It was business as usual on the men's side of the Northwest Conference, but the ladies provided a few unexpected results on Sunday when Whitworth stunned Puget Sound 1-0 and Whitman earned a draw against Pacific Lutheran.
In the Cascade Conference, it was a case of gridlock in the slate of women's games. All nine contests were decided by one goal or finished in draws with eight of them going to overtime, and only one side managed to score three goals.
It was a good weekend in the CCC for Rocky Mountain, which swept all four games, and Carroll, which saw the Saints go unbeaten with the men sweeping and the women earning two draws.
MEN ###### NORTHWEST CONFERENCE - DIII
Friday, October 14
Whitworth 2 :: 0 George Fox
A cross from Eric Espinoza (Shadow MFT) in the 22nd minute was knocked in by Jonah Snyder, who scored again in the second half for a little insurance. Alfredo Ornelas and Sam McKay (Missoula, MT) combined to set up the goal in the 53rd. Timmy Costa made four saves for the shutout. MORE [+]
Whitman 1 :: 1 Pacific
The Missionaries fell behind in the 21st minute but in the 57th minute Austin Betschart tapped in a cross from Paal Nilssen for the equalizer as they outshot the hosts 10-1 in the half. MORE [+]
Saturday, October 15
Linfield 2 :: 5 Puget Sound
Luke Murdock (Boise, ID) scored the final goal for the Loggers.
Willamette 0 :: 1 Pacific Lutheran
Sunday, October 16
Whitman 0 :: 0 George Fox
The Missionaries outshot the hosts 30-12 in the contest, but the Bruin goalkeeper made 12 saves to keep them off the board along with the help of the woodwork. Luca Barsher hit the post in the 36th and Paal Nilssen found the crossbar in the 39th. Fritz also hit the crossbar in the 96th minute. At the other end, Owen Davis-Bower made four saves for the Whitman shutout. MORE [+]
Whitworth 1 :: 1 Pacific
The Pirates fell behind in the 32nd minute but evened things up in the 60th when Eric Espinoza threaded a ball through traffic to find Austin Cassity for a finish from about eight yards. The result was their fifth consecutive without a loss (4-0-1) and kept them three points in front of Puget Sound and four of Pacific Lutheran, who both visit this weekend. MORE [+]
Willamette 0 :: 1 Puget Sound
Linfield 0 :: 3 Pacific Lutheran
This Week...
Saturday, October 22
Puget Sound @ Whitman 12:00
Pacific Lutheran @ Whitworth 2:30
Pacific @ Linfield 2:30
George Fox @ Willamette 2:30
Sunday, October 23
Pacific Lutheran @ Whitman 2:30
Puget Sound @ Whitworth 2:30
Linfield @ George Fox 2:30
Willamette @ Pacific 2:30
WOMEN ###### NORTHWEST CONFERENCE - DIII
Wednesday, October 12
George Fox 0 :: 1 Lewis & Clark
Saturday, October 15
Pacific Lutheran 2 :: 0 Whitworth
In a match that was evenly contested throughout, the visiting Lutes came away with the victory on goals in the 14th and 68th minutes to remain unbeaten. MORE [+]
Puget Sound 2 :: 0 Whitman
Annie Prickett (Bozeman, MT) scored the opening goal just 21 seconds into the contest and the Loggers added another tally six minutes later. MORE [+]
Linfield 0 :: 0 Willamette
Sarah Bailey (Bend, OR) made six saves for Linfield in the draw.
Pacific 2 :: 0 George Fox
Sunday, October 16
Puget Sound 0 :: OT :: 1 Whitworth
Sunday's contest for the Pirates was another fairly even contest with a league leader, but this time they prevailed to hand the Loggers their first defeat of the season. Sienna Tanner (Shadow WFT) made four saves to keep the match locked at zeros. Five minutes into overtime a foul by the Loggers gave Katie Bischoff (Spokane, WA / Shadow WFT) an opportunity to give the Bucs the upset win, stepping up and knocking home a free kick from about 24 yards out. MORE [+]
Pacific Lutheran 2 :: 2 Whitman
Pagan Hetherington found Sofia Ellington (Bend, OR) for the opening strike at the nine-minute mark and the Missionaries held onto the lead into the second half when the unbeaten Lutes doubled their efforts, outshooting their hosts 17-3 in the period. The efforts resulted in an equalizer in the the 59th and go-ahead goal in the 71st but the Missionaries stunned the league leaders for an equalizer in the 87th minute courtesy of Lena de Guzman. MORE [+]
Linfield 2 :: 1 Lewis & Clark
Willamette 1 :: 0 Pacific
This Week...
