NIC ROUNDUP: Cards sweep in volleyball

| October 9, 2015 10:00 PM

• VOLLEYBALL

EPHRAIM, Utah — Brenna Meehan had 15 kills and seven digs to lead the North Idaho College Cardinals to a 26-24, 25-21, 25-17 sweep of the Snow Badgers in a Scenic West Athletic Conference match on Thursday.

Brittany Gay had 32 assists and five digs, Brooke Bell nine kills and three blocks, Hannah Christianson 10 digs for NIC (12-11, 4-1 SWAC), which travels to Southern Nevada tonight at 7 p.m. Snow is 8-14, 3-3.

• GOLF

NIC men, women

second after first day

BILLINGS, Mont. — Jesse Lambert, a sophomore transfer from the University of Great Falls, is second after the first day of the Montana State University-Billings Yellowjacket Fall Invitational, shooting a 2-under 70 in the first round at Pryor Creek Golf Course.

North Idaho shot a 295, two shots behind Montana State-Billings with a 293.

Michael Porter, a former NIC and Coeur d’Alene High standout, is third for Montana State-Billings with a 71.

Nicole Miller is fourth for the NIC women with a 78. NIC is second with a 362, trailing Montana State-Billings, which has a 308.

Kortney McNeil of Montana State-Billings leads the women’s tournament with a 73. Sean Benson of Montana Tech leads the men’s with a 68.

The tournament concludes today.

MEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, Montana State-Billings 293. 2, North Idaho 295. 3, Montana Tech 302. 4, Carroll 307. 5, South Dakota School of Mines 325. 6, Miles 363.

LEADER, LOCAL SCORES — 1, Sean Benson, Montana Tech 68. 2, Jesse Lambert, North Idaho, 70. 3, Michael Porter, Montana State-Billings, 71. 4t, Luke Logan, North Idaho, 72. 6t, Tyler Azevedo, North Idaho, 74. 6t, Jackson Shaver, North Idaho, 74. 18t, Braydon Swapp, North Idaho, 79. 20t, Conner Hayes, North Idaho, 80.

WOMEN

TEAM SCORES — 1, Montana State-Billings 308. 2, North Idaho 362. 3, Carroll 381. 4, Montana Tech 427.

LEADER, LOCAL SCORES — 1, Kortney McNeil, Montana State-Billings, 73. 4, Nicole Miller, North Idaho, 78. 11, Mackenzie Phillips, North Idaho, 92. 12, Amalia Negrette, North Idaho, 94. 15, Sierra Tigney, North Idaho, 98. 16, Kerrin Reynolds, North Idaho, 107.