GOODLAND, Kan. – The Western Nebraska Community College men's and women's soccer teams wrapped up the regular seasons splitting matches Tuesday at Goodland, Kansas, against Northwest Kansas Technical College.

                The women concluded the regular season on a high note as they head into the Region IX playoffs by registering a 4-0 blanking of the Mavericks.

                The men didn't have the same luck, falling to the Mavericks 3-1. The Cougar men concluded their season with a 6-9 mark and dropping their last four matches.

                The Cougar women, on the other hand, enter the playoffs on a roll with an 8-4-1 record and scoring eight goals in their last two matches.

                Tuesday afternoon, the women were led by a variety of players, including two goals from Kennedy Lawes.

                Rhiannon Castle continued her scoring streak as well. After scoring a hat trick on Saturday against Western Wyoming, Castle started the scoring on Tuesday against Northwest Kansas with a goal just seven minutes into the contest off an assist from Aiyanna Grubac.

                After scoring the first goal, Castle became a team player, delivering two assists on two of the team's next three goals.

                Lawes netted her first goal of the contest with 16:50 left in the first half off a Castle assist. Then, with two minutes to play in the half, Grubac scored off a Hannah Wilke assist for the 3-0 halftime lead.

                WNCC scored its final goal in the second half as Castle found Lawes one more time in the 86^th minutes for the 4-0 win.

                The Cougars dominated play in the contest, registering 19 shots compared to the Mavericks' four.

                WNCC freshman goalkeeper Sierra Benavidez had two saves in net.

                The men's contest was close for a half. Northwest scored first just six minutes into the contest. WNCC kept playing strong as Gage Smith scored in the 25^th minutes off an assist from Daniel Becerra. Both squads entered halftime knotted at 1-1.

                Northwest put the match away with two goals in the second half for the 3-1 win.

                WNCC finished the contest with nine shots compared to 14 for Northwest Kansas.

                Cougar goalkeeper Miguel Enriquez had two saves in net.

                While the Cougar men ended the season, the Cougar women will host Trinidad State in a first-round Region IX playoff contest on Oct. 31. The contest will begin at 2 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Region IX tournament the next weekend in Denver.