NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinal men adjust, post clean sheet in opener
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 58 minutes AGO
• MEN'S SOCCER
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Once North Idaho College figured out it couldn’t do what it had planned on the field, third-year coach Brad Williams made an adjustment at halftime.
Three goals in the second half later, and the Cardinals are 1-0 on the season.
Tyson Carter, Sebastiano Casini and Jabari Holtkamp each scored once for NIC in a season-opening 4-0 shutout of Walla Walla Community College on Friday afternoon.
Nathan Gutierrez, a freshman from Lake Worth, Fla., had four saves in the Cardinals' season-opening 4-0 shutout of Walla Walla Community College on Friday afternoon.
“For us, we had to change our playing style in the second half,” said Williams, who attributed the slow start to higher-than-normal grass due to Walla Walla Community College not allowing its grounds crew to mow the field for precautionary reasons with the air quality index being above 150. “We had to play more behind them in the second half. We had to be resilient and fight for each result. It’s a job done and good on our guys for adapting and finding a way to win the game.”
NIC travels to Wenatchee Valley College on Sunday.
Walla Walla is 1-2.
First half — 1, NIC, Tyson Carter (Caden Pennock), 40:00. Second half — 2, NIC, Sebastiano Casini (Noel Daehne), 65:00. 3, NIC, Jabari Holtkamp (Ibu Opesanmi), 75:00. 4, NIC, Santiago Nunez (Ousman Yarbo), 89:00.
Shots on goal — NIC 13, WWCC 4.
Saves — NIC, Nathan Gutierrez 4; WWCC, Christopher Alonzo 9.
• VOLLEYBALL
Farrar leads Cardinals
to first win in Texas
BAYTOWN, Texas — Camryn Farrar, a freshman from Coeur d’Alene High, had 11 kills and three digs for the Cardinals in a 25-19, 25-23, 25-19 win over McLennan Community College of Waco, Texas, in the Lee College tournament.
Earlier, NIC fell to Panola of Carthage, Texas, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-23. No stats were available from that match.
Zoe Galbreath, a freshman setter from Ritzville, Wash., had 14 assists and sophomore setter Olivia Zazuetta of Rathdrum had 12 assists for the Cardinals against McLennan.
NIC (1-2) concludes the tournament today against North Central Texas College.