Thursday, October 3, 2019

College Notebook 10.03.19: Yellowjacket Women Stun Concordia to Open GNAC


The MSU Billings women, last place finishers in the GNAC a year ago, got off to a great start with a sweep of Western Oregon and defending champion Concordia. In the Big Sky there's a bit of new hope in the new season, perhaps, as Idaho State showed a bit of fighting spirit. Though they are 0-1-1 after the first week, it was not for trying as they took Portland State to overtime and led twice in a draw against Sacramento State.

On the men's side of things, the powers of the east met the powers of the west in the Northwest Conference. It was Pacific Lutheran that laid the best hand out on the table with a huge win at Whitworth and another good result at Whitman whilst the 10th ranked Loggers fell in both games.

League play opened up for the Big Sky, Pac-12, MWC and GNAC (women) this week with the WCC (women) and GNAC (men) getting underway this week.

League Opening Dates

Great NW Athletic Conference Men: Thursday, October 3
West Coast Conference Women: Saturday, October 5
West Coast Conference Men: Saturday, October 12

WOMEN - BIG SKY CONFERENCE

League play opened up Friday, but the weekend's unusual September winter weather .front played a bit of havoc around the league on Sunday, postponing one and moving another match to a different venue.

Friday


Montana 1-0 Idaho... Quinn Peacock finished off a lengthy build-up when she tallied 13 minutes into the contest off of a Taylor Stoeger cross, and that proved to be the difference as Claire Howard registered the shutout with five saves.



Portland State 3-2 (OT) Idaho State... The visitors grabbed the initial lead in the fifth minute on a header, but the Bengals responded quickly and held the lead at the break. Makena Bambei ran onto a bouncing ball in the box and wasted no time ripping one into the back of the net to even things up in the 14th and Jazmin Lopez put them up in the 24th when a ball from Jessica Rawstron found her even with the centerback at the top of the box for the finish. PSU tied it back up in the 53rd and eventually claimed the win in overtime courtesy of Rilee Castilla (Kennewick, WA)




Northern Colorado 1-1 Eastern Washington... The two sides were locked in a stalemate for over an hour before the Bears broke through in the 67th. Taylor Matheny (Richland, WA) tied things up in the 73rd when her throw deep down the line came off a defender at the edge of the box. She charged to the ball and ripped it from five yards outside the right side of the box into the far side netting at a very narrow angle.



Sacramento State 1-1 Weber State

 NL - Houston 0-3 Northern Arizona

Sunday

Sacramento State 2-2 Idaho State... The Bengals took the lead in each half en route to the draw. Michael Didericksen and Marisa Hasebi combined to set up Lauren McGahie for the opener in the seventh minute with the Hornets equalizing in the 24th. A Lopez free kick from the edge of the box in the 54th was rifled into the back of the net off of a minor deflection.



Northern Colorado 1-1 Idaho... The two sides appeared headed to overtime scoreless, but a frantic final three minutes in regulation saw things end 1-1 instead. The visitors grabbed what they thought was a winner in the 88th minute but a cross from Savannah Foster into the box took a fortunate big bounce over a defender and came down to Juliana deTar, who one-timed it home from seven yards with 11 seconds left on the clock.



Montana @ Eastern Washington - Postponed to Oct 30 due to snow

 Portland State 0-1 Weber State

 Southern Utah 2-3 Northern Arizona

WOMEN - DI AREA SCHOOLS


9.27 - Boise State 2-1 Nevada... Raimee Sherle (Meridian, ID) scored the opener in the 24th and set up Aubree Chatterton (Boise, ID) in the 64th. The Wolfpack scored in the 87th to create a dramatic finish.

9.27 - Oregon 1-2 Washington... Summer Yates (Pasco, WA) set up both goals for the Huskies, who held on for the Pac-12 opening win.




9.28 - Oregon State 1-2 Washington State... Trailing since the 30th minute, the Cougars tied it up from the spot via Averie Collins (Bozeman, MT) in the 68th minute after the handball of a Morgan Weaver shot and grabbed the Pac-12 opening win in the 73rd when Weaver connected with Makamae Gomera-Stevens.

