The story of the weekend may be what transpired in western Washington in the Northwest Conference over the weekend as the Whitworth and Whitman men both traveled to the other side of the Cascades to face Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound. Three of the four contests went to overtime and Whitman came away, arguably, as the biggest winners with a victory over the Lutes and a draw against Puget Sound that has put the duo and league favorite Whitworth mid-table after four games.
Whitworth's counterparts also had a great week as the Lady Pirates downed regional rival Whitman 2-1 and blanked Willamette for a pair of wins.
In the Cascade Conference, Eastern Oregon women posted a pair of shutouts on the road in Montana for a draw and a victory, opening their Cascade Conference campaign with four consecutive shutouts. Carroll, which the Mountaineers played to a scoreless draw with, have started similarly with a matching 3-0-1 record, but have allowed one goal.
On the men's side in the CCC, Great Falls swept the weekend while Eastern Oregon and Carroll split. The Argos and Saints both topped visiting Warner Pacific with UGF also getting a victory against the Mountaineers, who won at Carroll.
MSU-Billings two sides also had a great week in the GNAC. The women posted a victory and a scoreless draw on the week while the men picked up two wins and a draw, scoring a dozen goals in the process.
WOMEN ###### GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - DII
Thursday, September 22
Western Oregon 1 :: 3 MSU-Billings
Warren Hayley broke the stalemate in the 41st minute off a cross from Alycia Wright and Dana Lubieniecki pushed the lead to two with a long shot in the 57th minute. The Wolves made things interesting with a goal in the 66th minute but a cross from Alexa Iacolucci found Jordan Devoto (Wilsall, MT) for some insurance in the 71st. MORE [+]
Simon Fraser 2 :: 0 Central Washington
The Wildcats kept things even until the second minute of the second half when the visitors grabbed the go-ahead goal. A turnover in the 75th gave SFU some insurance as they secured the road win. MORE [+]
Northwest Nazarene 0 :: 3 Concordia
The Cavaliers took the lead in the 29th minute and McKenna Stocker (Spokane, WA / Shadow WFT) helped set up the second eight minutes into the second half as the hosts rolled to the victory. MORE [+]
Bridgeport 0 :: 5 Western Washington (NL)
Colleen Lindsay (Spokane, WA) scored the final goal for the Vikings.
Saint Martin's 0 :: 4 Seattle Pacific
Saturday, September 24
Concordia 0 :: 0 MSU-Billings
The Cavaliers outshot the host Yellowjackets 21-5 on the day, but just could not find the mark, forcing just six saves from Lili Delgadillo. At the other end Olivia Brock made three saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
Northwest Nazarene 1 :: 2 Western Oregon
The Crusaders fell behind 12 minutes in and it took over 50 minutes to find an equalizer with Sarah Jenkins converting from the penalty spot following a handball in the 63rd minute. The Wolves, though, went right back in front with the winning tally six minutes later. MORE [+]
Central Washington 1 :: 0 Seattle Pacific
After dropping their opener on two second half goals, the Wildcats hit the road and came away with a win against the Falcons, who were chosen to finish second in the league. The two sides were locked in a stalemate for nearly the whole contest before Mackenzie Nolte found the back of the net from about 10 yards on a ball from Michaela Wallace in the 83rd minute. Emily Holt made four saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
Western Washington 1 :: 0 Simon Fraser
Bridgeport 7 :: 1 Saint Martin's (NL)
Coming Up...
Thursday, September 29
Western Oregon @ Central Washington
MSU-Billings @ Northwest Nazarene
Seattle Pacific @ Simon Fraser
Saint Martin's @ Western Washington
Saturday, October 1
MSU-Billings @ Central Washington
Western Oregon @ Simon Fraser
Concordia @ Western Washington
Saint Martin's @ Northwest Nazarene
Tuesday, October 4
Seattle Pacific @ Central Washington
MEN ###### GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE - DII
Monday, September 19
Mary 0 :: 6 MSU-Billings (NL)
Eli Williams (Spokane, WA) set up the lone first half goal from Ricardo Palomino 21 minutes in, but the second half was a completely different story. Ian Bream (North Bend, OR) scored in the 53rd and Julian Toenges pushed the lead to three in the 72nd. Palomino set up Guillaume Kremer in the 76th and then scored his second of the match in the 87th. Two minutes later Toenges fed JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) for the final tally.
