NIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals handle South Puget Sound

COEUR d’ALENE — Sharing was everything for North Idaho College on the basketball court on Wednesday afternoon. 

NIC, with 10 assists, beat South Puget Sound 96-69 in a nonconference game at Rolly Williams Court, shooting 33 of 71. 

“I really like that we shared the ball today,” NIC coach Nathan Covill said. “I was happy that we worked through some of the things we’ve been working on in practice and brought it to the game. We took advantage of our transition chances and were able to run some offense.” 

Sophomore Kylani Rookstool scored 28 points, freshman Esmeralda Galindo 25 for NIC (5-4), which has won three of its last four games. 

South Puget Sound is 4-3. 

NIC hosts Columbia Basin on Dec. 18.

SOUTH PUGET SOUND 

Bryten Gumke 1-3 1-2 4, Vy Tran 2-3 4-4 8, Monroe Mastro 1-12 0-0 3, Jaynee Tanner 5-8 6-8 18, Taylor Teeple 6-13 2-2 14, Alofa Eteuini 0-0 0-0 0, Alycia Loudermilk 0-0 0-0 0, D’ana Esquivel 3-6 6-7 12, Mandy Andree-Cordell 0-1 0-0 0, Lawren DeCrane 3-5 0-0 7, Gabby Goldab 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 22-54 19-23 69. 

NORTH IDAHO 

Chloe Collin 4-7 1-2 10, Kylani Rookstool 10-17 7-9 28, Emmalee Secrest 1-3 2-2 4, Iratxe Amorrortu 3-7 0-0 7, Summer Faleafa 4-10 0-0 10, Tiarnee Smith 0-2 0-0 0, Larkin Christiansen 1-2 2-4 4, Esmeralda Galindo 9-17 5-6 25, Ripeka Edwards 1-3 4-4 6, Molly Axell 0-2 2-4 2, Tayler Adams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 23-31 96. 

S. Puget Sound    21    17    14    17    —    69 

North Idaho    18    27    28    23    —    96 

3-point goals — SPSCC 6-22 (Gumke 1-1, Tran 0-1, Mastro 1-9, Tanner 2-2, Teeple 0-2, Esquivel 0-2, DeCrane 1-3, Goldab 1-2), NIC 7-23 (Collin 1-3, Rookstool 1-3, Amorrortu 1-3, Faleafa 2-5, Smith 0-2, Galindo 2-4, Edwards 0-1, Axell 0-2). Rebounds — SPSCC 26 (Tanner 11), NIC 42 (Galindo 9). Assists — SPSCC 8 (Gumke 3), NIC 10 (Edwards 3). Team fouls — SPSCC 23, NIC 27. Fouled out — Teeple, Smith.