In the GNAC Northwest Nazarene squeaked out a narrow win over MSU-Billings and Central Washington played Concordia to a draw as the women began play - the men's side, which saw MSUB upset 12th-ranked Upper Iowa, kicks off league play next week.
Headlining the DI action was Chloe Williams scoring twice for Eastern Washington Sunday to become the all-time career points leader in the Big Sky. At the opposite end of the spectrum, Montana battled Washington State to a scoreless stalemate. In addition, Idaho drubbed Nevada in a game in which they outshot the opponents 51-0 and Gonzaga topped ranked Memphis 3-2.
Results and notes for matches played by schools around the INWsn region and INWsn area players elsewhere. (League unless noted NL)
WOMEN
Great Northwest Athletic Conference (DII) #####
9/16 - MSU-Billings 0-1 Northwest Nazarene... The GNAC league opener for the two sides was a tight affair with the two going well into the second half before the Crusaders found the winner. Rikki Myers headed in a cross from Mabinty Kanu in the 70th minute. Daniele Ortiz made three saves for the shutout.
9/16 - Seattle Pacific 2-1 Simon Fraser
9/16 - Western Oregon 0-7 Western Washington
9/17 - Concordia 0-0 Central Washington... The league opener proved to be a scoreless stalemate between the two sides with Emily Holt making nine saves for the host Wildcats.
Northwest Conference (DIII) #####
9/16 - Willamette 1-2 Whitworth... The Pirates fell behind in the 35th minute, but Michele Whan answered just three minutes later for the Pirates on a ball from Courtney Harmon. In the second half Katie Bischoff (Spokane, WA) netted the game-winner in the 57th minute on a free kick.
9/16 - Lewis & Clark 2-4 Whitman... McKenzie Wingard's (Missoula, MT) cross in the 19th minute was knocked down by the keeper into the path of a Pioneer for the opening goal, but the Blues scored the next three. Sophie Brussell tied it up in the 25th and a penalty converted by Renee van Bergeijk put them in front in the 65th. Susanna Williams pushed the lead to two less than a minute later. LC made it close in the 74th, but Brussell and Rylee Neville combined to set up Sofia Ellington for some insurance in the 80th.
9/16 - Linfield 2-1 Puget Sound... Trailing from a pair of first half goals, Lura Morton (Moscow, ID) got one back for the Loggers in the 68th, but it was not enough.
9/16 - Pacific 0-3 Pacific Lutheran
9/17 - Lewis & Clark 0-3 Whitworth... Three different goal scorers and two keepers combined for the shutout win. Jadyn Baumgartner (Boise, ID) put the Pirates in front on a chip shot in the seventh minute. A long effort from defender Sydney Weiler (Spokane, WA / CC Spokane) doubled the lead in the 35th and Leah Corra scored from the right side of the box five minutes later. Molly Webster (CC Spokane) and Sienna Tanner (Spokane, WA) combined for the shutout without making a single save as the defense allowed just three shots by the Pioneers.
9/17 - Willamette 3-1 Whitman... An own goal gave the Bearcats the lead three minutes in, which they doubled in the 31st. Renee van Bergeijk put the Blues on the board with a penalty in the 41st.
9/17 - George Fox 1-2 Puget Sound
9/17 - Linfield 0-1 Pacific Lutheran
NAIA - Cascade Conference #####
9/16 - Presentation 0-5 Providence (Great Falls) - NL... Five different scorers tallied for the Argos with Eme McLaughlin tallying in the 11th and Sydney Knieriem two minutes later. Madison Quinn and and Raxanne Hoffman scored in the 38th and 43rd to put the match out of reach before the break. Malena Lennon scored the lone goal in the second half and Dakota Neumann finished the shutout with one save.
9/16 - Corban 1-0 Northwest
9/16 - Northwest Christian 2-0 Evergreen
9/16 - Eastern Oregon @ Warner Pacific - PPD
9/17 - Oregon Tech 1-0 Rocky Mountain... Karah McCulley (Bend, OR) broke a scoreless stalemate with a dramatic 89th minute game-winner from about 30 yards out.
