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Sunday’s soccer match between Idaho and Eastern Washington had about everything you’d expect from a late-in-the season B...
10/12/2025

Sunday’s soccer match between Idaho and Eastern Washington had about everything you’d expect from a late-in-the season Big Sky matchup— up and down the field play, jockeying with referees, complaints and cheers from fans, big goals, and diving saves.

In the end, Idaho’s snipers struck with precision and the Vandals defeated Eastern Washington at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow, 3-2.

The Vandals took a 1-0 lead into the half following a score by Calli Chiarelli, who scored her third goal, assisted by Georgia Whitehead.

The Eagles took the lead In the second half behind goals by Kendall Moore and Audrey Schlotfeldt.

Idaho kept working, and then struck twice late in the match.

Sara Rodgers redirected a corner kick from Tori Peters at 82:39 to tie the match, and then Rodgers fed Karli Yoshida-Williams, who put the Vandals ahead at 84:24.

Eastern Washington finished with 14 shots, 10 on goal, while Idaho had 10 shots, 6 on goal.

The Vandals had seven corner kicks to three for the Eagles.

The Vandals are in third place in conference standings.

Idaho (5-4-6, 2-1-2) plays at Portland State on Oct. 19.

(Photo: the Vandals celebrate their third goal, Oct. 12, 2025)

The Idaho women finished second and the Idaho men were third at the LC State Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in L...
10/12/2025

The Idaho women finished second and the Idaho men were third at the LC State Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Lewiston.

In the women's 5k, Alex Terry led the Vandals with a third-place finish in 17:04. Jesse Redding followed in fifth, with a new personal record at 17:09. Abigail Thomas was 10th at 17:33. Pia Kircher (18th, 17:46) and Mary Nakamura (20th, 17:55) closed the scoring for Idaho.

In the men's 8K, Kristian Borve placed fifth, running a 24:03. Miles Ferguson finished just five seconds behind Borve and took seventh. Zac Knapp (13th, 24:25), James Hodgson (21st, 24:51), and Tyler Graff (42nd, 25:32) capped the scoring for the Vandals.

The races were at the LC State Cross Country Trail in Lewiston Orchards next to Lewiston High School.

The Vandals now prepare for the 2025 Big Sky Cross Country Championships in Bozeman, on Nov. 1.

(Idaho Athletics photo)

10/12/2025

It had been a joyous Homecoming-- downtown Moscow was "Vandalized" in bright colors, students jammed the streets for the serpentine, the bonfire, the fireworks-- but then came the football game.

Idaho lost to Northern Colorado, 49-33, after trailing 35-17 at halftime, leaving a crowd of 12,902 fans disappointed, to say the least.

"We were not good enough as a coaching staff," coach Thomas Ford, Jr., said in the post-game press conference. "We were not good enough as a defense, offense, or special teams. Obviously, the buck starts with me. We've got to do a better job getting these guys prepared."

The Vandals pulled to within 35-25 in the second half and then again at 42-33, but UNC responded each time.

Northern Colorado's offense racked up 482 total yards and scored on seven of its first nine drives.

UNC's Eric Gibson Jr. threw for 350 yards with two touchdowns, completing 22 of 34 passes.

Idaho backup quarterback Jack Wagner passed for 237 yards and Rocco Koch had two touchdowns and 81 yards rushing for the Vandals.

Quarterback Joshua Wood had been ruled out prior to the game, along with seven other players. Elisha Cummings and Michael Graves did return.

Idaho (2-4, 0-2) has little wiggle room left in terms of making the post-season for the fourth consecutive season.

"We've still got six conference games left," Ford said. "Our goal is to go 6-0 on the rest of this season and look back on this as a distant memory."

Idaho plays at Eastern Washington on Oct. 18.

Quick update: A disappointing Homecoming for the Idaho Vandals on Saturday, a 49-33 loss to Northern Colorado. Idaho tra...
10/12/2025

Quick update: A disappointing Homecoming for the Idaho Vandals on Saturday, a 49-33 loss to Northern Colorado.

Idaho trailed 35-17 at the half.

UNC had 132 yards rushing and 350 yards passing.

The Vandals (2-4) will head back to the drawing board ahead of their Oct. 18 game at Eastern Washington.

More coverage coming.

Idaho swimming and diving lost to Northern Colorado on Saturday, 183-117, at the Butler-Hancock Pool in Greeley.The Bea...
10/12/2025

Idaho swimming and diving lost to Northern Colorado on Saturday, 183-117, at the Butler-Hancock Pool in Greeley.

The Bears captured 11 of 16 event titles.

Idaho came into the meet off an opening season win over the College of Idaho.

Idaho (1-1) moves on to the third annual MPSF open water swimming championship on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California.

Idaho's Ginger Kiefer is the defending 5K open water champion.

"That was just amazing," Kiefer said during an MPSF Athletics interview on Oct. 1. "I'll be there again. Very excited. It's a great way to mix up racing instead of doing the same races over and over."

This year’s field will be the largest in the three years of the event, featuring nearly 200 collegiate swimmers across 20 universities, The MPSF held the nation’s first open water intercollegiate conference championship in 2023.

(Idaho Athletics photo)

The Weber State Wildcats won their third straight on Saturday, sweeping Idaho volleyball in Ogden, 3-0.Scores: 18-25, 21...
10/11/2025

The Weber State Wildcats won their third straight on Saturday, sweeping Idaho volleyball in Ogden, 3-0.

Scores: 18-25, 21-25, 16-25.

