CALDWELL, Idaho - Jesus Lopez scored a pair of goals and assisted on a third, as The College of Idaho shutout Northwest University, 3-0, in a men's soccer match-up at Simplot Stadium.
The win for the Yotes (3-2-1, 3-0-1 CCC) was their 19th-consecutive win over the Eagles, while The C of I ran their Cascade Conference unbeaten streak to 16 games.
After withstanding three shots on goal by the Eagles (2-3-2, 0-3-0 CCC) in the first ten minutes, the Coyotes cracked the scoreboard in the 24th minute, as Kazuki Murata played a ball up the left side to Zach Veasy, who crossed a pass to the 18-yard line, where Lopez cracked a right-footed shot that banked off the left post into the goal.
Two minutes later, the trio struck again - as after a great slide-tackle by Spencer Ward pushed the ball to Murata, he found Lopez surging down the leftside, who placed a cross to the goal mouth to a waiting Veasy, who tallied his first collegiate goal.
The second half was a slugfest - but no scoring occurred until the waning moments, when reserve Teddy Coleman was fouled just outside the penalty box, with Lopez bending the resulting free kick into the top right shelf for the 3-0 lead.
Aaron Reynolds turned away six shots on goal for his first shutout of the season, as the Yotes had a 20-13 overall shot advantage.
The Coyotes hit the road next weekend, meeting Oregon Tech on Friday and Northwest Christian on Saturday.