KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest went on a 14-0 run in the second half to hand The College of Idaho a 65-53 loss on Friday night in the Kristi Brodin Pavilion.
Trailing 43-37 with 2:19 remaining in the third quarter, the Eagles (4-12, 2-4 CCC) started their rally with a 3-point play from Jackie Bento on the interior. A little over a minute later, Maya DuChesne drained a triple on the outside to even things up at 43 entering the final 10 minutes.
Unfortunately for the Yotes (5-11, 3-4 CCC), Northwest would continue the hot stretch into the start of the fourth quarter, building the lead up to 10 points and scoring the first eight points of the quarter.
Junior guard
Kate Renfro kept C of I in the game despite the 55-45 deficit with 4:50 remaining, sinking back-to-back triples in a 33-second span to cut the lead to just four.
The Eagles held the Yotes in check the rest of the way, with a DuChesne 3-pointer with 2:16 left bringing the lead back out to double-digits. Northwest held C of I to 3-of-21 shooting (14 percent) in the final quarter.
Mackenzie Royce-Radford had 10 points, four assists and two steals for the Yotes, while
Lexi Mitchell contributed 11 points, four rebounds, two blocks and an assist.
Emma Anthony posted six points and seven rebounds off the bench and
Makenna Schritter also grabbed seven boards.
A strong effort from the quartet of Sam Van Loo, Lexi Biggerstaff, DuChesne and Bento was essential for the Eagles in the win, as they combined for 52 of the 65 points, with each finishing in double-digits. Van Loo led the way with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Biggerstaff had 14 points. DuChesne tallied 12 points for the night and Bento poured in 11 points.
Northwest finished 25-of-57 (44 percent) from the floor, while C of I was limited to 18-of-63 (29 percent) and just 4-of-25 (16 percent) on 3-pointers. The Eagles won the rebounding battle 44-36.
The second game of the back-to-back will take C of I to Olympia tomorrow night to take on Evergreen, which lost to Eastern Oregon on Friday night. The game against the Geoducks is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. PT.