9/17 - Southern Oregon 1-0 College of Idaho... In the close-fought contest the visitors snagged the win with a goal in the 64th.
9/17 - Presentation 0-7 Carroll - NL... An own goal just 20 seconds in for the Saints started the rout. Ten minutes later Payton Netz (Great Falls, MT) headed in a Talya Vaira (Great Falls, MT) free kick and then combined with her in the 13th to set up a Madison Apsey (Boise, ID) tally. In the second half Alexa Fries set up Brynn Walker (Helena, MT) with a cross in the 50th and then scored her own three minutes later. HanSena DiNoia (Boise, ID) capped the game with goals in the 79th and 87th. Devan Murfitt (Bozeman, MT) and Sydney Green combined for the shutout.
Regional Non-League / MISC League Games #####
9/17 DI - Washington State 0-0 Montana - NL... Two sides with outstanding defense so far this season, it was no surprise the match went the distance at zeros. Claire Howard made six saves for the Grizzlies while Ella Dederick made two for the Cougars. Montana played 17 minutes of overtime down a player due to a red card. It wrapped up an impressive non-league slate for the Griz, who allowed just three goals against four Power-5 conference opponents.
9/17 DI - Idaho State 0-4 Oregon - NL... The hosts scored twice in each half.
9/17 DI - Fairleigh Dickinson 2-3 Eastern Washington - NL... Just over a minute after falling behind Chloe Williams (Spokane, WA) scored a historic equalizer on a ball from longtime youth and college teammate Savannah Hoekstra (Spokane, WA) that made her the all-time career leader in points (89) in the Big Sky Conference. She went on to add to that total two minutes later with a shot from the top of the box. The visitors evened it up in the 61st, but in the 87th Delaney Romero found Devan Talley, who beat several defenders to score the game-winner.
9/17 DI - Nevada 0-6 Idaho - NL... The Vandals grabbed control early when Bridget Daley scored in the 15th and Morgan Crosby (Spokane, WA) struck three minutes later. Olivia Baggerly converted a penalty in the 51st and Crosby combined with Crosby Mackinnon three minutes to set up Megan Goo. Mackinnon also set up Hadley Sbrega in the 79th and Kaysie Bruce capped the game with a goal in the 90th. Makayla Presgrave did not need to make a save as the Vandals thoroughly dominated the match, outshooting Nevada 51-0.
9/17 DI - Memphis 2-3 Gonzaga - NL... The Zags took the lead three times in the contest with Sophia Viviano's strike in the 64th from the top of the box on a ball from Tianna Helm standing as the winner. In the first half, though, it was the work of India Jencks that propelled the Zags to the win over the Tigers, who came into the weekend #23 by TopDrawerSoccer and RV by United Soccer Coaches. Jencks knocked home a cross in the seventh minute for the opener and reclaimed the lead in the 28th via Viviano.
9/17 DI - Baylor 4-1 SMU - NL... Just over a minute after falling behind Camryn Wendlandt (Coeur d'Alene, ID) scored the equalizer as the Bears went on to claim the win in their final non-league game.
9/17 DIII - Colorado School of Mines 1-1 Regis... In an RMAC contest, Akina Fujimoto (Meridian, ID) scored the equalizer for the host Rangers.
9/16 DIII - Southern Virginia 1-1 Averett - NL... Alli Rigby (Rexburg, ID) tallied the equalizer in the 20th minute for SVU.
9/16 NAIA - #18 Embry-Riddle AU 1-2 #10 Lindsey Wilson - NL... In the showdown of ranked sides, Riley Martinson (Spokane, WA) scored an equalizer for ERAU in the 25th.
MEN
Northwest Conference (DIII) #####
9/16 - George Fox 2-1 OT Whitman... Midfielder Jacob Fritz (Bend, OR) put the Blues on the board first in the 17th minute but the Bruins answered seven minutes later and eventually snared the victory with a goal in the 102nd.