WSU FIRST




9.29 - UNLV 0-2 Boise State... Chatterton and Sherle once again scored the two goals. Mckenna Kynett set up both as they tallied in the 55th and 81st, respectively. Sydney Smith (Caldwell, ID) made three saves for the shutout as the Broncos completed a sweep of their Nevada conference foes to open Mountain West play.

WOMEN - GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Thursday

Central Washington 2-1 (OT) Simon Fraser... It took an hour before freshman Peyton Vogel connected with Madison Hinkel for the opener in the 61st minute. The hosts equalized in the 85th, but Vogel hit for the winner in the 99th for the Wildcats.

Seattle Pacific 3-0 Northwest Nazarene... Sierra Smith (Boise, ID) put SPU in front in her hometown visit six minutes in and fellow hometowner Asia Cayetano (Nampa, ID) helped set up their second.

Western Oregon 0-1 MSU Billings... Lexie Bloyder (Billings, MT) scored the game-winner in the 68th for the Yellowjackets from about 40 yards out. MSUB was outshot 10-0 in the contest, but Erinn Harder did not record a save in the match as they were all off the mark.

Saturday

Concordia 1-2 MSU Billings... The Yellowjackets were trailing at the break, but rallied for a stunning victory over the defending champions. Alexa Iacolucci tied it up with a handball penalty in the 59th and delivered a corner that found the head of Kiley Sandow in the 71st.

Western Oregon 1-1 Northwest Nazarene... Rikki Myers took advantage of a turnover by the keeper, chipping the ball home in the 41st minute for the lead. The Nighthawks had to settle with a draw that ended a three-game losing streak as an own goal off of a corner in the 80th tied things up.

Seattle Pacific 2-0 Saint Martin's... Smith helped set up the go-ahead goal two minutes after the break and Chloe Gellhaus (Spokane, WA) provided some insurance when she drove into the box in the 66th.

Western Washington 3-0 Simon Fraser... Darby Doyle (Spokane, WA) helped set up the opening goal for the Vikings in the 15th minute.


WOMEN - NORTHWEST CONFERENCE

Wednesday


Whitworth 3-4 (OT) Whitman... In a back-and-forth thriller Pagan Hetherington found Sofia Ellington (Bend, OR) 16 minutes in for the Blues lead, but Annie Clark (Spokane, WA) tied it up in the 24th and Rachel Wofford put the Pirates in the lead via Camryn Gardner (Spokane, WA) in the 29th. Tate Kautzky tied things up for the Blues in the 66th only to see Whitworth reclaim the lead again in the 75th via Kendall Sharp (Yakima, WA). The hosts, though, wasted no time evening it up again as Riley Glendinning scored less than a minute later. In overtime Hetherington provided the game-winner in the 104th from the top of the box.

Saturday

George Fox 3-1 Whitman... Carolina Gonzalez put the Blues on the board in the 40th minute, but the Bruins ran away with the match in the second half with three unanswered.

Pacific 0-3 Willamette... Julia Fecteau (Bend, OR) scored the third goal.

Pacific Lutheran 2-0 Lewis & Clark... Cassidy Crosswhite (Spokane, WA) made one save for the Lutes in the shutout.

Puget Sound 2-1 Linfield... Kylee Roath (Bend, OR) delivered the winner in the 66th.

Sunday


George Fox 0-3 Whitworth... A shot from Clark rebounded off the keeper to Sharp in the 37th for the opener. In the second half Gabriella Coprivnicar (Boise, ID) found Jadyn Baumgartner (Boise, ID) in the 63rd and Clark set up Kaitlin Speer in the 77th. Isabelle Arends recorded the shutout with one save.

Pacific Lutheran 4-0 Pacific... Brianna Hunting (Kennewick, WA) set up the third goal.

Lewis & Clark 0-3 Linfield

 Puget Sound 0-0 Willamette

WOMEN - CASCADE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

Friday

Providence 1-3 Oregon Tech... Eme McLaughlin (Great Falls, MT) tied the match up shortly after the Argos fell behind in the first half, but the hosts tallied twice in the second half.

Carroll 0-2 Southern Oregon... The hosts scored twice in the first half to down the Saints.

