Schnepf leads Cardinal women

- WOMEN’S SOCCER

COEUR d’ALENE — Former Lakeland High standout Sofia Schnepf had a goal and an assist as North Idaho College blanked the Blue Mountain Timberwolves 2-0 in Northwest Athletic Conference women’s soccer Saturday at Eisenwinter Field.

NIC (7-4-3, 5-3-1 NWAC) is one point behind Yakima Valley for fourth place and two points behind Community Colleges of Spokane for the third and final playoff spot from the East Region.

The Cardinals travel to Yakima Valley on Wednesday.

Blue Mountain is 1-9-1, 0-8-1.

First half — 1, NIC, Sofia Schnepf (Sydney Moore), 28:53. Second half — 2, NIC, Halley Marschall (Schnepf), 52:30.

Shots on goal — BM 3, NIC 10.

Saves — BM, Mariel Salinas-Duran 4; NIC, Hailee Mize 2.

- MEN’S SOCCER

North Idaho 0

Blue Mountain 0

COEUR d’ALENE — Jacob Luhrs had a good chance late, and Greyden Lee had a couple chances in the first half, but the host Cardinals settled for a scoreless tie with the Timberwolves in Northwest Athletic Conference play at Eisenwinter Field.

“It was a game with no rhythm,” NIC coach Ken Thompson said. “There were 43 fouls ... both teams played yesterday, and usually when guys are fatigued they’re less disciplined. It was a feisty game.”

NIC (5-5-3, 3-3-2) is one point behind Wenatchee Valley (4-3-4, 3-2-3) for the third and final playoff spot from the East Region with four games remaining, starting next Saturday at Wenatchee Valley.

Blue Mountain is 4-4-5, 1-3-4.

First half — none. Second half — none.

Shots on goal — BM 6, NIC 6.

Saves — BM Dalton Mauzay 6; NIC, Isaiah Damschen 6.

- VOLLEYBALL

North Idaho d.

Big Bend

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — The visiting Cardinals improved to 20-3, 9-0 in Northwest Athletic Conference play with a 20-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-18 win over the Vikings at the DeVries Activity Center.

NIC statistics were not available.

NIC hosts Columbia Basin on Wednesday at 6 p.m.