10 Whitney Scott
Whitney Scott

Coyotes Cool Off Raiders

1/21/2011 6:25:47 PM

A pair of late 3-pointers by senior Whitney Scott (Tumwater, Wash./Black Hills) were not enough as College of Idaho scored a 54-48 victory over Southern Oregon tonight in Caldwell, Idaho.

College of Idaho improved to 11-9 overall and 6-4 in Cascade Conference play. Southern Oregon had its four-game winning streak snapped and fell to 13-9 overall and 6-4 in conference. The Raiders travel to Eastern Oregon tomorrow night.

Scott led the Raiders with 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Alexi Smith (Bakersfield, Calif./Stockdale) finished with 10 points and six rebounds.

Meghan Hughes led College of Idaho with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Nicole Bruce had 10 points.

Neither team could get much going offensively. The Coyotes shot just 33 percent, while the Raiders hit on only 28 percent of their shots. Together, the teams combined for 58 turnovers.

The second half was a back-and-forth affair with neither team leading by more than four until the 4:21 mark with a pair of free throws gave the Coyotes a 43-38 lead.

The lead was pushed to 49-42 with three minutes to play when Scott heated up.

Scott's 3-pointer at the 2:45 mark cut the lead to 49-45. Another 3-pointer by Scott trimmed the lead to one at 49-48 with 1:15 to play, but the Coyotes made five of six free throws down the stretch to pull away.
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