- WOMEN

SPOKANE — Whitney Meier hit 5 of 9 3-pointers and scored 24 points to lead North Idaho College past Community Colleges of Spokane 71-55 in Northwest Athletic Conference play Saturday at Spokane Community College.

Cierra Dvorak added 18 points, five steals and four assists for NIC (17-8, 8-5 NWAC), in third place in the East Region. Sydney Hovde grabbed nine rebounds.

Jessica Olson had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Spokane (13-11, 4-9).

NIC travels to Pendleton, Ore., on Wednesday to play Blue Mountain.

NORTH IDAHO

Cierra Dvorak 6-15 5-5 18, Ronnie Harris 3-8 0-0 6, Whitney Meier 9-20 1-1 24, Kelsey Auer 0-4 0-0 0, Sydney Hovde 3-3 4-7 10, Lana Berg 2-4 0-0 4, Shae Logozzo 3-8 0-0 7, Shelby Jordan 0-0 0-0 0, Zosha Krupa 0-1 0-0 0, Gia Sorn 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-64 10-13 71.

CC SPOKANE

Shania Graham 2-6 0-0 6, Jessica Olson 7-14 4-4 18, Shaye Swannack 3-9 1-4 8, Marissa Blair 3-7 2-2 8, Rose Mongoyak 4-9 0-1 8, TaSheeNa Kohlar 0-0 0-0 0, Syndnee Mongeon 1-5 1-2 3, Lauren French 0-1 0-0 0, Alyssa Cox 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 22-54 8-15 55.

North Idaho 16 18 16 21 — 71

CC Spokane 17 12 13 13 — 55

3-point goals — NIC 7-24 (Dvorak 1-4, Harris 0-3, Meier 5-9, Auer 0-1, Berg 0-1, Logozzo 1-5, Krupa 0-1, CCS 3-20 (Graham 2-5, Olson 0-4, Swannack 1-3, Blair 0-1, Mongoyak 0-3, Mongeon 0-4). Rebounds — NIC 32 (Hovde 9), CCS 43 (Olson 11). Assists — NIC 14 (Harris 6), CCS 13 (Swannack 6). Fouled out — none. Total fouls — NIC 16, CCS 11.

- MEN

CC Spokane 107

North Idaho 87

SPOKANE — Ryan Alexander hit seven 3-pointers and the Sasquatch erupted for 62 second-half points and pulled away from the Cardinals in Northwest Athletic Conference play at Spokane Community College.

Alexander scored a game-high 23 points for Spokane (19-7, 9-4 NWAC), which is tied for second with NIC (19-7, 9-4) in the East Region. The Sasquatch hit 16 of 34 3-pointers and 33 of 37 free throws.

RayQuan Evans had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Cardinals. Jarod Greene added 19 points and seven boards, Jalen Burkett 16 points, eight rebounds and four steals.

NIC plays at Blue Mountain on Wednesday in Pendleton, Ore.

NORTH IDAHO

RayQuan Eveans 8-18 3-5 20, Jalen Burkett 7-12 2-2 16, Jarod Greene 8-10 3-4 19, Tyler Brimhall 3-8 0-2 7, Charles Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Brody Lundblad 0-0 0-0 0, Aushanti Potts-Woods 5-7 2-5 12, Conner Chapman 0-0 0-0 0, Iain McLaughlin 3-7 2-2 9, Jacob Cowley 0-0 0-2 0, Seth Christiaens 1-2 0-0 2, Keegan Crosby 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-67 12-24 87.

CC SPOKANE

Cameron Gay 4-6 5-6 15, Dedrick Pakootas 4-8 7-7 18, George Pilimai 4-10 10-10 20, Ryan Alexander 7-14 2-2 23, Cesar Sandoval 5-11 0-0 11, Lamar Harris 0-1 0-2 0, Isaiah Gotell 3-5 4-4 11, JR Delgado 2-4 5-6 9. Totals 29-59 33-37 107.

Halftime — CCS 45-39. 3-point goals — NIC 3-14 (Evans 1-3, Burkett 0-1, Brimhall 1-4, Potts-Woods 0-1, McLaughlin 1-4, Crosby 0-1), CCS 16-34 (Gay 2-4, Pakootas 3-7, Pilimai 2-3, Alexander 7-13, Sandoval 1-3, Gotell 1-3, Delgado 0-1). Rebounds — NIC 35 (Evans 9), CCS 36 (Gotell 8). Assists — NIC 12 Evans 6), CCS 21 (Gay 11). Fouled out — Pilimai. Total fouls — NIC 25, CCS 25.