Wednesday, October 19
Whitworth @ Whitman 5:00
Saturday, October 22
Linfield @ Pacific Lutheran 12:00
Pacific @ Lewis & Clark 12:00
Whitman @ Willamette 12:00
George Fox @ Puget Sound 12:00
Sunday, October 23
Whitworth @ Willamette 12:00
Lewis & Clark @ Pacific 12:00
George Fox @ Linfield 12:00
Pacific @ Puget Sound 12:00
WOMEN ###### CASCADE CONFERENCE - NAIA
Thursday, October 13
Oregon Tech 0 :: OT :: 1 Southern Oregon
Friday, October 14
Great Falls 0 :: OT :: 1 Northwest
Outshot 27-4 in regulation, the Argos took the match to overtime thanks to eight saves from Kyra Dorvall (Helena, MT). She made another three saves in the first overtime, but a free kick from about 35 yards out broke their hearts in the 103rd minute. MORE [+]
Carroll 1 :: 1 Evergreen State
Payton Netz (Great Falls, MT) fed Michaela Kueffler (Billings, MT) at the seven-minute mark to give the Saints the early advantage. The held the advantage for nearly an hour, but despite outshooting the hosts 22-10, they had to settle for a draw following a 63rd minute equalizer from Ellie Engel (Sandpoint, ID / NIC), who took advantage of a deflected clearance. MORE [+]
Rocky Mountain 1 :: 0 Eastern Oregon
The two sides combined for 47 shots through 105 minutes of play before Evelina Aberg found Mhari Smith for the overtime winner for the Bears. Lia Unterholzner made 10 stops for the shutout and Jessica Parker (Boise, ID) had six before the winner got past her. MORE [+]
College of Idaho 3 :: 2 Warner Pacific
Maddie Brown (Greenleaf, ID / CC Spokane) took advantage of a failed clearance to put the Yotes on the board as the second minute of the game was coming to an end, hitting from about 20 yards. Five minutes into the second half a long free kick from Hailey Woods (Meridian, ID) was put away by Allie Boyd (Boise, ID) for a two goal lead, but the hosts rallied back with goals in the 69th and 83rd. Just as it appeared the game was going to go to overtime, another failed clearance proved devastating for the hosts as the ball whacked off the leg of Katelyn Benavidez and into the goal with just 16 seconds left in the match. MORE [+]
Saturday, October 15
Carroll 0 :: 0 Northwest
The Saints had to settle for another draw on the road, playing to a scoreless stalemate despite both teams registering over 20 shots in the game for a combined total of 43. Jamie Carter made 10 saves for Carroll in the shutout. MORE [+]
College of Idaho 2 :: 2 Eastern Oregon
Unlike the day before, the two sides went back and forth for the draw. Maddie Brown (Greenleaf, ID / CC Spokane) opened the scoring for the Yotes in the 14th minute on a ball from Allie Boyd (Boise, ID), but Veronica Sullivan tallied in the 26th for an even score at the break. Brown turned provider for the Yotes in the first minute of the second half, feeding Summer Jackson (Boise, ID), but the Mountaineers pulled even again through Alexandria Cuaresma in the 74th. MORE: COI [+] EOU [+]
Rocky Mountain 2 :: 1 Warner Pacific
After a scoreless first half, Lauryn Gamache put the Bears in front in the 55th minute and Mhari Smith scored what proved to be the winner with a looping shot in the 62nd on a ball from Alexis Robbins. The hosts spoiled the shutout in the 87th. MORE [+]
Sunday, October 16
Great Falls 1 :: 1 Evergreen State
After a postponement from the day before due to weather, the Argos found themselves locked in another scoreless stalemate until Evergreen's Ellie Engel (Sandpoint, ID / NIC) scored in the 74th minute on a great solo run. Malena Lennon answered just three minutes later by intercepting a back pass and putting it past the keeper. From there, the stalemate was back on as they went the distance, finishing with a combined 33 shots. Kyra Dorvall (Helena, MT) made seven saves. MORE [+]
This Week...
Thursday, October 20
Oregon Tech @ Carroll
Friday, October 21
Eastern Oregon @ Corban
Warner Pacific @ Northwest Christian
Oregon Tech @ Great Falls
Southern Oregon @ Carroll
Evergreen @ College of Idaho
Northwest @ Rocky Mountain
Saturday, October 22
Southern Oregon @ Great Falls
Eastern Oregon @ Northwest Christian
Warner Pacific @ Corban
Sunday, October 23
Evergreen @ Rocky Mountain
Northwest @ College of Idaho
MEN ###### CASCADE CONFERENCE - NAIA
Thursday, October 13
Oregon Tech 0 :: 2 Southern Oregon
Brett Butler (Yakima, WA / CC Spokane) converted on a penalty for the second goal in the 47th minute.
