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WENATCHEE, Wash. — Lakeland High product Sofi Schnepf scored two first-half goals for North Idaho College in a 5-1 win over the Wenatchee Valley Knights in a Northwest Athletic Conference match on Saturday.

NIC (8-4-4, 6-3-2 NWAC, 20 points) hosts Columbia Basin at Eisenwinter Field on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

The Cardinals trail Spokane by four points with three matches remaining for the third and final playoff spot from the East Region.

Wenatchee Valley is 2-11-1, 0-10-1.

First half — 1, NIC, Maya Lewis (Autumn Stewart), 1:55. 2, NIC, Sofi Schnepf (unassisted), 20:37. 3, WVCC, Sydnee Pixlee (unassisted), 36:44. 4, NIC, Kiani Hill (Emmaleah Allen), 38:25. 5, NIC, Schnepf (unassisted), 39:01. Second half — 6, NIC, Sydney Moore (unassisted), 74:24.

Shots on goal — NIC 12, WVCC 9.

Saves — NIC, Kaysha Bailey 8; WVCC, Kenia Ortega 7.

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Wenatchee Valley 2

North Idaho 0

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Alexis Calderilla stopped 10 shots in goal for the Knights in a Northwest Athletic Conference win over the Cardinals.

Isaiah Damschen had four saves in the second half for NIC (5-6-3, 3-4-2 NWAC, 11 points), which hosts Columbia Basin at Eisenwinter Field on Wednesday at 3:15 p.m.

“They were just cleaner in their defending today,” NIC coach Ken Thompson said. “On their second goal, Isaiah had a hand on it, but we should have cleared it when we had a chance and it resulted in them getting a high percentage shot. In terms of possession, it was a pretty even game, but we need to do a better job of recognizing the high-percentage shot or making an extra pass. If we do that, we’ll get more high-quality chances.”

NIC trails Wenatchee Valley (5-3-4, 4-2-3, 15 points) by four points for third in the East Region. The top three teams advance to the NWAC playoffs starting Nov. 6.

First half — 1, WVCC, Erik Owen (Luis Rodriguez), 3:00. Second half — 2, WVCC, Ignacio Castillo (unassisted), 59:57.

Shots on goal — NIC 11, WVCC 7.

Saves — NIC, Max Warnell 1, Isaiah Damschen 4; WVCC, Alexis Calderilla 10.