Woods' key hoops down stretch keep Cardinals unbeaten

| November 25, 2012 8:33 PM

SHERIDAN, Wyo. - Sophomore Angela Woods hit a 3-pointer in the final seconds to give the second-ranked North Idaho College Cardinals the lead for good in a 64-62 win against Sheridan College on Saturday at the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome.

"It was a really close game," NIC coach Chris Carlson said. "It was a see-saw battle in the second half."

NIC (7-0) led 39-30 at halftime, but trailed by six in the second half before rallying for the win.

"We had built a nice lead at the half," Carlson said. "But they came out and played really, really well on their home court. They had a big crowd and they really got into it."

Sophomore Aimee Durbidge scored a game-high 17 points off the bench for NIC, which hosts the Community Colleges of Spokane on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

"Aimee probably played her best game here yet," Carlson said. "She made some great plays and was a really key part of us being able to fight back into it."

Woods scored 14 points - including the team's final five points of the game. Kabri Emerson had 13 rebounds for NIC, which outrebounded Sheridan 43-31.

"Road wins are tough here (in Wyoming)," Carlson said. "Both Gillette (ranked No. 11, who NIC beat Friday) and Sheridan are really good. I'm proud of our girls for finding a way to win. I think with our ranking, teams get jacked up to play us and we seem to get in a lot of battles, and I think it's making us better."

NORTH IDAHO

Angela Woods 4-8 2-2 14, Katie Buskey 2-7 1-1 6, Kabri Emerson 4-13 0-0 8, Georgia Stirton 2-6 0-0 5, Renae Mokrzycki 1-7 0-0 2, Tori Davenport 1-4 0-0 2, Aimee Durbidge 6-11 3-3 17, Mollie Kramer 1-2 0-0 3, Hannah Love 4-10 0-1 8, Danika Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-69 6-7 64.

SHERIDAN COLLEGE

Brodie Bennett 2-6 0-0 4, Jasmine Davis 2-9 2-4 6, Josie Three Irons 5-10 2-2 15, Kayla Kiriau 4-9 0-4 8, Milomilo Nanai 5-15 7-9 17, Stephany Sessions 2-3 0-0 4, Morgan Wille 2-3 0-0 4, Maddie Forney 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 24-58 11-19 62.

Halftime - NIC 39-30. 3-point goals - NIC 8-20 (Woods 4-7, Buskey 1-3, Stirton 0-2, Davenport 0-1, Durbidge 2-3, Kramer 1-2, Love 0-2), SC 3-12 (Bennett 0-3, Davis 0-1, Three Irons 3-6, Kiriau 0-1, Wille 0-1). Rebounds - NIC 43 (Emerson 13), SC 31 (Bennett 7). Assists - NIC 13 (Stirton 5), SC 9 (Davis 4). Team fouls - NIC 18, SC 12. Fouled out - none.