NIACC drops tourney opener to Northeast CC, 1-0

NIACC's Aryana Rashidi controls the ball during an Oct. 16 home match against Iowa Lakes.
NIACC's Aryana Rashidi controls the ball during an Oct. 16 home match against Iowa Lakes.
October 28, 2024

NORFOLK, Neb. – The NIACC women's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 11 Northeast CC on Sunday in the opening round of the NJCAA Region 11 Division II tournament.

Third-seed Northeast CC (14-4-2 overall) scored the lone goal of the match with 20 minutes left in the second half. Ezzy Castro scored for the Hawks on an assist from Lexie Lilienthal.

Sixth-seed NIACC ended its season with a record of 6-8-2

NIACC's 2024 season (6-8-2 overall)

Rock Valley College 6, NIACC 2 (A)

NIACC 4, Central CC-Columbus 0 (H)

Iowa Lakes 4, NIACC 1 (A)

NIACC 8, UNI Club Team 2 (A)

NIACC 1, Kaskaskia College 1 (tie) (A)

Western Iowa Tech 1, NIACC 0 (H)

NIACC 10, Scott CC 0 (A)

NIACC 9, Northwest Iowa CC 0 (A)

Hawkeye CC 1, NIACC 0 (H)

NIACC 0, St. Charles CC 0 (tie) (A)

Northeast CC 2, NIACC 1 (H)

NIACC 9, Marshalltown CC 0 (A)

Iowa Lakes 2, NIACC 1 (H)

Iowa Central 2, NIACC 0 (A)

NIACC 3, Southeastern 0 (A)

NJCAA Region 11 tournament

Northeast CC 1, NIACC 0 (A)