Round-Up of weekend games...
Women's Scores & Notes
Saturday, September 8
Carroll 3-2 (OT) Whitman :: The Saints grabbed the initial lead 19 minutes in when Lizzie Sheldon tallied off a rebound. Sofia Ellington (Bend, OR) put things level for the Blues in the 38th and found Kristin Brady in the 59th to take the lead. Sheldon, though, was key for the Saints, scoring off a loose ball in the 81st and putting away a rebound in the 104th for the overtime win.
Northwest Nazarene 1-1 Minot State :: Tennyson Young (Meridian, ID) and Maddy Parton (Leavenworth, WA) combined to set up Brooke Felzien (Boise, ID) in the 14th minute with the hosts answering on a free kick at the half-hour mark.
Rocky Mountain 2-3 Westmont :: The hosts scored early in each half for a two goal lead before Mhari Smith put the Battlin Bears on the board with a shot from about 20 yards that deflected off a defender in the 62nd minute. Westmont quickly answered to restore the two goal difference. Lauryn Gamache struck in the 71st, but that was all they could find in response.
Mary Hardin-Baylor 1-4 Puget Sound :: After a scoreless first half the Loggers went up two in the first 10 minutes after the break with Elizabeth McGraw (Moses Lake, WA) tallying in the 55th.
Seattle Pacific 4-1 San Francisco State :: Sierra Smith (Boise, ID) set up the third goal for the Falcons.
Sunday, September 9
Boise State 3-2 (OT) New Mexico State :: It was another hat-trick from Raimee Sherle, but this time the Broncos needed all three. She gave them the lead via McKenna Kynett in the 23rd minute and restored the lead in the 78th, six minutes after the hosts tied it up. The Aggies would not go down easy though, pulling even in the 89th to send the game to overtime. Six minutes into extra time she made another great effort off a ball from Piper Flannery to grab the road win.
Whitworth 2-1 (OT) Carroll :: The two sides were locked in a scoreless stalemate and appeared headed to overtime when they exchanged late goals with less than seven minutes remaining. A flick from Coby Yoshimura over the back line put Arielle Van Peursem on goal for the Pirates in the 84th minute and then Lizzie Sheldon finished off a ball from McKenna Payne three minutes later to even it back up. Just over eight minutes into extra time Amanda Gerard (Spokane, WA) put a ball over the defense, this time setting up Yoshimura for the game-winner.
CSU San Bernardino 3-1 Central Washington :: The visitors scored twice in the final five minutes of the first half to take control of the match despite the Wildcats having a 5-4 shots advantage. CWU pulled within one six minutes into the second half when Bailey Martoncik made a run down the right and served a low ball into the box for Madison Bradley but it was all they could find in the contest. It was the third consecutive game against a fellow DII opponent in which she has scored.
College of Idaho 4-1 Whitman :: A cross from the left corner by Payton Anderson (Boise, ID) was volleyed home 12 minutes into the match by Tatum Nielsen (Richland, WA) to give the Yotes the lead. In the final minute of the half the Yotes capitalized when the Blues keeper fumbled the ball, allowing Maddie Brown (Greenleaf, ID / CC Spokane) to make it two with 23 seconds left. A loose ball following a corner in the 59th was put away by Emily Aspden for a three goal lead before Whitman got on the board in the 72nd through Jordan O'Roy. Jocelyn Cook-Cox (Spokane, WA / North Idaho College) rounded out the scoring in the 88th for the Yotes.
UC Riverside 0-0 Idaho :: In a closely fought contest Makayla Presgrave made (Saint Maries, ID) made seven saves for the Vandals as they played to the scoreless draw.
Utah State 4-5 (OT) Idaho State :: A week after an embarrassing 10-0 loss to BYU the winless Bengals were fighting to right the ship. Things started off well with Brooke Kortekaas setting up Meaghan Bare (Coeur d'Alene, ID) in the fourth minute and beating a defender in the 11th to score one of her own for a two goal lead that stood through halftime. Then it looked like it was all unravelling. Utah State rattled off three consecutive goals in the 53rd, 71st and 74th. The Bengals didn't roll over, though, and went back in front with Delaney Johnston (Boise, ID) scoring in the 79th and Corinne Sanderson (Corvalis, MT) in the 84th. The Aggies would force overtime in the thrilling contest to extend the drama even further. A free kick in the 106th minute provided the first moment of true celebration on the season for ISU with Rachel Brownell nodding in the delivery from Tristen Spooner. The result ended their 11-game winless run (0-10-1) going back to last season.
Black Hills State 0-3 MSU Billings :: Three different players scored for the Yellowjackets in the win with Claire Tevaseu kicking things off by finishing a Cassidy O'Dell cross in the 28th minute. Alexa Iacolucci put a 22-yard free kick into the upper corner in the 56th to double the lead. O'Dell combined with Jose Corbin (Richland, WA) to set up the third on a corner, finding Jordan Devoto (Wilsall, MT). Erinn Harder only needed one save as they outshot the visitors 19-6.
