CALDWELL, Idaho – Northwest Christian hit their first six shots on the night, including four 3-point buckets, jumping to a 21-0 lead en route to an 83-44 win over the College of Idaho inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
Janae Turner scored 20 points, including a pair of triples in the early run, as the No. 23 ranked Beacons (9-1, 2-1 CCC) earned the road win. NCU made 56-percent of their first half field goals – including 11 triples – in picking up the victory.
The Yotes (1-9, 1-3) made a run spanning the first and second quarters – getting eight-straight points from
Alyssa Case to cut the NCU lead to 28-12. However Morgan McKinney drained back-to-back jumpers, with Dani Baker and Turner each hitting two 3's in a 19-3 run that blew the game wide open.
McKinney made 6-of-7 field goals, part of a 14-point night, with Baker adding 14 points off the bench. NCU had a commanding 60-34 rebound margin in the win and finished 15-of-40 from 3-point range.
Case scored a career-high 23 points in the loss for C of I, adding six rebounds and four steals.
Adriana Vickery had seven points and
Savanna Reid scored a season-high six. The Yotes finished just 15-of-61 from the field in the loss.
C of I closes out the 2017 portion of their schedule on Wednesday, traveling to No. 8 ranked Eastern Oregon.
