NIC BASKETBALL: Cardinals top Centralia
- WOMEN
LONGVIEW, Wash. - Mariah Swanson had 15 points and six rebounds as the Cardinals ran past the Trailblazers 79-56 in a semifinal game in the Lower Columbia College Holiday Classic at Myklebust Gymnasium.
NIC (11-4) will face Umpqua today at 1 p.m. Due to a clause in the tournament, teams from the same conference will not face off.
Kara Staggs had 10 points, four assists and five steals for NIC.
Snow beat Umpqua 91-52 in the other semifinal on Monday.
CENTRALIA
Lauren Fisher 0-2 2-2 2, Tori Weeks 1-3 5-6 8, Savannah Wells 0-2 0-0 0, Jamika Parker 1-2 0-0 2, Molly McIntyre 1-4 0-0 2, Miranda McDonald 3-5 0-0 7, Susan Kenney 4-11 0-0 9, Salena Taylor 2-6 3-4 7, Kyarhi Adams 2-5 2-3 6, Courtney Kaupu 4-8 4-5 13. Totals 18-48 16-20 56.
NORTH IDAHO
Samara Hill 1-5 1-2 3, Katie King 1-2 0-2 3, Maci Benedict 2-2 2-3 8, Bailey Schroeder 3-5 2-2 9, Ryleigh Swagertyy 2-3 2-2 6, Kara Staggs 2-8 5-6 10, Monica Landdeck 2-8 0-0 8, Sabrina Earle 3-8 1-1 8, Mariah Swanson 7-13 0-0 15, Grace Varcoe 1-1 0-0 2, Panisesi Taimani 2-5 3-5 7. Totals 27-60 16-23 79.
Halftime - NIC 37-20. 3-point goals - Cen 4-8 (Weeks 1-1, Wells 0-1, McDonald 1-2, Kenney 1-2, Adams 0-1, Kaupu 1-1), NIC 9-24 (Hill 0-4, King 1-2, Benedict 2-2, Schroeder 1-2, Staggs 1-4, Landdeck 2-5, Earle 1-1, Swanson 1-4). Rebounds - Cen 29 (Taylor 8), NIC 41 (Swanson 6). Assists - Cen 11 (Weeks, Kenney, Kaupu 3), NIC 14 (King 4). Team fouls - Cen 23, NIC 22. Fouled out - Swanson, Varcoe. Technical fouls - Varcoe.
North Idaho 73
Medicine Hat 51
COEUR d'ALENE - Jordan King had 14 points and six rebounds to lead the Cardinals past the Rattlers of the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference at Rolly Williams Court.
Djuan Piper scored 13 points for NIC (15-2), which hosts Blue Mountain on Sunday at 5 p.m.
MEDICINE HAT
Justin Olson 0-0 0-0 0, Liam Mohanrgi 0-1 0-0 0, Ryder Epoch 0-0 0-0 0, Colin Ralko 1-3 0-0 2, Jaamal Slack 2-4 3-3 8, Hakim Ocaya 0-1 0-0 0, Desmond Slack 2-6 0-1 4, Brandon Karl 2-8 0-0 4, Jacob Laxdal 2-8 0-0 4, Cailherme Carabagiale 2-7 1-4 5, Pietro De Andrade 8-14 1-2 17, Scott Hannah 0-1 0-2 0, Michael Farion 3-10 0-2 7. Totals 22-63 5-14 51.
NORTH IDAHO
Lucas Antunez 2-5 1-3 5, Djuan Piper 5-14 0-0 13, Marcus Harris 2-4 0-0 6, D'Adrian Allen 3-4 1-2 7, Braian Angola 4-8 1-3 9, Fuquan Niles 1-2 1-2 3, Jordan King 6-13 1-1 14, Kyle Guice 1-4 0-0 3, Charlie Lockwood 0-5 3-4 3, Ty Higbie 1-2 0-0 3, Austin Pope 2-6 3-5 7. Totals 27-67 11-20 73.
Halftime - NIC 41-22. 3-point goals - MH 2-17 (Mohanrgi 0-1, J. Slack 1-2, D. Slack 0-1, Karl 0-3, Laxdal 0-1, Carbagiale 0-3, De Andrade 0-1, Farion 1-5), NIC 8-22 (Antunez 0-2, Piper 3-6, Harris 2-3, King 1-4, Guice 1-3, Lockwood 0-1, Higbie 1-2, Pope 0-1). Rebounds - MH 41 (De Andrade 10), NIC 52 (Higbie 7). Assists - MH 9 (J. Slack 3), NIC 18 (Pope 6). Team fouls - MH 20, NIC 15. Fouled out - none.