Card men rally late

| October 19, 2017 1:00 AM

• MEN’S SOCCER

COEUR d’ALENE —Omar Hernandez scored off a corner kick from Oscar Padilla in the 87th minute to push the Cardinals past the Columbia Basin College Hawks 2-1 in a Northwest Athletic Conference match at Eisenwinter Field on Wednesday.

With two matches remaining, NIC (6-6-2, 5-3-2 NWAC) trails Walla Walla by four points for the final playoff spot.

NIC travels to Walla Walla on Saturday. Columbia Basin leads the East Region at 9-2-1, 7-2-1.

Luis Hernandez had 11 saves for NIC.

NIC concludes the regular season at the Community Colleges of Spokane next Wednesday. Spokane is currently second in the East at 10-2-2, 7-1-1.

First half — none. Second half — 1, NIC, Conner Kinnune (Oscar Padilla), 60:00. 2, CBC, Isaiah Arechiga (unassisted), 70:00. 3, NIC, Omar Hernandez (Padilla), 87:00.

Shots on goal — CBC 12, NIC 4.

Saves — CBC, Andres Mendoza 2; NIC, Luis Hernandez 11.

- WOMEN’S SOCCER

North Idaho 2

Columbia Basin 0

COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene Charter product Natalie Goetz opened the scoring in the 42nd minute for the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference win over the Hawks at Eisenwinter Field.

NIC (12-4, 10-2 NWAC) — which has clinched a postseason bid — is second in the East Region and will visit first place Walla Walla (15-0-1, 11-0) on Saturday.

Columbia Basin is 6-5-3, 5-5-2.

First half — 1, NIC, Natalie Goetz (unassisted), 42:38. Second half — 2, NIC, Chelsea Love (Zoe Lee), 59:19.

Shots on goal — CBC 6, NIC 9.

Saves — CBC, Jenelle Garza 2; NIC, Kinzie Hunter 3.