NIC ROUNDUP: Rigby scores late in half as Cardinal women draw with Northwest
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 months, 3 weeks AGO
• WOMEN'S SOCCER
COEUR d’ALENE — Caroline Rigby scored on an assist from Zoey Glenn in the 45th minute for North Idaho College, which played to a 1-1 draw with Northwest College of Powell, Wyo., at Eisenwinter Field on Saturday.
NIC (0-2-1) faces Pacific Northwest Christian next Saturday in Kennewick, Wash., to open Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
Northwest is 1-1-1.
First half — 1, NW, Abby Derbyshire (Bailey Wright), 4:24. 2, NIC, Caroline Rigby (Zoey Glenn), 45:00.
Shots on goal — NW 1, NIC 1.
Saves — NW, Juliana Hildalgo 0; NIC, Serena Hand 0.
• MEN'S SOCCER
Northwest 1
North Idaho 0
COEUR d’ALENE — An unlucky bounce was the difference between a draw and a win for the Cardinals against the visiting Trappers of Powell, Wyo.
Alex Lopez headed a rebound off a free kick in the 85th minute for Northwest, which beat North Idaho College at Eisenwinter Field.
“Our keeper punched it out and cleared the ball,” NIC coach Brad Williams said. “But their player played it in the air and got the goal. We had plenty of chances and they made plenty of saves. We didn’t do our jobs, and one play is all it took. We’ll take a hard lesson and take this and build from here. We’ve just got to learn from it and get better.”
NIC (3-1-0) hosts Wenatchee Valley on Monday at 1 p.m.
Northwest is 3-1-0.
First half — none. Second half — 1, NW, Axel Lopez (free kick), 85:43.
Shots on goal — NW 1, NIC 9.
Saves — NW, Matthijs van Aartsen 9; NIC, Ariel Martinez 0.
• VOLLEYBALL
Chandler-Gilbert d.
North Idaho
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Cardinals concluded play in the Aztec Classic with a 25-24, 26-24, 25-21 loss to the Coyotes of Chandler, Ariz., at Pima Community College.
“We came out flat today,” NIC coach Drew Pascua said. “Fourth match in three days, that’s a lot of jumps and bodies hitting the floor and it added up. Chandler-Gilbert played pretty quick and we didn’t have the extra burst we had on Day 1 and 2 to keep up. We kept it very close, but couldn’t find a way to execute late in the sets.”
NIC (3-5), which finished 2-2 in Arizona, hosts Columbia Basin and Yakima Valley on Friday on the first day of the NIC Invitational at Christianson Gymnasium.
“It was great competition this weekend,” Pascua said. “We’ve seen significant improvement in some key areas, particularly our blocking and really hit some nice offensive strides, so it’s a good growth weekend for us.”