The Eastern Oregon ladies are also on top of the Cascade Conference table after four games, sweeping a pair of visiting Montana foes to move to 4-0-0 on the season. They beat Carroll 2-0 and Providence 3-2 in a back-and-forth thriller.
Outside of the region, Ryan Rydeen (Spokane, WA) and Megan Lowery (Hayden, ID / NIC) had outstanding performances for Minnesota State and the University of Mary, respectively.
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9/26 Concordia 3-0 Western Oregon
Kasey Ames (Liberty Lake, WA) set up the final goal, a breakaway that was finished with just one second left on the clock.
9/28 Northwest Nazarene 3-1 MSU-Billings
Mabinty Kanu put the Crusaders in front in the 17th minute after a shot by Anita Maryskova rebounded off the crossbar. Maryskova went on to create the next two goals as well with a saved shot being put away by Rikki Myers on the rebound in the 58th and her through ball finding Emily Wilkins in the 66th. Alexa Iacolucci converted a penalty for the lone Yellowjacket goal in the 73rd.
9/28 Western Washington 2-0 Central Washington
The Vikings grabbed the lead in the 28th and locked up the win in the 84th when a ball from Malia Maack (Spokane, WA) was nodded in.
9/28 Seattle Pacific 1-2 Concordia
9/28 Simon Fraser 5-0 Saint Martin's
9/30 Central Washington 1-1 Saint Martin's
Trailing after the first half, the Wildcats earned the draw on a goal from Sophia Keenan scored off a Kelsey Bechtholdt in the 54th minute. The Wildcats outshot the hosts 18-1 in the second half and 5-1 in overtime, but were unable to find the winner.
9/30 Western Washington 1-0 MSU-Billings
The Vikings snagged the winner off a through ball in the 78th minute.
9/30 Northwest Nazarene 0-3 Simon Fraser
The Canadians scored with just over a minute left in the first half for the lead and added two more in the final 11 minutes of the contest to lock up the victory.
9/30 Seattle Pacific 2-1 OT Western Oregon
Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Western Washington 5-0-0... 15
Seattle Pacific 4-1-0... 12
Concordia 3-0-1... 10
Northwest Nazarene 3-2-0... 9
Simon Fraser 3-2-0... 9
Central Washington 0-2-2... 2
Western Oregon 0-4-1... 1
MSU-Billings 0-4-1... 1
Saint Martin's 0-3-1... 1
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9/28 Saint Martin's 1-2 Northwest Nazarene
Jake Levine (Spokane, WA) set up the opening goal in the 68th minute with a cross that was finished inside the six by Michael Bryant. A minute later Keon Jones took advantage of a pass back to the keeper, blocking the clearance attempt into the goal. It proved to be the winner with the Saints scoring in the 88th on a free kick by Sebastian Navarro (Yakima, WA) that was headed in from eight yards.
9/28 Seattle Pacific 2-1 MSU-Billings
A penalty converted by Guillaume Kremer in the 20th gave the Yellowjackets the lead, which stood until the visitors tallied in the 63rd to pull even and 73rd for the win.
9/28 #2 Simon Fraser 2-3 Concordia
9/30 Saint Martin's 1-4 MSU-Billings
Sebastian Navarro scored on a 25-yard free kick two minutes into the contest for the Saints, but JD Hauenstein (Spokane, WA) put the Yellowjackets in front with back-to-back goals in the 23rd and 28th minutes. Aidan Raj nodded in a free kick from Guillaume Kremer in the 38th to push the lead to two with Dana Kowachek (Missoula, MT) connecting with Eli Williams (Spokane, WA) in the 79th for the final tally.
9/30 Seattle Pacific 4-1 Northwest Nazarene
Jake Levine scored the lone goal for the Crusaders on ball from Rafael Junqueira.
