Slow-starting Cardinal teams fall at Peninsula

PORT ANGELES, Wash. - North Idaho College allowed three goals in the first half on Tuesday en route to a 5-1 loss to Peninsula College.

Isaiah Van Voorhis scored NIC's lone goal in the 38th minute.

"We looked like we were asleep," NIC coach Ken Thompson said. "It was a lot of fast giveaways. When we gave it away, our transition was too slow. We created a few opportunities for them."

The Cardinals (4-3-1) play Saturday at home against the University of Idaho's club team.

First half - 1, Pen, Alex Martinez (penalty kick), 10:00. 2, Pen, Erick Urzua (Ashkanov Apollon), 20:00. 3, Pen, Keevan Webb (Martinez), 32:00. 4, NIC, Isaiah Van Voorhis (Robert Wilson), 38:00. Second half - 5, Pen, Kale Gallarte (Apollon), 49:00. 6, Pen, Caio Maciel (Christian Martinez), 81:00.

Shots on goal - NIC 8, Pen 14.

Saves - NIC, Tanner Jones 7; Pen, Edwin Guandique 4, Aaron Zavolouin 2.

* WOMEN

Peninsula 4

North Idaho 0

PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Shelby Vienna-Hallam had two goals - both on headers - and an assist as the Pirates handed the visiting Cardinals (2-5-1) their fourth straight loss.

NIC has been outscored 11-2 in those four games.

"We're rather frustrated as a team at the moment," NIC coach Dan Hogan said. "When we play good teams like Peninsula we play well and yet give up goals we should be able to stop. Peninsula is one of the best teams we've played so far and I give them a lot of credit for pressuring us into mistakes that kept us from scoring chances of our own."

NIC plays at Eastern Oregon University on Saturday in La Grande, Ore.

First half - 1, PC, Shelby Vienna-Hallam (Bronte Fitzsimmons), 23:00. 2, PC, Vienna-Hallam (Fitzsimmons), 38:00. Second half - 3, PC, Miranda Sochacki (Vienna-Hallam), 55:00. 4, PC, Brenda Torres (Brittney Yoshimura), 86:00.

Shots on goal - NIC 4, PC 12.

Saves - NIC, Alex Rodriguez 6, Whittni Mundel 5; PC, Kasey Lough 2.