Tuesday, November 12, 2013

INW College Recap - Week 12: Frontier & Cascade - Rocky Mountain men headed to NAIA tourney; C of Idaho reach CCC playoffs

In the Unaffiliated Group qualifying tournament, the top-seeded Rocky Mountain sides split after reaching their respective championship contests. The Battlin' Bear men edged Jamestown College 1-0 to reach the NAIA tournament while the ladies dropped their first game of the year against conference foe Westminster, 1-0, in the Final.

Meanwhile, the CCC ladies started the postseason tournament to narrow the field down to two. Top seeds Concordia and Northwest University prevailed in the semifinals, though the Eagles needed penalties to squeak by Corban. On the men's side they finished out the regular season with the Yotes posting a huge win in their finale to jump up to fourth and claim the final berth in the conference tournament, which kicks off Tuesday.

CASCADE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE - MEN

Saturday, November 9 

Warner Pacific 1 :: 4 College of Idaho
Joseph Bolin (Payette, ID) caught fire for the Yotes, finishing with a hat-trick as they rolled to the win and narrowly secured a conference postseason berth as the fourth seed. Andres Idoeta (Boise, ID) and Jamie Valle (McCall, ID) combined to put him through in the 31st minute and Joao Cardoso scored on a great individual play just over a minute later. The visitors grabbed one back in the 40th but Cardoso found Bolin for his second on a free kick in the 65th before Christian Sanchez and Nicko Moreno (Idaho Falls, ID) combined to put Bolin through for the final tally in the 73rd. MORE

Other Results
Saturday, November 9 - Corban 3 :: OT :: 2 Northwest U… Concordia 1 :: 0 Oregon Tech… Evergreen 0 :: 1 Northwest Christian

Final Conference Standings
Corban 11-1-2… Northwest U 11-3-0… Concordia 11-3-0… College of Idaho 6-8-0… Evergreen 5-7-2… Oregon Tech 4-10-0… Warner Pacific 3-11-0… Northwest Christian 3-11-0

Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship 

Tuesday, November 12 - Semifinals (Times PT)
#3 Concordia @ #2 Northwest U 12:00
#4 College of Idaho @ #1 Corban 4:00
Saturday, November 16 - Championship


CASCADE COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE - WOMEN

Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship 

Wednesday, November 6 - Quarterfinals 

#6 Oregon Tech 1 :: 3 #3 Corban 

#5 Eastern Oregon 0 :: 2 #4 Southern Oregon 
Julie Zamzow (Boise, ID) set up Sydney Paulsen in the 62nd minute and then set up another four minutes later to provide some insurance.

Saturday, November 9 - Semifinals

Corban (2) 2 :: PK :: 2 (4)  #2 Northwest U 
The Eagles survived losing goalkeeper Patty Hughes (Kalispell, MT) moments into the second half after suffering a kick to the head. Tied from the first half, the Warriors grabbed the lead again in the 64th courtesy of Tera McDonough (Boise, ID), but the Eagles pulled even in the 87th to send the game to overtime and ultimately a shootout where McDonough's attempt in the second round was stopped and left the Warriors trailing.

Southern Oregon 0 :: 2 #1 Concordia
Already up a goal since the 21st, Ashley Ames (Liberty Lake, WA) doubled the lead in the 37th minute as the top-Cavaliers rolled to the win.

Saturday, November 16 - Championship 
Northwest U @ Concordia 6:00

Final Conference Standings
Concordia 9-0-0… Northwest U 6-2-1… Corban 6-2-1… Southern Oregon 5-3-1… Eastern Oregon 5-4-0… Oregon Tech 4-5-0… Northwest Christian 2-5-2… Warner Pacific 2-6-1… Evergreen 2-7-0… College of Idaho 1-8-0

FRONTIER CONFERENCE - MEN  

NAIA Postseason Qualifying - Unaffiliated Group Tournament*  

Thursday, November 7 - Quarterfinals 

#6 Presentation College 0 :: 11 #3 Great Falls - RMC Wendy's Field 
#5 Walla Walla U 1 :: 6 #4 Westminster - MSUB Yellowjacket Field 

Friday, November 8 - Semifinals

Great Falls 1 :: 2 vs #2 Jamestown College - MSUB Yellowjacket Field 


Westminster 3 :: 4 #1 Rocky Mountain - RMC Wendy's Field 
Jack Clancy put the Battlin' Bears up two in the first 19 minutes with the Griffins finding their first from the spot three minutes into the second half. Oliver Gore would restore the two-goal lead before the Griffins scored again and Mikey Wall would provide what proved to be the winner in the 69th with Westminster scoring in the 74th in their final rally attempt. MORE

Saturday, November 9 - Championship - RMC Wendy's Field 

Jamestown College 0 :: 1 Rocky Mountain 
Defender Eddie Cass nodded in the winning strike on a cross from Chris Jermy 16 minutes into the match and Joachim Soderstrom made two saves to keep the visitors off the board. MORE

Final Conference Standings Standings
Rocky Mountain 3-1-0 (10-3-1)… Great Falls 3-1-0 (9-6-1)… Westminster 0-4-0 (8-10-0)

FRONTIER CONFERENCE - WOMEN  

NAIA Postseason Qualifying - Unaffiliated Group Tournament*  

Thursday, November 7 - Quarterfinals 

#6 Presentation College 0 :: 9 #3 Westminster - RMC Wendy's Field 
Carissa Cooper (Meridian, ID) was one of three players with two goals in the contest as the Griffins cruised to the victory.

#5 Great Falls 1 :: 4 #4 Jamestown College - MSUB Yellowjacket Field 

Friday, November 8 - Semifinals 

Westminster 2 :: 0 #2 Carroll College - MSUB Yellowjacket Field 
Abi Yanke (Boise, ID) made three saves in her second shutout of the postseason as the Griffins downed the Saints. MORE

Jamestown 1 :: OT :: 2 #1 Rocky Mountain - RMC Wendy's Field
Dramatic. That was the comeback the Battlin' Bears posted with Ambri Stein heading in a cross from Sydney Galetti with just a little over a minute left in the game to send the match to overtime. Twelve minutes into overtime Evelina Aberg provided the winner, when she tapped in a loose ball that the visiting keeper was unable to hold onto amidst a scramble in the box. MORE

Saturday, November 9 - Championship - RMC Wendy's Field

Westminster 1 :: 0 Rocky Mountain 
The Griffins blanked the host Battlin' Bears on two saves from Abi Yanke (Boise, ID) to claim the berth into the NAIA Championship tournament. It was their first win over RMC this season having played to a draw and 2-1 loss previously. MORE

Final Conference Standings
Rocky Mountain 5-0-1 (12-4-2)… Westminster 3-1-2 (8-7-2)… Carroll 2-3-1 (7-7-2)… Great Falls 0-6-0 (3-13-1)

* Tournaments feature teams from the Frontier Conference, Gulf Coast Conference, North Star Athletic Association (new this year) and the Association of Independent Institutions - Seedings based on MRPI

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