LEWISTON, Idaho - The College of Idaho got a balanced scoring effort and forced 20 Carroll College turnovers, as the Coyotes upended the Frontier Conference squad, 68-56, at the Clearwater River Casino and Resort Invitational inside the LCSC Activitiy Center.
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The Yotes (2-4) picked up their first win over Carroll since the 2006-07 season and their first against an NAIA DIvision I opponent in two years.
The C of I started quickly, as Taylor Pruett scored six points in a 14-3 run to open the game. The Saints (0-3) would close the gap to 29-27 on a Nick Jones free throw with five minutes left in the half, but a Sydney Donaldson trey, a Devan Telken jumper, and a pair of Zach Peterson free throws helped the Yotes build a 38-31 lead at the break.
Carroll would chip away at the lead, as a jumper by Noah Kone-Nelson with 10 minutes remaining got the Saints within 49-46. The Yotes however, turned up the pressure, using a 19-6 run over the next seven minutes to earn the victory.
Pruett led the way for the Yotes with 21 points and five rebounds, converting 8-of-11 field goals - including a pair of three-pointers. Donaldson and Rodney Delgardo each scored 12, with Telken, in his first collegiate start, scored nine points and had nine rebounds.
Brett Ball led Carroll with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The C of I returns home next weekend to host the Golden Rule Shoot-Out, meeting Montana Western and Westminster.
