Lee fuels Cardinal men's win

| October 10, 2011 9:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Kiefer Lee scored both goals as North Idaho College, playing its second game in less than 24 hours, beat the Gonzaga University club team 2-1 on Sunday at Eisenwinter Field.

Gonzaga scored in the 11th minute, and NIC (5-4-2) tied it three minutes later when Chad Ward looped a through ball over the center back to Lee. Later in the half, former Lake City standout Matt Lieggi dribbled in from the left corner, drew the keeper toward him and fed Lee out front for the go-ahead goal.

"There was some fatigue from yesterday," NIC coach Ken Thompson said. "We did pick it up a little after they scored."

NIC travels to Cheyenne, Wyo., to play Laramie County on Friday and Westminster College of Salt Lake City on Saturday.

First half - 1, GU, Scott Robinson (unassisted), 11:00. 2, NIC, Kiefer Lee (Chad Ward), 14:00. 3, NIC, Lee (Matt Lieggi), 33:00. Second half - none.

Shots on goal - GU 10, NIC 5.

Saves - GU Patrick McCarthy 1, Victor Collar 1; NIC, Justin Johnson 6.

• WOMEN

North Idaho 0

Gonzaga club 0

COEUR d'ALENE - North Idaho's Lauren Gibson made one save in the first half, and opponent Kaitlin Ballantyne stopped all five shots she faced in the Cardinals' tie with the Gonzaga club team.

"We've been scoring pretty well all year, but we were a little out of sync today," NIC coach Dan Hogan said. "Today we just seemed a little bit off, things weren't clicking and receivers just weren't connecting with the final pass."

The Cardinals (11-0-1), ranked ninth in the NJCAA, travel to Cheyenne, Wyo., to face Laramie County on Friday.

First half - none. Second half - none.

Shots on goal - Gonzaga 1, NIC 5.

Saves - Gonzaga, Kaitlin Ballantyne 1. NIC, Lauren Gibson 1, Allysa Howell 0.