Nao Yamada Shot W Soccer
Brett Colvin

Women's Soccer Spencer Porter

Yamada's Free Kick Goal Leads Bruins Past Cardinals

Box Score

Coeur d'Alene, IDAHO- No. 4 SLCC Women's Soccer (7-0-2) scored twice in the second half and defeated North Idaho College (3–4-2) 2-0. The first place Bruins are (5-0-1) in conference play.  

After a scoreless first half, Nao Yamada broke open the scoring with a perfectly placed shot off a free kick in the 56th minute. Salt Lake was strong defensively and possessed the ball for the majority of the game. In the 83rd minute Avery Thal rebounded her blocked shot and scored from the top of the box for the Bruins second goal. 

Salt Lake had 12 shots on target and seven corner kicks in the game. GK Elle Rafajko made five saves and recorded another clean sheet. 

Up Next
No. 4 SLCC Women's Soccer play at Pacific Northwest Community College on Saturday September 27th at 11:00 am pacific time.

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Players Mentioned

Elle Rafajko

#0 Elle Rafajko

GK
5' 9"
Sophomore
Avery  Thal

#23 Avery Thal

MID
5' 5"
Sophomore
Nao Yamada

#8 Nao Yamada

MID
5' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Elle Rafajko

#0 Elle Rafajko

5' 9"
Sophomore
GK
Avery  Thal

#23 Avery Thal

5' 5"
Sophomore
MID
Nao Yamada

#8 Nao Yamada

5' 2"
Sophomore
MID