Parker, Michel lead Card men past CSI

| February 19, 2010 11:00 PM

MEN'S BASKETBALL

TWIN FALLS - A road win is a cherished commodity in the meat grinder which is the Scenic West Athletic Conference, so North Idaho College coach Jared Phay was quite happy that his 11th-ranked Cardinals came away with an 80-75 victory over Southern Idaho on Friday night.

"We guarded really well," Phay said. "Renado Parker played well offensively, and Guy-Marc (Michel) really controlled the paint."

Parker had 19 points and six rebounds for NIC (23-4, 13-4), which maintained a one-game lead in the conference over Salt Lake (21-6, 12-5). Michael Hale added 16 points, and Michel had nine points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks. Michel's layup with 7:44 left put NIC up 60-58, and the Cardinals were never headed.

B.J. Shearry and Taylor Stevens each played little due to foul trouble. Post Emeka Eweka (ankle) did not play and forward Nick Fromm (hip pointer) played six minutes.

"We were thin at the post, so we went with a smaller lineup," Phay said. "I thought we guarded well despite that."

Carrick Felix had 19 points and four blocked shots for CSI (18-9, 10-7).

The two teams play again today at 4 p.m. PST.

NORTH IDAHO

Renado Parker 8-11 3-4 19, Michael Hale 3-8 9-12 16, Logan Jones 1-4 5-6 7, B.J. Shearry 1-4 0-0 2, Guy-Marc Michel 3-8 3-4 9, DeAndre Taylor 3-5 3-4 10, Nick Fromm 1-2 1-2 3, Taylor Stevens 2-5 0-0 5, Brandon Haas 0-0 0-0 0, Idell Bell 3-11 1-2 9. Totals 25-58 25-34 80.

SOUTHERN IDAHO

Carrick Felix 6-12 7-10 19, Josten Thomas 3-12 6-9 12, Pierre Jackson 2-7 8-10 13, Kenny Buckner 3-8 4-4 10, Charles Odum 2-7 0-2 6, Byago Diouf 2-9 2-2 6, Dennis Mikelonis 4-7 1-3 9, Romario Souza 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-64 28-40 75.

Halftime - CSI 36-35. 3-point goals - NIC 5-16 (Hale 1-2, Jones 0-2, Taylor 1-2, Stevens 1-4, Bell 2-6), CSI 3-17 (Felix 0-2, Thomas 0-4, Jackson 1-3, Odum 2-4, Diouf 0-3, Mikelonis 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 39 (Michel 13), CSI 45 (Buckner 11). Assists - NIC 8 (Hale 3), CSI 13 (Jackson 5). Fouled out - Shearry, Bell. Total fouls - NIC 24, CSI 26.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Southern Idaho 59

North Idaho 53

TWIN FALLS - The 18th-ranked Cardinal women, who came into the game tied for first place in the SWAC, shot 25.4 percent (17 of 67) from the field in the loss to the Golden Eagles.

Shauneice Samms scored 14 points, and Felicity Jones added 12 points and 10 rebounds for CSI (19-8, 11-6 SWAC), which shot 46.4 percent (26 of 56).

Tugce Canitez had 18 points, 15 rebounds and four steals for NIC (21-5, 12-5). Camille Reynolds added 11 points, four assists and four steals.

CSI built a 27-14 lead on a 3-pointer by Nicole Harper - the Golden Eagles' lone 3 of the game - with 4 minutes left in the first half. NIC pulled within 33-32 on a layup by Canitez with 14:46 left, but could never tie or take the lead. CSI increased its lead to 54-44 with 4:04 left before coasting home.

The teams combined for 47 turnovers, 23 by NIC.

The teams play again today at 2 p.m. PST.

NORTH IDAHO

Camille Reynolds 2-12 6-8 11, Amy Warbrick 0-4 0-0 0, Kama Griffitts 2-16 2-2 8, Katie Sanders 3-6 0-0 7, Tugce Canitez 7-15, 3-3 18, Chantel Divilbiss 0-0 0-0 0, Kiki Edwards-Teasley 3-8 2-2 9, Sadie Lazzarini 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 17-67 13-15 53.

SOUTHERN IDAHO

Felicity Jones 6-12 0-0 12, Shauniece Samms 7-9, 0-0 14, Daidra Brown 1-5 3-8 5, Laurel Kearsley 3-10 2-3 8, Nicole Harper 1-3 0-0 3, Emiliya Yancheva 0-0 0-0 0, Kalika Tullock 0-0 0-0 0, Kylie Hardison 1-3 0-0 2, Devan Matkin 2-3 1-2 5, Kayla Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Tina Fakahafua 1-2 0-0 2, Maddy Plunkett 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 26-56 6-13 59.

Halftime - CSI 31-23. 3-point goals - NIC 6-23 (Reynolds 1-4, Warbrick 0-4, Griffitts 2-9, Sanders 1-1, Canitez 1-2, Edwards-Teasley 1-2, Lazzarini 0-1), CSI 1-8 (Brown 0-2, Kearsley 0-1, Harper 1-2, Hardison 0-1), Fakahafua 0-1, Plunkett 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 44 (Canitez 15), CSI 41 (Kearsley 11). Assists - NIC 9 (Reynolds 4), CSI 14 (Jones 5). Fouled out - none. Total fouls - NIC 16, CSI 15.

SOFTBALL

North Idaho 11-11

W. Nevada 0-2

COEUR d'ALENE - Former Coeur d'Alene High standout Lindsey Stark went 3 for 3 with four runs batted in in the opener for the Cardinals (14-8, 11-3 SWAC) in their home opener at Memorial Field.

Lauren Maloney hit a three-run homer in the second game for NIC, which has won 11 straight games. Juliann Hartnett drove in five runs on the day for the Cards.

The teams are scheduled to play another doubleheader today at noon at Memorial Field.

FIRST GAME

W. Nevada 000 00 - 0 3 1

North Idaho 412 4x - 11 14 0

Game called in fifth inning due to 8-run rule.

Ashley Hall, Jennifer Watkins (4) and Anastacia Krieder; Alyssa Erickson, Kathy Comack (5) and Renae Kimbell. W - Erickson. L - Hall.

HITS: WN - Estrada, Savage, Hall. NIC - Hawley, Maloney, Krier, Ross, Hartnett 2, Plenger 2, Kimbell 2, Stark 3, Chestnut. 2B - Krier, Hartnett, Stark. 3B - Hartnett.

SECOND GAME

W. Nevada 110 000 - 2 6 1

North Idaho 300 026 - 11 13 1

Game called in 6th inning due to 8-run rule.

Ashley Hall, Jennifer Watkins (6) and Anastacia Krieder; Alyssa Erickson, Jessica Ross (5) and Shelby Gonzales. W - Erickson. L - Hall.

HITS: WN - Estrada, Savage, Archinieg 2, Senko, Fahr. NIC - Hawley 3, Maloney 3, Gonzales, Ross 2, Hartnett 3, Stark. 2B - Archiniega 2, Maloney, Ross. 3B - Ross. HR - Maloney.