Rocky Mountain 3-1 Marymount :: Lauryn Gamache scored five minutes into the contest via Tiara Duford (Polson, MT) only to see the hosts answer 11 minutes later. A further 10 minutes later she reclaimed the lead for the Battlin Bears and also went on to set up Mhari Smith in the 84th.
Notre Dame 2-3 Santa Clara :: Maria Sanchez (American Falls, ID) scored the opening goal off a rebound in the 30th minute and Kelsey Turnbow (Spokane, WA) tallied their third in the 59th after beating a defender to put the Broncos up two.
Eastern Washington 0-1 (OT) Denver :: Kelsee Winston made six saves for the Eagles on the road, but the hosts received a free kick opportunity following a corner kick and took advantage for the win in the 107th minute.
Gonzaga 0-2 Missouri :: A penalty gave the Tigers the lead in the 66th and they added some insurance in the 83rd as they held the Zags at bay.
Montana 0-2 UNLV :: Back-to-back goals in the span of less than a minute just after the hour mark was the difference as the hosts grabbed the victory.
UC Irvine 0-2 Portland :: Larkin Russell (Spokane, WA) scored the opening goal for the Pilots 16 minutes in.
Utah Valley 1-2 Washington :: Trailing since the 24th minute the Huskies rallied in the final 10 minutes for the victory with Summer Yates (Pasco, WA) setting up the equalizer in the 81st and tallying the winner just three minutes later.
Pacific 1-2 Portland State :: The Vikings evened the match up in the second half and Rilee Castilla (Kennewick, WA) tallied the game-winner for the hosts in the 64th minute.
Men's Scores & Notes
Saturday, September 8
Northwest Nazarene 1-2 Colorado Mesa :: The Nighthawks scored the opening goal 20 minutes in when Jake Levine (Spokane, WA) found Rafael Junqueira, but the 21st ranked hosts scored twice in the second half.
Jamestown 0-5 Rocky Mountain :: Nolan Sherwood kicked off the scoring for the Bears four minutes in with Milo Downey doubling the lead in the 35th. Mason Luse (Billings, MT) scored in the 51st and Alexander Taylor scored another five minutes later. Adrian Lopez scored the final tally on a ball from Dominick Portnell (Belgrade, MT) in the 78th. Kristofer Wennin made two saves for the shutout.
Whitman 2-0 Northwest :: Jimmy Jacobson put the Blues in front just six minutes into the contest and Erik Nielsen added the second in the 28th. Matt Reich made three saves for the clean sheet.
Sierra Nevada 1-2 Oregon Tech :: It looked like a 67th minute free kick goal from the visitors would decide the outcome, but Cade Roske (Pocatello, ID / North Idaho College) put away a rebound in the 86th minute to even up the match, which the Owls went on to win in overtime.
Brooklyn 0-12 Puget Sound :: Luke Murdock (Boise, ID) set up the second goal and tallied the third in the opening 15 minutes as the Loggers rolled to the win. He also went on to score the ninth.
Seattle Pacific 2-1 Point Loma :: Travis Swallow (Coeur d'Alene, ID) scored the second goal in the 22nd minute that proved to be the game-winner for the Falcons.
Sunday, September 9
CSU Bakersfield 0-1 Gonzaga :: A Mark McEntosh corner in the 21st minute was sent into the upper corner by defender Austin Giftopoulos to give the Zags the advantage. The Bulldogs stood firm defensively the rest of the way, including the final 20 minutes as they played a man down following a second yellow to Demitrius Kigeya. The defense played so well that all but one of the Road Runners shots were off the mark, allowing Ben Willis to finish the shutout with just one save.
Whitworth 0-1 Carroll :: Jose Porras scored the game-winner at the hour mark with a curling effort into the upper corner to give the Saints the victory. Kaden Connor (Boise, ID) made two saves in the shutout.
South Dakota School of Mines 1-2 (OT) College of Idaho :: A penalty put the Yotes behind just 13 minutes in but Ansel Brayton (Bozeman, MT) answered quickly with an equalizer six minutes later. The two then remained deadlocked through regulation before Brayton turned provider and set up Bekir Cinac (Boise, ID) for the winner in the 94th.
Whitman 0-2 Evergreen State :: Emilio Meraz-Rodriguez (Pasco, WA) set up Mitchell Balmer for the opening goal in the 26th minute and later found Tino Pantaleon (Wenatchee, WA) in the 60th.
Colorado Christian 0-2 Mary :: Blake Palmquist (Bozeman, MT) delivered a through ball for an assist on the second goal.
Sonoma State 1-1 MSU Billings :: The Yellowjackets gave up an early goal 10 minutes in but quickly replied through Guillaume Kremer on an assist from Dana Kowachek (Missoula, MT). Goalkeeper Ludvig Rhodin finished with seven saves.
Pacific Lutheran 1-2 Redlands :: Joe Sammartino (Boise, ID) scored in the 60th minute to even it up but the hosts got the winner with eight minutes left.
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