CALDWELL, Idaho – A dominant first 45 minutes of action led The College of Idaho to a 3-0 win over Warner Pacific on Sunday at Simplot Stadium.
The Yotes (7-5-4, 6-4-2 CCC) outshot the Knights (3-12-0, 3-9-0 CCC) 19-0 in the first half and continued that success throughout the remainder of the match on the way to a 33-1 edge in shots.
Brooklyn Ruwe initiated the scoring in the 16th minute after receiving a long through ball on the left side of the field from
Sydney Clements. Ruwe would win her 1-v-1 battle to score her second goal of the season.
Later in the half, Clements received a beautiful pass from
Alexa Rierson to get into the back half of the WPU defense. Clements then raced down the left side of the field, changed directions and had a nice crossover to set herself up in perfect position to place in the second goal of the match for C of I in the 31st minute.
Kaitlyn Ramon tallied the third first half goal in the 43rd minute off of a
Chloe Teets corner kick which found her in front of the net for the opportunity.
Warner Pacific had its lone shot of the match in the 56th minute off the foot of Kaitlin Hirasa, which was saved by C of I keeper
Shae Waters.
Kylee Atkins and Waters combined on the shutout, giving the team seven for the season.
In addition to the 33-1 advantage in shots, the Yotes also had 18 corner kicks for the match to just one for the Knights.
As part of senior day,
Mackenzie Malach,
Emma Powley,
Makenna Aguilar and Ruwe were each honored prior to the match.
With the victory, C of I enters the postseason on a four-game winning streak, having outscored opponents 11-1 over that stretch.
For the sixth consecutive season the Yotes will now take part in the Cascade Conference Championships presented by U.S. Bank. As the No. 6 seed, C of I will take on No. 3 seed Rocky Mountain in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. PT.