Friday, October 14
Great Falls 2 :: 1 Northwest
The hosts got on the board in the 32nd minute, but the Argos rallied to the win on a pair of goals from Mohamed Oulare. Cole Myers (Great Falls, MT) redirected a cross with a header to find him for the finish in the 53rd minute and Camilo Martinez lobbed a ball over the defense to set up the game-winner in the 85th minute with Oulare finishing off the near post. MORE [+]
Carroll 0 :: 1 Evergreen
The Saints dropped the tight affair mired in a boggy pitch on a free kick in the 50th minute that floated over goalkeeper Bernhardt Di Cino (Boise, ID), who otherwise made four stops, from about 40 yards. MORE [+]
Rocky Mountain 1 :: 0 Eastern Oregon
A penalty kick in the 58th minute converted by Luca Wiechers decided the contest in controversial fashion as the two played to a stalemate otherwise with only six of their combined 25 shots on target. The hosts argued for the penalty to be waved off as the assistant referee had previously raised his flag for offside. Catlin Cole (Billings, MT) made three saves in the win and Alfredo Lara made two for the Mountaineers, who nearly equalized late in the contest with a Julian Weiss shot smacking off the post with two seconds left. MORE [+]
College of Idaho 3 :: 2 Warner Pacific
A through ball from Joao Cardoso in the sixth minute allowed Cole Fuller (Boise, ID) to put the Yotes on the board from close range. The two sides remained deadlocked for nearly an hour before Cardoso got hot. He fed another through ball to Carter Perry (Boise, ID) in the 62nd minute to double the advantage and then scored himself in the 67th on a long ball from Mehmed Selimovic (Boise, ID). The three goal lead proved crucial as the visitors pulled back within one on penalties in the 73rd and 80th minutes. MORE [+]
Corban 8 :: 0 Walla Walla
Northwest Christian 2 :: 0 Multnomah
Saturday, October 15
Carroll 3 :: 2 Northwest
In a back-and-forth affair, the Saints rallied twice on the road before prevailing. They put themselves in the original deficit with an own goal deflected in off a cross in the ninth minute. Sam Malouf collected his own rebound and scored in the final minute of the half for what looked like was going to be an even ledger going into the break, but a free kick 30 seconds later allowed hosts to go up with eight seconds remaining in the period. Set pieces continued to play a big role with both Saints goals coming off dead balls in the second half for the win. A corner from Kyle Thomson deflected off the keeper in the 62nd, allowing Jacob Groh to finish at the line. A free kick from Riley Prescott found Jose Porras for the deciding tally in the 73rd. MORE [+]
College of Idaho 1 :: 2 Eastern Oregon
The Mountaineers scored two goals in less than a minute near the half-hour mark to grab control of the contest with Cristian Anguiano (Burley, ID / Treasure Valley CC) tallying in the 29th and Enrique Sanchez scoring on a ball from Jesus Pelayo (Blackfoot, ID / Treasure Valley CC). The Yotes found one in the second half, but Darion Green's tally in the 87th was too late to spur a full rally and only proved to spoil the shutout for Alfredo Lara, who had five saves. MORE: EOU [+] COI [+]
Rocky Mountain 3 :: 0 Warner Pacific
It was a great weekend for Luca Wiechers. He put away a loose ball in the box following a corner in the 40th minute for the advantage at the break and scored the final goal in the 80th with a header off a cross from Donovan Luce (Billings, MT). Gregor Watson put Nolan Sherwood on a breakaway for the second goal in the 65th and Cole Catlin (Billings, MT) needed to make only one saves on three shots by the Knights. MORE [+]
Corban 8 :: 1 Multnomah
Northwest Christian 2 :: 0 Walla Walla
Sunday, October 16
Great Falls 2 :: 4 Evergreen
Delayed a day due to the weather, the Argos jumped in front quickly with Christoffer Bisbo ripping one in from the top of the area just 76 seconds into the contest. The hosts, though, struck for four goals in the span of a half hour sandwiched around the intermission. They pulled even in the 33rd for an even game at the break and then pulled in front with goals in the 50th, 56th and 63rd minutes. Christian Segovia (Walla Walla, WA / WWCC) set up the final goal for ESC. Adrian Gomez scored for the Argos from about 25 yards out in the 83rd, but the hole was too big to overcome. MORE [+]
This Week...
Thursday, October 20
Oregon Tech @ Carroll
Friday, October 21
Evergreen @ College of Idaho
Eastern Oregon @ Corban
Warner Pacific @ Northwest Christian
Southern Oregon @ Carroll
Oregon Tech @ Great Falls
Northwest @ Rocky Mountain
Saturday, October 22
Southern Oregon @ Great Falls
Eastern Oregon @ Northwest Christian
Warner Pacific @ Corban
Walla Walla @ Multnomah
Sunday, October 23
Northwest @ College of Idaho
Evergreen @ Rocky Mountain
ELSEWHERE ###### LOWER DIVISIONS
Anna Deleray (Kalispell, MT) set up the opening goal for Colorado School of Mines (DII) in a 3-2 loss at Western State... Ryan Rydeen (Spokane, WA) made three saves in a shutout for Minnesota State (DII) in a 2-0 win at Northern State... Rikki Fix (Boise, ID) set up the opening goal and Mickie Piechowski (Boise, ID) set up the second and fourth while Maison O'Neill (Boise, ID) tallied the third for Regis (DII) in a 7-0 win at Black Hills State. Lizzie Thometz (Boise, ID) scored the opener for Regis in a 2-3 loss to Colorado School of Mines...
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