NIC BASKETBALL: Cardinal women get defensive, move to 2-0 in NWAC

• WOMEN

COEUR d’ALENE — As the defense goes, so has the North Idaho College women’s basketball team.

NIC limited Treasure Valley to 19 of 53 shooting, winning its third straight game 79-58 on Saturday at Rolly Williams Court.

“I thought we played pretty well in spurts today,” NIC women’s basketball coach Nathan Covill said. “When we rebound and hold teams to one shot, we’re a pretty good defensive team. In the last two games, we’ve rebounded the ball well and had some good consistency off the bench.”

Addie Kiefer, a freshman from Lakeland High, had 21 points and nine rebounds for NIC (8-5, 2-0 NWAC).

“She’s had a great week,” said Coville of Kiefer, who had 12 rebounds in Wednesday’s 62-46 win over Columbia Basin. “I’m learning more about her as a player each day and what she’s comfortable with. She just continues to play hard and when she realizes what a weapon she can be, she’ll do great. She’s just a humble kid that works hard.”

Freshman Solei Elletson had 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting for NIC, which plays at Big Bend in Moses Lake on Wednesday.

Valerie Vorwaller scored 12 points for Treasure Valley (2-10, 0-1).

TREASURE VALLEY

Valerie Vorwaller 4-9 3-4 12, Danielle Steed 3-7 0-0 9, Havyn Brown 2-9 3-4 8, Mandy Belnap 3-6 2-2 8, Booh Huddleston 3-8 0-0 8, Raquel Pokibro 1-2 0-0 2, Maddy Erickson 1-5 5-6 7, Kate Vineyard 1-3 0-0 2, Jazzy Jenkins 1-4 0-0 2, Olivia Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 13-16 58.

NORTH IDAHO

Katie Blume 1-9 1-2 3, Solei Elletson 7-10 1-2 18, Addie Kiefer 10-15 1-1 21, Paige Beem 5-6 3-4 13, Kaylee Banks 0-2 1-2 1, Laney Smith 4-6 3-3 12, Sorrell Aldendorf 1-3 0-0 2, Adior Juang 0-1 0-0 0, Meghan Calley 3-9 0-0 9, Anguau Makol 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 10-14 79.

Treasure Valley 13 15 13 17 — 58

North Idaho 10 23 26 20 — 79

3-point goals — TVCC 7-22 (Vorwaller 1-3, Steed 3-5, Brown 1-6, Huddleston 2-5, Jenkins 0-3), NIC 7-17 (Blume 0-4, Elletson 3-5, Smith 1-2, Aldendorff 0-2, Calley 3-4). Rebounds — TVCC 23 (Steed, Belnap 5), NIC 40 (Elletson, Kiefer 9). Assists — TVCC 6 (Vorwaller, Adams 2), NIC 10 (Banks 4). Team fouls — TVCC 19, NIC 13. Fouled out — Belnap.

• MEN

North Idaho 106

Treasure Valley 68

COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore guard Brendan Johnson had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Cardinals in a Northwest Athletic Conference win over the Chukars at Rolly Williams Court.

Sophomore Taden King had 22 points and five rebounds, sophomore Julius Mims 15 points and 11 rebounds for NIC (14-0, 2-0), which shot 42 of 67.

Quelyn Nelson scored 17 points for Treasure Valley (4-9, 0-1).

NIC travels to Moses Lake on Wednesday to face Big Bend.

TREASURE VALLEY

Trey Jones 2-12 0-0 6, Gavin Weisweaver 5-12 0-0 13, Garret Long 6-10 0-0 12, Aidan Slater 3-9 2-2 8, Quelyn Nelson 6-8 5-7 17, Gabriel Howe 2-3 0-0 5, Kody DeLong 0-2 0-0 0, Gavin Gordon 2-5 1-1 5, Ben McBride 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 27-64 8-12 68.

NORTH IDAHO

Julius Mims 6-9 2-2 15, Xavier Bailey 9-12 0-0 18, Brendan Johnson 5-10 4-4 17, Phil Holes 2-2 1-1 5, Taden King 9-15 3-3 22, Vanti Erving 1-2 2-2 4, Jeremiah Sibley 3-5 1-1 8, Michael Durkin 1-1 0-0 3, Kamryn Thomas 3-6 0-0 6, Kyle Karstetter 3-5 0-2 8. Totals 42-67 13-15 106.

Halftime — NIC 54-26. 3-point goals — TVCC 6-28 (Jones 2-9, Weisweaver 3-9, Long 0-1, Slater 0-5, Howe 1-2, DeLong 0-1, Gordon 0-1), NIC 9-20 (Mims 1-1, Bailey 0-1, Johnson 3-6, King 1-5, Sibley 1-2, Durkin 1-1, Thomas 0-1, Karstetter 2-3). Rebounds — TVCC 23 (Gordon 5), NIC 34 (Mims 11). Assists — TVCC 6 (Weisweaver 2), NIC 17 (Johnson 6). Team fouls — TVCC 14, NIC 11. Fouled out — none.