Women’s soccer extends unbeaten streak

The North Idaho College women’s soccer team beat the Washington State University club team Oct. 21 at Bill Eisenwinter Field on the NIC campus 2-1 amid cold temperatures and off-and-on showers.

The Lady Cardinals prevailed on their final home game of the season thanks to a goal by sophomore forward Anna Valentine in the 78th minute, set up by Kellsi Parson.

Parson maneuvered the ball up the field, passed it to Valentine between two Cougar defenders and Valentine put the ball in the net.

“It felt good,” Valentine said. “It was a really great ball from Kellsi. It was perfect.”

Freshman Ellie Engel started the scoring for the Lady Cardinals in the first half of the game with a goal in the ninth minute. Valentine passed the ball to Engel, who was in front of the net, and Engel converted on her goal-scoring opportunity.

Washington State’s Roslyn Pontius tied the game in the 31^st minute with an unassisted goal and the two teams headed into halftime at a 1-1 tie.

The Lady Cardinals (9-3-1) will travel to Spokane Saturday to take on the University of Gonzaga’s club team to conclude their regular season. NIC beat the Lady Bulldogs 1-0 in Coeur d’Alene Sept. 29.