The Snow College men's soccer team split its games over the weekend. The Badgers opened up the weekend with an emphatic win over Pacific Northwest Christian College, 7-0, before traveling to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to take on North Idaho College, where the Badgers fell 1-0. 

The Badgers were coming off a successful weekend, defeating Colorado Northwestern Community College and Salt Lake Community College, both by a score of 1-0. 

The Badgers opened up the scoring early, scoring a trio of goals in the first 20 minutes of regulation. The first came when Kade Davis notched one past the keeper in the 11th with the assist from Francisco Madeira.

They scored again in the 13th minute off the foot of Carter Archuleta who was assisted by Josh Kilsby. Mateus Romualdo finished the trio of goals slammed one home in the 19th minute on a assist from Isaac Stanley, bringing the score to 3-0 entering half. 

Snow College scored four more times in the second half, kicking the scoring off right away in the 47th where Jeff De Coteau found the net with an assist from Bailey Smith. Liam Kilbane joined the scoring frenzy in the 71st on a assist from Max Palmer. 

Jorge Beltran was the only Badger to score multiple goals knocking them in the 60th and 85th minute. He was assisted by both De Coteau and Max Sloan respectively, bringing the final score to 7-0. 

Following the match against PNWCC, the Badgers took on NIC, the only other ranked team in the Scenic West Athletic Conference outside of Snow College. 

The match opened with both teams trading possessions and putting early shots up, with the Badgers putting four shots up and the Cardinals putting up three of their own in the first 21 minutes of the contest. Both teams continued a defensive battle throughout the first half, leading to a 0-0 score at the break. 

The Badgers at the end of the first half had five shots, three of which found their way on net but were saved by the NIC goalkeeper. Mathias Christensen recorded two saves in the first half for the Badgers. NIC recorded four shots while also recording three saves of its own.

The second half followed a similar theme to the first, with it being a defensive battle to open it up. Eventually, the Cardinals were able to find the back of the net in the 71st minute, making the score 1-0. It is the first goal the Badgers have allowed in the last five games. 

The Badgers tried to even the game up and almost got one past the NIC goalkeeper in the 80th minute, but the Cardinals held strong, bringing the final score to 1-0. 

Snow College finished the game with 14 total shots, six of which found their way on net but were all turned away by the Cardinal keeper. Christensen finished the game with three saves and conceded one goal. He recorded five saves over the weekend, bringing him to within 14 of the school record for career saves. 

The Badgers will continue their away slate by traveling to Twin Falls, Idaho, to take on the College of Southern Idaho Thursday at 3:30 p.m. The Badgers currently sit one point behind the Golden Eagles in the SWAC standings. 

Snow College will then travel to Reno, Nevada, to take on Truckee Meadows Community College Saturday at 2:30 p.m. MDT. The Lizards currently sit at a 2-3 conference record and sixth place in the standings. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com