Thursday, September 22
MSU-Billings 3 :: 0 Northwest Nazarene
In the conference opener, the Yellowjackets took a one-goal lead at the break and used a pair of goals six minutes apart to put the match out of reach. Guillaume Kremer set up the opening tally 33 minutes in with a lofted ball over the defense to Julian Toenges for a first-time finish to grab the lead. In the 62nd minute Julien Dragomir tapped in a cross from Flavio Colasanti and then turned provider with a cross that JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) buried to cap the scoring. Ryan Foo made six saves for the shutout. MORE - MSUB [+] NNU [+]
Western Washington 1 :: 2 Saint Martin's
Down 2-0 at intermission, Brady Ulen (Coeur d'Alene, ID / Shadow MFT) scored three minutes into the second half for the Vikings but it was not enough.
Seattle Pacific 1 :: 3 Simon Fraser
Saturday, September 24
MSU-Billings 3 :: 3 Concordia
In a back-and-forth affair, the Cavaliers grabbed the initial lead 14 minutes in, but Thiago Novis tied things up five minutes later on a ball from Flavio Colasanti. A penalty, though, put the hosts back in front in the 39th and they pushed the lead to two five minutes into the second half. Less than a minute later Guillaume Kremer delivered a ball over the top that Julien Dragomir put away from the middle of the box to keep the contest close, which allowed Novis to tie things back up again in the 83rd minute on a penalty following a great play from JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT), who beat three defenders to drive into the box before being taken down. MORE [+]
Simon Fraser 1 :: 2 Saint Martin's
Seattle Pacific 3 :: 3 Western Washington
Coming Up...
Thursday, September 29
Northwest Nazarene @ Saint Martin's
MSU-Billings @ Seattle Pacific
Concordia @ Simon Fraser
Saturday, October 1
MSU-Billings @ Saint Martin's
Concordia @ Western Washington
Northwest Nazarene @ Seattle Pacific
MEN ###### NORTHWEST CONFERENCE - DIII
Saturday, September 24
Whitworth 2 :: 2 Puget Sound
An first half stalemate was interrupted seven minutes before the break when a free kick by the Loggers was headed in by a Whitworth player for an own goal. The hosts used another free kick to add some insurance in the 65th that proved useful with Drew Williams (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) scoring in the 79th and Eric Espinoza (Shadow MFT) striking on a free kick of his own in the 89th to pull the Pirates even. The set piece goal was critical for Whitworth as Aaron Yanagi had been sent off in the 82nd for the Pirates. MORE [+]
Whitman 3 :: 1 Pacific Lutheran
The Missionaries got on the board first when Jacob Fritz (Bend, OR) found Eric Conte in the 37th minute, but the Lutes pulled even in the 43rd to take things to the break even. Fritz, though, scored three minutes into the second half on a ball from Gabe Jacobson to put Whitman back in front and Ben Freedman provided some insurance at the hour mark to help secure the shutout. Owen Davis-Bower made five saves to preserve the win. MORE [+]
George Fox 2 :: 1 Linfield
Pacific 0 :: 1 Willamette
Sunday, September 25
Whitworth 2 :: OT :: 3 Pacific Lutheran
Moi Diaz (Shadow MFT) drove into the box in the 18th minute to provide the Pirates with the go-ahead goal but the hosts answered in the 32nd and moved in front seven minutes into the second half. A penalty in the 85th allowed Jonah Snyder to even things up for Whitworth but the Lutes prevailed with a golden goal in the 104th. MORE [+]
Whitman 1 :: 1 Puget Sound
The Missionaries capped a fantastic road weekend against two of the top sides with Ben Freedman scoring in the 43rd minute and a long strike that found the upper corner. They nearly held on for the victory with four saves from Owen Davis-Bower, but the Loggers found an equalizer in the 88th. MORE [+]
Linfield 0 :: 2 Pacific
Josh Napoles (Boise, ID) scored the insurance goal for the Boxers in the 52nd minute.
