Monday, October 9, 2017

Big Sky Plus - 10.9.17 DI Round-Up: Montana, Eastern Among Big Sky Leaders as Idaho Gets First Win

The defending regular season champion Idaho Vandals finally picked up their first conference win this season in their fifth contest on Sunday with a 2-1 result at North Dakota. Meanwhile, Eastern Washington remains unbeaten in the top spot but are home to a pair of huge games next weekend, playing host to second place Portland State and third place Montana, which makes the relatively short trip west to play Idaho and Eastern.

Boise State also picked up a win Sunday with three first half goals holding strong against Colorado College, and a trio of locals from Spokane and Moses Lake scored goals around the nation.

DI Results from Saturday/Sunday...

BIG SKY ROUND-UP #### 


Eastern Washington 2-0 Northern Colorado
The two sides were deadlocked for over an our before a ball from Lexi Klinkenberg sprung Saige Lyons on a run to goal in the 61st minute. Nine minutes later Jenny Chavez launched a long ball from about 40 yards that soared over the reach of the keeper and into the back left corner of the goal. Emily Busselman (Richland, WA / CC Spokane) finished out the clean sheet for the Eags.


Idaho 2-1 North Dakota 
The Vandals rebounded from Friday's narrow loss in Colorado by picking up their first conference victory of the campaign. Morgan Crosby (Spokane, WA) and Summer Kaneshiro combined in the 26th minute to set up Taylor Brust for the opening tally. They held the advantage for over 40 minutes before the hosts tied it up in the 70th. Eight minutes later Bridget Daley and Malia Morales fed a clearance back in to goal where Myah Merino chipped it over the keeper for the win.

Northern Arizona 1-2 OT Montana
The Grizzlies moved to 3-1-1 and third in the Big Sky with a comeback victory after trailing for nearly an hour. They gave up the opener to the Lumberjacks in the 21st minute and would not pull even until Janessa Fowler converted a penalty in the 80th. The match advanced to overtime where a cross from Alexa Coyle (Bozeman, MT) - Friday's hero - six minutes in was nodded home by Eliie Otteson.

Sacramento State 1-2 Portland State
Caitlin Prothe (Spokane, WA) scored the opening goal for the Hornets on the road, nodding in a corner in the 44th minute. The Vikings, though, rallied to the win with goals in the 71st and 79th.

Weber State 1-2 OT Southern Utah

Next Week...
Friday, Oct 13
Portland State @ Eastern Washington
Montana @ Idaho
Idaho State @ Sacramento State
Northern Colorado @ Southern Utah
Weber State @ Northern Arizona
Sunday, Oct 15
Montana @ Eastern Washington
Portland State @ Idaho
Idaho State @ Northern Arizona
Sacramento State @ Weber State
North Dakota @ Southern Utah

Big Sky Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Eastern Washington 4-0-1... 13
Portland State 4-1-0... 12
Montana 3-1-1... 10
Northern Arizona 3-3-0... 9
Northern Colorado 3-3-0... 9
Southern Utah 3-3-0... 9
Idaho State 2-3-0... 6
North Dakota 2-4-0... 6
Sacramento State 1-3-2... 5
Idaho 1-3-1... 4
Weber State 1-3-1... 4

OTHER DI RESULTS #### 

WOMEN - GONZAGA 

Santa Clara 2-1 Gonzaga 
See INWsn Gameday [+] for a recap, pics and vid.

Next Week...
10/15 - Gonzaga @ Pepperdine

WOMEN - WASHINGTON STATE 

Washington State 0-1 OT Oregon State 
Despite outshooting their hosts 14-7 in the contest, the Cougars fell on a goal in the 102nd minute of the match.

Next Week...
10/14 - Washington State @ California

WOMEN - BOISE STATE  


Colorado College 2-3 Boise State 
The Broncos moved to 3-2-1 in the Mountain West, which is mid-table at this stage of the season. Aubree Chatterton finished a ball from Jazel Dennison in the 26th minute and Raimee Sherle put away a loose ball in the box four minutes later to double the lead. Another four minutes later Sherle fed McKenna Kynett to push the lead to three in the 34th. It proved a key goal as CC tallied on a free kick in the 52nd and a loose ball in the box in the 89th.

Next Week...
10/13 - Boise State @ Colorado State
10/15 - Boise State @ Wyoming  

MEN - GONZAGA

10/7 Saint Mary's 1-0 Gonzaga 
A corner in the 57th minute spoiled the WCC opener for the Zags as it proved to be the deciding tally. Ben Willis made three saves for Gonzaga in a contest that saw just six total shots on frame.

Next Week...
10/13 - Gonzaga @ Loyola Marymount
10/15 - Gonzaga @ San Diego  

NOTES

Kara Marbury (Spokane, WA) scored the lone goal for Illinois in a 1-0 victory against Northwestern University... Russell Larkin (Spokane, WA) scored the opening goal in the game for Portland in a 2-1 overtime loss to San Francisco... Dani Crawford (Moses Lake, WA)... scored an early equalizer for Hawaii in what finished up as a 3-2 loss to unbeaten UC-Irvine. Midfielder Sam Werner (Bozeman, MT) helped lead Stanford to a 3-0 road win against 24th-ranked California... Midfielder Erin Rickenbach (Ammon, ID) helped lead Utah State in a scoreless draw against unbeaten Air Force.



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