NIC SOCCER: Cardinals cut down CSI men, move closer to conference title
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 hour, 10 minutes AGO
KYLE DISHAW PHOTOGRAPHY North Idaho College freshman midfielder Tom Renner plays the ball off his foot during a Scenic West Athletic Conference match with the College of Southern Idaho on Thursday at Eisenwinter Field.
KYLE DISHAW PHOTOGRAPHY North Idaho College sophomore defender Sarah Phippen dribbles the ball during Thursday's Scenic West Athletic Conference match against the College of Southern Idaho at Eisenwinter Field.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Nathan Gutierrez, a freshman goalkeeper from Lake Worth, Fla., had four saves for eighth-ranked North Idaho College, which moved closer to clinching the Scenic West Athletic Conference title, beating College of Southern Idaho 2-1 at Eisenwinter Field on Thursday.
NIC (14-0-2, 10-0-1 SWAC, 31 points) leads third-ranked Salt Lake (11-0-3, 8-0-3, 27 points) by four points. The winner of the men’s conference hosts the Region 18 Championships Oct. 29 and 31.
NIC can clinch the conference title with two more wins in its remaining three matches.
NIC has allowed three goals in conference this season.
“Our defensive work has been great,” NIC coach Brad Williams said. “It has been really great this season.”
CSI (4-5-2, 4-5-2) is fifth in the conference.
NIC hosts Truckee Meadows of Reno, Nev., on Saturday.
First half — 1, NIC, Rabi Helmand (unassisted), 23:52. Second half — 2, NIC, Noel Daehne (penalty kick), 58:24. 3, CSI, Jakob Hollon (penalty kick), 84:04.
Shots on goal — CSI 5, NIC 10.
Saves — CSI, Lasse Brier 8; NIC, Nathan Gutierrez 4.
• WOMEN
North Idaho 1
Southern Idaho 0
COEUR d’ALENE — Brooklyn Sperry, a freshman from Payson, Utah, had six saves for the Cardinals in a shutout of the 18th ranked Golden Eagles in Scenic West Athletic Conference play at Eisenwinter Field.
Emie Major, a freshman from Riverton, Utah, scored on an assist from sophomore Pauline Klussman of Lehrte, Germany, in the 41st minute for NIC (9-4-3, 6-3-3 SWAC), which is fourth in the conference with three games remaining.
The top four teams advance to the Region 18 Championships on Oct. 29 at the site of the men’s conference champion.
CSI (8-4, 7-4) is third in the conference.
NIC hosts Truckee Meadows of Reno, Nev., on Saturday.
First half — 1, NIC, Emie Major (Pauline Klussman), 41:22. Second half — none.
Shots on goal — CSI 6, NIC 7.
Saves — CSI, Avery Charlesworth 6; NIC, Brooklyn Sperry 6.
KYLE DISHAW PHOTOGRAPHY North Idaho College sophomore defender Sarah Phippen dribbles the ball during Thursday's Scenic West Athletic Conference match against the College of Southern Idaho at Eisenwinter Field.