Willamette 3 :: 2 George Fox
This Week...
Saturday, October 1
Pacific Lutheran @ Linfield
Pacific @ Whitworth
Puget Sound @ Willamette
George Fox @ Whitman
Sunday, October 2
George Fox @ Whitworth
Puget Sound @ Linfield
Pacific Lutheran @ Willamette
Pacific @ Whitman
WOMEN ###### NORTHWEST CONFERENCE - DIII
Wednesday, September 21
Whitman 1 :: 2 Whitworth
A through ball from McKenzie Hemp (Kalispell, MT) nine minutes into the contest allowed Courtney Potter to give the Pirates the lead over their regional rivals early. Eight minutes into the second half Hemp did it again, this time finding Leah Corra with a cross from the left side to give the hosts, who dominated the possession, some needed insurance as the Missionaries were able to snare a goal with just over seven minutes left in the contest via a long shot from Saba Zewdie to make things interesting. MORE - Whitman [+] Whitworth [+]
Saturday, September 24
Willamette 2 :: 0 Whitman
The Bearcats scored with nine minutes left in the first half and eight minutes remaining in the second. MORE [+]
Lewis & Clark 1 :: 0 Pacific
Puget Sound 1 :: 0 George Fox
Pacific Lutheran 2 :: 2 Linfield
Sunday, September 25
Willamette 0 :: 2 Whitworth
After a scoreless first half, Arielle Van Peursem put the Pirates on the board in the 65th minute on a through ball from Jenna Morris (Boise, ID / Shadow WFT). Leah Corra added some late insurance to lock up the victory in the 89th after intercepting a pass that put her one-on-one with the keeper. At the other end Sienna Tanner made seven saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
Pacific Lutheran 2 :: 0 Lewis & Clark
Linfield 1 :: 1 George Fox
Puget Sound 1 :: 0 Pacific
This Week...
Wednesday, September 28
Linfield @ Pacific
Saturday, October 1
Whitworth @ Lewis & Clark
Whitman @ George Fox
Puget Sound @ Willamette
Pacific Lutheran @ Pacific
Sunday, October 2
Whitman @ Lewis & Clark
Puget Sound @ Linfield
Pacific Lutheran @ Willamette
MEN ###### CASCADE CONFERENCE - NAIA
Thursday, September 22
Eastern Oregon 1 :: 0 Carroll
A failed clearance by the host Saints allowed Julian Wells to score just three minutes into the contest. That was all the Mountaineers needed as Alfredo Lara made four saves to keep Carroll off the board for the road win. MORE - EOU [+] Carroll [+]
Friday, September 23
Eastern Oregon 1 :: OT :: 2 Great Falls
After a scoreless first half, Adrian Gomez beat three defenders to put the Argos on the board first in the 53rd minute. Elvis Pavon drove into the box and sent a shot far corner in the 79th to put things level for the Mountaineers and send the contest to overtime where the Argos prevailed. Lewis Derrett and Christoffer Bisbo combined to set up George Holloway, who touched ball past the keeper before finishing into the open net. MORE - EOU [+] UGF [+]
Warner Pacific 0 :: 2 Carroll
A rebound off a free kick fell to Eric Hollenbaugh, allowing the Saints to take the lead 15 minutes into the contest. A through ball put Sam Malouf behind the back line in the 39th minute for the second strike of the match and Bernhardt Di Cino made five saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
College of Idaho 8 :: 0 Walla Walla
After a pair of goals in the first half from Tyler Sharp and Cole Fuller (Boise, ID), the Yotes rolled to the victory with six more in the second. Fuller netted his second and Sharp set up Daniel Carmago (Caldwell, ID) for a strike. Guilherme Siqueira, Kyler Auernhamer and Miguel Nunez (Caldwell, ID) also got on the board with WWU adding own goal in the mix as well. MORE [+]
Rocky Mountain 5 :: 1 Multnomah
Two goals and two assists from Nolan Sherwood led the Bears to a comfortable win in Portland. He scored the opener nine minutes in and just over a minute later found Matthew Thomas double the advantage. He scored again in the 40th. The Lions tallied in the 56th, but Sherwood found Ben Teasdale in the 85th to push the lead back to three and Teasdale scored again with four seconds left on a corner from Marco Kummerle, who earned his second assist of the game. MORE [+]
Northwest Christian 0 :: 4 Oregon Tech
Brennan Gazdik (Boise, ID) scored the opening two goals in the first five minutes of the match to give OIT command.
