Cardinals’ Rally Comes Up Short

Area women’s basketball

North Idaho rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to tie the game with 4 minutes remaining before falling 71-65 to Ricks College in a Scenic West Athletic Conference battle Friday night in Rexburg, Idaho.

North Idaho and Ricks are now tied for first place in conference play.

Shawna Rainer led North Idaho with 17 points and nine rebounds and Angie Dickson scored 15.

Ricks 71, North Idaho 65

North Idaho (17-2, 7-2) - Goyne 2-12 1-2 5, Jacques 4-12 2-2 11, Richards 2-4 0-0 5, Dickson 4-12 7-8 15, Viebrock 1-1 0-0 2, Albers 0-0 1-2 1, Nearing 1-4 2-4 4, Rainer 7-19 3-4 17, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Shepard 1-3 0-1 2, Jensen 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 23-72 16-23 65.

Ricks (13-6, 7-2) - Anderson 2-3 2-2 6, Pike 7-10 0-0 15, Freeze 1-8 1-4 4, Gillette 4-10 2-4 13, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Gneiting 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Goodell 3-4 2-4 8, Williams 4-6 10-12 18, McCabe 0-0 2-2 2, Youngstrom 0-0 5-6 5, Shumway 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-43 24-34 74.

Halftime - North Idaho 34, Ricks 34. 3-point goals - North Idaho 3-14 (Richards 1-1, Jacques 1-2, Jensen 1-3, Goyne 0-4, Dickson 0-4), Ricks 5-12 (Gillette 3-6, Pike 1-1, Freeze 1-3, Goodell 0-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled out - Nearing, Jacques, Freeze. Rebounds - North Idaho 27 (Rainer 9), Ricks 51 (Youngstrom 15). Assists - North Idaho 14 (Goyne 6), Ricks 12 (Freeze 5). Total fouls - North Idaho 23, Ricks 22. Technicals - None. A - 400 est.

Weber St. 52, E. Washington 50

On a night when baskets were hard to come by, the Eagles came up on the short end of a Big Sky Conference game in Cheney.

Weber State (7-11, 3-5) - Stringam 1-4 0-0 2, Wimmer 1-5 5-8 7, Sorensen 9-17 5-8 23, Allen 1-3 4-6 6, Willer 3-10 1-2 8, She.Olson 0-0 1-2 1, Hansen 0-3 0-0 0, Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 0-2 0-0 0, Berg 1-4 3-3 5. Totals 16-50 19-29 52.

Eastern Washington (4-13, 1-6) - Kirk 4-21 7-9 16, Sloan 1-3 2-2 4, Ferguson 1-1 6-8 8, Sutter 1-3 0-0 2, Ford 4-12 5-5 15, Bocook 0-0 0-0 0, Bartleson 1-2 1-1 3, Schmick 0-4 0-0 0, Sha.Olson 1-1 0-0 2, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-47 21-25 50.

Halftime - Weber State 22, Eastern Washington 22. 3-point goals - Weber State 1-8 (Willer 1-5, Hansen 0-1, Allen 0-2), Eastern Washington 3-22 (Ford 2-8, Kirk 1-12, Sloan 0-1, Sutter 0-1). Fouled out - Sorensen, Sloan. Rebounds - Weber State 39 (Sorensen 11), Eastern Washington 37 (Kirk 12). Assists - Weber State 9 (Allen 4), Eastern Washington 11 (Kirk, Sutter 3). Total fouls - Weber State 20, Eastern Washington 22. Technicals - None. A - 821.

Loyola Mary. 66, Gonzaga 62 (OT)

Lynn Brown hit all six of her free throws in overtime to lead the Lions to a West Coast Conference victory over the Bulldogs in Los Angeles.

Gonzaga (3-14, 1-4) - McCullough 5-16 0-0 10, Ledgerwood 4-14 2-5 12, Perno 1-3 1-2 3, Herman 3-8 3-4 11, Andrews 3-9 3-9 10, Deal 3-6 0-0 6, Osberg 2-7 1-4 6, Gere 1-3 0-0 2, Jeffries 0-1 0-0 0, Waltz 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-68 10-24 62.

Loyola Marymount (4-13, 3-2) - Kenny 11-24 0-0 26, Gaines 7-18 0-2 14, Reynolds 2-8 3-4 7, Murphy 2-7 1-2 5, Brown 1-9 6-6 8, Maciel 2-6 0-3 4, Guerrero 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 1-2 0-0 2, Caviezel 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 26-79 10-17 66.

Halftime - Gonzaga 27, Loyola Marymount 25. 3-point goals - Gonzaga 6-10 (Herman 2-3, Ledgerwood 2-4, Andrews 1-1, Osberg 1-2), Loyola Marymount 4-16 (Kenny 4-11, Reynolds 0-1, Brown 0-1, Maciel 0-3). Fouled out - Ledgerwood, Perno, Reynolds. Rebounds - Gonzaga 54 (Andrews 11), Loyola Marymount 58 (Gaines 17). Assists - Gonzaga 16 (Herman 5), Loyola Marymount 18 (Reynolds 8). Total fouls - Gonzaga 18, Loyola Marymount 21. Technicals - None. A - 247.

LC 70, Whitworth 62 (OT)

The Pirates fizzled down the stretch during regulation and continued to play flat in overtime against the Pioneers at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Lewis & Clark (4-10, 3-4) - Tyler 0-0 0-0 0, Fillbach 7-18 4-4 21, Getches 2-10 4-4 10, White 0-0 0-0 0, Kreger 4-6 7-10 15, Cottle 4-10 2-6 10, Forrest 5-5 0-2 10, S.Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Spevacek 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 24-54 17-26 70.

Whitworth (6-9, 2-5) - J.Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Stuenkel 0-2 0-0 0, Sherer 0-2 1-2 1, Moore 2-13 5-6 10, Davis 4-6 2-2 11, Tissue 8-24 1-2 18, Northington 2-9 6-7 10, Werner 0-0 0-0 0, Slwooko 3-6 0-0 6, Olson 2-3 0-0 4, Viall 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-68 15-19 62.

Halftime - Whitworth 25, Lewis & Clark 24. Regulation - Lewis & Clark 51, Whitworth 51. 3-point goals - Lewis & Clark 5-13 (Fillbach 3-7, Getches 2-6), Whitworth 3-21 (Davis 1-3, Tissue 1-7, Moore 1-8, Olson 0-1, Viall 0-2). Fouled out - Forrest, Northington. Rebounds - Lewis & Clark 47 (Getches 11), Whitworth 38 (Northington 10). Assists - Lewis & Clark 12 (Fillbach, Cottle 3), Whitworth 14 (Tissue 6). Total fouls - Lewis & Clark 17, Whitworth 22. Technicals - None. A - NA.

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