NIC VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals sweep Yakima Valley

COEUR d’ALENE — Brooke Bell had 11 kills and Brittany Gay had 32 assists and six digs for North Idaho College in a 25-15, 25-9, 25-14 win over the Yakima Valley Yaks in a Northwest Athletic Conference match at Christianson Gymnasium on Wednesday.

Halle Hess had nine kills and Kelsie Murray eight kills for NIC (9-10, 4-1 NWAC), which faces the Community Colleges of Spokane next Wednesday.

“We are starting to play for one another and not ourselves,” NIC coach Kelsey Stanley said. “Team work will win games for this group and we are doing a nice job with that.”

Zuri Meehan had 12 digs for NIC.

Kerista Goodpaster had 10 kills for Yakima Valley (9-5, 2-2).