Conference Play Preview – Frontier Conference - NAIA

With the conference featuring only three men’s teams and four on the women’s side, the conference matches are spread out among a number of addition non-league games. One conference meeting has already occurred for both with another pair set for Friday when Rocky Mountain College plays host to Great Falls in a doubleheader featuring the two INW schools that play men’s and women’s soccer. Montana-based Carroll College, which has only women’s soccer, plays its first conference match September 26 at home against Great Falls.

Last year, the Frontier’s three men’s teams played as unaffiliated teams in the NAIA with four other schools, but this year will be paired up with the four teams of the Tran-South Athletic Conference. The women’s foursome were paired up with the California Pacific Conference’s four teams a year ago, but are now paired with the Tran-South Athletic Conference’s three teams.

Andre Zarate

MEN

In the first conference match of the season so far, Great Falls won on the road, 6-3, against Westminster.

University of Great Falls - Argonauts
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-0-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: NA
2011 Conference Record: 5-1-0
INW Players: Miguel Mendez (Bonners Ferry, ID)… Alex Mendez (Bonners Ferry, ID)… Andre Zarate (Bonners Ferry, ID)… Logan Cole (Bozeman, MT)… Dustin Gillaspie (Great Falls, MT)… Alex Mouchett (Post Falls, ID)… Jordan Byland (Missoula, MT)

Mikey Wall

Rocky Mountain College - Battlin' Bears
Current Non-Conf Record: 4-0-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: NA
2011 Conference Record: 2-3-0
INW Players: Lukas Wittkopp (Missoula, MT)… Mikey Wall (Billings, MT)… Michael Eggen (Billings, MT)… Taylor Ita (Havre, MT)… Jon Murphy (Polson, MT)… Brandon Loeffler (Butte, MT)… Nick Howell (Polson, MT)… Cody Dutton (Billings, MT)… Harlan Collins (Sun Valley, ID)… Ryan Saunchegraw (Billings, MT)… Tanner Wolf (Billings, MT)… Braedon Niemi (Manhattan, MT)

Westminster College - Griffins
Current Non-Conf Record: 3-1-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: NA
2011 Conference Record: 3-3-1
INW Players: Ryan Holmes (Boise, ID)… Wilson Larson (Boise, ID)… Alex Roegiers (Boise, ID)… Bryan Rucklos (Boise, ID)… Lucas Matelich (Missoula, MT)… Liam Harry (Boise, ID)

Kristyn Bohlander

WOMEN

In the first conference match of the season, Westminster dominated visiting Great Falls, 4-1.

Carroll College - Saints
Current Non-Conf Record: 5-0-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Third
2011 Conference Record: 4-2-0
INW Players: Katey Friedt (Eagle, ID)… Laura Beck (Helena, MT)… Kelli Lessmeier (Spokane, WA)… Meghan Uphorn (Clancy, MT)… Macie Netz (Great Falls, MT)… Christa Saur (Boise, ID)… Kailey Edgar (Star, ID)… Kristen Kirking (Lewiston, ID)… Kristyn Bohlander (Kennewick, WA)… Alexa Pyette (Great Falls, MT)… Haley Jensen (Clancy, MT)… Alison Zimmerman (Great Falls, MT)… Caitlin Walter (Spokane, WA)… Carissa Yedica (Spokane, WA)

Ashley Todd

University of Great Falls - Argonauts
Current Non-Conf Record: 2-2-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: Fourth
2011 Conference Record: 0-6-0
INW Players: Cass Gross (Payette, ID)… Ty Duran (Great Falls, MT)… Quinn Wilson (Libby, MT)… Hannah Holland (Belgrade, MT)… Killian Gilreath (Helena, MT)… Sherry Blaisdell (Stevensville, MT)… Shayna Vinson (Great Falls, MT)… Ashley Todd (Cardwell, MT)… Olivia Mouchett (Post Falls, ID)… Averyl La Salle (Hamilton, MT)

Rocky Mountain College - Battlin' Bears
Current Non-Conf Record: 5-0-1
Preseason Coaches Poll: Second
2011 Conference Record: 4-2-0
INW Players: Mandi Achten (Billings, MT)… Jaelene Zygmond (Billings, MT)… Rachel Hein (Billings, MT)… Josie Kautsky (Billings, MT)… Ambri Stein (Billings, MT)… Chez Keehn (Billings, MT)… Lauren Brophy (Helena, MT)… Janell Cabrera (Billings, MT)

Westminster College - Griffins
Current Non-Conf Record: 4-1-0
Preseason Coaches Poll: First
2011 Conference Record: 4-2-0
INW Players: Margo Hickman (Boise, ID)… Justine Jones (Boise, ID)… Carissa Cooper (Meridian, ID)… Meagan Powell (Whitefish, MT)… Claire Navarra (Bend, OR)… Abi Yanke (Boise, ID)
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