Here's a recap of Thursday's action...
## Women's Scores & Notes ##
Pac-12 Conference
Oregon 1-2 Washington State :: After a scoreless first half the Cougars got on the board via a run up the left side by Elyse Bennett in the 48th minute. The Ducks would answer on a free kick that deflected off a Cougar defender's leg at the end of the wall. The dynamic duo would connect again for the Cougs with Maddy Haro delivering a ball into the box that Maegan O'Neill (Spokane, WA) nodded home for the win in the 70th. The result keeps the ninth-ranked Cougars a perfect 9-0-0 on the season.
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga 1-3 BYU :: Trailing by two from the first half, Sophia Braun scored on the rebound of her own saved penalty kick attempt in the 56th minute to pull within one, but the hosts restored the two goal lead in the 72nd.
Portland 4-1 San Diego :: Larkin Russell (Spokane, WA) continues to lead the Pilots, this time delivering a corner that was headed in for the opening goal in the second minute of play. The Gauchos tied it up in the 63rd but a hat-trick from Taryn Ries gave the Pilots the win.
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Western Oregon 0-0 Central Washington :: The Wildcats outshot the the visitors 12-5, but were unable to break the stalemate with a pair of shots ringing off the crossbar. Emily Thompson finished with two saves for the CWU shutout.
Northwest Nazarene 1-2 MSU Billings :: The Nighthawks grabbed the initial lead after an hour of play when a giveaway by goalkeeper Erinn Harder allowed Maddy Parton (Leavenworth, WA) to put NNU on the board in the 62nd. The Nighthawks would essentially gift one back in the 74th when a header went into the net for an own goal. The Yellowjackets grabbed the momentum and quickly pounced for the winner two minutes later when a great ball from Haylee Gunter allowed Claire Tevaseu to make a crafty heel-flick redirect to Julia Keller for the deciding tally in a game that saw just two shots on goal from each team and one save combined.
Simon Fraser 2-1 Seattle Pacific :: Claire Neder (Spokane, WA) set up the opening goal for the Falcons less than a minute into the second half, but the Canadians tied it up in the 80th and would grab the winner in the 102nd.
Cascade Collegiate Conference
College of Idaho 0-1 Eastern Oregon :: Jenna Jensen (Spokane, WA) scored 16 minutes into the contest, poking in a cross from Natalie Mitchell, who had made an excellent run up the left side, and the Mountaineers controlled the match from that point with none of the Yotes' shots needing to be saves by Cydni Cottrell (Pasco, WA). Shae Waters made a dozen saves at the other end to keep COI in the contest.
Around the Nation
Embry-Riddle 6-2 Soka University of America :: The Eagles rallied and grabbed firm control by the break with Riley Martinson (Spokane, WA) setting up their third goal in the 21st minute. She also went on to score a goal herself in the 81st.
## Men's Scores & Notes ##
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Northwest Nazarene 3-2 (OT) Saint Martin's :: Sebastian Navarro (Yakima, WA) put the Saints on the board in the 18th minute and they nearly took the advantage to the break when Rafael Junqueira tied things up with 44 seconds left. Jake Levine (Spokane, WA) would put the visitors in front in the 71st only to see Navarro tie it up in the 84th and send matters to overtime. Nine minutes into extra time Levine would find Junqueira with a cross for the game-winner.
Seattle Pacific 3-2 MSU Billings :: The two sides went to the break scoreless, but there was plenty of drama when play resumed. An own goals put the Yellowjackets behind less than a minute into the second half but Guillaume Kremer scored on a free kick from about 25 yards in the 50th to tie it up. Not even a minute later Luca Battistotti delivered a cross into the right side of the box that Dana Kowachek (Missoula, MT) put away in the 51st for the lead. A penalty, though, tied things back up in the 70th and the Falcons snatched the win with less than a minute remaining.
Cascade Collegiate Conference
College of Idaho 0-0 Eastern Oregon :: Both sides created plenty of chances in the game with a total of 41 combined shots, but only a quarter of them were on target. Parker Billings (Boise, ID) finished with three saves for the Yotes, who were a bit more precise at the other end, forcing seven saves from EOU's Aidan Wright.
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