9/16 - Pacific 3-2 Whitworth... Eric Espinoza fed Kyle Cacoyannis in the 24th minute for the opening goal, but the visitors rattled off the next three in the 33rd, 57th and 60th before Jonah Snyder found the back of the net for the Pirates in the 75th.
9/16 - Pacific Lutheran 2-0 Linfield... Joe Sammartino (Boise, ID) headed the opening goal home in the 12th minute.
9/16 - Puget Sound 0-1 Willamette
9/17 - George Fox 0-4 Whitworth... After a surprising loss the day before, the reigning league champs bounced back with a vengeance, dropping four goals on the Bruins in the first 22 minutes. Drew Williams (Spokane, WA) scored the first in the 13th on a ball from Austin Cassity, who combined with Eric Espinoza in the 22nd to set Williams up for a bicycle kick tally. Micah Weller (Cheney, WA) scored the second goal in the 17th minute with Williams and Jonah Snyder combining on Ethan Kem's tally in the 21st. Jesus Nunez made five saves before giving way to Alex Pells (Spokane, WA) in the 64th in the shutout.
9/17 - Pacific 0-4 Whitman... The Blues got on the board in the 36th minute through Luca Barsher and and Jimmy Jacobson stole the ball in the 42nd to double the lead. Erik Nielsen nodded in a Gabe Jacobson cross in the 52nd and Austin Betschart finished things off with a header in the 68th. Aidan Nuttall, Owen Davis-Bower and Matt Reich combined in the shutout.
9/17 - Puget Sound 4-1 Linfield... After falling behind Luke Murdock (Boise, ID) scored the opener for the Loggers as they rallied for the win.
9/17 - Pacific Lutheran 1-2 Willamette
Cascade Conference (NAIA) #####
9/16 - Carroll 2-1 Multnomah... The hosts broke the deadlocked contest at the hour mark, but Jose Porras scored in the 70th on a ball from Nick Lowrimore, who also found Rodrigo Portillo in the 82nd minute for the winner.
9/16 - Providence (Great Falls) 8-0 Walla Walla... Christoffer Bisbo had a monster game with a program record five goals. Christopher Chavez, Adrian Gomez and George Holloway scored the others with Gomez also recording two assists on the day. Marc Girones made five saves for Argos in goal.
9/16 - Corban 2-1 Northwest... Nathaniel Cheney (Clarkston, WA) scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 83rd minute as Jake Morse (Spokane, WA) headed a goal in for the Eagles two minutes later.
9/16 - Northwest Christian 2-2 Evergreen... The hosts answered twice in the draw with Tino Pantaleon (Wenatchee, WA) tallying the first equalizer in the 57th.
9/16 - Eastern Oregon @ Warner Pacific - PPD
9/17 - Oregon Tech 1-3 Rocky Mountain... Marco Kummerle headed in a Gregor Watson free kick in the ninth minute for the lead, but the Owls answered two minutes later. Kummerle reclaimed the lead on a Tulio Melo cross in the 26th, though, and Luca Wiechers finished off a corner kick in the 40th.
Regional Non-League / MISC League Games #####
9/16 DII - Cap Baptist 5-0 Northwest Nazarene - NL... The Crusaders did not have an answer for Aidan Apodaca, who scored all five for the visitors.
9/16 DII - #12 Upper Iowa 1-2 MSU-Billings - NL... Playing at U Mary, the Yellowjackets upset the ranked opponent with defender Luca Battistotti combining with Marneau Guillaume in the 39th to set up JD Hauenstein's (Spokane, WA) opening goal, and then tallying the overtime winner in the 104th minute. Upper Iowa forced extra time on a goal with just 23 seconds remaining.
9/17 DI - Gonzaga 0-3 UNLV - NL... The Zags fell behind in the 13th and saw the hosts double it in the 66th. A minute later Sam Olson was sent off, and the Rebels locked up the result with a tally in the 69th.
9/17 DIII - Cornell 1-5 Nebraska-Wesleyan - NL... Luke Livingston (Spokane, WA) tallied an assist on the fifth goal in the win.
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