Yakima Valley went from recording just their second-ever win against Spokane last fall at home to posting their second consecutive victory against the defending champions Wednesday afternoon - in Spokane - as the NWAC East kicked off play.
On the men's side it was a rough evening for the home sides as they went 0-2-1. The winners on the day, overall, posted shutouts in six of the seven matches.
W - Treasure Valley 0-6 Walla Walla... Jessica Maher (Richland, WA) scored in the third minute and set up Taylen Wohl (Clarkston, WA) eight minutes later. Ashley Conrad (Twin Falls, ID) pushed the lead to three in the 22nd. Aubree Skone (Warden, WA) netted the next two in the 29th and 67th with Maher setting up Rylee Simpson (Caldwell, ID) for the final tally. Josey Gunter (MaGammon, ID) made three saves in the shutout.
W - Columbia Basin 4-0 Blue Mountain... Four different players scored for the Hawks, but Dani Chang was at the heart of action. She found Mya Spencer (Ephrata, WA) in the 31st for the lone goal of the first half. After Myesha Moss doubled things, Chang connected with Bailey Whitney (Warden, WA) in the 62nd and tallied one of her own via Spencer in the 72nd. RiaJo Schwartz only needed to make one save for the shutout.
W - Wenatchee Valley 0-3 North Idaho... Berenice Chavez (Idaho Falls, ID) staked a two-goal lead for the Cardinals in the early stages of the contest with the opener in the 16th and a second via Sydney Moore (Newman Lake, WA) in the 23rd. Autumn Stewart (Spokane, WA) put a stamp on it in the 86th as Hailee Mize (Caldwell, ID) finished out the clean sheet with three saves.
W - Yakima Valley 2-0 Spokane... Ciel McDonald made Spokane pay for its mistakes on the back line, stealing the ball outside the box early in the contest to put the Yaks in front and added another with a looping shot from the edge of the box into the back far corner of the net. Brynlee Ward (Pocatello, ID) posted the shutout. PHOTOS [+]
M - Columbia Basin 1-0 Blue Mountain... The Hawks opened up the season with a victory on the road, finding a winner via Juan Mendoza (Yakima, WA) four minutes into the second half and a 10-save performance from Danny Puga (Pasco, WA). Dalton Mauzay (Cheney, WA) made eight saves at the other end for the Timberwolves.
M - Treasure Valley 2-2 Walla Walla... Joseph Donovan (Boise, ID) put the visiting Chukars on the board first 27 minutes in, but Jonathan Martinez (Meridian, ID) tied matters back up two minutes before the break. Less than a minute after halftime Martinez put the Warriors in front when he set up Emilio Leal (Hermiston, OR). Hector Arreola (Caldwell, ID) equalized in the 71st for Treasure Valley.
M - Wenatchee Valley 3-0 North Idaho... It was all Knights on the evening as Luis Rodriguez (Royal City, WA) put them in front 14 minutes into the contest and Luis Navarrette (Wenatchee, WA) locked things up in the second half with goals in the 63rd and 78th. Alexis Calderilla (Wenatchee, WA) made four saves for the shutout.
Around the NWAC: Jessie Thomas (Deer Park, WA) scored for Clark in a 9-0 blowout of Chemeketa.
Saturday
W - Blue Mountain @ Walla Walla 12:00
W - Treasure Valley @ Columbia Basin 12:00
W - Yakima Valley @ North Idaho 12:00
W - Wenatchee Valley @ Spokane 3:00
M - Blue Mountain @ Walla Walla 2:15
M - Treasure Valley @ Columbia 2:15
M - Wenatchee Valley @ Spokane 5:15
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