Corban 2 :: OT :: 1 Southern Oregon
Saturday, September 24
Warner Pacific 0 :: 5 Great Falls
The Argos scored three in the first half as they rolled to the victory over the Knights. The visiting keeper only got a piece of Mohamed Oulare's shot at the 10-minute mark that put UGF on the board and Sam Howard headed in a corner from Camilo Martinez in the 27th. A long ball from Christopher Chavez led to Ian Ooko's strike two minutes before halftime. Christoffer Bisbo pushed the lead to four with a long 25 yard effort in the 64th and Ooko capped the scoring with a penalty in the 77th. Marc Girones and Tom Chesterman combined for the shutout with each making only one save as Girones went 64 minutes before the switch. MORE [+]
College of Idaho 4 :: 0 Multnomah
The Yotes grabbed another easy win on the trip with Guilherme Siqueira scoring in the 20th with an 18 yard chip over the keeper before delivering a ball to the head of Miguel Nunez (Caldwell, ID) four minutes later to double the lead. Bekir Cinac (Boise, ID) put away a cross from Cole Fuller (Boise, ID) in the 58th and four minutes later Siqueira tallied his second. MORE [+]
Evergreen State 1 :: OT :: 0 Northwest
Tino Pantaleon (Wenatchee, WA) scored the lone goal three minutes into overtime to give the Geoducks the victory.
Corban 1 :: 2 Oregon Tech
Northwest Christian 2 :: 2 Southern Oregon
Sunday, September 25
Rocky Mountain 8 :: 0 Walla Walla
Nolan Sherwood scored three goals and had an assist in the blowout to bring his weekend tally to five and three. He scored the opener and set up the second by Chasen Lasure before Luca Wiechers made it a three goal lead on a penalty in the 35th. Less than a minute later Sherwood struck again and he completed the hat-trick in the 43rd to make it five before intermission. Lasure scored two more in the second half for a hat-trick of his own and Matthew Thomas capped the scoring. MORE [+]
Coming Up...
