NIC ROUNDUP: Card wrestlers sweep in regular-season finale

| February 1, 2015 8:00 PM

* WRESTLING

POWELL, Wyo. - Michael Nguyen (125 pounds), Bryce Weatherston (141), Tyler McLean (157) and Dajour Reece picked up a pair of wins Saturday to finish the weekend 3-0 in the Apodaca Duals on the campus of Northwest College.

NIC beat Neosho of Chanute, Kan., 31-8, then regained the Moose Cup with a 28-15 win over host Northwest College to finish 16-3 in dual matches this season.

"The guys wrestled really well this weekend," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "It's nice to wrap up the regular season on a high note and move onto regionals and nationals. It's always a tough trip to come here, but the guys wrestled well and it should help their confidence."

NIC will host the West District championship on Feb. 13 at Christianson Gym, starting at 10 a.m.

NORTH IDAHO 31, NEOSHO 8

125 - Michael Nguyen, NIC, md. Johnathan Johnson, 15-3. 133 - Austin Hood, Neo, md. Isaac Aguilar, 15-1. 141 - Bryce Weatherston, NIC, tf. Alex Shea, 16-0. 149 - Tyler Booth, NIC, d. Chris Adler, 3-1. 157 - Tyler McLean, NIC, d. Ryne Cokeley, 4-0. 165 - Dajour Reece, NIC, md. Colton Looper, 17-4. 174 - Jordan Cooks, NIC, d. Tyron Welch, 6-2. 184 - Cruz Del Angel, NIC, p. Darick Jones, 2:15. 197 - Johnathen Dennis, NIC, d. Dillon Archer, 6-1. 285 - Richard Black, Neo, md. Taylor Kornoely, 11-2.

NORTH IDAHO 28, NORTHWEST 15

125 - Michael Nguyen, NIC, md. Robert Gomez, 17-9. 133 - Eduardo Pehna, NW, d. Isaac Aguilar, 7-2. 141 - Bryce Weatherston, NIC, p. John-David Henderson, 3:47. 149 - Jeff McCormick, NW, p. Tyler Booth, 4:51. 157 - Tyler McLean, NIC, md. Mathew Widdicomb, 10-2. 165 - Dajour Reece, NIC, d. Kaelen Loveless, 7-3. 174 - Jordan Cooks, NIC, d. Jacob Beck, 9-2. 184 - Tim Parten, NIC, by forfeit. 197 - Jonathan Wixom, NW, p. Johnathen Dennis, 4:59. 285 - Taylor Kornoely, NIC, d. Gabriel Escobedo, 4-2.

* MEN'S BASKETBALL

Salt Lake 69

North Idaho 55

COEUR d'ALENE - Braian Angola-Rodas had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists for the North Idaho College Cardinals in a loss to the Bruins in Scenic West Athletic Conference game at Rolly Williams Court.

Salt Lake (20-4, 8-2 SWAC) took a 37-30 halftime lead and limited NIC to 7-for-32 shooting from the field in the second half. NIC was 4 for 28 from 3-point range.

"We came out and played hard, played really good defense," NIC coach Corey Symons said. "There was just a lid on the rim. Salt Lake does a good job packing in their defense and making you take jump shots. Our shot selection wasn't bad; we just couldn't get 'em down."

De'Sean Parsons scored 14 points for Salt Lake.

Jordan King scored 13 points off the bench for NIC (18-6, 5-5), which travels to Southern Idaho next Saturday.

Djuan Piper, NIC's second-leading scorer, did not play because of a one-game suspension for a "team violation," Symons said.

SALT LAKE

Gibson Johnson 26 1-1 6, LaBrian Shiflet 1-2 0-0 2, Marcus White 3-8 2-2 9, De'Sean Parsons 4-11 6-8 14, CJ Spjute 3-5 5-6 13, Zerrion Payton 2-4 0-0 5, Larry Okhomina 1-1 1-1 3, Brandon Morley 3-6 1-2 8, Blake Wilkinson 3-8 3-5 9, Tad Dufelmeier 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 19-25 69.

NORTH IDAHO

Jamaal Robateau 1-8 2-3 4, Lucas Antunez 0-5 0-0 0, Marcus Harris 0-1 0-0 0, D'Adrian Allen 0-0 0-0 0, Braian Angola-Rodas 2-11 10-10 14, Fuquan Niles 2-5 2-2 6, Jordan King 5-12 0-0 13, Kyle Guice 2-7 0-0 4, Ty Higbie 1-3 0-0 3, Austin Pope 5-11 1-2 11. Totals 18-63 15-17 55.

Halftime - SLCC 37-30. 3-point goals - SLCC 6-17 (Johnson 1-3, White 1-1, Parsons 0-3, Spjute 2-4, Payton 1-2, Morley 1-1, Wilkinson 0-3), NIC 4-28 (Robateau 0-5, Antunez 0-2, Harris 0-1, Angola-Rodas 0-2, King 3-8, Guice 0-5, Higbie 1-3, Pope 0-2). Rebounds - SLCC 44 (Wilkinson 11), NIC 33 (Angola-Rodas 6). Assists - SLCC 14 (Spjute 5), NIC 12 (Angola-Rodas 4). Team fouls - SLCC 15, NIC 20. Fouled out - none.

* WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Salt Lake 72

North Idaho 49

COEUR d'ALENE - Sophomore guard Kara Staggs scored a game-high 20 points for the Cardinals, who lost to the 10th-ranked Bruins in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game at Rolly Williams Court.

Monica Landdeck added 17 points for NIC (15-9, 4-6 SWAC), which finished the game 11 of 23 from beyond the 3-point line.

Clarissa Sabedra and Shelby Richards scored 16 points apiece for Salt Lake (21-4, 9-1), which leads the conference by three games with five to play following Snow's loss at Southern Idaho in other conference play on Saturday.

NIC travels to Southern Idaho next Saturday.

SALT LAKE

Raushan Gultekin 4-7 3-4 11, Cassidy Whitney 4-5 1-2 9, Clarissa Sabedra 6-13 3-4 16, Shelby Richards 6-12 2-3 16, Rachel VanderToolen 0-0 0-0 0, Caroline Lantor 0-0 0-0 0, Elsa Paulsson Glantz 2-4 2-2 8, Tanesha Daniels 1-3 4-4 6, Ma'ata Epenisa 1-3 1-2 3, Tara Goldman 1-3 1-5 3. Totals 25-50 17-26 72.

NORTH IDAHO

Samara Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Katie King 0-1 0-0, Maci Benedict 0-2 0-0 0, Bailey Schroeder 1-4 2-2 4, Kara Staggs 7-13 0-2 20, Monica Landdeck 5-13 3-6 17, Caitlyn Behymer 1-6 2-3 4, Mariah Swanson 1-6 1-2 4, Grace Varcoe 0-2 0-0 0, Panisesi Taimani 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 15-53 8-15 49.

Halftime - SLCC 29-19. 3-point goals - SLCC 5-15 (Gultekin 0-1, Sabedra 1-5, Richards 2-5, Paulson Glantz 2-3, Goldman 0-1), NIC 11-23 (Hill 0-2, King 0-1, Benedict 0-1, Schroeder 0-1, Staggs 6-8, Landdeck 4-7, Swanson 1-2, Taimani 0-1). Rebounds - SLCC 38 (Daniels 7), NIC 35 (Landdeck, Swanson, Varcoe 7). Assists - SLCC 15 (Gultekin 4), NIC 11 (King 6). Team fouls - SLCC 19, NIC 19. Fouled out - Daniels.