9/30 Western Washington 4-2 Concordia
Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Western Washington 3-0-0... 9
MSU-Billings 3-1-0... 9
Seattle Pacific 2-1-1... 7
Simon Fraser 1-1-1... 4
Northwest Nazarene 1-2-0... 3
Concordia 1-2-0... 3
Saint Martin's 0-4-0... 0
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9/27 Lewis & Clark 1-2 Willamette
9/30 Puget Sound 2-2 Whitworth
Leah Corra stole the ball in the 26th minute to give the Pirates the lead. The Loggers answered three minutes into the second half and the Pirates reclaimed the lead in the 65th with a long strike from Kelly Wucherer. It looked like they had the win wrapped up when a quick ball up the middle allowed Lura Morton (Moscow, ID) to score with just 22 seconds remaining.
9/30 Pacific Lutheran 1-0 OT Whitman
The Blues took the unbeaten Lutes nearly the distance despite being outshot 21-3, but that final shot in the 94th minute was the difference in the contest.
9/30 Linfield 1-1 George Fox
Kacie Morgan (Pullman, WA) set up the equalizer for the Bruins in the 71st minute.
9/30 Willamette 3-0 Pacific
10/1 Pacific Lutheran 0-1 Whitworth
A showdown between the top two, Leah Corra scored what proved to be the deciding tally five minutes into the second half on a ball from McKenzie Hemp (Kalispell, MT). Molly Webster (CC Spokane) made three saves for the shutout as the unbeaten Pirates handed the Lutes their first defeat.
10/1 Puget Sound 3-1 Whitman
The Loggers grabbed a three-goal lead 29 minute minutes into the match. Whitman got on the board through Emily Rigsby (Boise, ID) in the 74th, but that was the extent of the rally.
10/1 Pacific 0-2 Linfield
10/1 George Fox 1-1 Lewis & Clark
Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Whitworth 5-0-1... 16
Pacific Lutheran 5-1-0... 15
Willamette 4-2-0... 12
Puget Sound 3-2-1... 10
Linfield 3-2-1... 10
George Fox 2-2-2... 8
Whitman 1-4-1... 4
Lewis & Clark 0-5-1... 1
Pacific 0-5-1... 1
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9/30 Linfield 1-2 Whitman
Noah Cavanaugh put the hosts on the board 75 seconds into the contest, but the lead was short-lived as Linfield answered in the 12th. They would go back in front, though, in the 35th minute and with a man advantage from the 50th minute easily go on to hold onto the lead for the win.
9/30 Willamette 3-1 Whitworth
Two excellent long-range strikes gave the Bearcats a lead they would not relinquish and added to in the 53rd minute. Moi Diaz scored on a ball from Jonah Snyder in the 80th, but it was all the Pirates could find in an attempt to rally.
9/30 Pacific Lutheran 3-0 George Fox
Joe Sammartino (Boise, ID) set up the opening goal in the third minute and the final tally in the 51st.
9/30 Puget Sound 0-1 Pacific
10/1 Linfield 1-3 Whitworth
The Pirates fell behind in the fifth minute, but Moi Diaz connected with Eric Espinoza in the 26th and headed to the break even. Diaz went on to score two himself in the 55th and 72nd.
10/1 Willamette 1-1 Whitman
Peter Stephens scored on a ball from Gabe Jacobson in the 16th minute to put the hosts in front. Aside from a 56th minute free kick tally, Whitman held off the first-place Bearcats, who suffered their first dropped points of the campaign.
10/1 Pacific Lutheran 2-1 OT Pacific
10/1 Puget Sound 1-0 George Fox
Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Willamette 5-0-1... 16
Puget Sound 4-2-0... 12
Pacific Lutheran 3-2-1... 10
Whitman 3-2-1... 10
Pacific 3-3-0... 9
Whitworth 2-3-1... 7
George Fox 2-4-0... 6
Linfield 0-6-0... 0
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9/29 Carroll 0-2 Eastern Oregon
Natalie Mitchell broke the deadlock in the 60th minute and Nan Kiebert (Sandpoint, ID) added some insurance in the 73rd. Cydni Cottrell made two saves for the shutout.
