DI Results from Thursday/Friday...
BIG SKY ROUND-UP ####
Eastern Washington 2-1 OT North Dakota
The Eagles grabbed an early lead just four minutes into the contest when Emma Vanderhyden and Allison Raniere combined on a corner to set up Aimie Inthoulay. They held the advantage for over an hour - thanks to a penalty saved by Emily Busselman (Richland, WA / CC Spokane) 10 minutes before the break - before the hosts pulled even in the 67th. The match would run to overtime where Vanderhyden would register her first goal, scoring just over five minutes into extra time for the win.
Sacramento State 0-1 Montana
In a game full of shots - 33 with 10 saves and six blocks - it came down to one opportunity created by a free kick in the 83rd minute. The restart from Chanelle Pederson found the head of Ashlee Pedersen (Spokane, WA) and made it's was through three other players before returning to Pedersen, who cut the ball back into the six from the left endline to an onrushing Alexa Coyle (Bozeman, MT) for the winner. Claire Howard finished with four saves for the shutout.
Idaho State 1-2 Southern Utah
By the end of the first half, the odds were stacked against the Bengals as they headed to the locker room down two players (both defenders) as Lauren McGahie was sent off in the 17th minute and Jennifer McCaw in the 34th. Despite the challenge, they kept the hosts off the board until the 52nd minute and managed to score an equalizer in the 57th when Brooke Kortekaas tallied on a ball from Makena Bambei. The Thunderbirds, however, found the winner eight minutes from time.
Idaho 0-1 Northern Colorado
The struggles continue for the Vandals, who have now gone four games into the conference campaign without a win at 0-3-1 since ending their non-league campaign with a thrilling 5-4 win against ranked Memphis and a 6-0 blowout of a short-handed Nevada squad that started the game with nine players and finished with seven due to injuries. Northern Colorado scored the game-winner in the 39th minute.
Northern Arizona 0-1 Portland State
Next...
Sunday, October 8
Eastern Washington @ Northern Colorado
Idaho @ North Dakota
Northern Arizona @ Montana
Sacramento State @ Portland State
Weber State @ Southern Utah
Big Sky Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Eastern Washington 3-0-1... 10
Portland State 3-1-0... 9
Northern Arizona 3-2-0... 9
Northern Colorado 3-2-0... 9
Montana 2-1-1... 7
Idaho State 2-3-0... 6
North Dakota 2-3-0... 6
Southern Utah 2-3-0... 6
Sacramento State 1-2-2... 5
Weber State 1-2-1... 4
Idaho 0-3-1... 1
OTHER DI RESULTS ####
WOMEN - GONZAGA
San Francisco 2-6 Gonzaga
The Bulldogs were on fire as they moved to 2-1-0 in the WCC. Maggie Conners nodded home a Madeline Gotta cross in the 34th minute and Savanah Can Citters doubled the lead in the final minute of the half on a fantastic free kick. Sophia Viviano took a ball from Jodi Ulkekul and drove through the defense to push the lead to three in the 52nd. The Dons answered in the 61st, but Viviano finished a ball from McKenna Ferrera seven minutes later. The Dons tallied again in the 69th before Gotta got one of her own on a ball from Callie Best (Spokane, WA) in the 73rd and Maddie Cooley scored the final tally with a shot that the keeper could not hold onto.
Next Week...
10/8 - Santa Clara @ Gonzaga
WOMEN - WASHINGTON STATE
10/5 Washington State 2-1 Oregon
Brianna Alger opened the scoring 20 minutes in on an excellent play, blocking a clearance by the goalkeeper near the top of the box and then finishing into the open goal. Twelve minutes later Morgan Weaver helped create her own goal, sending the ball from midfield out wide to Elyse Bennett while charging forward. Bennett would take the ball further down the right side and send it back into the middle to Weaver inside the box for the 32nd minute goal. The Ducks would get their lone tally on a free kick in the second half.
Next...
10/8 - Washington State @ Oregon State
WOMEN - BOISE STATE
Air Force 1-1 Boise State
A saved shot by Michelle Reed in the 56th minute was put away by freshman Aubree Chatterton (Boise, ID) to put the Broncos in front. The unbeaten Falcons, however, tied things up in the 79th and the two remained deadlocked the rest of the way. The result put the Broncos at 2-2-1 in the Mountain West while Air Force remains the lone unbeaten at 3-0-2.
Next...
10/8 - Colorado College @ Boise State
MEN - GONZAGA
Next...
10/7 - Saint Mary's @ Gonzaga
NOTES
Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) scored the second and third goals for Santa Clara in a 4-1 victory at Portland with Maria Sanchez (American Falls, ID) tallying an assist on the final goal... Camryn Wendlandt (Coeur d'Alene, ID) scored the opening goal for Baylor in a 3-0 victory against Texas Tech... Blake Bodily (Eagle, ID) scored the final goal for Washington in a 3-0 victory Thursday against San Diego State.
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