Cards roll Colorado 76-42

COEUR d'ALENE — Sometimes, it's good to have sophomore eyes on the court. 

It ended up working out well for North Idaho College on Saturday. 

Karsyn Freeman, a freshman from Adna, Wash., scored 19 points and added four rebounds and three assists for the Cardinals in a Scenic West Athletic Conference win over the Spartans of Rangely, Colo., at Rolly Williams Court. 

"We weren't really getting downhill as much in the first half, so (NIC sophomore) Summer (Faleafa) mentioned something about changing our sets on offense to open things up a little bit," NIC coach Nathan Covill said. "By changing our looks, it allowed Karsyn to create for herself and others. And when she's able to do that, we play a lot better." 

Chloe Collin, a sophomore from Brampton, Alberta, had 12 points, eight rebounds and four steals for NIC (8-12, 3-4 SWAC), which outrebounded Colorado Northwestern 41-17. 

NIC, in fourth in the SWAC, travels to face Snow College on Thursday in Ephraim, Utah. 

Shyann Farbes scored 13 points for Colorado Northwestern (1-21, 0-7). 

COLORADO NORTHWESTERN 

Alicia Denard 2-5 0-0 4, Shyann Farbes 6-10 1-2 13, Ariana Strain 0-3 0-0 0, Eden Erickson 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor Jones 3-10 4-10 10, Alivia Hutton 0-1 1-2 1, Anessa Maefield 0-1 1-2 1, Bayleigh Walling 2-7 0-0 5, Shunbaah Begay 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Pineda 1-4 0-0 3, Zavriela Garcia 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 16-48 7-16 42. 

NORTH IDAHO 

Diana Nelson 3-5 1-2 7, Summer Faleafa 5-12 1-2 12, Karsyn Freeman 8-13 2-6 19, Ripeka Edwards 2-5 3-4 8, Chloe Collin 3-7 4-4 11, Molly Axell 2-6 0-0 5, Sari Murphy 4-6 2-4 10, Kaytie Aanstad 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 28-57 15-24 76. 

Colo. Northwestern    4    7    14    17    —    42 

North Idaho        20    18    19    19    —    76 

3-point goals — CNCC 3-14 (Strain 0-3, Maefield 0-1, Walling 1-4, Pineda 1-3, Garcia 1-3), NIC 5-21 (Faleafa 1-6, Freeman 1-5, Edwards 1-4, Collin 1-2, Axell 1-3, Murphy 0-1). Rebounds — CNCC 17 (Denard 4), NIC 41 (Faleafa, Collin 8). Assists — CNCC 4 (Farbes, Begay 2), NIC 13 (Faleafa, Freeman, Collin, Murphy 3). Team fouls — CNCC 24, NIC 19. Fouled out — Axell.         

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