9/29 Providence 4-3 Warner Pacific
Alejandra Guzman scored twice in the opening 19 minutes, the first off a ball from Eme McLaughlin (Great Falls, MT) in the 11th and the second off a ball the keeper dropped. Sydney Knieriem struck from long range in the 29th for a commanding lead that they would need. The Knights got on the board to reduce the lead to two before the break. McLaughlin would score off a through ball in the 82nd, which would prove huge with Warner Pacific getting goals in the 86th and 87th.
9/29 Oregon Tech 2-1 OT Corban
9/29 Southern Oregon 1-0 Northwest Christian
9/30 Providence 2-3 Eastern Oregon
In a back-and-forth affair, the Argos took the initial lead on a goal from Eme McLaughlin in the sixth minute, but Anna Roslander found Camie Edgington for the equalizer five minutes later. Sydney Knieriem quickly put the Argos back in front in the 14th minute via Malena Lennon, but a fourth goal in the opening quarter-hour saw the Mountaineers even things again in the 15th with a goal from Natalie Mitchell. The match remained deadlocked the rest of the way aside from a 55th minute free kick by Chelsey Nicol.
9/30 Carroll 3-3 Warner Pacific
The hosts got on the board 41 seconds in, but Madison Apsey (Boise, ID) quickly answered 42 seconds later on a ball from Christina Plank. The wild opening continued with with the Knights scoring less than a minute later on a corner, finishing a three-goal frenzy in the opening 129 seconds of the match. The rest of the half went scoreless. The Saints pulled even two minutes into the second half when Kirsten Girolami found Talya Vaira (Great Falls, MT), and Plank tallied in the 58th to put them in front. WPC would score again 10 minutes later and the score remained even the rest of the way.
9/30 Northwest 3-0 Evergreen
Brianna Sillivan (Spokane, WA) scored the final goal for the Eagles.
9/30 Southern Oregon 1-0 Corban
9/30 Oregon Tech 4-0 Northwest Christian
Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Eastern Oregon 4-0-0... 12
Corban 3-2-1... 10
Oregon Tech 3-1-0... 9
Southern Oregon 3-1-0... 9
Rocky Mountain 2-1-0... 6
Providence 2-2-0... 6
Northwest 2-3-0... 6
Carroll 1-1-2... 5
Warner Pacific 1-1-2... 5
College of Idaho 1-2-0... 3
Northwest Christian 1-5-0... 3
Evergreen 0-4-1... 1
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9/29 Providence 4-0 Warner Pacific
Christoffer Bisbo put away a ball from Adrian Gomez in the fourth minute to give the Argos the lead on the road. Cole Myers (Great Falls, MT) took advantage of a poor back pass to score in the 51st and a minute later Braden Bloom found the head of George Holloway to make it three. Holloway went on to add a second in the 64th and Marc Girones made two saves for the shutout.
9/29 Carroll 0-2 Eastern Oregon
Defender Carlos Peregrina found the head of Aldo Rivas in the 24th minute for the lead and connected with Steven Beaudry four minutes into the second half. Aidan Wright made three saves for the clean sheet.
9/29 Walla Walla 0-12 Rocky Mountain
Mason Luse scored three goals and Bilechi Sumalie (Boise, ID) a pair with Chasen Lashure, Sam Davidson, Colin Gregory (Billings, MT) and Emmett Zavitz (Billings, MT) tallying a goal and assist each. Sky Swenson had a goal and two assists. Matthew Thomas and Luca Wiechers also got on the board and Tulio Melo and Jonah Gronmayer each set up a pair of goals. Krostofer Wennin and Cole Catlin (Billings, MT) split time for the shutout.
9/29 Multnomah 0-1 College of Idaho
Ahmet Huremovic (Meridian, ID) scored the decisive goal in the 77th minute with Parker Billings (Boise, ID) making five saves for the clean sheet.
