Sven Alskog Sports Editor After a summer playing for team Mexico in both the World Cup and the Pan-American Games, Maria Sanchez returns to Idaho State for her sophomore campaign with lofty expectations for herself and the rest of the Bengals on the pitch. If early season success is an […]
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Sven Alskog Sports Editor It was a memorable ending to the 2014 season on the pitch for Bengal soccer, with the unit coming just one win away from taking the Big Sky Conference tournament title. After going through the regular season with a 5-4-1 mark in Big Sky play, Idaho […]
Steven Murillo Staff Writer The Big Sky conference tournament unfolded with several powerhouse teams including Eastern Washington, Portland State, Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona, Idaho State and an undefeated University of Montana. Idaho State proved to be one of the strongest of all by making it to the championship match but […]
Steven Murillo Staff Writer Senior forward Amanda Ellsworth of Idaho State University’s Women’s Soccer team is in the midst of her senior season with the Bengals and and just set the new school single-season scoring record with a goal against the Idaho Vandals Sunday, bringing her season total to 12. […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor The women’s soccer team at Idaho State University continued its streak of having games decided in the last minute in two home games against North Dakota Oct. 3 and Northern Colorado Oct. 5, respectively. First, the Bengals faced off against North Dakota with their undefeated streak […]
Denim Millward Sports Editor With a shy, infectious smile and a refreshingly pleasant demeanor, Maria Sanchez looks like your average incoming Idaho State University freshman. She could probably even pass for a high school freshman. But behind the soft-spoken recent American Falls High School graduate lies a pitch warrior who […]
SVEN ALSKOG Writer Big Sky Conference play started on a victorious note Sept. 26 for the Idaho State University Bengals women’s soccer team. They managed a 1-0 shutout win over the Eastern Washington University Eagles. The win could not have come at a better time for the unit following […]
Sven Alskog Staff Writer Coming off a sweep of Boise State and the University of Idaho, the Idaho State women’s soccer team dropped three consecutive matches last week. On Aug. 30, the Bengals would travel to Lubbock, Texas to square off with 23rd ranked Texas Tech. The Red Raiders started […]
Travis Smith Online Editor Last year the ISU women’s soccer team was voted to finish seventh in the Big Sky Conference in the preseason polls and proved everybody wrong when they won the Big Sky Championship. This year the team tied for the top spot and will have to prove […]
The Idaho State University soccer team’s amazing season was going to end eventually, and if it was going to end it was better that it ended by losing to the best team in the nation. ISU lost to the No.1 seeded and defending national champion Stanford Cardinals on Friday, Nov. […]
The Bengals Win It Win or lose, tears were going to be shed by Idaho State’s soccer players after Sunday’s emotional game over Montana for the Big Sky Championship. It was just a question of whether or not they were going to be tears of joy or just plain tears. […]
It’s been six years since Idaho State hosted the Big Sky Tournament. The last time the Bengals hosted the tournament, in 2006, they won the title. They will be hoping for similar results this weekend. The Big Sky Tournament gets underway Friday, Nov. 2, and Sunday, Nov. 4, at Davis […]
It wasn’t always pretty but the Idaho State University soccer team got the job done. The Bengals made a late season surge for the top seed in the conference and are looking to ride that momentum to a Big Sky title. ISU won its third regular-season title on Saturday defeating […]
The Idaho State soccer team’s offensive prowess has been well documented this year, but if it wants to compete for the Big Sky title then improvements need to take place on the defensive end of the field. On Oct. 12 ISU defeated conference-leader Portland State behind the strong play of […]
Idaho State University soccer fans don’t know whether they should pat ISU senior Rachel Strawn on the back for her hot start or kick her in the rear for waiting until her senior year to unleash this offensive firepower. Strawn scored her sixth goal in a 2-0 victory against the […]