Northwest 2-1 Rocky Mountain... Elizabeth Moretti (Caldwell, ID) set up the opener for the Eagles three minutes in and Rylee Rassier (Spokane, WA) scored less than a minute later for what proved to be the winner as Tiara Duford (Polson, MT) scored for the hosts in the 39th.

Eastern Oregon 2-1 College of Idaho... Madison Glascock (Twin Falls, ID) delivered a cross that Laura Staropoli flicked home to give the Yotes the initial advantage three minutes into the second half. The Mountaineers, though, rallied through Nan Kiebert (Sandpoint, ID), who scored in the 56th on a Kaitlyn McLeod through ball and set up Erika Skindlov (Coeur d'Alene, ID) with a through ball of her own in the 77th.

Corban 3-0 Warner Pacific... Klarissa Barajas (Kennewick, WA) scored in the 78th and 89th to put the match out of reach.

Northwest Christian 1-0 (OT) Multnomah

Saturday

Carroll 0-3 Oregon Tech... The Owls scored late in the first half and added two more before the hour mark to lock up the result.

Corban 4-0 Multnomah... Barajas set up the first and final goals for the Warriors.

Northwest Christian 0-1 Warner Pacific

Sunday

Providence 1-3 Southern Oregon... Down two, McLaughlin converted a penalty in the 58th, but that was all the Argos could muster.

Rocky Mountain 3-0 Evergreen... Alyssa Schneider scored the opener in the 51st via Lauryn Gamache, who added the second goal in the 72nd. Ellen Hunsaker (Idaho Falls, ID) rounded out the scoring int he 82nd.

WOMEN - Additional Notes for Week 6  [games through 9.29]

9.26 - UC Santa Barbara 0-2 Santa Clara... Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) helped set up both goals in the second half.
9.27 - Embry-Riddle 12-0 Simpson... Riley Martinson (Deer Park, WA) helped the Eagles open league play with a bang, registering a goal and assist in opening 21 minutes. Maggi McElrath (Bend, OR) tallied two goal and an assist while Parker Lee (Kennewick, WA) and Kylee Bennett (Pocatello, ID) also each scored.
9.27 - Black Hills State 0-3 Westminster... Abby Keeley (Boise, ID) set up the third goal.
9.28 - Morningside 0-3 Jamestown... Nicole Morrison (Idaho Falls, ID) scored the opening goal for the Jimmies.
9.29 - UC Riverside 0-2 Santa Clara... Kelsey Turnbow scored the opener on a ball from Kelcie Hedge (Post Falls, ID) in the fourth minute.
9.29 - Alabama 2-1 (OT) Tennessee... Freshman AJ Crooks (Spokane, WA) started in goal and made three saves to lead the Tide as they ended a four-game SEC winless run dating to last season.
9.29 - Embry-Riddle 2-1 UC Merced... Martinson set up the opening goal for the Eagles.
9.29 - Mary 4-0 Wayne State... Sidney Burrell (Rexburg, ID) scored the open goal for the Marauders.



MEN - NORTHWEST CONFERENCE

Saturday


Puget Sound 0-1 Whitman... Peter Stephens scored on the rebound of his own penalty kick in the 26th minute to hand the 10th ranked Loggers their first loss of the year. Owen David-Bower made one save for the shutout.


Pacific Lutheran 5-0 Whitworth... Senior Jackson Moore (Spokane, WA) returned to his hometown and was a nightmare for the Pirates, scoring the first and third goals in the first half before setting up the fourth shortly after the break.

Linfield 2-1 (OT) George Fox... Jackson Keller (Helena, MT) scored the opener for the Bruins.

Willamette 4-0 Pacific

Sunday

Pacific Lutheran 3-1 Whitman... Jourdan Furukawa put the Blues in front in the 20th and held the lead until Moore found Zak Gregg in the 51st and 65th to put the Lutes in the lead.


Puget Sound 2-3 Whitworth... Britton Clifford scored off a deflected cross from DeVonte Gorman (Spokane, WA) in the 16th minute and set up Drew Williams (Spokane, WA) two minutes later. The Loggers rallied with back-to-back goals in the 57th and 58th, but Chase Reidt (Spokane, WA) delivered the winner in the 79th for the Pirates.

