- MEN’S SOCCER

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Primarily used as a defender at North Idaho College, coach Ken Thompson knew that if needed, Irvin Angulo could step in at forward at any moment.

That moment came Saturday in the team’s Northwest Athletic Conference East Region opener.

Angulo, a sophomore from Vallivue High in Caldwell, recorded a hat trick in the second half as the Cardinals beat the Wenatchee Valley Knights 4-1.

“He played forward in high school and played defender for the first half today,” Thompson said. “We brought him off the bench in the second half and he did a good job of making horizontal runs. And today, he was a fantastic finisher. We looked like we were making methodical passes, and as Irvin made those runs, we started to play more instictual.”

NIC (2-3) hosts Walla Walla on Wednesday. Wenatchee Valley is 1-5, 0-3 NWAC.

First half — 1, NIC, Conner Kinnune (Omar Hernandez), 40:00. Second half — 2, WV, Lenin Guzman (Rafa Barajas), 49:00. 3, NIC, Irvin Angulo (Kinnune), 75:00. 4, NIC, Angulo (Oscar Padilla), 81:00. 5, NIC, Irvin (Creed McKinnon), 85:00.

Shots on goal — NIC 11, WV 12.

Saves — NIC, Luis Hernandez 4, Tanner Sayer 3; WV, Jose Chairez 2, Ulysses Gonzalez 1.

- WOMEN’S SOCCER

NIC 4

Wenatchee Valley 1

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Linnea Pretzer scored her fifth and sixth goals of the season as the visiting Cardinals beat the Knights in NWAC play.

Marisol Guerrero assisted on the first two goals and finished with three assists for NIC (4-2, 2-0 NWAC). Ex-Lake City player Katey Knaack scored her first goal of the season, opening the scoring on a shot from the top left corner of the penalty area that sailed just under the crossbar.

Aunika Capps scored on a header to make it 2-0. Capps set up Pretzer for the third goal, and Pretzer volleyed in a cross from Guerrero for the Cardinals’ final goal.

Wenatchee Valley is 2-5-1, 0-4-0.

NIC plays host to Walla Walla on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Eisenwinter Field.

First half — 1, NIC, Katey Knaack (Marisol Guerrero), 21:59. 2, NIC, Aunika Capps (Guerrero), time N/A. Second half — 3, NIC, Linnea Pretzer (unassisted), 62:52. 4, NIC, Pretzer (Guerrero, Mattie Rich), 70:25. 5, WVC, Brenna Whitney (unassisted), time N/A.

Shots on goal — NIC 12, WVC 6.

Saves — NIC, Kinzie Hunter 5; WVC, Trisha Priest 8.

- WOMEN’S GOLF

NIC in second

at PLU invite

TACOMA, Wash. — Madi Brown of North Idaho College shot a 5-over-par 77 and is tied for fourth after the first day of the Pacific Lutheran Invitational at Lake Spanaway Golf Course.

NIC, one of only two two-year schools in the event, is in second place. The tourney concludes today.

TEAM RESULTS (top 4) — 1, Whitman 299. 2, North Idaho 326. 3 (tie) Spokane, Whitworth 332.

LEADER — Shiyang Fan, Whitman, 70.

NORTH IDAHO — 4 (tie), Madi Brown 77. 11 (tie), Aly Mabey 81. 14 (tie), Mikal Jerman 83. 22 (tie), Bailey Bradford 85. 32 (tie), Caitlyn Fisher 87.