Friday, September 30
Great Falls @ Rocky Mountain
Oregon Tech @ Eastern Oregon
Southern Oregon @ Warner Pacific
Carroll @ College of Idaho
Walla Walla @ Northwest
Multnomah @ Evergreen
Saturday, October 1
Southern Oregon @ Eastern Oregon
Multnomah @ Northwest
Northwest Christian @ Corban
Oregon Tech @ Warner Pacific
Sunday, October 2
Great Falls @ College of Idaho
Walla Walla @ Evergreen
Carroll @ Rocky Mountain
WOMEN ###### CASCADE CONFERENCE - NAIA
Thursday, September 22
Eastern Oregon 0 :: 0 Carroll
In a battle of unbeatens, the two sides played to a scoreless stalemate with Jessica Parker (Boise, ID) making three saves for the Mountaineers and Jamie Carter making seven stops on the other end for their shutouts. MORE: EOU [+] Carroll [+]
Friday, September 23
Warner Pacific 0 :: 2 Carroll
After a scoreless first half the Saints got on the board five minutes into the second when a saved shot from Madison Apsey (Boise, ID) rebounded to Michaela Kueffler (Billings, MT) for the tally. Kueffler added a second when she beat a defender with seven minutes remaining and tucked the ball into the corner of the goal. Jamie Carter needed just one save for the shutout. MORE [+]
Eastern Oregon 1 :: 0 Great Falls
The Mountaineers' defense posted its fourth consecutive shutout with another clean sheet from Jessica Parker (Boise, ID), though she made only two saves as the defense only allowed four shots. The winning strike came 14 minutes into the contest when Chelsey Nicol struck from a free kick just outside the box. MORE: EOU [+] UGF [+]
Corban 0 :: 5 Southern Oregon
Northwest Christian 1 :: 1 Oregon Tech
Saturday, September 24
Warner Pacific 3 :: 1 Great Falls
The Knights scored twice in the opening 12 minutes and pushed the lead to three in the 63rd before the Argos got on the board in the 76th when Eme McLaughlin (Great Falls, MT), who hit the post in the opening moments of the match, redirected a ball from Ashley Klepec (Moses Lake, WA) into the goal. MORE [+]
Evergreen State 0 :: 2 Northwest
Annie Shellerud (Spokane, WA) headed in second goal for the Eagles in the 77th minute.
Corban 2 :: 1 Oregon Tech
Karah McCulley (Bend, OR) evened things up in the 64th by converting a penalty but just two minutes later Lexi McQueary (Kennewick, WA) headed the ball over the keeper for the victory.
Northwest Christian 0 :: 2 Southern Oregon
Coming Up...
Friday, September 30
Great Falls @ Rocky Mountain
Oregon Tech @ Eastern Oregon
Southern Oregon @ Warner Pacific
Carroll @ College of Idaho
Saturday, October 1
Northwest Christian @ Corban
Southern Oregon @ Eastern Oregon
Oregon Tech @ Warner Pacific
Sunday, October 2
Great Falls @ College of Idaho
Carroll @ Rocky Mountain
MEN ###### ELSEWHERE - LOWER DIVISIONS
Trevan Estrellado (Cheney, WA / Shadow MFT) started both games in helping CSU-San Bernardino (DII) move to 3-0-1 with four consecutive shutouts in the CCAA with a scoreless draw and 1-0 win... Dana Kowachek (Missoula, MT) scored the first goal for Fort Lewis (DII) in a pair of road wins, scoring the opening goal in a 4-1 victory at Adams State and the equalizer in the 2-1 win at CSU-Pueblo... Sam Joy (Spokane Shadow MFT) converted a penalty as Belhaven College (DIII) blanked McMurry 2-0... Ben Thompson (Spokane, WA / Shadow MFT) started both 1-0 shutout wins for Redlands (DIII) against La Verne and Chapman... Devin Leon (CC Spokane / Shadow MFT) scored twice for Biola (NAIA) in a 5-0 win versus Arizona Christian in their GSAC opener... Brayam De La Cruz (Bellevue, ID / College of Idaho) scored the lone goal for McPherson College (NAIA) in a 1-0 win against St Gregory's.
WOMEN ###### ELSEWHERE - LOWER DIVISIONS
Anna Deleray (Kalispell, MT) started both matches as Colorado School of Mines (DII) downed UCCS 5-0 and topped Colorado Christian 1-0 with her scoring the lone goal, moving them to 4-0 in the RMAC without any goals allowed... Patricia Martin (Helena, MT) scored the lone goal for Mary (DII) in a 4-1 loss at Bemidji State... Freshman Ryan Rydeen (Spokane, WA / Shadow WFT) got her first start in goal for Minnesota State (DII) and made three saves in a 4-0 road shutout at Sioux Falls... Maggie Saras (Boise, ID) set up the lone goal for Regis (DII) in a 1-0 win versus Fort Lewis while Rikki Fix (Boise, ID) and Mickie Piechowski (Boise, ID) each scored in a 5-1 win against Adams State... Sarah Toney (Meridian, ID) set up the game-winner for Hastings College (NAIA) in a 2-1 victory against Concordia.
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