NIC ROUNDUP: Rodas tosses in 22 as NIC men secure victory

| January 23, 2015 8:00 PM

* MEN'S BASKETBALL

COEUR d'ALENE - Braian Angola-Rodas scored a game-high 22 points to lead the North Idaho College Cardinals past the Utah State-Eastern Golden Eagles 70-64 in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game Thursday night at Rolly Williams Court.

"It was an ugly one, but we got a win," NIC coach Corey Symons said. "Braian played really well and we did a great job of attacking the basket and making them guard the rim. We were a lot more aggressive going to the basket tonight."

Djuan Piper had 11 points and three steals for NIC (15-5, 3-4 SWAC). Kyle Guice added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

"Kyle played excellent tonight," Symons said. "They have a couple of big guys and he really stepped up and played well."

Utah State-Eastern fell to 9-11, 0-8.

NIC hosts Colorado Northwestern (7-26, 1-7) on Saturday at 5 p.m. Colorado Northwestern lost 100-59 to Southern Idaho (23-0, 8-0).

UTAH STATE-EASTERN

Andre Hogan 4-12 3-4 12, Juwan Moody 2-8 0-0 6, Sherman Daye 2-5 2-2 6, Nathaniel Wright 2-6 0-0 6, Brandon Sly 0-3 0-0 0, Mark Guymon 0-0 0-0 0, Hamdi Karoui 4-7 2-3 10, Philip Winston 0-6 0-0 0, Josh Van Weezep 4-10 0-0 12, Royale Ewing 0-3 0-0 0, Marcelo Ruediquer 5-6 2-2 12. Totals 24-66 9-11 64.

NORTH IDAHO

Jamaal Robateau 0-5 4-5 4, Lucas Antunez 0-0 0-0 0, Djuan Piper 3-6 4-8 11, D'Adrian Allen 1-2 3-4 5, Braian Angola-Rodas 7-13 6-9 22, Fuqan Niles 0-1 2-4 2, Jordan King 3-4 4-7 10, Kyle Guice 3-8 2-2 10, Charlie Lockwood 0-0 0-0 0, Ty Higbie 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Pope 2-5 2-2 6. Totals 19-45 27-41 70.

Halftime - NIC 33-29. 3-point goals - USU 7-19 (Hogan 1-2, Moody 2-6, Sly 0-1, Winston 0-1, Van Weezep 4-9), NIC 5-12 (Robateau 0-3, Piper 1-2, Angola-Rodas 2-2, Guice 2-4, Higbie 0-1). Rebounds - USU 42 (Ruediquer 8), NIC 36 (Guice 10). Assists - USU 9 (Moody 3), NIC 13 (King 3). Team fouls - USU 29, NIC 15. Fouled out - Ruediquer, Allen. Technical fouls - USU bench.

* WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Utah State-Eastern 77

North Idaho 71

COEUR d'ALENE - Katie King, a sophomore guard from Post Falls, scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the 3-point line for the Cardinals in a loss to the Golden Eagles (15-6, 4-4 Scenic West) at Rolly Williams Court.

Monica Landdeck scored 17 points for NIC (14-7, 3-4), which plays host to Colorado Northwestern (6-14, 0-7) on Saturday at 3 p.m. Colorado Northwestern lost at Southern Idaho (14-9, 5-3) 81-50 on Thursday.

UTAH STATE-EASTERN

Maddy Murphy 2-5 0-0 4, Bryanna Adams 6-9 8-10 20, Jamie Smith 4-5 0-0 10, Leila Hadzialiljagic 5-6 2-5 12, Caroline Ficher 2-12 0-0 5, Ashley Price 0-0 0-0 0, Ana Borges 1-8 3-4 5, Barbara Cousino 3-7 4-4 12, Jessica Anderson 3-6 2-2 9, Kali Pei 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 19-25 77.

NORTH IDAHO

Samara Hill 1-4 0-0 3, Katie King 5-10 0-0 15, Maci Benedict 1-3 2-2 5, Bailey Schroeder 4-7 1-3 9, Kara Staggs 5-14 2-4 12, Monica Landdeck 6-17 2-2 17, Caitlyn Behymer 1-3 0-0 2, Mariah Swanson 3-11 2-2 9, Grace Varcoe 0-4 0-0 0, Panisesi Taimani 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-74 9-13 71.

Halftime - NIC 40-37. 3-point goals - USU 6-23 (Murphy 0-3, Adams 0-1, Smith 2-3, Ficher 1-6, Borges 0-2, Cousino 2-6, Anderson 1-2), NIC 10-34 (Hill 1-1, King 5-9, Benedict 1-3, Schroeder 0-2, Staggs 0-6, Landdeck 3-8, Swanson 0-4). Rebounds - USU 45 (Hadizalijagic 13), NIC 43 (Swanson 13). Assists - USU 7 (Hadizalijagic 3), NIC 12 (Swanson 3). Team fouls - USU 16, NIC 19. Fouled out - none.

* WRESTLING

North Idaho 41

Highline 6

DES MOINES, Wash. - Jordan Cooks (165 pounds) and Dajour Reece (174) picked up wins in return from illness for the Cardinals against the Thunderbirds.

"The guys got it rolling pretty good tonight," NIC coach Pat Whitcomb said. "They did good for jumping on a bus and getting over here today. Dajour and Jordan, it was good to see them come out and compete."

Taylor Kornoely pinned Ben Tynan, the third-ranked wrestler at 285 in the nation, for NIC, which faces Southwestern Oregon tonight in Coos Bay, Ore.

125 - Michael Nguyen, NIC, d. Brian Alonzo, 10-3. 133 - Bradderick Reddaway, High, p. Will Bardezbain, 5:33. 141 - Bryce Weatherston, NIC, d. Erick Garcia, 9-3. 149 - Tyler Booth, NIC, p. Justin Weiding, 1:46. 157 - Tyler McLean, NIC, by forfeit. 165 - Jordan Cooks, NIC, p. Tyler Noon, 2:34. 174 - Dajour Reece, NIC, d. Antonio Melendez, 9-4. 184 - Cruz Del Angel, NIC, d. Connor Rosane, 8-5. 197 - Johnathen Dennis, NIC, tf. Sean McAlhaney, 18-2. 285 - Taylor Kornoely, NIC, p. Ben Tynan, 1:49.