Guards lead NIC women past CCS

| December 8, 2012 8:00 PM

SPOKANE - Guards Georgia Stirton and Katie Buskey scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, and the North Idaho College women's basketball team, ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA, defeated Community Colleges of Spokane 60-43 in nonconference play Friday night.

"Our guards played very well and carried us for much of the game," NIC coach Chris Carlson said.

Hannah Love added 10 rebounds, eight points and five steals for the Cardinals (11-0), who open Scenic West Athletic Conference play Thursday with a game vs. Colorado Northwestern at Rangely, Colo.

NORTH IDAHO

Angela Woods 1-6 0-0 2, Katie Buskey 5-10 4-4 17, Jansen Butler 0-1 0-0 0, Kabri Emerson 0-4 4-6 4, Georgia Stirton 8-15 0-2 18, Aimee Durbridge 1-7 0-0 2, Renae Mokrzycki 3-5 3-3 9, Molly Kramer 0-5 0-0 0, Hannah Love 3-10 2-4 8, Danika Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Maggie Kirscher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-65 13-19 60.

CC Spokane

Jorden Brons 0-1 2-2 2, Kylie Tareski 0-2 0-1 0, Rylie Holsinger 6-17 0-0 13, Dominique Pleasants 0-1 0-0 0, Amelia Cook 3-4 0-0 8, Breeana Wilson 3-8 0-0 9, Tamar Williams 3-7 0-1 6, Mikayla Vergo 0-0 0-0 0, Vanessa Corona 0-3 4-4 4, Alicia Christiansen 0-2 1-2 1, Morgan Freeman 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 15-48 7-10 43.

Halftime - NIC 24-17. 3-point goals - NIC 5-17 (Buskey 3-5, Stirton 2-5, Woods 0-3, Butler 0-1, Durbridge 0-1, Kramer 0-1, Love 0-1), CCS 6-13 (Wilson 3-6, Cook 2-3, Holsinger 1-1, Brons 0-1, Pleasants 0-1, Corona 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 45 (Love 10), CCS 37 (Corona 6). Assists - NIC 8 (Stirton 5), CCS 9 (Holsinger 4). Team fouls - NIC 15, CCS 16. Fouled out - Christiansen.