Csi Overturns Nic With Overtime Rally

College women

The College of Southern Idaho womens basketball team had just watched North Idaho College run off six straight points to start the overtime period, but didn’t panic.

Instead, the visiting Golden Eagles showed their poise by running off 10 unanswered points of their own to win the Scenic West Athletic Conference battle 72-68 in Christianson Gym.

“When NIC scored the first six in overtime, I thought they had us,” CSI coach Joel Bate said. “I think it (coming back to win) showed some character in our team.”

NIC got behind early as its leading scorer, Tanya Kirk, was held scoreless in the first half by the smothering defense of CSI’s Mandi Ortega. The Cardinals were able to make a run to close out the half tied at 28-all as Jelena Zrnic scored eight points in the last 10 minutes.

Kirk made it known that she would not be a non-factor early in the second half, running off 12 points in less than 4 minutes. The last basket was a 3-pointer that gave the Cardinals their first lead of the half at 45-43.

On the other end of the court, Franci Olson was keeping the Golden Eagles in the game almost single-handedly. She scored 21 points in the second half on her way to 28 for the game.

The final minutes of regulation were wild as neither team could take control. With 3 seconds left, Kirk was fouled on an in-bounds play and went to the line to shoot a 1-and-1 with her team down 62-60. She made both ends to send the game into overtime.

After NIC’s Jaime Richards made two free throws to make the score 68-62 in overtime, the Cardinals did not score again. Ortega and Olson took over, combining for eight points. Ortega sealed the victory by blocking Kirk’s shot with 10 seconds to play.”The kids played their hearts out and they deserved to win,” he said.

CSI completed a sweep of the Cardinals after a victory earlier in the season at Twin Falls and moved to 11-2 in league play and 21-3 overall.

Southern Idaho 72, North Idaho 68

College of Southern Idaho - Covington 2-2 5-8 9, Henry 2-7 3-5 8, Olson 10-17 6-8 28, Arrosa 1-3 0-0 3, Fortner 2-4 0-1 5, Strebel 0-2 0-0 0, Murdock 0-0 1-2 1, Ortega 7-15 0-3 14, Glover 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-53 15-27 72.

North Idaho College - Radmall 0-1 0-0 0, Howerton 2-5 0-1 6, Richards 3-5 4-6 11, Viebrock 0-1 2-2 2, Nearing 0-4 0-1 0, Rainer 5-10 5-8 15, Kirk 7-18 6-6 22, Zrnic 6-8 0-0 12. Totals 23-52 17-24 68.

Half- 28-28. 3-point goals- CSI 5-8 (Henry 1-2, Olson 2-3, Arrossa 1-1, Fortner 1-2), NIC 5-10 (Howerton 2-5, Richards 1-1, Kirk 2-4). Fouled out- Glover, Murdock (CSI). Rebounds- CSI 32 (Ortega 9), NIC 33 (Rainer 10). Assists- CSI 23 (Henry 5), NIC 21 (Richards 8). Total fouls- CSI 23, NIC 23.

Idaho 74, Idaho State 62

In Pocatello, Idaho, the Vandals broke a 17-game road losing streak by beating the Bengals.

Idaho’s last conference win on the road came at Weber State on February 27, 1993.

The Vandals finished with four players in double figures led by the careerhigh 18 points from sophomore Melissa McDaniel.

Idaho (74) - Jill Ortner 0-1 0-0 0, Kelli Johnson 3-11 4-6 11, Natalie Hawks 4-9 0-0 8, Ari Skorpik 6-11 0-1 15, Melisa McDaniel 6-9 4-4 18, Mindy Rice 4-6 2-2 10, Michelle Greenwood 4-7 0-0 8, Jan Ackerman 0-1 0-0 0, Jennifer Stone 2-2 0-0 4. Totals - 29-56 10-13 74.

