[Vision2020] NIC Lady Cardinals Advance to Title Game

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Sat Mar 19 09:49:43 PDT 2011


Courtesy of today's (March 19, 2011) Spokesman-Review.

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NIC women move to final

Women’s basketball: North Idaho College will play for the NJCAA Division I
national championship tonight in Salina, Kan.

The fifth-seeded Cardinals (31-3) will play third-seeded Trinity Valley
(34-2) from Athens, Texas, at 5 p.m. PDT after knocking off top-seeded and
previously unbeaten Pensacola, Fla., (35-1) 90-75 in the semifinals Friday
night.

Trinity beat Northern Oklahoma (30-6) 86-73 in the other semifinal.

NIC built a 44-31 halftime lead and saw the Pirates get within a point
early in the second half before regaining control.

Kama Griffitts (pictured above) led three double-figure scorers for NIC
with a game-high 28 points and Tugce Canitez added 24 and a game-high 11
rebounds.

Shakiana Edwards-Teasley had 10 rebounds as the Cardinals overcame 30
turnovers with solid rebounding (a 49-47 advantage) and shooting (50
percent from both the field and 3-point range).

NIC also had a 24-13 advantage on free throws.

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Timena Shebala #15
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Kooskia, ID
Highschool: Moscow
Height: 5-6

Chantel Divilbiss #10
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Moscow, ID
Highschool: De Pere, WI

Korina Baker #23
Class: Freshman
Awards: MVP State Champs
Hometown: Valleyford
Highschool: Freeman

Tugce Canitez #21
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 6-2

Amanda Carlton #33
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Highschool: Shadle Park
Height: 6-2

Deanna Dotts #55
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Coeur D Alene
Highschool: Coeur D Alene
Height: 6-0

ShaKiana Edwards/Teasley #24
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Lapwai, ID
Highschool: Lewiston
Height: 6-2

Kama Griffitts #5
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Coeur D Alene, ID
Highschool: Coeur D Alene
Height: 5-11

Camille Reynolds #12
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Rathdrum
Highschool: Idaho
Height: 5-5

Julia Salmio #30
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Vantaa
Height: 6-1

Amy Warbrick #22
Profile
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Coeur D Alene, ID
Highschool: Coeur D Alene
Height: 5-5

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Individual stats:

http://www.njcaa.org/colleges_college_stats.cfm?sid=23&collegeid=1487&slid=11&category=Stats

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The title game will be streamed live on NJCAA TV at:

http://www.njcaa.org/tv/index.cfm?category=National&archive=false&regionId=1&articleId=13998

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Seeya round town,Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown




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