Pacific 1-1 Linfield... Gerardo Perez (Kuna, ID) scored the opener for Linfield in the 55th, but the Boxers equalized a minute later.

George Fox 0-2 Willamette

MEN - CASCADE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE

Friday

Walla Walla 1-3 Evergreen... Trailing at the break Pedro Reyes tied the match up in the 57th minute via Emmett Semple (Corvallis, MT) for the Wolves, but the hosts pulled away in the second have with Tino Pantaleon (Wenatchee, WA) capping things off in the 83rd.

Eastern Oregon 3-2 (OT) College of Idaho... Ahmet Huremovic (Meridian, ID) put the Yotes in the lead twice only to fall in overtime. Ben Bechor found him with a cross seven minutes in for the lone goal of the first half. Elvis Pavon tied it up off of a Patrick Larsen cross in the 51st with Bechor and Andrew Lauritzen combining to feed Huremovic 10 minutes later. Larsen equalized in the 80th and then found Erik Mattice for the overtime winner in the 94th.

Providence 0-2 Oregon Tech... Cade Roske (Pocatello, ID) broke the stalemate in the 86th minute.

Rocky Mountain 0-2 Northwest... Despite outshooting the Eagles 24-10, the Battlin Bears lost on a pair of second half goals.

Carroll 1-2 Southern Oregon... Kelly Gieber (Bend, OR) set up what proved to be the winner for the Raiders as Nick Lowrimore converted a penalty in the 74th for the Saints.

Northwest Christian 3-2 Multnomah... Samual Nicolas (Eagle, ID) scored the second goal for the hosts to tie it up.

Corban 4-1 Warner Pacific

Saturday

Carroll 2-0 Oregon Tech... The Saints rebounded with Paolo Georgiades setting up Rory Bloy 14 minutes in and Santiago Morazzani with five minutes remaining. Melle de Reuver made five saves for the shutout.

Corban 8-0 Multnomah

Northwest Christian 0-5 Warner Pacific

Sunday

Providence 0-2 Southern Oregon... The Argos kept the Raiders at bay until the 59th and didn't allow the second until a breakaway in the 90th.

Walla Walla 0-2 Northwest... The Wolves allowed a pair of goals in the second half in the loss.

Rocky Mountain 1-0 Evergreen... Nolan Sherwood found Milo Downey 58 seconds into the contest for what stood as the lone tally in the game. Kristofer Wennin finished the game with two saves for the shutout.

MEN - Additional Notes for Week 6  [games through 9.29]

9.23 - MSU Billings 3-1 Mary... Theo Lamare scored via Andres Perez in the 21st and Ignacio Crespo doubled the lead in the 24th courtesy of Yaniss Aka. Perez set up a second, finding Christian Thode in the 85th.
9.26 - Point Loma 3-4 (OT) Seattle Pacific... Travis Swallow (Coeur d'Alene, ID) helped lead a three-goal comeback with an assist on the second goal in the rally.
9.27 - Mary 0-3 Northwest Nazarene... Jake Levine (Spokane, WA) scored the opening two goals for the Nighthawks, scoring the first in highlight fashion in the sixth minute and doubling the advantage in the 55th. Cameron Natvig rounded out the scoring three minutes later and Alex Nadermann made one save for the shutout.
9.27 - Fort Lewis 1-0 Colorado Christian... Peter Byrne (Missoula, MT) made three saves in the shutout.
9.28 - California Baptist 0-2 Seattle... Noe Meza (Sunnyside, WA) converted a penalty for the opening goal.
9.29 - Mary 1-2 (OT) MSU Billings... Theo Lamare scored again in the quick turnaround rematch, breaking stalemate in the 65th. He combined with Christian Thode in the 93rd on a corner to set up Austin Shafer for the winner.
9.29 - Fort Lewis 2-0 MSU Denver... Byrne made two saves for second shutout of the weekend as they remain unbeaten in the RMAC.
9.29 - Westminster 1-0 Regis... Skyler Kjellander (Boise, ID) set up the winner in the 81st.


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