CALDWELL, Idaho –
Madison Pilster scored a career-high 22 points and added nine rebounds, as the College of Idaho used a huge fourth quarter run to blow past the Evergreen State College, 65-45, inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
Playing without leading scorer
Petra Lumpert, the Lady Yotes (8-12, 8-6 CCC) turned to Pilster, who made 9-of-18 field goals, including two 3-pointers, in the win.
Leading 43-37 after three quarters, C of I held the Geoducks (4-18, 3-12) without a made field goal for the first five minutes of the final stanza during a 13-0 run.
Maddie Skaggs and Pilster each hit 3-pointers,
Alyssa Case,
Kiara Skinner and Skaggs all connected on jumpers in the big push, as the Yotes outscored TESC 22-8 in the final frame.
The Yotes opened the game on a 15-4 run, including five quick points from Pilster and led 21-12 midway through the second quarter before the Geoducks found their range. Back-to-back Gabi Fenumiai baskets and 3's from Corina Tacardon and Zaria Jones fueled a 14-0 run to give the visitors a 26-21 lead with three minutes left in the half.
Jaycin Tini answered for the Yotes with a triple and a short jumper and Pilster connected on two-straight lay-ups, as C of I scored the final nine points of the half to give the Yotes a 30-26 halftime lead – an edge they would never relinquish.
Case had 12 points and five rebounds for the Yotes, with Skaggs adding nine points, eight rebounds and five assists. C of I forced 19 turnovers in the victory and won despite making just 7-of-31 3-point attempts.
Autumn Moorcroft led TESC with 14 points, with both Tacardon and Fenumiai each scoring 10. The Geoducks held a 44-39 rebound margin, including nine from Fenumiai.
C of I hits the road for the final time in the regular-season next weekend, traveling to Warner Pacific on Friday and Multnomah on Saturday.
