The Cougar men received a a goal two minutes into overtime by Marcel Sales to register a 3-2 win.
The Cougar women hung with the No. 4 Iowa Western club before falling 1-0.
WNCC coach Todd Rasnic said that the men’s win gives them plenty of motivation.
“It was a pretty important win for the men’s team. They all ran over and dove on Marcel after he scored the winner. He also did a flip in mid air after scoring the goal. For the guys it was a very big victory for the unity of the team and just giving them confidence because Iowa Western beat LCCC 2-0.
The Cougar men trailed at halftime 2-1 to the Reivers and didn’t score their first goal until the 43rd minute when Chris Guadarama scored off an assist by Nathan Southard on a header off a corner kick.
WNCC wasted little time in the second half in tying the score, getting a goal from Miguel Leon off an assist from Matt Hoffman just a minute into the second half.
Neither team scored again until the overtime period as Sales quickly ended the game just two minutes into the extra period. WNCC had nine shots on goal compared to Iowa Western’s 16 shots. WNCC goalkeeper David Castle had 14 saves in net.
The Cougar women were on the opposite end of the scoreboard falling 1-0. Iowa Western scored just six minutes in the contest. After that, Rasnic said it was a defensive struggle. The Cougar women, however, had opportunities to score but couldn’t find the net.
“We had quit a few opportunities. Of course Brittany [McNeil] is out and when you don’t have the speed up there, it opens up the defense,” Rasnic said. “The first goal they got was unfortunate. After that we just couldn’t come up with an the answering goal.”
WNCC finished the game with five shots on goal while the Reivers had six shots on goal. Jessica Taylor recorded five goals in net.
Both teams will be in action on Sunday. The Cougar men will face the University of Nebraska Club team at 10 a.m. in Lincoln, while the women will face York College at 2:30 p.m. on York.
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