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NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinals fall to CSI, see season end

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks AGO
| November 2, 2025 2:05 AM

• VOLLEYBALL

COEUR d’ALENE — Sophomore Allie Ferrin had seven kills for North Idaho College, which fell to Southern Idaho 25-21, 25-12, 25-19 in the Scenic West Athletic Conference final for both schools on Saturday at Christianson Gymnasium. 

The loss eliminated NIC from postseason contention.

NIC (15-12, 4-6 SWAC) finished tied for fourth with Utah State-Eastern (16-9, 4-6), but the Eagles of Price, Utah, hold the tiebreaker and will advance to the four-team Region 18 Tournament starting Wednesday at conference champion Salt Lake in Taylorsville, Utah. 

Sophomore Rylie Dolven and freshman Olivia Zazuetta (Lakeland High) had nine assists each for NIC. 

Mina Benucci had 10 kills for CSI (18-8, 7-3), which finished second in the conference. 


• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Northwest 82 

North Idaho 55 


TWIN FALLS — The Cardinals shot 18 of 57 in a loss to the Trappers of Powell, Wyo., in the Coca-Cola Invitational on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho. 

“I’ve got to do a better job and get these kids prepared to play at this level,” NIC coach Nathan Covill said. “But I’m not there yet and that falls on me.” 

Sophomore Ripeka Edwards had 10 points and nine rebounds for NIC (0-2), which travels to Greyson College of Denison, Texas, next Saturday, and to Murray State College in Tishomingo, Okla., on Sunday.

Northwest is 1-1. 


NORTH IDAHO 

Karsyn Freeman 3-11 7-8 13, Ripeka Edwards 4-7 1-2 10, Liv Whitemarsh 1-3 2-2 5, Summer Faleafa 4-14 0-0 9, Kaytie Aanstad 1-4 0-0 2, Chloe Collin 2-5 0-2 2, Diana Nelson 0-3 0-2 0, Larkin Christiansen 1-3 0-0 3, Molly Axell 1-2 0-0 3, Sari Murphy 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 18-57 13-18 55. 

NORTHWEST 

Emma Pique 3-7 2-2 9, Addison Mickey 3-9 1-1 7, Isabella Williams 3-5 2-3 9, Jaila Childress 1-5 0-0 2, Mckinlee Covolo 5-10 5-5 15, Elise Swan 0-1 2-2 2, Canyon Britt 1-4 3-3 5, Madison Kaufman 7-9 0-1 16, Fallon Millican 2-4 0-0 4, Maddie Mills 0-0 0-0 0, Saige Kidd 0-1 0-0 0, Itziar Pozas 6-9 0-0 13. Totals 31-64 15-17 82. 


North Idaho    15    13    11    16    —    55 

Northwest    18    22    26    16    —    82 

3-point goals — NIC 6-23 (Freeman 0-5, Edwards 1-4, Whitemarsh 1-2, Faleafa 1-6, Collin 1-1, Axell 1-2, Murphy 1-3), North 5-17 (Pique 1-2, Williams 1-2, Childress 0-4, Swan 0-1, Britt 0-3, Millican 0-1, Pozas 1-2). Rebounds — NIC 38 (Edwards 9), North 40 (Millican 11). Assists — NIC 10 (Edwards, Faleafa 3), North 14 (Millican 3). Team fouls — NIC 15, North 18. Fouled out — Pique. 


• WRESTLING

North Idaho 34

Eastern Oregon 15

LA GRANDE, Ore. — The Cardinals beat the NAIA Mountaineers in a dual at the Mountaineer Duals.

Further details were not available.

NIC competes in the Mountaineer Open today in La Grande.