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Strong Defense Gives Nic Easy Win Over Walla Walla

Area college women

A stellar defensive effort helped the North Idaho College women to a 75-52 win over Walla Walla Community College in a non-league game at NIC’s Christianson Gym Tuesday.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 26-6 lead and the Warriors didn’t get any closer than eight the rest of the way. NIC forced 21 turnovers and came up with 15 steals.

Alisha Nater led the Cardinals in scoring with 15, including 7 of 11 from the field. Julie Grohs scored 11 and was the only other NIC player in double figures.

North Idaho 75, Walla Walla 52

Walla Walla - Thacker 2-7 0-0 5, Hammar 7-17 0-1 19, Schnider 3-9 1-2 7, Martin 5-18 6-9 17, Ruzicka 1-4 2-2 4, Long 0-1 0-1 0. Totals - 18-56 9-15 52.

North Idaho (15-3, 6-3) - Middlesworth 2-2 0-0 5, Goyne 5-13 0-0 10, Huddle 2-6 1-1 6, Grohs 4-10 1-2 11, Lemon 2-3 0-0 6, Rahder 0-5 2-2 2, Lindhe 1-2 2-2 4, Fisher 0-1 1-2 1, Robison 3-9 0-0 6, Heier 1-2 0-0 2, Dowhy 3-7 1-2 7, Nater 7-11 1-2 15. Totals - 30-71 9-13 75.

Halftime - North Idaho 44, Walla Walla 32. 3-point goals - Walla Walla 7-16 (Thacker 1-2, Hammar 5-11, Martin 1-2, Long 0-1), North Idaho 6-12 (Middlesworth 1-1, Goine 0-2, Huddle 1-1, Grohs 2-3, Lemon 2-2, Rahder 0-1, Lindhe 0-1, Robison 0-1). Total Fouls - Walla Walla 13, North Idaho 16. Rebounds - Walla Walla 36 (Martin 13), North Idaho 41 (Rahder 8). Assists - Walla Walla 14 (Martin 5), North Idaho 22 (Goine 6). Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. A-100.

Whitworth 67, Whitman 48

Andrea Sherer and Star Olson each scored 14 points as the Pirates beat the Missionaries in a Northwest Conference game at Walla Walla.

A 13-4 run early in the second half gave Whitworth (7-8, 6-3) a 42-26 lead with 17 minutes to play, but Whitman (2-13, 1-8) closed the gap to 44-40 with 12 minutes remaining. The Pirates responded with a 10-0 run to put the game away.

Amanda Bradford scored 11 points to jump two notches on Whitman’s career scoring list with 1,253 points.

Whitworth (7-8,6-3) - Bandy 1-1 0-0 2, Sherer 5-10 4-6 14, Davis 0-1 1-2 1, Ratcliff 0-0 0-0 0, Wakefield 4-5 1-2 9, Pentzer 2-12 6-8 10, Werner 2-3 1-4 6, Olson 6-16 1-1 14, Vaill 3-6 2-2 9. Totals 24-55 16-25 67.

Whitman (2-13, 1-8) - Rasmussen 0-1 0-0 1, Priore 2-8 3-4 7, Goldmark 2-8 0-0 5, Saltonstall 3-5 7-8 13, Hagelin 0-0 0-0 0, Clawson 1-7 1-2 4, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Rockwell 0-4 0-0 0, Bradford 4-17 2-2 11, Stewart 4-10 0-1 8. Totals 16-60 13-17 48.

Halftime - Whitworth 29, Whitman 23. 3-point goals - Whitworth 3-11 (Werner 1-1, Olson 1-3, Vail 1-3), Whitman 3-18 (Goldmark 1-1, Clawson 1-5, Bradford 1-6). Fouled out - Saltonstall. Rebounds - Whitworth 34 (Sherer 7), Whitman 40 (Saltonstall 9). Assists - Whitworth 18 (Pentzer 6), Whitman 14 (Priore 7). Total fouls - Whitworth 13, Whitman 20. Technicals - None. A - Unavailable.

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