Talley scores twice for Card men in shutout
* MEN'S SOCCER
PUYALLUP, Wash. - Adam Talley scored two second-half goals to lead North Idaho College past the Pierce Community College Raiders 4-0 on Saturday in a Northwest Athletic Conference match.
"Both teams had opportunities in the first half and Mitch (Markovetz) came up with a couple of big saves," NIC coach Ken Thompson said. "In the second half, we got Adam in the right spots and started to find him a little better and put some shots away."
Alec Johnson and Matt Howard added goals for NIC (3-0, 2-0 NWAC), which hosts Walla Walla on Tuesday.
"Alec's goal was the type we expect him to score," Thompson said. "He got it in the middle of the box and planted it into the left corner. It was a good finish."
Pierce is 0-4-1, 0-2-1.
First half - none. Second half - 1, NIC, Adam Talley (Sean Cotton), 48:00. 2, NIC, Alec Johnson (Braden Ridgewell), 58:00. 3, NIC, Matt Howard (David Geske), 74:00. 4, NIC, Talley (Hamidou Kante), 86:00.
Shots on goal - NIC 19, Pierce 9.
Saves - NIC, Mitch Markovetz, 6; Pierce, Gonzalo Contreras, 10.
* WOMEN'S SOCCER
North Idaho 2
Pierce 2
PUYALLUP, Wash. - Former Sandpoint High standout Meghan Pagano scored in the 76th minute to give the Cardinals the lead, but a late goal by the host Raiders evened the score in a Northwest Athletic Conference draw.
"After we score the second goal, we relaxed too much and got a little sloppy," NIC coach Dan Hogan said. "They intercepted a pass at midfield, played the ball forward before our defenders could get organized and played the ball past our goalie."
Katelyn Sly scored in the first half on an assist from Haley White, who assisted on both goals for NIC (2-0-2, 1-0-2 NWAC), which hosts Walla Walla on Tuesday.
Pierce is 2-1-2, 1-0-1.
First half - 1, Pierce, Lexi Turner (unassisted), 9:00. 2, NIC, Katelyn Sly (Haley White), 22:00. Second half - 3, NIC, Meghan Pagano (White), 76:00. 4, Pierce, Rebeckah Julian (Cheyenne Anderson), 90:00.
Shots on goal - NIC 8, Pierce 4.
Saves - NIC, Madi Williams, 2, Cassy van der Mey 0; Pierce, Erin Nelson, 4, Megan Lesmeister, 1.
* VOLLEYBALL
NIC goes 3-1 at CSI tourney
TWIN FALLS - The North Idaho College volleyball team finished strong at the College of Southern Idaho tournament, beating Central Arizona 25-23, 26-24, 25-12 and 19th-ranked Hutchinson (Kan.) 25-15, 25-21, 16-25, 25-15.
Against Hutchinson, Brenna Meehan had 21 digs, Maddi Seidl 50 assists and two blocks and Brittany Aldridge 19 kills for NIC (4-4), which hosts the Great Falls JV on Friday at Christianson Gym.
"The girls played really well and competed hard for every point," said NIC coach Kelsey Stanley, whose team went 3-1 at the tourney. "Brittany Aldridge and Dzeni Hadzisehovic dominated the weekend offensively. Those two girls were our go-to this weekend and when we got into a tight game situation, we knew that they would be able to put the ball down for us. I was very pleased with how they played."
Hadzisehovic had 11 kills, Seidl 11 assists and nine digs against Central Arizona.