A pair of doubleheaders 36 miles apart Wednesday evening saw North Idaho, Walla Walla, Columbia Basin and Spokane all finish with split results on the night. The results on the night left the Spokane men as the lone unbeaten as they handed the Hawks their first defeat while Walla Walla fell at NIC in their first match that didnt end tied. On the women's side Walla Walla and Columbia Basin maintained their unbeaten records with distinctly different matches.
W - Walla Walla 2-1 North Idaho... The two sides were locked in a stalemate for over an hour before Maya Lewis connected with Sofia Schnepf (Rathdrum, ID) to put the Cardinals in front at home in the 61st minute. NIC was keeping the Warriors at bay, but the Walla Walla broke through for back-to-back goals in the 84th and 87th via Jessica Maher (Richland, WA) and Rylee Simpson (Caldwell, ID).
W - Columbia Basin 4-1 Spokane... Madison Liedkie (Lewiston, ID) put the visiting Hawks on the board first 11 minutes in when her shot was mishandled by the keeper and ruled to have crossed the line as she recollected it. With control on the board CBC limited Spokane's opportunities and earned the win via three set pieces in the second half. A free kick from Mikayla Hunter (Kennewick, WA) doubled the advantage in 51st and a corner from Dani Chang was headed home by Mya Spencer (Ephrata, WA) in the 70th for a commanding lead. The Sasquatch finally found the twine in the 80th when Frankie Schade (Spokane, WA) flew into the box to put away a ball from Morgan Skone (Moses Lake, WA), but another Chang corner five minutes later was headed in again by Spencer. PHOTOS [+] VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [+]
Around the NWAC: Christian Hendrix (Idaho Falls, ID) led the defense for Rogue in a 1-0 victory at Clackamas... Bailey Johnson (Idaho Falls, ID) scored the deciding goal four minutes in for Lane in a 1-0 win against Chemeketa... Jessie Thomas (Deer Park, WA) scored the seventh goal for Clark in an 8-0 win against Southwestern Oregon.
Women's NWAC East Table
Walla Walla 5-0-0... 15 points
Columbia Basin 4-0-1... 13
North Idaho 3-2-0... 9
Spokane 3-2-0... 9
Yakima Valley 2-1-1... 7
Treasure Valley 0-4-0... 0
Wenatchee Valley 0-4-0... 0
Blue Mountain 0-4-0... 0
M - Walla Walla 0-1 North Idaho... Just as the women did, the match went over an hour scoreless before Alwayne Anglin ended the stalemate, providing the lone tally of the contest in the 64th minute via Jacob Luhrs. It was a tight contest with just four combined shots on goal with Isaiah Damschen (Spokane, WA) needing just one stop for the shutout and Antonio Campos (Hermiston, OR) making two stops at the other end.
M - Columbia Basin 0-2 Spokane... The Bigfoot grabbed the lead 40 minutes in on a free kick from Nelson Centeno that took a deflection en route to the goal. Spokane limited opportunities for the Hawks, and though they kept the visitors busy defensively they were unable to add some insurance until Christian Bahena finished on a ball from Jose Quinonez (Hailey, ID). Dylan Abad finished without needing to make a save for the shutout. PHOTOS [+] VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [+]
Around the NWAC: Joel Witts (Bend, OR) made five saves for Rogue in a 1-1 draw against Southwestern Oregon.
Men's NWAC East Table
Spokane 3-0-1... 10 points
Columbia Basin 2-1-1... 7
North Idaho 2-1-1... 7
Wenatchee Valley 1-1-2... 5
Walla Walla 0-1-3... 3
Blue Mountain 0-1-3... 3
Treasure Valley 0-3-1... 1
COMING UP THIS WEEK
Friday
W - Blue Mountain @ Wenatchee Valley 2:00
W - Treasure Valley @ Yakima Valley 2:00
M - Blue Mountain @ Wenatchee Valley 4:15
Saturday
W - Blue Mountain @ Yakima Valley 12:00
W - North Idaho @ Columbia Basin 12:00
W - Treasure Valley @ Wenatchee Valley 12:15
M - Treasure Valley @ Wenatchee Valley 10:00
M - North Idaho @ Columbia Basin 2:15
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