NIC ROUNDUP: Chukars upset No. 13 Cardinal men
COEUR d'ALENE - John Fletcher scored a game-high 29 points as the visiting Treasure Valley Chukars upset the 13th-ranked North Idaho College Cardinals 90-84 in a nonconference men's basketball game at Rolly Williams Court.
"I was disappointed in our effort," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "We're starting to take things for granted and try to play hard when it gets close, but we need to come out with more energy than that."
Treasure Valley led 44-39 at halftime, but NIC rallied to tie the game at 80 before an offensive foul against the Cardinals turned the momentum late in the second half. NIC beat Treasure Valley 97-77 in Ontario, Ore., earlier this year.
"We got called for a foul, which it was a foul, and they hit their shots down the stretch when they needed to," Phay said.
Keon Lewis had 18 points, four steals and three assists for NIC (15-2), which travels to Salt Lake to resume Scenic West Athletic Conference play on Thursday.
TREASURE VALLEY
DeSean Marrox 5-12 3-5 15, Christopher Willis 7-9 3-3 18, Drew McKie 1-1 0-0 3, John Fletcher 9-18 8-12 29, Alex Campbell 4-6 0-0 12, Marck Coffin 1-3 2-2 4, James Livingston 0-0 0-0 0, Skyler Burgess 1-5 1-1 3, James Johnson 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 31-58 17-23 90.
NORTH IDAHO
Jordan McCloud 2-2 0-0 4, Jalil Abdul-Bassit 3-7 0-0 8, Chris Sarbaugh 1-5 4-4 6, Jason Wheelock 0-0 0-0 0, Keon Lewis 3-9 12-13 18, Michael Middlebrooks 6-7 2-4 14, Mikey Hope 1-5 0-0 2, James Webb 4-8 5-6 13, Cole Luckett 1-4 0-0 3, Nathan Rathbun 0-2 0-0 0, Kaj Sherman 6-11 2-2 14. Totals 28-61 25-29 84.
Halftime - TVCC 44-39. 3-point goals - TVCC 11-24 (Marriox 2-6, Willis 1-2, McKie 1-1, Fletcher 3-10, Campbell 4-4, Coffin 0-1), NIC 3-11 (Abdul-Bassit 2-5, Hope 0-2, Webb 0-1, Luckett 1-3). Rebounds - TVCC 27 (Willis 6), NIC 39 (Sarbaugh 7). Assists - TVCC 13 (Coffin 4), NIC 12 (Lewis 3). Total fouls - TVCC 20, NIC 20. Fouled out - none.
* WOMEN
North Idaho 85
Blue Mountain 42
LONGVIEW, Wash. - Renae Mokryzcki had 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the top-ranked Cardinals in a romp of the Timberwolves in the opening round of the Lower Columbia tournament at Myklebust Gym.
"It was a relief to see this team come out and play like they did today after break and some average play before," NIC coach Chris Carlson said. "Overall, our defense was stellar and we attacked them all game long. Renae was strong off the bench."
Kabri Emerson scored 12 points and Aimee Durbidge 11 points for NIC (15-0), which faces Big Bend in a semifinal game tonight at 8.
NORTH IDAHO
Angela Woods 2-6 1-2 7, Katie Buskey 2-5 4-4 8, Jansen Butler 1-4 2-2 4, Tori Davenport 1-4 4-4 6, Kabri Emerson 6-8 0-1 12, Georgia Stirton 3-10 0-0 7, Aimee Durbidge 4-8 3-4 11, Renae Mokryzcki 8-9 1-2 18, Mollie Kramer 1-4 0-0 2, Hannah Love 3-7 2-8 8, Maggie Kirscher 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 31-69 19-29 85.
BLUE MOUNTAIN
Kim Pickett 2-13 5-6 9, Jada Desautel-Ootsey 0-6 1-2 1, Jade Gutzman 0-1 0-0 0, Hailey Markham-Pattie 4-12 0-0 10, Katelyn Phillips 0-5 0-0 0, Amber Stover 1-5 0-0 3, Kalen Via 5-6 2-3 13, Shay Rodriguez 0-3 0-0 0, Torri Lovgren 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 15-57 8-11 42.
Halftime - NIC 44-25. 3-point goals - NIC 4-21 (Woods 2-6, Buskey 0-1, Butler 0-3, Davenport 0-2, Stirton 1-4, Durbidge 0-1, Mokryzcki 1-1, Kramer 0-3), BMCC 4-18 (Pickett 0-5, Desautel-Ootsey 0-1, Markham-Pattie 2-5, Phillips 0-3, Stover 1-3, Via 1-1). Rebounds - NIC 51 (Mokryzcki 11), BMCC 38 (Desautel-Ootsey, Via 6). Assists - NIC 14 (Woods 5), BMCC 10 (Desautel-Ootsey 5).