TWIN FALLS - The 20th-ranked College of Southern Idaho women's basketball dominated the boards to get past North Idaho 87-77 Saturday in its first Scenic West Athletic Conference game this season.
The Golden Eagles out-rebounded the Cardinals 48-34, 16 coming on the offensive end. Leading the way was post Samantha Lubcke with 13. Holly Blades added 11. Both finished the night with double-doubles. Lubcke scored 20 points and Blades added 10 points and six assists.
One of the biggest bright spots was guard Ma Kenzie VanSickle. The freshman knocked down her first five 3-pointers of the night, heading into the locker room with 18 points. She finished the night with 20 points points, four rebounds, six assists and four steals.
CSI, 9-4 overall and 1-0 in SWAC play, go on the road now for a month.