NIC men stumble, but women triumph

| February 6, 2010 8:00 PM

PRICE, Utah - The fourth-ranked North Idaho Cardinals could not overcome a cold shooting night from the floor as they lost 76-66 to the College of Eastern Utah Golden Eagles in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game Saturday.

"We didn't play good enough to win," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "You've got to give Eastern Utah credit, their zone was really active and we couldn't hit enough shots to win the game."

Eastern Utah (16-8, 10-5 SWAC) outrebounded the Cardinals (21-3, 11-3) 42-27, leading to the Golden Eagles outscoring the Cardinals 19-4 on second-chance points.

"That's what they do," Phay said. "They had too many second-chance opportunites. We've got to keep our heads up. We're still in first place, but we've got to bounce back next weekend at Snow and Salt Lake."

Renado Parker had 18 points for the Cardinals, followed by Taylor Stevens with 13.

Michael Glover led four Golden Eagles in double figures with 16 points.

North Idaho faces Snow on Friday in Ephraim, Utah.

NORTH IDAHO

DeAndre Taylor 1-5 0-0 3, Idell Bell 3-7 1-2 9, Steven Hodney 0-0 0-0 0, Renado Parker 7-14 4-4 18, Michael Hale 3-8 0-0 8, Nick Fromm 1-2 0-0 2, Logan Jones 1-7 1-1 3, BJ Shearry 1-4 0-0 2, Taylor Stevens 5-10 0-1 13, Brandon Haas 0-0 0-0 0, Guy-Marc Michel 3-4 2-2 8, Emeka Iweka 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 8-10 66.

EASTERN UTAH

Michael Glover 5-9 6-7 16, Isaiah Williams 5-9 2-4 15, Cliff Colomon 3-8 2-2 9, Tony Dalton 3-6 0-0 7, Aaron Hawk-Harris 0-0 0-0 0, A.J. Whitmore 0-0 0-0 0, Fernando Defavari 0-1 0-0 0, Jonathon Mills 5-9 4-7 14, Nick Thompson 1-3 3-3 5, Vander Joaquim 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 27-53 17-23 76.

Halftime - CEU 35-34. 3-point goals - NIC 8-29 (Taylor 1-5, Bell 2-6, Hale 2-6, Jones 0-3, Shearry 0-1, Stevens 3-8), CEU 5-15 (Glover 0-1, Williams 3-5, Colomon 1-3, Dalton 1-4, Mills 0-1, Thompson 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 27 (Jones 5), CEU 42 (Dalton 8). Assists - NIC 19 (Jones 6), CEU 11 (Colomon 3). Team fouls - NIC 24, CEU 17. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - Glover.

n WOMEN

North Idaho 80

Eastern Utah 69

PRICE, Utah - Tugce Canitez had 15 points and 12 rebounds off the bench to lift the 17th-ranked Cardinals past the Golden Eagles in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game.

Katie Sanders added 13 points and Kiki Edwards-Teasley had 11 points in her second game back from an injured foot for the Cardinals (20-3, 11-3 SWAC). Kaylie Robison had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (7-18, 3-12).

North Idaho travels to Snow on Friday.

NORTH IDAHO

Chantel Divilbiss 1-4 0-0 3, Camille Reynolds 1-8 2-2 5, Amy Warbrick 2-4 0-0 4, Kiki Edwards-Teasley 4-5 3-4 11, Kama Griffitts 4-15 2-4 12, Katie Sanders 5-8 2-4 13, Sadie Lazzarini 5-5 0-0 11, Deanna Dotts 3-4 0-1 6, Tugce Canitez 5-12 5-10 15. Totals 30-65 14-25 80.

EASTERN UTAH

Patricia Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Savana Gines 0-4 2-2 2, Livnat Alon 3-7 1-2 7, Makenda Hill 1-10 1-2 3, Megan Garvin 1-3 0-0 3, Bruna Deichmann 4-14 6-6 14, Samara Pereira 0-6 0-0 0, Monique Bruggerman 0-1 0-0 0, Stacey Stringham 0-0 0-0 0, Kaylie Robison 12-20 5-7 29, Maddie Hind 2-3 3-4 7. Totals 25-71 18-23 69.

Halftime - NIC 43-33. 3-point goals - NIC 6-20 (Divilbiss 1-3, Reynolds 1-5, Warbrick 0-1, Griffitts 2-8, Sanders 1-1, Lazzarini 1-1, Canitez 0-1, CEU 1-17 (Gines 0-1, Alon 0-2, Hill 0-5, Garvin 1-3, Deichmann 0-3, Pereira 0-3. Rebounds - NIC 41 (Canitez 11), CEU 50 (Robison 12). Assists - NIC 21 (Griffitts 7), CEU 13 (Gines 6). Team fouls - NIC 20, CEU 24. Fouled out - Pereira.