Double-double by Eborall paces Cardinal women

- WOMEN

PENDELTON, Ore. — Halle Eborall, a sophomore from Lake City High, finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds as North Idaho College beat the Blue Mountain Timberwolves 82-53 in Northwest Athletic Conference play on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, NIC (14-10, 8-5 NWAC) holds a two-game lead against Treasure Valley (12-10, 6-7) for the fourth and final playoff spot in the East Region with three games remaining.

Sophomore Sydnie Peterson scored 14 points for NIC, which finished 10 for 26 from the 3-point line.

Brooke Wheeler had 12 points and 16 rebounds for Blue Mountain (3-21, 1-12).

NIC faces the Community Colleges of Spokane on Wednesday at Spokane Falls Community College starting at 5:30 p.m.

NORTH IDAHO

Sydnie Peterson 6-12 0-2 14, Demi Randall 2-7 3-4 9, Anna Schrade 7-12 0-0 15, Halle Eborall 6-12 3-3 16, Alex Carlton 1-7 2-2 5, Jordyn Higgins 3-7 0-0 8, Brooke Stevens 0-2 0-0 0, Rilee Mangun 5-12 0-0 11, Cheyenne Green 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 32-76 8-11 82.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Tinacia Christensen 1-5 3-4 5, Madi McKrola 3-13 4-6 11, Alyia Munoz 1-1 1-2 3, Brooke Wheeler 3-12 6-7 12, Jenna Van Steenkist 1-4 0-0 2, Katie Skramstad 4-17 5-5 13, Jordan Fox 0-2 0-0 0, Hailey Miller 0-3 1-2 1, Ceci Rodriguez 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 15-62 20-26 53.

North Idaho 25 24 20 13 — 82

Blue Mountain 13 19 10 11 — 53

3-point goals — NIC 10-26 (Peterson 2-5, Randall 2-4, Schrade 1-3, Eborall 1-5, Carlton 1-3, Higgins 2-3, Stevens 0-1, Mangun 1-1, Green 0-1), BMCC 3-17 (McKrola 1-4, Van Steenkist 0-2, Skramstad 0-4, Fox 0-2, Rodriguez 2-5). Rebounds — NIC 44 (Eborall 10), BMCC 43 (Wheeler 16). Assists — NIC 21 (Randall 7), BMCC 8 (Skramstad 3). Team fouls — NIC 17, BMCC 12. Fouled out — Green.

- MEN

North Idaho 119

Blue Mountain 77

PENDELTON, Ore. — Sophomore Jaden Dewar scored 26 points off the bench — finishing 11 of 13 from the field — for the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference romp over the Timberwolves.

Sophomore Nate Pryor had 24 points and Emmit Taylor III scored 17 points in a reserve role for East Region-leading NIC (25-1, 13-0 NWAC), which faces the second-place Community Colleges of Spokane (22-5, 12-2) on Wednesday night at Spokane Falls Community College starting at 7:30. CCS lost 78-76 to Wenatchee Valley on Saturday.

Shaw Broncheau had 14 points, five rebounds and six assists for Blue Mountain (5-21, 1-12).

NORTH IDAHO

Christian Guess 8-16 4-5 21, Nate Pryor 10-14 2-2 24, Phillip Malatare 3-7 2-3 8, James Carlson 2-9 0-0 4, Ismael Valdez 1-4 1-2 3, Tyler Tanner 1-3 0-0 3, Emmit Taylor III 6-9 0-0 17, Marcus Austin 4-5 0-0 11, Terrance Marigney 0-1 2-4 2, Jaden Dewar 11-13 3-3 26. Totals 46-81 14-19 119.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Shaw Broncheau 5-8 2-3 14, Josh Wilson 2-6 1-2 5, Dedi Seme 6-13 3-4 18, Wes Persinger 3-6 5, Craig Mueller 2-12 0-0 4, Chris Butcher 0-1 0-0 0, Logan Liddicoat 1-4 0-0 3, Levi Burke 6-8 2-2 16, Dylan Grogan 4-6 0-0 10, Dylan Marx 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-70 11-17 77.

Halftime — NIC 58-32. 3-point goals — NIC 13-24 (Guess 1-1, Pryor 2-4, Malatare 0-3, Carlson 0-2, Tanner 1-2, Taylor III 5-7, Austin 3-3, Marigney 0-1, Dewar 1-1), BMCC 10-23 (Broncheau 2-4, Seme 3-6, Persinger 0-2, Butcher 0-1, Liddicoat 1-3, Burke 2-3, Grogan 2-2). Rebounds — NIC 45 (Guess 10), BMCC 30 (Bronchueau 5). Assists — NIC 21 (Malatare 6), BMCC 19 (Broncheau 6). Team fouls — NIC 16, BMCC 15. Fouled out — none.