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NIC SOCCER: Cardinal women clinch playoff spot

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
| October 23, 2022 1:10 AM

• WOMEN

COEUR d’ALENE — Teresa Ledezma scored on an assist from Addison McCulloch in the 13th minute for North Idaho College, which clinched a berth in the Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs with a 1-0 win over Walla Walla at Eisenwinter Field on Saturday.

NIC (12-2-3, 10-1-3 NWAC, 30 points) trails Spokane (11-2-2, 10-2-1, 31 points) for second in the East Region with one match remaining. The top three teams in each region qualify for the playoffs.

On Wednesday, NIC travels to Columbia Basin and Spokane hosts Walla Walla to conclude the regular season. Columbia Basin (14-0-1, 12-0-1) has clinched the East Region title.

Kaycee Chavez had five saves for NIC.

Walla Walla is 10-5-3, 7-5-2.

First half — 1, NIC, Teresa Ledezma (Addison McCulloch), 12:15. Second half — none.

Shots on goal — WWCC 5, NIC 6.

Saves — WWCC, Lindsay Stapleton 5; NIC, Kaycee Chavez 5.

• MEN

Walla Walla 5

North Idaho 0

COEUR d’ALENE — The Warriors had five different players score against the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference win at Eisenwinter Field.

NIC (4-8-3, 3-5-3 NWAC, 12 points) will miss the playoffs after losing its last two matches.

Walla Walla (13-3-2, 7-3-1), which is in second place in the East Region, clinched a playoff berth with the win.

NIC will travel to Columbia Basin on Wednesday to conclude the season.

First half — 1, WWCC, Antonio Rossi (unassisted), 6:39. 2, WWCC, Dino Ibrulj (Hector Castillo), 10:44. 3, WWCC, Gustavo Ayala (unassisted), 19:17. 4, WWCC, Nathan Alvarado (unassisted), 42:44. Second half — 5, WWCC, Ricardo Contreras (Julio Tapia), 65:41.

Shots on goal — WWCC 9, NIC 1.

Saves — WWCC, Ryan Solis 1; NIC, Cooper Proctor 4.

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