Nicole Gall scored 20 points to lead Lady Yotes to win
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Nicole Gall scored a game-high 20 points and The College of Idaho forced 27 turnovers, as the Lady Yotes upset Carroll College, 79-64, at the Westminster Classic.
The Lady Yotes (1-0), ranked No. 12 in the NAIA Division II preseason poll, defeated the Fighting Saints, ranked No. 23 in the NAIA Division I preseason poll, for the first time in eight meetings and the first time this decade.
After leading 36-27 at the break, Carroll (2-1) closed the gap to 41-36 five minutes into the second half on a trey by Alysha Green, but the Yotes responded, as Gall connected on a long trey to spark an 11-1 run - pushing the margin to 52-37. The Saints would get no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Gall added five assists and four steals, but committed ten turnovers in the win. Post Nicole Bruce scored 13, with Marquina Gilliam-Hicks adding 12 points, five rebounds, and three assists in her C of I debut.
Green led the Frontier Conference school with 17 points, with Elly Bruursema adding 11.
The Lady Yotes shot a scorching 53-percent from the field, while holding a 40-36 edge on the glass. The Saints shot just 5-of-20 from long range, well below their season average of 60-percent through their first two games.
The Yotes return to action tomorrow night, meeting host Westminster at 6 p.m.