NIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: NIC women roll in opener

| November 6, 2015 9:00 PM

COEUR d’ALENE — Shelby Cloninger scored 18 points and Ebony Norman added 17 as the North Idaho College women’s basketball team opened its season with a 98-78 victory over Sheridan (Wyo.) College on Thursday night at Rolly Williams Court.

“Ninety-eight points for the opener, I didn’t see that one coming,” NIC coach Chris Carlson said. “We came out strong and took it right at ’em. In the fourth quarter, they just put it in another gear.”

The two teams play again tonight at 5:30 at NIC.

SHERIDAN

Megan Kavalac 0-1 4-4 4, Megan Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Ashlie Blackburn 1-1 2-2 4, Sarah Rawlings 1-4 0-0 2, Quriss Romero 10-13 0-0 20, Shayne Carter 0-1 1-2 1, Camey Fegler 0-0 1-2 21, Annastasia Falkenberg 2-4 5-7 9, Emilina Motu 3-4 2-2 9, Zuzana Talackova 5-14 8-8 18. Totals 26-52 25-31 78.

NORTH IDAHO

Gracie Roberts 2-5 0-0 4, Maci Benedict 3-6 5-6 13, Alyssa Case 5-11 1-4 13, Shelby Cloninger 7-10 3-3 18, Kaylee Olson 0-1 0-2 0, Jocelyn Cook-Cox 3-7 2-5 8, Ebony Norman 5-12 4-8 17, Clarissa Smith 2-6 0-0 5, Stormee Van Belle 4-6, 2-2 10, Grace Varcoe 3-5 2-4 8, Charity Marlatt 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-72 19-34 98.

Sheridan 10 24 29 15 — 78

North Idaho 22 24 18 34 — 98

3-point goals — Sher 1-2 (Brine 0-1, Motu 1-1), NIC 9-22 (Benedict 2-4, Case 2-5, Cloninger 3-3, Olson 0-2, Cook-Cox 2-5, Norman 4-8, Van Belle 2-2, Varcoe 2-4). Rebounds — Sher 33 (Rawlings 6), NIC 36 (Van Belle 7). Assists — Sher 6 (Rawlings 2), NIC 20 (Norman 6). Fouled out — none. Total fouls — Sher 26, NIC 27.