OGDEN, Utah - Nicole Bruce's rebound and put-back with 51 seconds left gave The College of Idaho the lead for good, as the Lady Yotes shocked NCAA Division I opponent Weber State, 69-65, in an exhibition game tonight in the Dee Events Center.

For the Coyotes, it marked the first time (regular season or exhibition) that they have defeated a D-I program - holding the Wildcats of the Big Sky Conference without a field goal for the final five minutes of the game.

WSU took a 65-59 lead on a pair of Lacie Barnes free throws with 4:18 remaining.  However, ShaNae Horner began the rally with a triple, then Nicole Gall added a jumper with 2:30 left to pull the Yotes within one.  The C of I would get three offensive rebounds in their next possession, with Bruce grabbing the board off a Gall missed three, sticking it back home to make it 66-65.  The Yotes would hit 3-of-4 free throws to seal the win, as the Wildcats missed four shots in the final 40 seconds.

After trailing 24-16 with six minutes left in the opening period, the Coyotes used an 8-0 run, keyed by four points from Christon Vander Esch, to tie the game - and went to the locker room trailing 34-33.  The Lady Yotes would use a 13-2 second half run to take their biggest lead of the night at 46-40 with 14 minutes left - but watch WSU rally to regain the lead before The C of I's late heroics.

Horner led all scorers with 17 points, with Gall scoring 16 in the win.  Vander Esch had 12 points and nine rebounds, with Bruce chipping in with ten points and eight rebounds.  Tonya Schnibbe led WSU with 15 points, but the Wildcats struggled to 6-of-25 shooting from outside the arc.

The Lady Yotes return to action later this week with home games Thursday vs. Concordia-Irvine and Saturday vs. Northwest Christian.  Both games are at 7 p.m.