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Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal
Bengals fall short in Pk’s to Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament
The Idaho State women’s soccer team’s season came down to one kick from 12 yards away. With the Bengals trailing by one in the final round of the shootout, junior center back Sofia Wolf stepped to the penalty spot with a chance to keep the game going. The whistle blew, and Wolf struck the ball toward the bottom right corner. Northern Arizona goalkeeper Lexi Saveski made her biggest save of the game, denying Wolf and ending the Bengals’ season. Idaho State fell to the Lumberjacks 3-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the first round of the Big Sky tournament at South Field in Missoula, Montana, finishing the year 4-9-6 (2-4-3 Big Sky). “I thought that was a pretty complete game that we played,” head coach Dustin Downey said. “We were resilient. We stepped it up, kept pushing and got a goal back. The team was in a position to advance and played really well. It’s really sad and unfortunate that they didn’t get another game, because I thought they deserved it. But that’s soccer.” The past week had been a whirlwind. The Bengals traveled to Weber State and suffered their worst loss of the
