Idaho colleges roundup: College of Idaho women's soccer falls in CCC title game

Jessica Ramback scored the match's only goal to lead Concordia to its 10th straight Cascade Conference Tournament title Saturday, beating the No. 20 Coyotes 1-0 in Nampa.

The No. 6 Cavaliers (18-2) earned the CCC's automatic berth to the NAIA tournament, which begins Nov. 21.

The loss likely ends C of I's season, although the Coyotes could receive one of seven at-large berths to the tourney.

The Coyotes set school records for the season with 14 wins, 11 shutouts and 46 goals. Erika Mouritsen earned CCC Newcomer of the Year honors and coach Niki Taylor was named coach of the year.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO MEN'S SOCCER: The Coyotes' late season slide continued as they dropped a 2-0 decision at Evergreen State in both teams' season finale in Olympia, Wash. C of I (6-9-1, 6-7-1) closed out the season by losing five consecutive matches, including four straight shutouts - posting their worst win-loss record since 1996.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE CROSS COUNTRY: Freshman Barak Watson continued his strong season by finishing 11th at the NCAA Division II West Regional Championships, earning all region honors, qualifying for nationals and leading the Crusader men to a seventh-place finish. The NNU women finished sixth.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO CROSS COUNTRY: Led by five runners in the top 12, the Coyote women easily won their second straight CCC title and qualified for nationals. Junior Stephanie Helm failed to win the CCC individual title for the first time in her career, placing third in 18 minutes, 3 seconds. The men finished second, positioning themselves for an at-large bid.

BOISE STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING: Jennifer Cahill won the 1,000 and 500 free, breaking her own record in the 1,000 free with a time of 10:21.11, and Stephanie North and Chelsea Lopus won the 100 free and 200 fly, respectively, as the Broncos defeated New Mexico and Seattle, but fell to host Utah in Salt Lake City.

BOISE STATE VOLLEYBALL: The Broncos (6-19, 6-7 WAC) knocked off Louisiana Tech (14-16, 4-10) in five sets, winning 25-19, 20-25, 27-25, 23-25, 15-9.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO VOLLEYBALL: Four Coyote seniors combined for 33 kills and 14 blocks, as C of I clinched its fourth consecutive CCC regular-season championship with a 25-18, 25-15, 25-14 victory over Warner Pacific in Caldwell. With the win, the No. 8 Coyotes (22-2, 17-1 CCC) earned the right to host the 2009 CCC Tournament, beginning Friday.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE VOLLEYBALL: Seniors Cammy Dranginis finished with 15 kills and five blocks, while Lindsay Grant had 12 kills and 17 digs in their final home match as the Crusaders defeated Western Oregon 25-17,20-25,25-17,25-19 in Nampa.

BOISE STATE MEN'S TENNIS: The doubles team of Jeff Mullen and Cristian Hodel advanced to the Sunday's semifinals of the PNW Intercollegiate tournament with an 8-5 win over Jake Davis and Levin Guilermo of Gonzaga and an 8-6 win over Lachlan Reed and Adrian Simon of Idaho.