• WOMEN

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — After having a three-week layoff from game play, it could have been expected for the North Idaho College women’s basketball team to have been a little sluggish to start on Friday afternoon.

It was quite the opposite.

Sophomore Kolby Pimperton scored 18 points for the Cardinals, who jumped out to a 27-19 lead after the first quarter on the way to a 71-59 win over Portland in an NWAC Crossover game.

“We started really aggressive tonight,” said NIC coach Korina Baker, whose team hadn’t played since Nov. 27 after having a game canceled on Dec. 7, then Friday’s game canceled due to its opponent being in COVID protocol. “The girls were eager to play and had a good gameplan.”

Freshman Payton Hagy had 15 points and freshman Paige Beem had 12 points off the bench for NIC (4-3), which faces Green River today at 10 a.m. to conclude the tournament.

“It was a good win overall,” Baker said. “We had a bit of a lull in the second quarter, but came back strong in the second half.”

Tynesha Parnell scored 13 points for Portland (6-4).

NORTH IDAHO

Laney Smith 0-7 0-0 0, Catherine Uschmann 1-3 0-0 3, Maggie Graves 2-6 2-2 6, Kolby Pimperton 7-16 2-4 18, Mary Mpoyo 2-5 2-4 6, Payton Hagy 6-12 1-2 15, Paige Beem 6-7 0-0 12, Kaylee Banks 1-1 0-0 3, Layla Beam 3-6 2-2 8, Tashena Ashby 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 9-14 71.

PORTLAND

Ziling Zhen 3-5 0-0 7, Iris Cubit 3-6 2-2 8, Madilyn Meadows 4-8 0-0 11, Ashley Aughterson 2-6 0-0 4, Tynesha Parnell 5-14 1-1 13, Danielle Llamas 4-10 0-0 11, Emily Fortin 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan Bouschor 0-2 0-0 0, Ashley Kosmicki 0-0 0-0 0, Magdalena Ismerio 0-0 0-0 5, Kaylee Wegner 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 23-56 4-4 59.

North Idaho 27 8 20 16 — 71

Portland 19 17 18 5 — 59

3-point goals — NIC 6-23 (Smith 0-5, Uschmann 1-1, Graves 0-1, Pimperton 2-8, Mpoyo 0-1, Hagy 2-5, Banks 1-1, Beam 0-1), PCC 9-23 (Zhen 2-3, Meadows 3-5, Parnell 2-8, Llamas 3-8). Rebounds — NIC 29 (Beam 8), PCC 29 (Cubit 7). Assists — NIC 11 (Hagy 5), PCC 11 (Cubit 6). Team fouls — NIC 13, PCC 14. Fouled out — none.

• MEN

North Idaho vs.

Pierce, canc.

EVERETT, Wash. — Friday's game in the NWAC Crossover at Everett Community College was canceled after Pierce had an outbreak of COVID-19 within its program.

NIC (6-5) is scheduled to face Everett today at 4 p.m. to conclude the tournament.