Meier shines off the bench again as Cardinal women win Clackamas tourney

WOMEN

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Former Lake City High standout Whitney Meier hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points off the bench as North Idaho College finished 3-0 and won the Clackamas College NWAC Crossover with a 74-63 victory over Lower Columbia on Sunday.

Meier was named tournament MVP. Sydney Hovde, an all-tourney selection, added 14 points and 12 rebounds for NIC (7-2). Cierra Dvorak, another Lake City product, had six points, nine assits, seven rebounds and six steals.

“It seemed like we had different people stepping up different days,” NIC coach Chris Carlson said.

“Whitney shot great, and Sydney was a force inside,” and several other players had their moments, Carlson said.

The game was tied at 61 after three quarters, and NIC outscored Lower Columbia 23-12 in the fourth.

“In the fourth quarter there was a focus by our players to defend and score, and they got it done,” Carlson said.

Kenya Lorton hit five 3s and scored 19 points for Lower Columbia (8-4). Tywanna Abbott also scored 19.

NIC returns to action Dec. 28-30 at the Lower Columbia College Holiday Classic in Longview, Wash. The Cardinals open Dec. 28 vs. Highline.

LOWER COLUMBIA

Kenya Lorton 6-13 2-2 19, Shanay Dotson 1-7 0-0 2, Tywanna Abbott 8-14 3-9 19, Madison Crews 0-2 0-0 0, Hayley Niles 5-16 3-4 13, Jaden Howard 0-2 0-0 0, Nina Bailey 0-1 0-0 0, Nizhoni Wheeler 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 25-63 8-15 63.

NORTH IDAHO

Cierra Dvorak 1-6 4-4 6, Ronnie Harris 4-9 1-4 9, Zosha Krupa 1-6 0-0 2, Kelsey Auer 2-7 0-0 6, Sydney Hovde 7-13 0-0 14, Lana Berg 4-10 0-0 8, Abby Hamilson 0-0 0-0 0, Shae Logozzo 0-0 2-2 2, Shelby Jordan 1-4 0-0 3, Whitney Meier 5-15 2-2 17, Gia Sorn 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 27-74 12-16 74.

Lower Columbia 13 21 17 12 — 63

North Idaho 13 20 18 23 — 74

3-point goals — LCCC 5-20 (Lorton 5-11, Dotson 0-3, Abbott 0-1, Crews 0-2, Niles 0-1, Howard 0-1, Bailey 0-1), NIC 8-27 (Dvorak 0-1, Harris 0-3, Krupa 0-4, Auer 2-2, Berg 0-1, Jordan 1-4, Meier 5-12). Rebounds — LCCC 31 (Dotson, Niles 8), NIC 42 (Hovde 12). Assists — LCCC 18 (Crews 6), NIC 19 (Dvorak 9). Fouled out — none. Total fouls — LCCC 10, NIC 17.

MEN

North Idaho 109

Chemeketa 106 (2OT)

COEUR d’ALENE — RayQuan Evans scored 32 points, 18 coming from the foul line, and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Cardinals (5-3) outlasted the Storm (7-3) from Salem, Ore., in double overtime on the first night of an NWAC crossover late Sunday night at Rolly Williams Court.

Tyler Brimhall added 24 points, hitting 6 of 9 3-pointers, and had 12 rebounds for NIC, which plays host to Shoreline tonight at 8.

CHEMEKETA

Shaton Daniels Jr. 1-3 0-2 3, Mason Elliott 6-14 4-6 20, Austin Evans 4-10 0-0 12, Jack Frazier 5-16 2-4 15, Gage Johnson 2-7 0-0 5, Deshawn Stephens 2-5 0-0 5, Bryson Gray 1-2 7-11 9, Jason Richey 1-3 0-0 3, Stepan Zavydowskyy 4-7 2-4 10, Eric McKinstry II 8-12 4-6 24. Totals 34-79 19-33 106.

NORTH IDAHO

RayQuan Evans 7-16 18-20 32, Brody Lundblad 1-6 1-2 3, Milan Lester 0-1 0-0 0, Aushanti Potts-Woods 1-4 3-6 5, Conner Chapman 4-6 0-0 9, Iaian McLaughlin 3-5 6-7 13, Jalen Burkett 4-7 0-0 8, Jarod Greene 4-9 1-3 9, Jacob Cowley 0-1 0-0 0, Tyler Brimhall 9-16 0-2 24, Seth Christiaens 1-3 2-2 4, Keegan Crosby 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-75 31-42 109.

Halftime — NIC 41-40. Regulation — 81-81. First overtime — 90-90. 3-point goals — Chem 19-44 (Daniels 1-2, Elliott 4-10, Evans 4-10, Frazier 3-8, Johnson 1-3, Stephens 1-2, Gray 0-1, Richey 1-2, McKinstry 4-6), NIC 8-18 (Evans 0-2, Lundblad 0-2, Potts-Woods 0-2, Chapman 1-2, McLaughlin 1-1, Brimhall 6-9). Rebounds — Chem 43 (Frazier 12), NIC 59 (Brimhall 12). Assists — Chem 20 (Evans 6), NIC 19 (Lundblad 5). Fouled out — Zavydovskyy, Lundblad. Total Fouls — Chem 24, NIC 22.