Cardinal women pick up key conference win at Columbia Basin
- WOMEN
PASCO, Wash. — North Idaho College locked down Columbia Basin defensively in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hawks 23-8 on the way to a 66-59 win in Northwest Athletic Conference play on Wednesday.
“They struggled to find some open looks and we really shut them down,” NIC coach Chris Carlson said. “The girls were realy determined and wanted to get it done tonight. They hung in there and kept battling.”
Freshman Sydney Hovde had 23 points and 11 rebounds for NIC (15-7, 6-4 NWAC), which hosts Treasure Valley on Saturday.
“She was a force,” said Carlson of Hovde. “We knew we had some size on them, but she came out and scored, and scored, and scored. She was just huge for us.”
Sabin Keo and Alexis Castro scored 16 points each for Columbia Basin (17-7, 8-3).
NORTH IDAHO
Cierra Dvorak 2-7 7-8 12, Ronnie Harris 1-3 0-0 2, Whitney Meier 2-9 1-2 5, Kelsey Auer 2-5 1-2 5, Sydney Hovde 11-12 1-1 23, Lana Berg 2-6 2-2 7, Shae Logozzo 3-10 1-2 9, Shelby Jordan 1-2 0-2 3, Zosha Krupa 0-1 0-0 0, Gia Sorn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 13-19 66.
COLUMBIA BASIN
Sabin Keo 8-14 0-4 16, Aspen Fiander 2-4 0-0 5, Alexis Castro 6-14 2-5 16, Sharlei Graham-Bernisto 1-7 1-2 3, Sara Ramirez 1-5 2-2 4, Monica Calzadillas 2-5 0-0 5, Catherine Baham 2-8 1-2 5, Lyndell Wapsheli 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 24-60 6-15 59.
North Idaho 12 22 9 23 — 66
Columbia Basin 16 15 20 8 — 59
3-point goals — NIC 5-23 (Dvorak 1-6, Harris 0-1, Meier 0-4, Auer 0-1, Berg 1-1, Logozzo 2-7, Jordan 1-2, Krupa 0-1), CBC 5-26 (Keo 0-2, Fiander 1-3, Castro 2-8, Graham-Bernisto 0-4, Ramirez 0-4, Calzadillas 1-2, Baham 0-2, Wapsheli 1-2). Rebounds — NIC 40 (Hovde 11), CBC 42 (Keo, Ramirez 8). Assists — NIC 9 (Harris 3), CBC 8 (Castro 3). Team fouls — NIC 18, CBC 16. Fouled out — none.
- MEN
North Idaho 95
Columbia Basin 55
PASCO, Wash. — RayQuan Evans had 20 points and four rebounds to lead the Cardinals past the Hawks in a Northwest Athletic Conference game.
“Our first group came out and played well early on,” said NIC coach Corey Symons, whose team led 43-24 at halftime. “It was a nice, equal effort across the board. We got a good effort from everyone and were able to get some guys some confidence for the big games down the road.”
NIC (18-5, 8-2 NWAC) hosts Treasure Valley on Saturday.
Kason Blaire scored 12 points for Columbia Basin (3-20, 1-10), which was held to 19 of 63 from the field.
NORTH IDAHO
RayQuan Evans 6-9 8-8 20, Jalen Burkett 5-9 0-0 10, Charles Williams 0-4 2-2 2, Jarod Greene 3-4 0-0 6, Tyler Brimhall 3-10 4-5 11, Milan Lester 3-5 1-1 7, Aushanti Potts-Woods 5-7 1-2 14, Iaian McLaughlin 3-4 0-0 6, Jacob Cowley 0-2 0-1 0, Seth Christiaens 1-3 2-4 4, Keegan Crosby 5-14 5-7 15. Totals 34-71 23-30 95.
COLUMBIA BASIN
Kason Blaire 4-11 1-2 12, Justin Anderson 2-10 0-0 6, Adrian Zaragoza 0-3 0-0 0, Sean Weekes 1-2 0-2 2, Gabe Smith 3-9 5-11 11, Deontae Williams 3-4 1-1 8, Cooper James 1-6 0-0 3, Cameron Shawl 1-3 0-0 2, Josh Brantley 3-11 1-2 7, Jeffrey Schumack 1-1 1-2 3, Levi Noethe 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 19-63 10-22 55.
Halftime — NIC 43-24. 3-point goals — NIC 4-15 (Williams 0-2, Brimhall 1-6, Lester 0-1, Potts-Woods 3-4, Crosby 0-2), CBC 7-37 (Blaire 3-9, Anderson 2-10, Zaragoza 0-3, Weekes 0-1, Smith 0-1, Williams 1-2, James 1-4, Shawl 0-1, Brantley 0-4, Noethe 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 52 (Burkett 7), CBC 48 (Smith 10). Assists — NIC 11 (Evans, Burkett, Williams, Lester, Crosby 2), CBC 7 (Blaire 3). Team fouls — NIC 20, CBC 20. Fouled out — none.