Cardinals topple Wenatchee Valley

| November 30, 2013 8:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Host North Idaho College overcame foul trouble, injuries and a cold shooting first half from the floor to pull away in the second half of a 69-50 win against Wenatchee Valley Community College 69-50 in the NIC Thanksgiving Classic on Friday night at Rolly Williams Court.

NIC shot 11 of 35 from the field, but still led 34-25 at intermission.

"We got into a little bit of foul trouble and fought through that in the first half,"NIC coach Chris Carlson said.

NIC shot 13 of 24 in the second half and made 21 of 28 free throws to pull away, despite going 0 for 13 on 3-pointers.

"We got a little more aggressive and got them into foul trouble," Carlson said. "The 0 for 13 didn't help, but once we got into the bonus, we really started to go hard and get to the line."

Point guard Georgia Stirton returned to the lineup after missing four games with a strained knee and scored 12 points for NIC (7-1), which hosts the Community Colleges of Spokane today at 3 p.m.

Renae Mokrzycki finished with 15 points and six rebounds for NIC, which also lost freshman Mariah Swanson to a knee injury in the second half.

Wenatchee Valley (2-2) faces Williston State today at 11 a.m. at NIC.

WENATCHEE VALLEY

Kiarra Row 1-7 0-0 3 Michelle Bromagen 2-7 2-3 6, Darian Gasseling 1-9 0-1 2, Lauren Schulz 2-2 1-2 6, Megan Bauder 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsay Loe 3-8 1-2 7, Kim Chischille 0-0 0-0 0, Shaenna Jones 4-8 4-6 12, Bekah Waterhouse 1-3 0-0 4, Lacie Kemper 1-2 3-4 5, Charity Degman 1-5 3-4 5. Totals 17-51 14-22 50.

NORTH IDAHO

Georgia Stirton 4-9 4-5 12, Katie King 0-0 0-0 0, Jansen Butler 1-7 3-3 5, Bailey Schroeder 2-5 4-7 8, Morgan Grier 3-5 2-2 8, Ryleigh Swagerty 0-3 0-0 0, Kara Staggs 2-4 3-4 7, Sabrina Earle 0-0 0-0 0, Renae Mokrzycki 7-11 1-2 15, Caitlyn Behymer 0-2 2-3 2, Mariah Swanson 2-5 0-0 4, Maggie Kirscher 0-1 0-0 0, Panisessi Taimani 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 24-57 21-28 69.

Halftime - NIC 34-25. 3-point goals - WVCC 2-10 (Rowe 1-4, Bromagen 0-3, Gasseling 0-2, Schulz 1-1), NIC 0-13 (Stirton 0-1, Butler 0-4, Schroeder 0-3, Grier 0-1, Staggs 0-2, Mokrzycki 0-1, Swanson 0-1). Rebounds - WVCC 39 (Loe 7), NIC 38 (Butler 7). Assists - WVCC 7 (Gasseling 3), NIC 11 (Butler, Grier 2). Team fouls - WVCC 23, NIC 21. Fouled out - none.