Box Score No. 20 SLCC Women's Basketball defeats nation's No. 1-ranked team
No. 20 SLCC |
20 |
35 |
55 |
No. 1 NIC |
27 |
22 |
49 |
Salt Lake City, UT—The
No. 20-ranked SLCC Women's Basketball team (10-5, 1-1 SWAC) defeated
No. 1-ranked North Idaho College (NIC) (17-1, 2-1 SWAC) 55-49 on Thursday at Bruin Arena. SLCC trailed by seven points at the half, but rallied in the second half making nine of 14 free throws down the stretch to close out the win. The Bruins handed NIC its first loss of the season and ended the Cardinals' 17-game win streak.
SLCC sophomore guard
Katie Richens (Roosevelt, UT) led all scorers with 20 points and completed a double-double with 10 rebounds. Freshman guard
Natalie Parsons (Bountiful, UT) was 5-for-8 from three point range for 17 points and sophomore center
Rachel Morris (Mesquite, NV) fought through early foul trouble to score eight points and grab four rebounds.
Next up for Head Coach
Betsy Specketer and the Bruins is a matchup with rival College of Southern Idaho (8-9, 1-1 SWAC) on Saturday, Jan. 5. Tipoff at Bruin Arena is slated for 3:00 p.m.