Idaho State (62) - Annie Irwin 1-3 0-0 3, Amber Bray 2-3 3-3 7, Juli Cheskaty 2-4 0-0 6, Rachel Dunaway 0-1 0-0 0, Kelly Boles 1-2 6-7 9, Stacy Nelson 2-4 2-2 7, Dani Gregson 5-13 5-7 15, Holly Togiai 5-12 2-3 12, Meg Salness 0-4 3-4 3. Totals - 18-46 21-26 62.

Halftime-Idaho 27, Idaho State 23. 3-point goals - Idaho 6-14 (Ortner 0-1, Johnson 1-4, Hawks 0-1, Skorpik 3-6, McDaniel 2-4), Idaho State 5-12 (Irwin 1-3, Cheskaty 2-4, Dunaway 0-1, Boles 1-2, Nelson 1-1, Togiai 0-1). Fouled out- Greenwood, Idaho. Bray, Idaho State. Rebounds-Idaho 26 (Rice 8), Idaho St. 37 (Gregson 9). Assists-Idaho 16 (Skorpik 5), Idaho St. 18 (Boles 5). Total fouls-Idaho 22, Idaho St. 19. Technicals-none. A-329.

Oregon 58, Washington St. 49

Renae Fegent led three Ducks in double figures with 16 points and 12 rebounds in a win over the Cougars at Eugene.

Oregon (15-7, 6-5 Pac-10) held WSU (15-7, 6-5) to just five field goals in the first half and led 26-11 at halftime.

Jenni Ruff led WSU with 18 points.

WSU (15-7, 6-5) - Ruff 4-20 10-13 18, Erickson 3-10 2-2 9, Kunze 7-12 2-3 16, Hyett 0-3 0-0 0, Whight 1-13 1-3 4, Kronberger 1-3 0-0 2, Kerns 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Wilder 0-0 0-0 0, Keith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-62 15-21 49.

Oregon (14-7, 6-5) - Boyer 3-4 5-6 11, Curtis 3-6 0-0 0, Fegent 6-11 4-4 16, Bowyer 2-6 0-2 5, Edamura 1-8 0-1 2, Boeving 5-9 2-3 12, McKnight 1-5 1-3 4, Kanegah 0-0 0-0 0, Benson 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 22-50 12-20 58.

Halftime-Oregon 26, Washington St 11. 3-Point goals- Washington St 2-18 (Erickseon 1-5, Whight 1-7, Hyett 0-1, Kronberger 0-2, Ruff 0-3), Oregon 2-13 (McKnight 1-3, Bowyer 1-4, Curtis 0-1, Boeving 0-2, Edamura 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington St 46 (Ruff 15), Oregon 40 (Fegent 12). Assists-Washington St 7 (Ruff 3), Oregon 13 (Bowyer 4). Total fouls-Washington St 23, Oregon 15. A-3,320.

Oregon St. 78, Washington 72

Tanja Kostic scored 23 points and Anette Mollerstrom 20 and the 16-thranked Beavers (16-4, 8-3 Pac-10) miserable start to beat Washington (12-10, 6-5) at Corvallis, Ore.

Oregon State swept its first season series against Washington since 1983. It was the third straight conference loss for Washington.

Washington (12-10, 6-5) - Wuschnig 4-12 0-0 11, Pelz 2-7 0-2 4, Kelly 2-6 1-2 6, Savasta 5-16 0-2 12, Redd 9-22 3-7 23, Hall 5-11 0-2 10, Niemela 0-1 0-0 0, Hoffmann 3-5 2-2 8, Teal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-80 6-17 72.

Oregon St. (16-4, 8-3) - Mollerstrom 7-10 5-7 20, Kostic 8-14 7-9 23, Lelas 2-7 0-0 4, Vidic 5-11 6-6 16, Dionne 4-6 2-4 10, McGrew 1-1 0-2 2, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Staton 1-5 0-0 2, Watts 0-0 1-3 1. Totals 28-54 21-31 78.

Halftime-Washington 40, Oregon St. 34.