NIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinal women fall in season opener

TWIN FALLS — Karsyn Freeman, a freshman from Adna, Wash., scored 20 points for North Idaho College, and was the only Cardinal in double figures in a 70-48 loss to the Central Wyoming Rustlers at the Coca-Cola Invitational at the College of Southern Idaho on Friday.

Sophomore Summer Faleafa added seven points and 10 rebounds. NIC was 1 for 21 from 3-point range. 

Lexie Kesler of Central Wyoming hit six 3-pointers and led all scorers with 26 points. 

NIC plays Northwest College today at noon at CSI.

CENTRAL WYOMING 

Lexie Kesler 9-14 2-2 26, Bella Sika 1-3 2-2 4, Aliyah Newton 5-7 0-0 10, Laura Ring 4-10 1-2 12, Sophie Wilkinson 5-15 0-1, 10, Audrey Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Elizabeth Currier 0-0 0-0 0, Claudia Galea 2-3 0-0 5, Keira Lincoln 0-0 0-0 0, Izabelle Moyes 0-1 0-0 0, Ilris Vuorinen 0-1 1-4, 1, Lucy Howard 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 27-57 6-11 70. 

NORTH IDAHO  

Karsyn Freeman 9-18 2-3 20, Ripeka Edwards 0-4 0-0 0, Summer Faleafa 3-11 1-2 7, Sari Murphy 1-6 0-2 2, Kaytie Aanstad 1-1 0-0 2, Chloe Collin 1-1 4-5 6, Diana Nelson 0-4 3-4 3, Larkin Christiansen 1-2 0-0 2, Molly Axell 0-4 0-0 0, Liv Whitemarsh 2-4 1-2 6. Totals 18-55 11-18 48. 

C. Wyoming     17    25    20    8    —    70 

N. Idaho     14    8    17    9    —    48 

3-point goals — CWC 10-22 (Kesler 6-10, Sika 0-1, Ring 3-6, Anderson 0-1, Galea 1-2, Moyes 0-1, Howard 0-1), NIC 1-21 (Freeman 0-6, Edwards 0-2, Faleafa 0-3, Murphy 0-3, Axell 0-4, Whitemarsh 1-3). Rebounds — CWC 40 (Wilkinson 9), NIC 36 (Faleafa 10). Assists — CWC 15 (Kesler 5), NIC 7 Freeman, Faleafa, Aanstad 2). Turnovers — CWC 18, NIC 20. Total fouls — CWC 16, NIC 15. Fouled out — Howard, Aanstad.