Here's a recap of the weekend's action...
## Women's Scores & Notes ##
Pac-12, Mountain West & West Coast Conferences
WCC - Saint Mary's 0-3 Gonzaga :: The Zags command against the Gaels early when India Jencks drove up the left side and fired a shot from the left edge of the box that the keeper missed at the near post as she dove for it, allowing it to deflect off the woodwork and the backside of her leg before narrowly going over the line before a defender could reach it. Then just three minutes later centerback Ariana Pumpelly drove up the middle and fired a laser from long range into the upper corner. The Bulldogs locked up the result - their first three-game conference win streak since 2014 - and allowed them to play some younger players with Jencks and McKenna Ferrera combining to set up Brooke Weedman for the final tally.
The floodgates opened up again at Luger Field! Three goals on fifteen shots and the Zags are 3-1 in the @WCCsports! #UnitedWeZag pic.twitter.com/xgr90E7Yb9— Gonzaga W Soccer (@zagswsoccer) October 7, 2018
WCC - Pacific 1-4 Portland :: With the team leading by one Russell Larkin (Spokane, WA) set up the final two goals for the Pilots in the second half to lock up the result.
MW - Boise State 1-0 San Diego :: The Broncos picked up their first victory over powerhouse San Diego since 2014 and their first-ever on the road, moving to 5-0-1 in the Mountain West with five games remaining. Freshman defender Macie Nelson (Boise, ID) made a great play to bring down a corner kick and poke it home in the 52nd minute. Tara Fisher made five saves for the shutout.
52' | GOOOAAALLLL!!! Nelson puts it away off the corner for her first goal of the season!! Huge play from the freshman to give the Broncos the 1-0 lead! #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/6qUqxgmAGo— Boise State Soccer (@BroncoSportsSOC) October 7, 2018
PAC-12 - Washington State 0-1 Utah :: The Cougars' fantastic run came to a close as they suffered their first loss of the season in a tight contest that saw just seven combined shots on target. The Utes grabbed the lead off a cross nine minutes in and made it stand with their keeper making four saves.
Standings: PAC-12 MW WCC
Big Sky Conference - Standings
Eastern Washington 0-1 Idaho :: A free kick in the 23rd minute was the difference with Kelly Dopke getting a slight deflection on the set piece from Kayleigh Frederick, giving the Vandals the win despite being outshot 19-8 in the contest. Makayla Presgrave (Saint Maries, ID) made seven saves for the shutout as Idaho moved to 3-1-1.
Montana 1-2 Weber State :: The Wildcats scored 28 minutes in but a penalty converted by Janessa Fowler in the 41st evened things up before the break. Six minutes into the second half, however, the hosts jumped back in front and held on for the win.
Northern Colorado 5-0 Idaho State :: It was all over essentially from the beginning as the Bears scored twice in the opening eight minutes and had three in the first half.
Great Northwest Athletic Conference - Standings
Western Washington 1-1 Central Washington :: The 18th-ranked Vikings broke the deadlock just shy of the hour mark on a penalty kick in the 58th minute and the hosts tied it up in the 70th via KK Wallace. WWU would outshoot the Wildcats 15-6 in the second half and overtime, but Emily Thomson finished with eight saves to earn the draw for CWU.
Providence 1-3 Rocky Mountain :: The two rivals went into the second half deadlocked before Amber Pearson broke through for the Battlin Bears in the 51st. Lauryn Gamache tallied on a penalty in the 75th and then set up Sami Heimer in the 84th before Crystal Martinez spoiled the shutout for Maia Wetzel.
Seattle Pacific 1-2 MSU Billings :: Trailing by two since the 49th minute the Yellowjackets were only able to find one in response with a Cassidy O'Dell cross finished by Jordan Devoto (Wilsall, MT) in the 74th.
Northwest Nazarene 2-0 Saint Martin's :: Madi Taylor (Lewiston, ID / Treasure Valley CC) delivered a cross 25 minutes into the contest that Rikki Myers put away for the lead and later scored in the 88th to lock things up.
Northwest Conference - Standings
Saturday - George Fox 0-3 Whitworth :: The Pirates jumped out in front seven minutes into the contest on a corner kick from Gabriella Coprivnicar that Brixiada Mendoza (Yakima, WA) put away for her second goal of the season. Amy Hatter put things level 55 seconds into the second half and it looked like the pair could go the distance deadlocked, but a deflected pass fell to freshman Kalyn Gill for her first career goal in the 84th minute.
Saturday - Lewis & Clark 0-3 Whitman :: Pagan Hetherington put away a cross from Emily Rigsby (Boise, ID) with just over two minutes remaining in the first half and Sofia Ellington (Bend, OR) scored twice in a quick burst early in the second half to lock up the result. Her first came in the 55th and the second off a ball from Hetherington played in behind the defense three minutes later. Allie Seracuse made five saves for the shutout.
Sunday - Lewis & Clark 0-0 Whitworth :: Despite outshooting the Pioneers 25-6 in the contest, the Pirates were only able to get six on frame and the visiting keeper kept them off the board. Molly Webster made two stops at the other end for Whitworth to record the clean sheet.
Sunday - George Fox 3-4 (OT) Whitman :: The Blues rallied twice to earn a hard-fought victory, coming back after falling behind by two in the opening 13 minutes. Sofia Ellington (Bend, OR) found Kate Prudent for the first in the 31st and Camille Marshall for the second in the 36th on a pair of crosses. The Bruins went back in front again in the 72nd, but Ellington converted a penalty in the 81st to even it back up in the 81st. Another penalty would decide the contest with Renee van Bergeijk converting just 73 seconds in for the victory.
