NIC SOCCER: Cardinal women fall short to Peninsula

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — North Idaho College sophomore Faith George scored an unassisted goal in the 86th minute to pull the Cardinals within a goal, but NIC was unable to push across the equalizer in a 2-1 loss to the host Peninsula Pirates in a nonconference match on Saturday.

Peninsula opened the scoring in the 17th minute on a goal by Taya Bohenko, then scored six minutes later to take a 2-0 lead at halftime.

NIC (1-1-0) faces Portland on Tuesday and Chemeketa on Wednesday in the Northwest Athletic Conference friendlies at the Starfire Soccer Complex in Tukwila, Wash.

It was the season opener for Peninsula.

First half — 1, Pen, Taya Bohenko (Sydney Soskis), 17:00. 2, Pen, Briana-Jean Tanaka (unassisted), 23:00. Second half — 3, NIC, Faith George (unassisted), 86:00.

Shots on goal — NIC 2; Pen 7.

Saves — NIC, Kaycee Chavez 5; Pen, Talia Marini 1.