denied a shot from Savannah Hoekstra (Spokane, WA) in the 93rd minute. The draw marked the first dropped points in league play for the Vandals. MORE: EWU [+] UI [+]
Montana 0 :: 3 Texas (NL)
The Big 12's third-place Longhorns scored in the seventh minute of each half and added a third in the 81st minute. The Grizzlies had opportunities in the match, however, with the closest coming in the 62nd minute when a shot from Dani Morris' well-paced effort was enough to challenge outstanding goalkeeper Abby Smith, who got a slight piece of it. The ball continued, though, and was headed away off the line by a defender. MORE [+]
The Bengals' last chance to register a win in league play came up short. Standout striker Maria Sanchez sent a shot off the crossbar eight minutes in and senior goalkeeper Sheridan Hapsic tied her career-high saves record in her final game with 13 stops. The rebound off a blocked shot, however, gave the visitors the opening as the second chance was put away in the 53rd for the deciding tally. MORE [+]
Northern Arizona 2 :: 2 Southern Utah
Northern Colorado 1 :: 0 North Dakota
Portland State 1 :: OT :: 2 Sacramento State
Standings
Idaho^ 9-0-1... Northern Colorado* 7-2-1... Eastern Washington* 6-2-2... Weber State* 6-4-0... Montana* 5-4-1... Sacramento State 5-5-0... Northern Arizona 4-4-2... Southern Utah 3-5-2... Portland State 3-7-0... North Dakota 2-7-1... Idaho State 0-10-0 -- ^ Clinched top seed & tournament host, * Clinched tournament berth (6)
Upcoming Games - BIG SKY TOURNAMENT
Thursday, November 5
Sacramento State v Eastern Washington 10:00
Weber State v Montana 1:00
Friday, November 6
Sacramento State / Eastern Washington v Northern Colorado 10:00
Weber State / Montana v Idaho 1:00
Sunday, November 8
Championship 12:00
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Friday, October 30
Boise State 1 :: 1 Utah State
The Broncos, needing a win to solidify their chances at continuing into the postseason, took the lead in the 49th minute when Kelsey Nicassio headed in a cross from Jessie Vogel. Perhaps unfocused from the bigger impact of taking the lead, the Broncos allowed the hosts to charge right down the field off the restart and tie it up 33 seconds later. Janelle Flores made a pair of great stops in overtime to keep things alive, but the Broncos were unable to find the winner, leaving them at the mercy of other results later in the evening that ultimately did not go their way. MORE [+]
Fresno State 0 :: 2 San Jose State
Wyoming 2 :: 1 Colorado State
San Diego State 2 :: 1 New Mexico
Colorado College 3 :: 2 Air Force
Nevada 1 :: 3 UNLV
Standings
San Diego State^ 10-1-0... San Jose State* 8-3-0... New Mexico* 7-3-1... Wyoming* 6-4-1... Colorado College* 6-5-0... UNLV* 6-5-0... Utah State 5-5-1... Boise State 5-5-1... Fresno State 4-6-1... Nevada 3-7-1... Air Force 2-8-1... Colorado State 0-9-1 -- ^ Clinched top seed & tournament host, * Clinched tournament berth (6)
PAC-12
Thursday, October 29
UCLA 0 :: 7 California
USC 0 :: 1 Stanford
Friday, October 30
Washington State 2 :: 1 Oregon
Washington 2 :: 1 Oregon State
Arizona 3 :: 3 Colorado
Arizona State 1 :: 2 Utah
Sunday, November 1
Washington State 2 :: 1 Oregon State
The Cougars completed their road sweep in Oregon, but had to rally from an early 16th minute Beaver goal to do so. Guetlein's cross in the 52nd minute was put in from six yards out by Sofia Anker-Kofoed to even things up in the 52nd minute. Beau Bremer struck the winner in the 86th, burying a ball from seven yards after Cara Wegner's shot was saved. MORE [+]
UCLA 0 :: 2 Stanford
Though she saw limited action over the weekend, freshman striker Averie Collins (Bozeman, MT) helped Stanford clinch the Pac-12 title with the victory.
