Second-place Cardinal women tie CBC, face East-leading CCS next

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COEUR d’ALENE — Kaysha Bailey stopped five shots for North Idaho College, which played to a 0-0 draw with the Columbia Basin Hawks of Pasco, Wash., in a Northwest Athletic Conference East Region match at Eisenwinter Field on Saturday.

“The game was a defensive battle, with neither team generating many good opportunities on goal,” NIC coach Dan Hogan said. “We just didn’t move the ball quick enough from the Hawks’ trapping-style defense. They were well organized defensively and work hard together as a team. We will need to improve our attack before we see them again.”

NIC (4-3-3, 4-1-1 NWAC), in second place in the East Region, will face the East Region-leading Community Colleges of Spokane (7-2-1, 5-0-0) at Spokane Falls Community College on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Columbia Basin is 4-1-3, 2-1-3.

First half — none. Second half — none.

Shots on goal — CBC 6, NIC 5.

Saves — CBC, Kaile Kauanui 6; NIC, Kaysha Bailey 5.

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Columbia Basin 2

North Idaho 1

COEUR d’ALENE — Creed McKinnon, who hit the post on a free kick in the first half, scored an unassisted goal in the 63rd minute for the Cardinals in a loss to the Hawks in a Northwest Athletic Conference East Region match at Eisenwinter Field.

NIC (1-7-1, 1-3-1 NWAC) faces the Community Colleges of Spokane on Wednesday at Spokane Falls Community College.

Columbia Basin is 4-1-2, 3-1-1.

First half — 1, CBC, Jason Cortes (Jesse Medina), 12:14. 2, CBC, Oscar Cortez (unassisted), 19:30. Second half — 3, NIC, Creed McKinnon (unassisted), 63:18.

Shots on goal — CBC 6, NIC 11.

Saves — CBC, Christopher Kirby 10; NIC, Luis Hernandez 4.