NIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Balanced Cardinals top Columbia Basin

COEUR d’ALENE — Chloe Collin, Kylani Rookstool and Iratxe Amorrortu scored 15 points each for North Idaho College, which limited visiting Columbia Basin of Pasco, Wash., to 25% shooting in a 77-47 nonconference win at Rolly Williams Court on Wednesday. 

“We’ve been putting an emphasis on getting better defensively,” NIC coach Nathan Covill said. “The offensive piece was great, but to told them to 25% was really good. We wanted to come out and apply the pressure on them. They attacked us really well in the first quarter, but we did a great job in the second half.” 

Summer Faleafa had 10 points and seven rebounds, Collin added four assists for NIC (6-4), which has won three straight. 

“They’re understanding how to find open shooters,” Covill said. “Chloe has been doing a good job of filling up the state sheet and it’s been nice for her to throw dimes to other people as well.” 

Amber Swan scored 19 points for Columbia Basin (6-4). 

NIC hosts Yakima Valley on Saturday at 2 p.m.

COLUMBIA BASIN 

Analyssa Maldonado 2-14 2-2 7, Sadie Tanner 2-3 0-0 4, Amber Swain 9-21 1-2 19, Jamie Smith 1-6 0-0 2, Ezrah Ray 2-12 8-9 12, Kim Wolgemuth 0-2 0-0 0, Amia Ibarra 0-0 0-0 0, Dylan Sharp 0-1 0-0 0, Olivia Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Baylie Voile 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 17-67 11-13 47. 

NORTH IDAHO 

Chloe Collin 7-8 1-2 15, Kylani Rookstool 6-12 2-2 15, Esmeralda Galindo 2-7 0-0 4, Iratxe Amorrortu 6-11 00 15, Summer Faleafa 4-11 2-2 10, Tiarnee Smith 1-3 0-0 3, Larkin Christiansen 1-3 0-0 2, Ripeka Edwards 3-3 1-2 8, Molly Axell 0-3 0-0 0, Emmalee Secrest 1-2 3-4 5, Tayler Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 9-12 77. 

Columbia Basin    16    15    8    8    —    47 

North Idaho    19    29    14    15    —    77 

3-point goals — CBC 2-16 (Maldonado 1-8, Swan 0-1, Wolgemuth 0-2, Davis 0-1, Voile 1-4), NIC 6-19 (Rookstool 1-3, Galindo 0-2, Ammorrortu 3-5, Faleafa 0-4, Smith 1-1, Edwards 1-1, Axell 0-3). Rebounds — CBC 34 (Smith 10), NIC 40 (Smith 8). Assists — CBC 4 (Tanner 2), NIC 13 (Collin, Amorrortu 4). Team fouls — CBC 10, NIC 16. Fouled out — none.