Cascade Collegiate Conference - Standings
Carroll 2-2 College of Idaho :: Madison Glascock (Twin Falls, ID) scored the opening goal 33 minutes into the match on a through ball from Cameron Coyle (Boise, ID) to give the Yotes the advantage going into the second half. A flip throw from Taryn Neameyer was put away by Charly Clements five minutes into the second half to even it up for the Saints and Payton Netz (Great Falls, MT) finished a cross from McKenna Payne to put them in front in the 63rd. The hosts, though, found an equalizer off a corner kick with Maddie Brown (Greenleaf, ID / CC Spokane) nodding it in to tie it up in the 83rd.
Providence 0-2 Rocky Mountain :: After a scoreless first half between the Montana rivals the Battlin Bears grabbed the lead in the 49th via Tulio Melo. Pablo Ferreira added some insurance in the 60th and Kristofer Wennin made three saves for the shutout.
Eastern Oregon 3-0 Evergreen State :: Three different players scored in the contest with Taylor Boyer netting the first on a solo run in the 18th minute for the lone goal of the first half. Natalie Mitchell added a second in the 68th off a rebound and MacKinley Gregus capped things off in the 77th. Cydni Cottrell (Pasco, WA) only needed to make two stops for the shutout.
Northwest Christian 0-2 Corban :: Lexi McQueary (Kennewick, WA) set up the opening goal 18 minutes in for the Warriors.
Around the Nation
UC Merced 0-3 Embry-Riddle :: Riley Martinson (Spokane, WA) helped set up the lone goal of the first half and the second goal just shy of the hour mark.
Bemidji State 3-1 Mary :: Megan Lowery (Hayden, ID / North Idaho College) and Caylin Cathey (Billings, MT) combined to set up the opening goal to put Mary in front, but sixth-ranked BSU rallied.
Minnesota Crookston 0-4 Minot State :: Haley Berryman (Ephrata, WA / Walla Walla CC) set up the opening goal.
## Men's Scores & Notes ##
Portland 3-2 Gonzaga :: The Zags opened up their conference slate against the 11th-ranked Pilots and nearly registered a big upset. Jake Kempf scored the opening goal via Isaiah Jackson in the sixth minute and Chris Geanon doubled the lead on the rebound of a blocked shot just six minutes later. A penalty a minute later closed the gap a bit and the Pilots got two with chips, the first coming in the 64th against Ben Willis, who would be sent off two minutes later.
Washington 2-1 San Diego :: Blake Bodily (Eagle, ID) scored the opening goal in the 58th minute for the Huskies.
Great Northwest Athletic Conference - Standings
Concordia 0-2 MSU Billings :: Dana Kowachek (Missoula, MT) scored the opener for the Yellowjackets 11 minutes in on a through ball from Guillaume Marneau. He also added some insurance in the 60th on a through ball from Andres Perez. Rhodin Ludvig made two saves for the shutout.
Western Washington 5-0 Northwest Nazarene :: Minus quite a few players from injuries and suspension the Nighthawks were no match for the Vikings, who tallied twice in the first half and three more after the break.
Northwest Conference - Standings
Whitman 2-1 (OT) Whitworth :: A year ago when the two met in Spokane for the season finale, it proved to be a thriller in the snow in which the Blues took the contest well into overtime. Saturday's meeting again saw the two rivals play extra time with a dramatic finish. Jacob Barsher put Austin Betschart on a breakaway in the final seconds of the first half with the 15-yard strike coming with just 17 seconds remaining. Whitworth would finally get on the board with 19 minutes remaining when Ethan Kem perfectly placed a free kick from about 20 yards into the upper right corner. The match would roll into overtime, but was quickly decided when a long free kick into the box was headed from the right side into the middle, falling in the path of Joe Thompson for a first-time finish just 89 seconds in. The result puts the Blues at 5-2-0 in the league and still in the hunt for the league title behind 7-0-0 Willamette.
Pacific 0-2 George Fox :: Moises Manon (Milton-Freewater, OR) scored the second goal in the 90th minute for the Bruins.
Cascade Collegiate Conference - Standings
Carroll 2-1 College of Idaho :: An hour-plus of scoreless soccer was followed by a dramatic finish. Jose Porras fed Nick Lowrimore with a through ball for the opener in the 69th minute to put the Saints in front and it looked like there were gonna get the road win, but Adam Prskavec tied it up on a through ball from Lucas Thorne (Kuna, ID) with 76 seconds remaining in the contest. Less than two minutes into overtime Lowrimore returned the favor, finding Porras with an angled cross for the game-winner.
Eastern Oregon 2-2 Evergreen State :: Marcos Borja (Kennewick, WA / Walla Walla CC) put the host Geoducks on the board 22 minutes into the match, but the Mountaineers answered quickly with Josh Goodman nodding in a cross from Carlos Solorio. With 11 minutes left in the match a solo run from Solorio put EOU in front when he took advantage of the keeper slipping, but a corner from Emilio Meraz-Rodriguez (Pasco, WA) was headed in by Quinn Landrud for the draw in the 85th.
Walla Walla University 2-4 Northwest University :: Mikias Repsold (Spokane, WA) put the Eagles on the board 19 minutes in and set up the second goal in the 25th. Noah Prophet (Cheney, WA) would create the third two minutes later before WWU replied with a goal from Carlos Cantu in the 37th. The Eagles would get one more in the second half before the Wolves got their second from Emmett Sample (Corvallis, MT)
Southern Oregon 2-0 Warner Pacific :: Kelly Gieber (Bend, OR) scored the second goal for the Raiders.
Around the Nation
Adams State 0-2 Colorado Christian :: Defender Dominic Deatherage (Spokane, WA) set up the opening goal for the Cougars in the 50th minute.
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