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NIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Cardinals close Yakima Valley

NIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Cardinals close Yakima Valley


COEUR d’ALENE — From here, it’s going to get tougher for the Cardinals.

North Idaho College made visiting the Yakima Valley very difficult on Saturday.

Sophomore Kylani Rookstool had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals, who beat the Yaks 75-44 at Rolly Williams Court.

“Our main focus lately has been to continue to improve defensively,” said NIC coach Nathan Covill, whose team held Yakima Valley to 12-of-58 shooting. of our last four games. Now we have to fit that into Arizona and the conference schedule and prepare to play some really good talent.

NIC faces Mesa on Dec. 28 in the Aztec Holiday Classic at Pima Community College.

“There are no easy teams in this tournament,” Covill said. “They are all very competent and physically talented. I can’t wait to see where this goes in Arizona.

Esmeralda Galindo had 12 points and eight rebounds, Emmalee Secrest 10 points and three rebounds for NIC (7-4).

Madisen King and former Wallace star Britany Phillips scored 13 points each for Yakima Valley (5-7).

YAKIMA VALLEY
Abby Gilbert 4-12 0-0 10, Clarissa Schrock 1-6 0-0 2, Britany Phillips 1-12 11-13 13, Madisen King 4-16 5-8 13, Mikayla Christiansen 2-6 0-2 4, Sofia Alvarado 0-0 0-0 0, Jada Mendoza 0-6 2-2 2. Totals 12-58 18-25 44.

NORTHERN IDAHO

Chloe Collin 3-7 0-0 6, Kylani Rookstool 5-14 4-4 14, Emmalee Secrest 4-9 2-2 10, Iratxe Amorrortu 2-4 0-0 5, Summer Faleafa 2-5 0-0 5, Tiarnee Smith 2-7 2-2 6, Larkin Christiansen 1-2 0-0 2, Esmeralda Galindo 5-11 1-2 12, Ripeka Edwards 2-5 0-0 4, Molly Axell 3-7 0-0 7, Tayler Adams 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 30-73 11-12 75 .

Yakima Valley 4 15 17 8 — 44

Northern Idaho 18 19 14 24 — 75

3-point goals — YVC 2-16 (Gilbert 2-4, Schrock 0-3, Phillips 0-6, Mendoza 0-3), NIC 4-23 (Collin 0-1, Rookstool 0-5, Secrest 0-3 , Amorrortu 1-2, Faleafa 1-3, Smith 0-2, Galindo 1-3, Axell 1-4). Rebounds – YVC 27 (Christiansen 7), NIC 52 (Rookstool 9). Aids — YVC 0, NIC 13 (Amorrortu, Galindo 3). Team fouls – YVC 16, NIC 20. Fouls – none.