Idaho State bested Salt Lake Community College 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Davis Field in its first and final home exhibition contest of the season.

“Today’s game presented a different set of challenges for us than the Utah Valley game did,” ISU coach Allison Gibson said. “We were pretty lethargic and chasing the game most of the first half.”

Both the Bengals and Bruins were scoreless in the first half. Idaho State led the offensive push with seven shots, two of which were on goal. Salt Lake Community College finished the first 45 minutes with three shots, with one shot on goal.

In the second half, Idaho State sophomore forward Michaela Didericksen sent a shot from the right side past SLCC goalkeeper Ashley Sargent for the game-winning goal in the 68th minute.

“We made some key adjustments at halftime and stayed patient with our system and did not panic,” Gibson said. “The game allowed us to dig deep mentally and physically to come away with the win. I’m really proud of how hard our players have fought every single session of this preseason camp.”

Idaho State opens the 2017 season on the road Friday at Chicago State.