In the first set, Weber State built a 19-10 lead.

In the second set, the Vandals rallied, tying the match at 18-18 after trailing 17-11.

Weber State wrapped up the sweep in the third set, with 15 kills on 25 attempts and just two errors.

Cayton White had nine kills and Koen Makaula had eight kills to lead the Vandals.

Aleina Manaois finished with 26 assists.

The Vandals (4-13, 1-4) will try to regroup and host Northern Colorado on Oct. 16 and Northern Arizona on Oct. 18.

The contest against NAU is the team's annual breast cancer awareness match, "Block out Cancer."

(File photo)

Homecoming Parade, 2025.
10/11/2025

Homecoming Parade, 2025.

Idaho Soccer v. Eastern Washington: PreviewBy Max MossInside the VandalsAfter a 0-0 draw against Montana, the Vandals wo...
10/10/2025

Idaho Soccer v. Eastern Washington: Preview

By Max Moss
Inside the Vandals

After a 0-0 draw against Montana, the Vandals women's soccer team (4-4-6) will remain on home turf when they host the Eastern Washington Eagles (5-5-4) at the PIFCU Kibbie Dome on Sunday, October 12.

The Vandals and Eagles first met on the pitch back in 1998, and have remained rivals given the relatively short hour and a half drive between the two schools.

The Eagles have a slight edge in
the all time series, holding a 13-12-2 record. Last season's match ended as a 2-2 draw in Cheney.

Last match, Idaho played strong team defense in front of goalkeeper Paula Flores, who posted her eighth shutout in the 14 games played so far this season. The Vandals and Grizzlies had nine shots each in the 0-0 draw.

The Eagles are coming off a 5-0 defeat at Sacramento State. They are coached by Missy Strasburg, and led by senior forwards Delani Walker and Chloe Pattison, along with freshman midfielder Noelle Raczykowski.

Vandal team leaders Annika Farley, Calli Chiarelli, Georgia Whitehead, Hallie Prinos-Grumbach and the rest of the squad will look to get back in the win column when the match kicks off at 1:00 p.m. PT on Sunday, inside the PIFCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow.

Idaho volleyball (4-12) fell at Idaho State on Thursday, 3-1.Scores from Reed Gym in Pocatello: 23-25; 20-25; 25-23; 19-...
10/10/2025

Idaho volleyball (4-12) fell at Idaho State on Thursday, 3-1.

Scores from Reed Gym in Pocatello: 23-25; 20-25; 25-23; 19-25.

Both teams are now 1-3 In conference play.

Koen Makaula had seven kills and nine blocks to help lead the Vandals.

Cayton White and Kiana Greer each had 13 kills.

White also had 15 digs.

Aleina Manaois finished with 38 assists.

Idaho plays at Weber State on Saturday.

(File photo)

Idaho v. Northern Colorado: Previewby Max MossInside the VandalsThe Vandals football team (2-3) returns home on Saturday...
10/09/2025

Idaho v. Northern Colorado: Preview

by Max Moss
Inside the Vandals

The Vandals football team (2-3) returns home on Saturday, October 11th to host the Northern Colorado Bears (2-3) in a Big Sky matchup at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome, for their 2025 Homecoming game.

Despite sharing a conference, the Vandals and Bears have only met on the gridiron three times before, with the Vandals winning twice. Idaho won the last matchup 27-13 back in 2023.

The Vandals had a week of rest coming off a 41-30 defeat against #4 ranked Montana, and are looking to snap a two game losing streak.

Speaking about the loss to Montana, Coach Thomas Ford, Jr. said, "...it was a very hard fought game, and I am very proud of our team for the way they played and fought."

The Vandals are ranked #11 in the Stats Perform poll, and 13th in the FCS Coaches poll, and have not played a home game since September 13th. Coach Ford stressed how much his team feeds off the energy at home.

“Anytime we can play in front of the Kibbie Dome crowd it's a blessing. We're very excited to be back at home," Ford said Monday "...two back to back road games and then a bye week, so it's almost been a month since we've been able to play in front of our home crowd....our defense really feeds off that home crowd...homecoming is always a special time."

The Bears are unranked in the FCS polls, and are also coming off a bye week. They are coached by Ed Lamb, and are led by key offensive players QB Eric Gibson, Jr., WR Carver Cheeks, and RB Mathias Price. On defense, they are led by their leader in tackles S Cam Chapa, and sack leader DL Ezra Ekuban. DB Darrel Bryant, Jr. leads the Bears in interception return yards.

Be on the lookout for the Vandals to have success running the football, as the Bears surrendered 289 rushing yards in a 26-18 loss against Idaho State in their most recent game. Vandals RB Eli Cummings is also set to return from injury, and has looked strong in practice.

QB Joshua Wood, WR Ryan Jezorio, the Vandals RB duo and Idaho’s dynamic defense will look to ignite the Homecoming crowd when the game kicks off on Saturday, 10/11 at 2 p.m. PT inside the P1FCU Kibbie Dome in Moscow.

KTVB will be televising the Oct. 17 exhibition matchup between Idaho men’s basketball and Boise State. The preseason gam...
10/09/2025

KTVB will be televising the Oct. 17 exhibition matchup between Idaho men’s basketball and Boise State.

The preseason game, set to begin at 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, will air on KTVB Channel 7 in Boise and on the KTVB+ app.

This is the first time the two sides have met on the court since the fall of 2014. The Vandals and Broncos had previously faced off each year from 1971, playing 89 games.

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