Cardinals down Mt. Hood, Skagit Valley

SPOKANE — North Idaho College improved to 11-2 on the season with a pair of wins to open the Spokane Crossover on Friday at Spokane Falls Community College.

In its first match of the day, NIC beat Mt. Hood 25-15, 25-17, 25-8.

Journey Tupea had 11 kills and 14 digs, Kynzey Mitzel 11 digs and Hokulea Vargas 28 assists for the Cardinals against Mt. Hood.

Tupea had 13 kills for NIC in a 25-13, 25-16, 25-14 sweep of Skagit Valley. Hannah McPhetridge had 12 kills, Chloe Knudson 11 kills, Vargas 34 assists and Mitzel 18 digs for the Cardinals in the win.

NIC concludes the tournament today at Spokane Falls against Lower Columbia College.