Hosley sparks Cardinal men
* MEN'S BASKETBALL
COEUR d'ALENE - Antoine Hosley hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and finished with 22 points as North Idaho College avenged an earlier defeat by burying Colorado Northwestern 81-51 in Scenic West Athletic Conference men's basketball Thursday night at Rolly Williams Court.
Tyrell Lewis added 15 points and Michael Middlebrooks grabbed 14 rebounds for NIC (19-5, 5-4 SWAC), which snapped a four-game losing streak started by a loss at Colorado Northwestern on Jan. 21.
"I don't think we overlooked them tonight," NIC coach Jared Phay said. "I thought our defensive effort was really good tonight. We pressured the ball well, and we were more active."
Riley Parish scored 16 points for Colorado Northwestern (6-16, 1-8).
NIC, which shot 57 percent from the field, plays host to Utah State University-Eastern Utah on Saturday. USU-Eastern lost 85-73 at the College of Southern Idaho on Thursday.
COLORADO NORTHWESTERN
Yai Ajak 0-2 0-0 0, Carvel Claggett 1-5 0-4 2, Tali Tapusoa 1-4 5-8 7, Thomas Powers 3-5 2-2 10, Nathan Terrin 0-2 0-0 0, Garrett Wilkins 1-8 4-7 6, Bryer Trussell 2-3 0-1 4, Riley Parish 7-14 1-4 16, Michael Willie 0-1 0-0 0, Nate Yanez 0-0 0-0 0, Khalid Smith 3-5 0-2 6. Totals 18-49 12-28 51.
NORTH IDAHO
Jordan McCloud 6-8 2-5 14, Antoine Hosley 8-12 1-2 22, Connor White 0-4 3-4 3, Kwame Bates 1-2 1-2 3, Casey Ward 0-0 1-1 1, Michael Middlebrooks 3-4 1-5 7, Joel Underdahl 0-0 0-0 0, Tyrell Lewis 6-12 2-2 15, Petar Joksimovic 0-2 2-2 2, Kaj Sherman 5-7 4-6 14. Totals 29-51 17-29 81.
Halftime - NIC 33-18. 3-point goals - CNW 3-11 (Claggett 0-1, Tupusoa 0-1, Powers 2-3, Terrin 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Trussell 0-1, Parish 1-3), NIC 6-19 (McCloud 0-1, Hosley 5-7, White 0-4, Bates 0-1, T. Lewis 1-4, Joksimovic 0-2). Rebounds - CNW 24 (Ajak, Tapusoa, Trussell, Smith 3), NIC 45 (Middlebrooks 14). Assists - CNW 8 (Tapusoa 3), NIC 10 (T. Lewis 3). Fouled out - Terrin. Total fouls - CNW 19, NIC 21.
* WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
North Idaho 78
Colo. N'western 44
COEUR d'ALENE - Leading by nine at halftime, the Cardinals, ranked No. 12 in the NJCAA, outscored the visiting Spartans 39-14 in the second half of the SWAC game at Rolly Williams Court.
Hannah Love came off the bench and scored 13 points to lead five players into double figures for North Idaho College (18-4, 7-2 SWAC), which snapped a two-game losing skid.
"That was one of Hannah's best games; she really gave us a boost," NIC coach Chris Carlson said.
Jaynelle Johnson scored 18 of her game-high 22 points - and all four of her 3-pointers - in the first half for Colorado Northwestern (9-14, 0-9).
"Our defense was really solid in the second half," Carlson said. "They didn't get many looks."
NIC plays host to Utah State University-Eastern Utah on Saturday. USU-Eastern lost to the College of Southern Idaho 69-52 on Thursday.
COLORADO NORTHWESTERN
Courtney Cordova 2-4 2-2 8, Jaynelle Johnson 8-19 2-2 22, Belen Garcia-Sague 0-2 0-0 0, Jasmine Ransom 2-7 2-2 7, Breona Kerrick 1-2 1-2 3, Desiree Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Jessica Maadsen 0-2 1-2 1, Darian Page 0-1 0-0 0, Brenyatta Young 0-0 0-0 0, Jamie Bair 0-0 1-4 1, Michelle Blanton 0-2 0-0 0, Jahnette Epperson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 14-42 9-14 44.
NORTH IDAHO
Angela Woods 2-4 0-0 4, Katie Buskey 4-8 1-3 12, Tori Davenport 1-3 3-4 6, Hailey Petit 0-1 0-0 0, Korina Baker 4-9 1-2 12, Dani Kastrava 1-3 0-0 2, Aimee Durbridge 0-1 1-4 1, Julia Salmio 1-4 0-0 2, Mollie Kramer 4-5 0-0 10, Hannah Love 5-7 3-4 13, Danika Johnson 5-7 0-0 10, Ashleigh Kelman-Poto 3-7 0-0 6.
Halftime - NIC 39-20. 3-point goals - CNW 7-20 (Cordova 2-4, Johnson 4-10, Garcia-Sague 0-2, Ransom 1-3, Madsen 0-1), NIC 9-19 (Woods 0-1, Buskey 3-6, Davenport 1-3, Baker 3-5, Kramer 2-3, Love 0-1). Rebounds - CNW 27 (Johnson, Blanton 5), NIC 37 (Baker 6). Assists - CNW 7 (Madsen, Bair 2), NIC 19 (Buskey, Salmio 4). Fouled out - none. Total fouls - CNW 18, NIC 13.
* SOFTBALL
Salt Lake 10-14
North Idaho 0-3
ST. GEORGE, Utah - The second-ranked Bruins used an eight-run second inning in the first game and a three-run home run by Meagan Nielson in the second to sweep the Cardinals in a Scenic West Athletic Conference doubleheader at Canyons Park.
Sophomore Ashley Moon had two of NIC's three hits in the first game.
In the second game, Shelby Carter hit a two-run home run in the first inning for NIC (2-11, 0-4 SWAC), which faces Southern Nevada today in St. George.
Salt Lake is 13-2, 4-0.
FIRST GAME
Salt Lake 181 00 - 10 12 1
North Idaho 000 00 - 0 3 0
Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.
Ariel Zimmerman, Kylee Colvin (4) and Lyndsey Healey; Emily Perlich, Jenifer Rosie (2) and Shelby Carter. W - Zimmerman. L - Perlich.
HITS: SL - Campos 3, Woodard 2, Webster 2, Anderson 2, Healey, Miller 2. NIC - Moon 2, Schmerer. 2B - Healey, Miller. HR - Woodard, Anderson.
SECOND GAME
Salt Lake 305 24 - 14 13 1
North Idaho 201 00 - 3 4 2
Game called after 5 innings due to 8-run rule.
MaCauley Flint and Mylee Davis; Danielle Hockett, Nicole Atkinson (3) and Shelby Carter, Ciara Fernandez (5). W - Flint. L - Hockett.
HITS: SL - Gomez, Campos 2, Woodard 2, Webster 2, Anderson 2, Budge, Nielson, Miller, Hutchings. NIC - Carter 2, Meyers, Moon. HR - Nielson, Carter.