NIC hoop teams hit SWAC road tonight

| February 4, 2011 8:00 PM

The North Idaho College men's and women's basketball teams hit the road for the first of five straight Scenic West Athletic Conference games away from Rolly Williams Court, starting tonight in Rangely, Colo.

NIC's men (19-4, 4-4 SWAC) defeated Colorado Northwestern (5-15, 0-8) 81-62 in their earlier matchup on Jan. 15. NIC, which is ranked 18th in this week's NJCAA poll, is coming off a 86-73 loss to Southern Idaho to snap a 38-game home winning streak.

The Cardinals conclude the weekend trip on Saturday at Eastern Utah (18-5, 5-3), a team NIC defeated 87-52 on Jan. 13.

The NIC women (20-2, 6-2) downed the Spartans (6-16, 0-8) 68-41 in their previous meeting. NIC enters ranked 11th in this week's poll and a half game behind 17th-ranked Salt Lake (17-4, 7-2) for first place in the SWAC and close out the weekend trip at Eastern Utah (8-13, 3-5) on Saturday.

NIC defeated CEU 80-52 at Rolly Williams Court in its conference home opener and 77-61 in the Casper (Wyo.) College tournament on Nov. 18.