NIC women romp past Snow
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
EPHRAIM, Utah - Sophomore Kama Griffitts scored a game-high 17 points in 19 minutes as the ninth-ranked North Idaho Cardinals rolled past the Snow Badgers 74-39 in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game Saturday.
NIC (23-3, 9-3 SWAC) jumped out to a 40-13 halftime lead, holding Snow to 4-of-22 shooting from the floor in the first half for 13 points.
Tugce Canitez had 12 points and 13 rebounds, eight coming on the offensive glass for NIC, which travels to Southern Idaho on Saturday.
In other SWAC action on Saturday, Salt Lake (20-4, 10-2) defeated Southern Idaho (20-7, 7-5) 72-63 to remain one game ahead of the Cardinals in the SWAC standings. Colorado Northwestern (7-18, 1-10) upset Eastern Utah 50-47 (8-16, 3-8).
NORTH IDAHO
Camille Reynolds 1-6 0-0 2, Tugce Canitez 4-5 4-5 12, Korina Baker 1-5 0-0 2, Kiki Edwards-Teasley 1-6 2-3 4, Kama Griffitts 7-14 0-0 17, Chantel Divilbiss 3-5 0-1 7, Timena Shebala 1-3 1-2 4, Amy Warbrick 4-6 0-0 9, Julia Salmio 1-2 1-4 3, Amanda Carlton 3-7 0-0 7, Deanna Dotts 2-2 2-4 7. Totals 28-61 10-19 74.
SNOW COLLEGE
Christina Augustin 0-4 0-0 0, Alle Finch 4-12 1-2 10, Baillie Reynolds 1-6 1-3 3, Erica Martinez 1-6 0-0 3, Jaquel Christensen 1-1 0-0 2, Megan Riggs 0-2 0-0 0, Cassie Holmes 2-4 4-4 8, Carolina Rebolledo 0-1 3-4 3, Kelsi Wells 1-1 0-0 2, Meissa Diop 3-8 0-2 6, Lindsay Card 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 14-46 9-15 39.
Halftime - NIC 40-13. 3-point goals - NIC 8-23 (Reynolds 0-1, Baker 0-3, Griffitts 3-6, Divilbiss 1-2, Shebala 1-2, Warbrick 1-3, Carlton 1-5, Dotts 1-1). Snow 2-16 (Finch 1-4, Reynolds 0-3, Martinez 1-4, Riggs 0-1, Holmes 0-1, Diop 0-3). Rebounds - NIC 39 (Canitez 13). Snow 27 (Wells 6). Assists - NIC 17 (Canitez, Griffitts 3). Snow 6 (Riggs 2). Team fouls - NIC 15, Snow 16. Fouled out - none.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Snow 77
North Idaho 72
EPHRAIM, Utah - Freshman Mason Sawyer went 11 of 18 from the field, including 6 of 11 from beyond the 3-point line as the Snow Badgers defeated the 23rd-ranked North Idaho Cardinals in SWAC play.
"We've got to tip our hat to Snow," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "They shot the ball well tonight and hit some big shots down the stretch tonight. We've got to keep working in practice and getting ready for that regional tournament."
Snow coach Michael Ostlund dismissed two players, UNLV transfer DeShawn Mitchell and starting post Renato Portugal, in the past week for a violation of team policy. Also, Reggie Lewis, a role player for Snow, quit the team.
Sophomore Michael Hale went 8 of 12 from the floor for 25 points for NIC (20-7, 5-7), which travels to Southern Idaho on Saturday.
Abebe Dimissie scored 13 points for NIC. Freshman post Anthony DiLoreto, who was leading the SWAC in blocked shots entering this weekend's games with 1.8 per game for NIC, has left the team for personal reasons, Phay said.
In other SWAC action on Saturday, Southern Idaho defeated host Salt Lake 79-75 and Eastern Utah defeated Colorado Northwestern in Rangely, Colo.
NORTH IDAHO
Ameer Shamsud-din 3-9 0-0 9, Michael Hale 8-12 6-9 25, Nick Fromm 0-1 0-0 0, Tyrone White 3-9 1-1 9, Abebe Dimissie 4-6 2-2 13, DeAndre Taylor 2-4 3-4 7, Jake Owsley 3-5 0-1 6, Idris Lasisi 1-5 0-0 3, Petar Joksimovic 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 12-17 72.
SNOW COLLEGE
Mitch Frei 4-6 3-4 11, Brandon Vega 4-4 3-8 12, Mason Sawyer 11-18 3-4 31, Travis Wilkins 3-9 5-6 13, Vinny Novaes 3-4 0-2 6, DeShawn Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Justin Yardley 0-0 0-2 0, Sam Hoopes 0-1 2-2 2, Darrick McIntosh 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-44 16-28 77.
Halftime - Snow 40-30. 3-point goals - NIC 12-33 (Shamsud-din 3-7, Hale 3-7, White 2-7, Dimissie 3-4, Taylor 0-1, Lasisi 1-4, Joksimovic 0-3). Snow 9-16 (Vega 1-1, Sawyer 6-11, Wilkins 2-4). Rebounds - NIC 24 (White 6). Snow 29 (Frei 7). Assists - NIC 11 (Hale, Lasisi 4). Snow 12 (Vega 4). Team fouls - NIC 22, Snow 15. Fouled out - White.
SOFTBALL
South. Nevada 7-3
North Idaho 2-5
ST. GEORGE, Utah - Sophomore catcher Shelby Gonzales went 2 of 3 with a grand slam in the nightcap as the Cardinals split a Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader with the Coyotes at the Canyons Complex.
In the opener, Southern Nevada scored five runs in the first inning and held the Cardinals without a run in the final five innings as Monet Ormsby struck out nine for the Coyotes.
NIC pitcher Jenifer Rosie went the distance in the second game for the Cardinals (7-10, 2-6 SWAC), who face Colorado Northwestern today in St. George.
FIRST GAME
S. Nevada 500 002 0 - 7 9 1
North Idaho 110 000 0 - 2 8 2
Monet Ormsby and Antoinette Woodward; Alyssa Erickson and Shelby Gonzales. W - Orsmb. L - Erickson.
HITS: CSN - Lucero 2, Woodward, Uriarte 2, Ormsb, Romero, Felese, Jaramillo. NIC - DeAnda 3, Meredith, LaVaute 2, Moon 2. 2B - Uriarte, Romero, DeAnda 2. 3B - Lucero. HR - Jaramillo.
SECOND GAME
S. Nevada 000 111 0 - 3 10 0
North Idaho 000 041 x - 5 8 0
Samanta Powell, Monet Ormsby (5) and Antoinette Woodward; J. Rosie and Shelby Gonzales. W - Rosie. L - Powell.
HITS: CSN - Lucero, Adams, Woodward 2, Uriarte 2, Romero 2, Felese, Jaramillo. NIC - DeAnda 3, Gonzales 2, LaVaute, Moon 2. 2B - Romero, DeAnda, Moon 2. HR - Uriarte, Gonzales.