Hale, Taylor help lead men; women take charge in SWAC

| February 12, 2010 11:00 PM

- MEN'S BASKETBALL

EPHRIAM, Utah - Michael Hale had 16 points and six assists, DeAndre Taylor came off the bench to score 15 and eighth-ranked North Idaho College defeated Snow College (9-16, 3-12) 88-63 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.

Renado Parker scored 12 points and BJ Shearry added 10 for the Cardinals (21-3, 11-3), who have a two-game lead over Salt Lake and Eastern Utah for first place in the SWAC standings.

"We started off on a 16-1 run and never really looked back," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "Taylor came off the bench and provided a spark. It was a well-balanced effort where everyone played their part and did it well."

The Cardinals play at Salt Lake today.

NORTH IDAHO

Deandre Taylor 5-6 3-5 15, Idell Bell 2-6 2-3 7, Steven Hodney 0-1 0-0 0, Renado Parker 5-8 2-2 12, Michael Hale 6-11 1-3 16, Nick Fromm 1-3 0-0 2, Logan Jones 2-6 2-4 6, BJ Shearry 3-4 4-7 10, Taylor Stevens 1-3 2-2 5, Brandon Haas 3-3 0-0 6, Guy-Marc Michel 3-3 3-5 9. Totals 31-54 19-31 88.

Jordan Wood 1-9 2-5 5, Mitch Frei 5-8 5-6 15, Reggie Shaw 4-16 4-6 13, Renato Portugal 4-15 5-8 13, Dominique Youmans 2-4 0-0 5, Corbin Green 3-6 1-2 10, Danny Boyd 1-1 0-0 2, Melvin Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Vinicius Novaes 0-0 0-2 0, Justin Vorwaller 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 20-61 17-31 63.

Halftime - NIC 52-30. 3-point goals - NIC 7-20 (Taylor 2-3, Bell 1-5, Hodney 0-1, Hale 3-5, Jones 0-3, Stevens 1-3). Snow 6-23 (Wood 1-7, Frei 0-1, Shaw 1-7, Youmans 1-2, Green 3-6). Rebounds - NIC 41 (Michel 10), Snow 36 (Portugal 6). Assists - NIC 18 (Hale, Jones 6), Snow 10 (Shaw 6). Team fouls - NIC 25, Snow 25. Fouled out - none.

- WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

EPHRIAM, Utah - Tugce Canitez scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, former Coeur d'Alene High standout Kama Griffitts added 14 points and No. 17 North Idaho College defeated Snow College (18-7, 9-6) 75-55 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play.

The Cardinals (21-3, 12-3) took sole possession of first place in the SWAC after Salt Lake fell to Southern Idaho and can take a two-game lead with a win today at Salt Lake.

"I thought we played good team defense and set the tone," NIC coach Chris Carlson said. "Playing back-to-back games on the road and heading down to Salt Lake is always a challenge, but we can take a huge step toward a SWAC championship with a win tomorrow."

Chantel Divilbliss hit 10 of 11 free throws and finished with 13 points for the Cardinals and Kiki Edwards-Teasley chipped in with 10 points.

NORTH IDAHO

Chantel Divilbliss 1-4 10-11 13, Camille Reynolds 2-6 2-4 7, Amy Warbrick 2-6 6-7 10, Kiki Edwards-Teasley 3-8 2-2 9, Kama Griffits 4-6 5-5 14, Katie Sanders 2-7 0-1 4, Sadie Lazzarini 2-3 0-0 4, Amanda Carlton 0-2 0-2 0, Tugce Canitez 6-13 2-2 14. Totals 22-55 27-32 75.

Sammie Jensen 3-8 6-8 12, Karin Cottle 0-0 0-0 0, Amanda Farish 3-7 2-4 8, Christina Augustin 1-1 0-2 2, Linsey Hodkiss 3-3 4-4 10, Ndeye Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Tara Gehring 1-3 0-0 2, Alle Finch 4-14 1-2 9, Malori Dixon 0-1 0-0 0, Abbie Beutier 2-8 2-2 6, Jaquel Christiensen 0-2 0-2 0, Amy Weitzeil 2-9 0-2 4, Alie Finch 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 20-57 15-28 55.

Halftime - NIC 41-24. 3-point goals - NIC 4-14 (Divilbliss 1-2, Reynolds 1-3, Warbrick 0-1, Edwards-Teasley 1-1, Griffitts 1-3, Lazzarini 0-1, Carlton 0-1, Canitez 0-2). Snow 0-7 (Jensen 0-2, Gehring 0-1, Finch 0-2, Dixon 0-1, Weitzeil 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 43 (Canitez 10), Snow 39 (Jensen). Assists - NIC 10 (Canitez 3), Snow 6 (Finch). Team fouls - NIC 23, Snow 23. Fouled out - Sanders, Gehring, Farish.

- SOFTBALL

North Idaho sweeps

SWAC doubleheader

ST. GEORGE, Utah - North Idaho pulled even in the Scenic West Athletic Conference standings at 3-3 following a doubleheader sweep of the Snow Badgers at Little Valley Park.

Alyssa Hawley, Lauren Maloney, Briggett Plenger and Brittany Chesnut had two hits apiece in the first game for North Idaho.

Maloney broke a 3-all tie in the bottom of the seventh inning, driving in Hawley for the game-winning run in the nightcap.

North Idaho (6-8) faces Snow today at St. George.

FIRST GAME

Snow 100 000 0 - 1 4 3

North Idaho 000 710 x - 8 11 0

Heather Gardner, Kandice Kirkham and Whitney Williams; Alyssa Erickson and Renae Kimbell. W - Erickson. L - Gardner.

HITS: SNOW - Minniear 2, Grifith, Kirkham. NIC - Hawley 2, Maloney 2, Plenger 2, Ross, Kimbell, Stark, Chesnut 2. 2B - Ross. HR - Minniear.

SECOND GAME

Snow 000 003 0 - 3 4 1

North Idaho 002 010 1 - 4 10 1

Nobody out when winning run scored.

Heather Black and Jennifer Stanley; Kathy Comack, Jessica Ross (6) and Shelby Gonzales and Renae Kimbell (7). W - Ross. LP - Black.

HITS: SNOW - Gardner, Grifith, Taylor, Stanley. NIC - Hawley 3, Maloney, Krier 2, Hartnett 2, Springer 2. 2B - Taylor, Hawley, Maloney, Krier.