Yellowjacket Soccer Teams Host North Idaho Saturday (8/18/05)
BILLINGS, MT – The Montana State-Billings
soccer teams will host North Idaho College in an exhibition
doubleheader on Saturday. Kick off for the women’s game is
set for 1:00 p.m. at the MSU Billings College of Technology.
The men’s game will follow at 3:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for
adults and $3 for students and seniors.
Following Saturday's
games the Yellowjacket soccer teams will host a pizza party at
Alterowitz Gym for booster club members, players' families and
friends. The party starts at 7:00 p.m. in the main lobby
of the P.E. Building.
North Idaho is a junior college in Coeur
d’Alene, ID. The Cardinals men were 10-5-3 last season and
qualified for the NWACC playoffs. They have 14 players from
Montana listed on the roster, including Ryan Allen (Skyview
HS) and Ian Songer (Senior HS) of Billings. The Lady
Cardinals were 9-10-1 last year.
The Lady Yellowjackets open the regular
season next week with a three-game swing through Colorado.
They play at Colorado State-Pueblo on August 26, at Fort Lewis
College on August 28, and at Mesa State on August 30. The
Jackets’ will have their traditional Labor Day weekend home
opener when they host Adams State and St. Mary’s in the Fourth
Annual MSU Billings Cup on September 3-5.
The Yellowjacket men also begin the
regular season in Colorado next week. They will play at
Metropolitan State in Denver on August 26 and at Colorado
School of Mines on August 28. The Jackets have three road
trips totaling eight games before they open at home. On
September 21 MSU Billings will host Heartland Conference
opponent Incarnate Word, which is ranked fifth nationally in
the preseason. |