Arizona 1 :: 0 Utah
Arizona State 2 :: 1 Colorado
USC 1 :: 0 California
Washington 0 :: 1 Oregon
Standings
Stanford 10-0-0... USC 8-2-0... Arizona 6-3-1... Washington State 6-4-0... California 6-4-0... Washington 4-4-1... Arizona State 4-5-1... UCLA 4-5-1... Utah 3-7-0... Oregon State 2-8-0... Oregon 2-8-0... Colorado 1-7-2
Upcoming Games
Thursday, November 5
Washington State @ Washington 7:00
Friday, November 6
Colorado @ Utah 1:00
Oregon @ Oregon State 2:00
Arizona State @ Arizona 5:00
USC @ UCLA 6:00
California @ Stanford 6:00
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Thursday, October 29
Pepperdine 0 :: 3 BYU
Loyola Marymount 1 :: 0 San Diego
Friday, October 30
Santa Clara 0 :: 0 Saint Mary's
San Francisco 1 :: 0 Pacific
Gonzaga 0 :: 1 Portland
Though both sides took eight shots, the Zags only put two on frame. At the other end Christie Tombari (Spokane Valley, WA) made five saves, but it was not enough as a strike from the top of the box in the 31st proved to be the difference. MORE [+]
Loyola Marymount 0 :: 1 BYU
Pepperdine 0 :: 2 San Diego
Sunday, November 1
San Francisco 2 :: 1 Saint Mary's
Santa Clara 3 :: 1 Pacific
Standings
San Francisco 7-1-0... BYU 6-1-1... Loyola Marymount 6-2-0... Santa Clara 5-1-2... Pepperdine 3-5-0... Portland 3-5-0... Saint Mary's 2-4-2... San Diego 2-6-0... Pacific 2-6-0... Gonzaga 1-6-1
Upcoming Games
Friday, November 6
Pacific @ San Diego 7:30
Saturday, November 7
Santa Clara @ Gonzaga 1:00
Pepperdine @ Loyola Marymount 7:00
San Francisco @ Portland 7:00
MEN #############
WEST COAST CONFERENCE
Friday, October 30
The Zags took the lead nine minutes in when a cross from Jakob Granlund was put away by Conner Bevans, but the advantage lasted a mere 16 seconds before the Dons answered. The hosts visitors then took the lead with a penalty in the 15th and added some insurance in the 26th. MORE [+]
Loyola Marymount 1 :: 2 Saint Mary's
Santa Clara 3 :: 2 Portland
San Diego 3 :: 0 Pacific
Sunday, November 1
Santa Clara 1 :: 0 Gonzaga
The Zags outshot the visitors 10-7 in the contest and Chris Lowrimore made three saves, but a long ball in the 85th minute led to the lone streak that gave the Broncos the win. MORE [+]
Loyola Marymount 3 :: 0 Pacific
San Francisco 3 :: 1 Portland
San Diego 1 :: 0 Saint Mary's
Standings
San Diego 5-0-0... San Francisco 4-1-0... Santa Clara 3-1-1... Loyola Marymount 3-2-0... Saint Mary's 3-2-0... Gonzaga 1-4-0... Pacific 0-4-1... Portland 0-5-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, November 6
San Francisco @ San Diego 5:00
Sunday, November 8
Santa Clara @ Loyola Marymount 1:00
Pacific @ Portland 1:00
Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga 1:00
PAC-12
Friday, October 30
Stanford 2 :: 0 Oregon State
California 1 :: 0 Washington
Saturday, October 31
Sunday, November 1
California 2 :: 1 Oregon State
Timmy Mueller (Post Falls, ID) helped set up the Beavers goal in the 39th, but they were already down two and were unable to find a second.
UCLA 4 :: 2 Akron (NL)
Monday, November 2
Stanford 1 :: 2 Washington
Standings
Stanford 6-1-2... California 4-3-2... Washington 3-2-2... UCLA 3-3-1... Oregon State 2-4-1... San Diego State 1-6-0
Upcoming Games
Friday, November 6
Oregon State @ UCLA 2:00
Washington @ San Diego State 7:00
Oregon State @ San Diego State 12:00
Washington @ UCLA 5:00
ADDITIONAL DI NOTES #############
- Kara Marbury (Spokane, WA) scored in the 77th for Illinois in their Big Ten tournament opener, but it came as the Fighting Illini were already trailing by three to top seed Penn State in a 3-1 loss.
- In a battle for the regular season WAC title, Seattle University edged second-place Utah Valley 1-0 with Julia Moravec (Spokane, WA) setting up the winning goal in the 53rd minute.
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