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NIC falls short to Utah State-Eastern

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NIC falls short to Utah State-Eastern

The second meeting this season between the then 21st-ranked North Idaho College women’s basketball team and the Utah State-Eastern Lady Golden Eagles was another close game, with Utah State-Eastern coming out on top again 63-61 Jan. 18 at Christianson Gym.

The Lady Cardinals suffered an 88-80 loss in overtime Dec. 12 to Utah State-Eastern.

Down by two with 6.6 seconds left, NIC could not get a good look at the basket.

Utah State-Eastern got more production from their bench, outscoring NIC 39-7.

The Lady Cardinals were led offensively by Kara Staggs, who scored 16 points to go along with seven rebounds. Renae Mokrzycki scored 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had four steals and three blocks to keep the Lady Cardinals close.

NIC came out strong after the half, draining two 3-point shots to make it 35-32 Utah State-Eastern.

Georgia Stirton drove to the basket and scored giving the Lady Cardinals their first lead, 39-37, in the second half.

Panisessi Taimani, who had 10 points and five rebounds, tied the game at 52 a piece with 6:45 to go.

Mokrzycki cut the Golden Eagles’ lead to 62-61 at the free-throw line, but NIC never regained the lead.

The Lady Cardinals will have one more shot at Utah State-Eastern when the two teams play each other in Price, Utah, Feb. 8.

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