Cardinal women clinch tourney berth
- WOMEN
YAKIMA, Wash. — Heidi Sellman scored 24 points and North Idaho College rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Yakima Valley 86-81 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the Northwest Athletic Conference tournament.
Keara Simpson added 21 points and 16 rebounds for NIC (20-7, 10-5 NWAC), which is tied for third with Walla Walla (20-8, 10-5) with one league game remaining. The top four teams from the East Region advance to the conference tournament.
The Cardinals outscored the Yaks 34-16 in the fourth quarter to overcome a 13-point deficit after three quarters.
Yakima Valley (16-11, 7-8) was eliminated from postseason contention.
Halle Eborall added 11 points and five assists off the bench for NIC, which wraps up the regular season Wednesday at Columbia Basin.
NORTH IDAHO
Sydnie Peterson 0-5 1-2 1, Alivia Williams 6-9 2-3 14, Alex Carlton 2-6 2-4 7, Keara Simpson 7-10 6-6 21, Heidi Sellman 10-19 4-5 24, Zosha Krupa 3-4 0-0 8, Anna Schrade 0-5 0-0 0, Halle Eborall 3-4 5-8 11. Totals 31-62 20-28 86.
YAKIMA VALLEY
Nicole Rasmussen 5-9 4-4 17, Kamri Von Oelhoffen 8-16 2-2 22, Trista Takes Enemy 3-9 0-0 7, Chehalis Aleck 1-2 1-2 3, Kali Kruger 5-8 0-0 10, Nayha Mills 1-3 0-0 2, Shiniah Holt 1-4 0-0 3, Sydney Layaoen 0-0 0-0 0, Kalli Willett 1-4 1-1 3, Lexie Style 0-0 0-0 0, Jenni Johnson 3-6 2-2 8, Wiwnu Mills 1-1 1-2 3, Adriel Willis 0-0 0-0 0, Tarryn Hart 1-7 0-0 3. Totals 30-69 11-13 81.
North Idaho 21 21 10 34 — 86
Yakima Valley 26 19 20 16 — 81
3-point goals — NIC 4-16 (Peterson 0-4, Williams 0-1, Carlton 1-4, Simpson 1-2, Krupa 2-3, Schrade 0-1, Eborall 0-1), YVCC 10-20 (Rasmussen 3-4, Von Oelhoffen 4-7, Takes Enemy 1-2, Holt 1-2, Johnson 0-2, Hart 1-3). Rebounds — NIC 43 (Simpson 16), YVCC 23 (Von Oelhoffen, Kruger, Hart 4). Assists — NIC 13 (Eborall 5), YVCC 19 (Von Oelhoffen 7). Team fouls — NIC 15, YVCC 25. Fouled out — none.
- MEN
North Idaho 122
Yakima Valley 72
YAKIMA, Wash. — Alphonso Anderson had 29 points and 17 rebounds as the East Region champion Cardinals routed the Yaks.
Nate Pryor had 26 points and eight assists for NIC (26-2, 15-0 NWAC), which can wrap up an unbeaten conference season at Columbia Basin on Wednesday.
Khyree Armstead had 18 points and eight rebounds for Yakima Valley (7-20, 4-11).
NORTH IDAHO
RayQuan Evans 2-6 7-10 11, Nate Pryor 10-20 5-8 26, Alphonso Anderson 11-20 5-7 29, Jarod Greene 5-8 0-0 10, Drew Sheridan 2-2 0-0 4, Emmitt Taylor III 3-13 1-2 9, Iaian McLaughlin 2-5 4-4 8, Yusuf Mohammed 2-3 0-0 4, James Carlson 4-6 1-2 10, Jaden Dewar 4-6 1-1 9, Ismael Valdez 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 46-91 24-34 122.
YAKIMA VALLEY
Latjor Bayath 1-5 0-0 2, Jordan Blodgett 2-6 0-0 6, David Lindgren 3-9 1-3 8, Khyree Armstead 7-20 2-6 18, Hunter Jacob 2-4 3-4 7, Kyrie McRaven 2-5 1-2 5, Junior Arroyo 2-3 0-0 4, Alexzander Delgado 0-0 0-0 0, Isiah Strom 3-4 2-2 10, Trey Sanchez 4-11 2-3 12. Totals 26-67 11-20 72.
Halftime — NIC 54-32. 3-point goals — NIC 6-18 (Evans 0-1, Pryor 1-3, Anderson 2-4, Taylor III 2-9, Carlson 1-1), YVCC 9-27 (Bayath 0-2, Blodgett 2-5, Lindgren 1-2, Armstead 2-7, McRaven 0-1, Strom 2-3, Sanchez 2-7). Rebounds — NIC 52 (Anderson 17), YVCC 31 (Armstead 8). Assists — NIC 23 (Pryor 8), YVCC 11 (Armstead 4). Team fouls — NIC 20, YVCC 24. Fouled out — Greene, McRaven.