Cardinal teams fall at Walla Walla

| February 25, 2018 12:00 AM

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WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Sophomore Jalen Burkett scored a season-high 25 points for North Idaho College, but Walla Walla shot 19 of 49 from beyond the 3-point line as the Warriors beat the Cardinals 81-72 in a Northwest Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Walla Walla (22-6, 12-3 NWAC) clinches the East Region title. NIC (20-8, 10-5) is tied with Spokane for second in the East.

NORTH IDAHO

RayQuan Evans 7-15 5-7 19, Brody Lundblad 1-1 2-2 4, Aushanti Potts-Woods 1-2 3-6 6, Iaian McLaughlin 0-1 0-0, Jalen Burkett 9-14 7-11 25, Jarod Greene 3-4 2-2 8, Jacob Cowley 1-1 1-1 3, Tyler Brimhall 2-6 0-0 5, Seth Christiaens 0-1 0-0 2, Keegan Crosby 0-1 0-0 0, Charles Williams 25-50 20-29 72.

WALLA WALLA

Brandon Porter 1-8 0-3 3, Damon Thacker 8-18 5-6 28, Landon Radliff 7-20 2-7 23, Trace Miller 1-5 2-2 5, Forrest Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Jared Anderson 3-6 1-2 10, Gary Engstrom 2-2 2-2 6, Jake Albright 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 24-63 14-24 81.

Halftime — WWCC 45-40. 3-point goals — NIC 2-8 (Evans 0-2, Potts-Woods 1-2, Brimhall 1-3, Williams 0-1), WWCC 19-49 (Porter 1-5, Thacker 7-16, Radliff 7-17, Miller 1-5, Smith 0-1, Anderson 3-5). Rebounds — NIC 45 (Evans 13), WWCC 32 (Albright 7). Assists — NIC 4 (Evans 2), WWCC 11 (Radliff 4). Team fouls — NIC 20, WWCC 22. Fouled out — Engstrom.

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Walla Walla 89

North Idaho 62

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The Warriors pulled away in the second half to extend their winning streak to 25 games, beating the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference play.

“I thought we played a good first half,” said NIC coach Chris Carlson, whose team trailed 39-29 at halftime. “They just came out and shot really well in the second half and we struggled to score. Our shooting isn’t quite what it needs to be when we win games. I thought we had some good looks, but they’re just a good team.”

Whitney Meier scored 17 points for NIC (18-9, 9-6 NWAC), which hosts Wenatchee Valley on Wednesday. NIC can clinch third in the East Region with a win and advance to the conference playoffs starting March 8 at Everett Community College.

Walla Walla is 27-1, 15-0.

NORTH IDAHO

Cierra Dvorak 3-12 1-3 7, Ronnie Harris 2-3 4-4 9, Whitney Meier 5-13 4-4 17, Kelsey Auer 0-1 0-0 0, Sydney Hovde 2-5 4-6 8, Lana Berg 4-7 2-4 10, Shae Logozzo 1-5 1-2 4, Zosha Krupa 1-3 0-0 3, Gia Sorn 0-2 2-2 2, Shelby Jordan 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 19-52 18-25 62.

WALLA WALLA

Cierra Jo McKeown 8-14 5-5 25, Teresa Acock 6-13 0-0 15, Jade Skidmore 9-13 3-4 21, Kortney Hutchinson 4-11 3-5 11, Adrianna Peralez 4-5 0-1 8, Sidney Andrews 0-0 0-0 0, Rylie Lyon 0-0 0-0 0, McKenzie Gunter 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor Turner 3-3 0-0 6, Malorie Bowen 0-0 1-2 1, Kaileigh Dietrich-Denton 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 34-64 14-19 89.

North Idaho 17 12 15 18 — 62

Walla Walla 22 17 28 22 — 89

3-point goals — NIC 6-14 (Dvorak 0-2, Harris 1-1, Meier 3-5, Logozzo 1-4, Krupa 1-2), WWCC 7-17 (McKeown 4-9, Acock 3-7, Hutchinson 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 28 (Dvorak, Hovde 5), WWCC 41 (Skidmore 11). Assists — NIC 4 (Krupa 2), WWCC 15 (Skidmore 5). Team fouls — NIC 17, WWCC 17. Fouled out — Peralez. Technical fouls — Dvorak.