NIC men battle to scoreless tie with Columbia Basin

| September 1, 2010 9:00 PM

Cardinal men,

women host

Cardinal Classic

this weekend

PASCO, Wash. - Dana Ashton had three saves in the first half, Alex Watson two in the second half for the North Idaho Cardinals, who played Columbia Basin College to a scoreless draw on Tuesday afternoon.

"I think we got better as the game went on," NIC coach Scott Moorcroft said. "We couldn't find a way to get a goal late in the game. It was a good learning experience to go on the road in the middle of the week and play on a big field. We've got some things to work on going into the weekend."

NIC (1-0-1) hosts Chemeketa Community College of Salem, Ore., in the NIC Cardinal Classic on Saturday at Eisenwinter Field. NIC plays host to Treasure Valley of Ontario, Ore., on Sunday.

NIC's women also play host to Chemeketa on Saturday and Treasure Valley on Sunday in the Cardinal Classic.

First half - none. Second half - none.

Shots on goal - NIC 10, CBCC 10.

Saves - NIC, Dana Ashton 3, Alex Watson 2. CBCC, Adel Bautista 4.