CALDWELL, Idaho – Brothers
Jack O'Leary and
Tom O'Leary combined on a pair of second half goals, keeping the postseason hopes of the College of Idaho alive, as the Coyotes blanked Multnomah, 4-0, at Simplot Stadium.
The Yotes (7-8, 5-7 CCC) ended a 3-match losing streak with a dominating offensive performance, piling up 46 shots – equaling the third-highest total in program history – with keeper
Zac Dean stopping a pair of shots on frame to earn the clean sheet.
Jhonier Caicedo got C of I on the board in the sixth minutes – moments after rocketing a 20-yard strike off the right post.
Bekir Cinac played a ball to the right corner, where
Jack O'Leary looped a cross to the top of the 6-yard-box – with Caicedo ripping home the counter and the 1-0 lead.
Cinac doubled the lead in the 36th minute, taking a pretty through-ball up the middle of the Lions (0-16, 0-12) defense from
Matthew Sammartino, a ripping a 15-yard, left-footed dart into the right corner of the net.
The O'Leary brothers took over in the second half – combining for two nearly identical goals in less than two minutes.
Jack O'Leary made a pair of great runs down the right side of the pitch, playing a cross to the back post – finding the boot of
Tom O'Leary – who calmly converted the sitters.
C of I had a 46-7 edge in total shots and recorded 11 of the 12 corner kicks on the afternoon.
The Coyotes close out the regular-season on Sunday, hosting Warner Pacific at 1:30 p.m. – the final home game for the seven senior student-athletes on the squad.
