NIC women hold off Idaho All-Stars in home opener

| November 19, 2011 8:15 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Freshman Katie Buskey scored 14 points to lead the North Idaho College Cardinals past the North Idaho All-Stars 77-64 in a women's basketball game at Christianson Gym.

Sophomore Korina Baker scored 13 points for NIC (2-1), which unvieled its 2010 NJCAA championship banner during a pregame celebration.

Freshman Ashleigh Kelman-Poto grabbed 13 rebounds for NIC.

Lindsay Herbert and Bianca Cheever scored 15 points apiece for the All-Stars.

NIC will host the Community Colleges of Spokane in the Thanksgiving Classic on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

NORTH IDAHO ALL-STARS

Bianca Cheever 6-12 0-0 15, Megan Kane 0-4 0-2 0, Lindsay Stark 2-6 0-0 5, Mandy Jacques 1-4 0-0 2, Jessica Theilen 2-4 6-6 10, Lindsay Herbert 5-16 3-3 15, Crystal Gladson 2-7 0-0 4, Kia Gibson 5-9 3-4 13. Totals 23-62 12-15 64.

NORTH IDAHO

Angela Woods 2-8 0-0 6, Kate Buskey 4-7 4-4 14, Tori Davenport 2-3 0-0 5, Shanee McBride 1-1 0-0 3, Korina Baker 3-9 6-6 13, Dani Kastrava 1-2 1-4 3, Aimee Durbridge 2-6 0-1 4, Julia Salmio 4-7 0-0 8, Mollie Kramer 1-4 0-0 2, Hannah Love 3-7 1-2 7, Danika Johnson 2-7 0-0 4, Ashleigh Kelman-Poto 3-8 2-3 8. Totals 28-69 14-20 77.

Halftime - NIC 40-26. 3-point goals - NIAS 6-25 (Cheever 3-9, Stark 1-5, Thielen 0-1, Herbert 2-9, Gladson 0-1), NIC 7-20 (Woods 2-4, Buskey 2-3, Davenport 1-2, McBride 1-1, Baker 1-5, Kastrava 0-1, Durbridge 0-1, Kramer 0-2, Love 0-1). Rebounds - NIAS 38 (Kane, Herbert 6), NIC 47 (Kelman-Poto 13). Assists - NIAS 12 (Kane 4), NIC 9 (Kastrava 3). Team fouls - NIAS 16, NIC 13. Fouled out - none.