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North Idaho College Cardinals and the Western
Wyoming Community College Mustangs renewed their annual rivalry. The Mustangs got on the board first when in the 10th minute Jarom Stuart passed back a pass to Mitch Christensen who bent the ball to the upper right goal and past the NIC keeper. The match was evened up in the 16th minute when an own goal was allowed by the WWCC defense and keeper. WWCC took the lead for good when Andrew Newbold passed a ball to the feet of Taylor Chesnovar who placed the ball in the left side netting in the 25th minute. Shortly after the 2nd goal for the Mustangs the starting keeper Cory Thibeault was injured after a collision and Luis Trevisan had to play the rest of the match. The half time score was WWCC 2 and NIC 1.
Some good adjustments were made by the Mustangs to continue to put pressure on the NIC defense and to keep them from scoring. In the 47th minute Angel Muniz scored his first goal of the season after receiving a Jarom Stuart pass. Angel kicked the ball under the diving NIC keeper and into the net. The Mustangs had more chances in the second half but their last goal came in the 64th minute after a foul against NIC around 25 yards from goal. Spencer Mohlman stepped up to the kick and tattooed the ball into the top right corner for the Mustang's 4th goal of the match. In the 75th minute the Cardinals were able to get past the WWCC defense and keeper Luis Trevisan but their lone second half goal still left NIC behind by 2 goals. The final score was WWCC 4 and NIC 2. This is the biggest margin of victory for the Mustangs against the Cardinals in the series and also the most goals allowed by the Cardinals in the series. The 5th win in a row for the Mustangs puts their record to 7 - 2 - 0.
Match Facts: Shots; WWCC 16, NIC 12 - Assists; WWCC 3, NIC 1 - Cards; WWCC 2, NIC 1 - Free Kicks; WWCC 14, NIC 6 - Keeper Saves; WWCC 4, NIC 5 - Corners; WWCC 3, NIC 2
Mustang Man of the Match: Jarom Stuart - For his 2 assists in the match and continued great team play from the forward position.
Up Next to the Mustangs: Saturday September 24th versus Western Nebraska (Region IX) at 1:00pm at Crossroads Field in Rock Springs
