NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinals get soccer sweep over Southern Idaho

• MEN'S SOCCER

JEROME — You always want to get a good result against your rival. 

Thursday was that day for North Idaho College. 

Freshman Ismael Mane scored in the sixth minute, then Daniel Lehman Jr., added a goal in the 32nd for the Cardinals, who beat in-state rival College of Southern Idaho 2-1 in a Scenic West Athletic Conference match at Jerome High. 

“It was a good match for us,” NIC coach Brad Williams said. “We’re glad to go in and get the win in a rivalry game like this.” 

NIC beat CSI 3-1 in the first match between the schools on Sept. 12 in Coeur d’Alene.

“We pressed hard and had to do a lot of defensive work today,” Williams said. “We had some good chances in front of the goal. We had a lot of good looks, and the boys fought hard. I’m proud of the boys for coming out on top there.”

CSI sophomore Guillermo Perez received a red card after spitting on an NIC player in the 72nd minute. Perez will miss, at least one match, according to Williams for the ejection.

NIC, which climbed to 13th from 16th in this week’s NJCAA poll, got three saves from Kael McGowan, a sophomore from Post Falls High.

NIC (12-0-2, 7-0-2 SWAC) travels to Truckee Meadows of Reno, Nev., on Saturday. 

CSI, in its inaugural season, is 4-7, 3-6. 

First half — 1, NIC, Ismael Mane (David Ochoa), 6:54. 2, NIC, Daniel Lehman, Jr. (Richard Bollanga), 32:55. Second half — 3, CSI, Sohail Ebrahimi (unassisted), 58:00. 

Shots on goal — NIC 11, CSI 3. 

Saves — NIC, Kael McGowan 3; CSI, Pedro De Andrade 9. 

• WOMEN'S SOCCER

North Idaho 2 

Southern Idaho 0 

JEROME — Sophomore Cora Anderson and freshman Zoey Glenn scored goals in the first half for the Cardinals in a Scenic West Athletic Conference win over the Golden Eagles at Jerome High. 

Freshman Serena Hand had four saves for NIC (6-5-1, 5-4-0 SWAC), which travels to Truckee Meadows of Reno, Nev., on Saturday. 

CSI is 4-5-2, 3-4-2. 

First half — 1, NIC, Cora Anderson (unassisted), 22:01. 2, NIC, Zoey Glenn (Amy Smith), 44:26. Second half — none. 

Shots on goal — NIC 7, CSI 4. 

Saves — NIC, Serena Hand 4; CSI, Kirstine Kent 5. 

• VOLLEYBALL

Utah State-Eastern

d. North Idaho

COEUR d'ALENE — The Eagles, ranked seventh in this week's NJCAA poll, swept the Cardinals in three sets in a Scenic West Athletic Conference match at Christianson Gymnasium.

NIC (7-9, 2-2 SWAC) hosts Snow of Ephraim, Utah, on Saturday.

Utah State-Eastern is 15-5, 4-0.