Sellman shines for Cardinals in tourney finale
North Idaho College Alex Carton dribbles the ball by Bellevue defender Ashley Anderson in Tuesday’s Crossover Tournament game at Rolly Williams Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
LOREN BENOIT/Press North Idaho College guard Zosha Krupa shoots a 3-pointer in a game against Bellevue College on Tuesday afternoon at Rolly Williams Court.
North Idaho College guard Halle Eborall goes for the layup in Tuesday’s game against Bellevue College.(LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard Sydnie Peterson dribbles the ball down the court in Tuesday’s game against Bellevue College. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard Alex Carlton goes for the layup against Bellevue’s Ashley Anderson during Tuesday’s game at Roy Williams Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
Sydnie Peterson of North Idaho College passes the ball to a teammate during Tuesday’s game against Bellevue College. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard Zosha Krupa passes the ball to Sydnie Peterson during Tuesday’s game against Bellevue College. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
North Idaho College guard Alex Carlton dribbles the ball by Bellevue defenders during Tuesday’s game at Roy Williams Court. (LOREN BENOIT/Press)
COEUR d’ALENE — Heidi Sellman had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead North Idaho College past Bellevue (Wash.) College 64-49 in the final game of the Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Crossover at Rolly Williams Court on Tuesday afternoon.
“We got off to a great start and really jumped on them early on,” NIC coach Chris Carlson said. “Heidi was just really active today. She had some extra effort on the boards that was awesome to see. We came out and hit some shots and opened a nice lead in the first quarter.”
Alex Carlton had 14 points, Halle Eborall 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Zosha Krupa five steals for NIC (7-2), which forced 18 turnovers and held Bellevue to five points in the first quarter.
“Our defense was just all over them and created fits for them,” Carlson said. “Halle (Eborall) had a good day and Zosha had a great day as well.”
Amanda Luckett had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Bellevue (3-5).
NIC opens the Lower Columbia Classic in Longview, Wash., against Centralia on Dec. 27 at 1 p.m.
BELLEVUE
Sidney Schultz 0-4 1-2 1, Jahdai Alcombrack 5-13 0-2 12, Natalie Amos 1-7 1-2 3, Ashley Anderson 3-7 0-0 7, Amanda Luckett 4-7 4-4 12, Ashlyn Hohn 0-1 0-0 0, Jorie Lambert 1-3 0-0 3, Alexis Sykora 3-8 0-0 6, Juanita Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Dakota Laut 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 19-52 6-10 49.
NORTH IDAHO
Zosha Krupa 3-11 0-0 8, Halle Eborall 6-12 1-2 13, Alex Carlton 3-5 6-6 14, Keara Simpson 2-3 0-0 4, Heidi Sellman 6-9 5-6 17, Sydnie Peterson 0-6 0-0 0, Anna Schrade 4-9 0-0 8, Madison Lommen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 12-14 64.
Bellevue 5 17 14 13 — 49
North Idaho 19 10 21 14 — 64
3-point goals — Bell 5-16 (Schultz 0-3, Alcombrack 2-5, Amos 0-2, Anderson 1-2, Lambert 1-3, Laut 1-1), NIC 4-12 (Krupa 2-7, Carlton 2-2, Peterson 0-2, Schrade 0-1). Rebounds — Bell 31 (Luckett 14), NIC 37 (Sellman 10). Assists — Bell 8 (Anderson 3), NIC 6 (Eborall 4). Team fouls — Bell 14, NIC 15. Fouled out — none.