Cardinal women knock off CSI again
TWIN FALLS - Korina Baker scored a game-high 20 points and had six steals as 17th-ranked North Idaho College beat No. 25 College of Southern Idaho 63-55 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play Saturday night.
Tugce Canitez added 13 points, Kama Griffitts 12, and Kiki Edwards-Teasley had seven points and 11 rebounds for NIC (24-3, 10-3), which beat CSI for the third time in three tries this season.
Mechela Barnes led CSI (20-8, 7-6) with 12 points.
NIC plays host to Colorado Northwestern on Thursday.
NORTH IDAHO
Camille Reynolds 3-13 3-4 9, Tugce Canitez 5-8 3-4 13, Kornia Baker 6-9 4-5 20, Kiki Edwards-Teasley 2-10 3-3 7, Kama Griffitts 6-17 0-0 12, Chantel Devilbiss 0-4 0-0 0, Amy Warbrick 0-3 2-2 2, Julia Salmio 0-1 0-0 0, Amanda Carlton 0-0 0-0 0, Deanna Dotts 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-65 15-18, 63.
SOUTHERN IDAHO
Felicity Jones 0-7 1-2 1, Holly Checketts 0-1 0-0 0, Laurel Kearsley 3-9 0-0 6, Mechela Barnes 4-14 2-4 12, Fanny Cavallo 3-7 1-2 7, Tayllor Gipson 0-1 0-0 0, Kylee Schiermann 2-2 0-0 4, Taylor Altenburg 3-8 0-0 9, Tina Fakahua 0-3 1-2 1, Kyler Paria 0-2 0-0 0, Kylie Hardison 3-6 0-0 7, Chakala Carthen 3-7 0-0 6, Guilhermina El-Mir 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 22-71 5-10 55.
Halftime - NIC 28-26. 3-point goals - NIC 4-19 (Reynolds 0-3, Baker 4-7, Edwards-Teasley 0-1, Griffitts 0-4, Divilbiss 0-2, Warbrick 0-2). CSI 6-26 (Jones 0-3, Kearsley 0-2, Barnes 2-6, Gipson 0-1, Altenburg 3-7, Paria 0-1, Hardion 1-3, Charthen 0-1, El-Mir 0-2). Rebounds - NIC 48 (Edwards-Teasley 11), CSI 49 (Jone 8). Assists - NIC 13 (Reynolds 3, Canitez 3, Edwards-Teasley 3, Griffitts 3). CSI 16 (El-Mir 4). Team fouls - NIC 13, CSI 17. Fouled out - none.
Southern Idaho 76
North Idaho 71
TWIN FALLS - Michael Hale scored 22 points and Tyrone White grabbed 11 rebounds, but NIC (20-8, 5-8) suffered its fourth straight loss - each by five points.
"It's just exactly like our last three road losses," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "They're all similar in that we're not hitting shots down the stretch, and the other team is."
Pierre Jackson scored 16 points and Kenny Buckner had 15 rebounds for seventh-ranked CSI (24-4, 10-3).
NIC plays host to Colorado Northwestern on Thursday.
NORTH IDAHO
Michael Hale 8-14 5-6 22, Idris Lasisi 5-11 2-2 13, Nick Fromm 4-5 0-0 8, Tyron White 3-11 1-2 8, Abebe Dimissie 4-9 0-1 10, Taylor DeAndre 2-7 0-0 4, Jake Owsley 1-6 0-0 2, Petar Joksimovic 1-3 1-2 4, Ameer Shamsud-din 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 9-13 71.
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO
Jerrold Brooks 4-13 3-4 11, Darius Smith 2-4 5-6 9, Pierre Jackson 6-14 2-2 16, Mitch Bruneel 3-7 5-7 12, Kenny Buckner 4-10 1-2 9, Issiah Grayson 0-0 0-0 0, Terrance Lafayette 0-1 0-0 0, Gerson Santo 1-3 1-2 3, Chris Patton 2-2 0-0 4, Fabyon Harris 3-8 6-9 12. Totals 25-62 23-32 76.
Halftime - CSI 32-29. 3-point goals - NIC 6-27 (Hale 1-4, Lasisi 1-4, White 1-7, Dimissie 2-6, DeAndre 0-4, Joksimovic 1-2). CSI 3-15 (Brooks 0-5, Jackson 2-4, Bruneel 1-3, Lafayette 0-1, Harris 0-2). Rebounds - NIC 32 (White 11). CSI 47 (Buckner 15). Assists - NIC 16 (Hale 6). CSI (13 (Smith 6). Team fouls - NIC 26, CSI 16. Fouled out - none.