Area roundup: Idaho gets first women’s soccer win in young season
Sun., Aug. 21, 2016
Megan Good and Josilyn Daggs scored five minutes apart late in the second half to lift host Idaho to a 3-1 win over Grand Canyon in a women’s soccer game in Moscow on Sunday.
The Vandals (1-1) escaped the first half with a 1-1 tie despite playing into a strong wind. Oliva Baggerly scored in the 22nd minute for Idaho. Madison Cox tied it in the 29th minute for Grand Canyon (0-2), cleaning up a loose ball in the box after a corner kick.
Good headed in a rebound in the 74th minute for the winner before Daggs scored her first career goal on a long shot that sailed in the wind over the keeper.
Oregon 2, Gonzaga 1: The Ducks scored two first-half goals and held on to defeat the Bulldogs in the Outrigger Resorts Classic in Waipahu, Hawaii.
Jayne Lydiatt gave the Ducks (1-0-1) the lead just three minutes in and Kyra Fawcett made it 2-0 in the 27th minute.
Lauren Luke got the Bulldogs (1-1-0) into the game with a header 14 minutes into the second half. It was her fifth career goal but first since 2012.
Idaho plays at Gonzaga on Friday.
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