26 Turnovers Doom Nic Women

Turnovers proved the undoing of the North Idaho College women in a Scenic West Athletic Conference basketball game against Utah Valley State.

The Cardinals buttered away the ball 26 times in an 86-79 loss.

NIC was within three points at intermission, 39-36.

Individually, the Cardinals had some impressive statistics. Julie Grohs was 6 of 9 from the field and made all six of her free throws for 19 points and Tammy Goyne added 19 on slightly less-impressive 6-of-10 shooting, while Alisha Nater was 6 of 9 and 4-for-4 on free throws for 16.

Nater also had eight rebounds and blocked four shots.

Tirzah Church led Utah Valley with 26 points and Kelly Ann Duckworth added 21 and nine steals.

Utah Valley State 86, North Idaho 79

North Idaho - Grohs 6-9 6-6 19, Nater 6-9 4-4 16, Dowhy 5-7 1-4 11, Goyne 6-10 4-7 19, Lindhe 2-8 6-6 10, Middlesworth 0-0 0-1 0, Huddle 1-3, 2-2 4, Lemon 0-1 0-0 0, Rehdor 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Robison 0-0 0-0 0, Jensen 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 23-30 79.

Utah Valley State - Church 11-21 4-5 26, Massey 1-5 1-2 3, Roberts 4-17 10-13 18, Chambers 1-3 0-0 2, Duckworth 6-9 7-14 21, McQwen 0-1 0-0-14 2, Nyffeler 0-1 2-2 2, Chaer 4-6 2-2 12, Tervort 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 28-66 26-40 86

Halftime-Utah Valley 39, North Idaho 36. 3-point goals - NIC 4-17 (Grohs 1-2, Going 3-6, Lindhe 0-4, Lemons 0-1, Jensen 0-4), UVS 4-7 (Chambers 0-1, Duckworth 2-3, Chaer 2-3. Rebounds - NIC, Nater 8; UVS, Church, Roberts 8 each. Assists - NIC, Lindhe 8; UVS, Duckworth 9. Steals - NIC, Jensen 4; UVS, Duckworth 6. Total fouls - NIC 25, UVS 22. Fouled out - NIC, Huddle; UVS, Duckworth. Technicals - None.

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