9/29 Southern Oregon 2-0 Northwest Christian
9/29 Oregon Tech 0-1 Corban
9/30 Providence 2-1 OT Eastern Oregon
Christoffer Bisbo scored 77 seconds into the contest on a ball from George Holloway to give the Argos a lead that held for 70 minutes before Ethan Ronquillo tallied to tie it up. The contest went well into overtime before Adrian Gomez scored in the 107th for the win.
9/30 Carroll 2-1 OT Warner Pacific
Isaac Bostrom (Helena, MT) broke the deadlock on a corner from Eric Hollenbaugh (Spokane, WA) in the 72nd minute of the contest. The Knights would find an answer with less than two minutes remaining to send the match to overtime where Sam Malouf (Meridian, ID) would find Nick Lowrimore for the game-winner five minutes in.
9/30 Southern Oregon 0-2 Corban
Nathaniel Cheney (Clarkston, WA) set up the second goal in the 78th minute.
9/30 Northwest 2-0 Evergreen
9/30 Oregon Tech 0-3 Northwest Christian
10/1 Multnomah 0-7 Rocky Mountain
Marco Kummerle led the scoring with two goals and an assist. Sam Davision, Sky Swenson each tallied a goal and assist. Jonah Gronmayer, Luca Wiechers, Chasen Lashure rounded out the goalscorers and Cole Catlin was in net, making one save.
10/1 Walla Walla 1-3 College of Idaho
Bekir Cinac (Boise, ID) and Cole Fuller (Boise, ID) combined to set up Ben Bechore in the second minute and Fuller found Brenden Kenley (Meridian, ID / Walla Walla CC) with a cross in the 50th to double the advantage. Fuller and Cinac combined again in the 74th to set up Jacob Hurter. Walla Walla's Zac Christensen scored from long range to spoil the shutout in the 88th.
Standings (W-L-T... Pts)
Corban 6-0-0... 18
Southern Oregon 5-1-0... 15
Rocky Mountain 4-1-0... 12
Providence 4-2-0... 12
Northwest 3-1-1... 10
Northwest Christian 3-2-1... 10
College of Idaho 3-2-0... 9
Carroll 3-3-0... 9
Eastern Oregon 2-2-1... 7
Evergreen 2-2-1... 7
Oregon Tech 2-4-0... 6
Multnomah 0-6-0... 0
Walla Walla 0-7-0... 0
Warner Pacific 0-4-0... 0
LOWER DIVISION NOTES ####
DII - Ryann Rydeen (Spokane, WA) posted a pair of shutouts for #13 Minnesota State, leading them to a 4-0 win against Minnesota-Crookston and a 0-0 draw against fellow conference unbeaten Bemidji State, giving her five shutouts in five games... Megan Lowery (Hayden, ID / NIC) scored the first two goals and set up the final one for Mary in a 4-0 win against Southwest Minnesota, the first coming on an assist from Caylin Cathey (Billings, MT). Lowery also scored an 88th minute equalizer on a corner from Cassidy Pierce (Missoula, MT) in a 1-1 draw against Sioux Falls... Rikki Fix (Boise, ID) set up the final goal for Regis in a 3-1 win against Westminster... Avi Singh (Spokane Shadow MFT) scored the lone goal for Chaminade in a 4-1 loss to Holy Names.
Miss the @UMaryWSoccer match today against Sioux Falls? Check out the sweet header from Megan Lowery! #HooksUp https://t.co/msFqNpiiuS— UMary Marauders (@umarysports) October 1, 2017
DIII - Ruby Kazemi (Missoula, MT) scored the final goal for Carleton College in a 3-3 draw against St Catherine University... Alli Rigby (Rexburg, ID) scored the equalizer for Southern Virginia in a 2-1 win against Emory & Henry... Tyson Ricks (Idaho Falls, ID) scored the equalizer for Southern Virginia in a 4-1 loss to Hampden-Sydney.
NAIA - Kylie Stephens (Boise, ID) helped set up both goals for Hastings in a 2-0 win against Briar Cliff.
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