CALDWELL, Idaho –
Jaycin Tini scored 18 points and added 14 rebounds, as the College of Idaho outscored Walla Walla 58-13 in the second half to cruise to a 98-36 Cascade Conference victory in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
Box Score The Lady Yotes (2-6, 1-1 CCC) forced 41 turnovers, outscoring the Wolves 49-2 on the miscues and held a commanding 35-0 edge in fast break points. It was C of I's largest home win since beating the same WWU squad 96-27 during the 2011-12 season.
Madison Pilster scored eight of her 18 points in a 15-2 run by the Yotes to open the game, but watched as the Wolves (0-7, 0-2) countered with three Christina Thermidor inside baskets and a Grace Wallace triple to cut the gap to 25-20 with five minutes left in the first half.
C of I clamped down, limiting WWU to just one made field goal over the next nine minutes – while finding their shooting range. A
Ryleigh Swagerty 3-point play started the rally, with Tini scoring seven points in a 15-3 spurt to end the half, giving the hosts a 40-23 lead.
The Yotes put the game out of reach in the third quarter, making 16-of-25 shots in the period – outscoring the Wolves 33-6. Pilster had 10 points and
Petra Lumpert scored all 10 of her points in the rally.
Maddie Skaggs scored a career-high 15 points with five rebounds and Swagerty scored five points with six assists and five of C of I's 27 steals.
Thermidor had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the loss for the Wolves, who have dropped 28-straight games since the 2013-14 season.
C of I returns to action next Monday, traveling to Nampa for an exhibition game against rival Northwest Nazarene.
NOTES: The 41 turnovers forced by the Yotes were the most by a C of I team since Willamette had 42 turnovers during the 2008-09 season; the 98 points by the Yotes was the third-highest scoring night by C of I at home (106 vs. Warner Pacific in 2013-14; 99 vs. Oregon Tech in 2009-10).
