by Ryan Divish
Unfortunately, the Skylights' and Lights' misfortune carried over into the
brand new $15 million
Both teams had one rough half of basketball en route to a two-game sweep by the
Warriors.
In the women's game, the two teams battled early in the first half, changing
leads often with LC taking a 40-36 lead. Northern shot a solid 52 percent from
the field and appeared to be poised to overcome the first-half deficit in the
second half.
But the Skylights' shooting went from hot to downright frigid. Northern shot
just 25 percent from the field on 8-32 shooting, including 1-14 from 3-point
range.
While Northern couldn't buy a bucket, the Warriors couldn't' miss, shooting 57
percent from the field on 17-30 shooting.
Post players Ashley Baker and Kendra West had 19 points each to lead the
Warriors. Jade Fulbright added 14, while point guard Nikki Haerling
returned to action for the first time in two weeks to score 10 points and dish
out eight assists.
Northern was led by Megan Valgardson's 19 points and
eight rebounds. Jaci Heny
added 15 points, while Kristie Pullin
came off the bench to add 12 points and Jessi Reome chipped in with 11.
The cold shooting continued into the men's game as the Lights didn't just dig
themselves into a hole, they dug themselves into a canyon in 71-51 loss to the
Warriors.
The Lights couldn't hit anything in the half, managing just five first half
field goals and a free throw as LC took a monstrous 34-11 lead at halftime.
Officially, Northern was 5-20 from the field in the first half. While the the Lights were tossing up bricks, Lewis-Clark shot a
respectable 41 percent from the field, including four 3-pointers.
Things improved for the Lights in the second half, as they managed to put up 40
points, but Lewis-Clark put up 41 second-half points to secure the win.
Danny Allen led a group of four Warriors in double figures with 15 points.
Forward Martin Brothers had 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Joey Ray and
Justin Fraser chipped in with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Northern had just one player in double figures as Jordan Matthews finished with
20 points on 6-9 shooting. The Lights hurt themselves with 23 turnovers in the
game.
The Skylights and Lights will return to action on Saturday when they face the Westminster
Griffins on Saturday night in