NIC SOCCER: Cardinals come up short

| October 29, 2015 10:00 PM

• MEN

SPOKANE — North Idaho College had two key misssed opportunities toward the tail end of a Northwest Athletic Conference game, losing 2-1 to the Spokane Sasquatch at Spokane Falls Community College on Wednesday.

NIC (5-9-4, 3-7-4) concludes the season at Wenatchee Valley on Saturday.

Spokane is 10-4-4, 8-3-3, 27 points.

First half — 1, SPO, Jonny Cortez (Mario Zarate), 31:00. Second half — 2, SPO, Roberto Esquivel (unassisted), 71:00. 3, NIC, Braden Ridgewell (Alec Maldonado) 72:00.

Shots on goal — SPO 15, NIC 10.

Saves — SPO, Kevin Alvarez 3, NIC, Garrett Boyce 6.

• WOMEN

Spokane 2

North Idaho 1

SPOKANE— Jessica Scott opened the scoring on an assist from Katelyn Sly to give the Cardinals a halftime lead, but a late goal from the Sasquatch gave them the Northwest Athletic Conference win, clinching the Eastern Division title.

NIC (9-5-2, 7-3-1 22 points) concludes the regular season at Wenatchee Valley on Saturday.

Spokane is 12-2-1, 9-2-0, 27 points.

First half — 1, NIC, Jessica Scott (Katelyn Sly), 38:00. Second half — 2, Spo, Alysha Overland (unassisted), 47:00. 3, Spo, Stephanie Overland (unassisted), 85:00.

Shots on goal — NIC 7, Spo 19.

Saves — NIC, Cassy Van Der May 10; Spo, Emily Busselman 2.