Lady Bison take second

By Marianne Addison

The SKC Women took second place at the 4th Annual SKC Basketball Tournament pictured here from L-R: Phyliss Kipp, Bobbi Woodworth, Angie Redstar, Racquel Little Plume, Kodi Kuka, Carla McLean, Genevieve Cochran (Vaughn James photo)

RONAN — The championship game between the Salish Kootenai College women's team and the Lady Badgers was close with the Lady Badgers leading 20-16 at the half. Three players for the Lady Badgers scored in double digits. A team effort clearly made the difference in the victory as Jen Kipp tallied 13 points and Sierra Schildt and Laura Olsonaski each scored 12 points to lead the Lady Badgers to a 49-39 victory.

Phyliss Kipp from SKC seen here battling for the ball against Lisa Mathias in this weekends SKC basketball tournament. (Vaughn James photo)

Meanwhile, the Lady Bison couldn't get any shots to fall. With no shots falling in the hoop, the Lady Bison succumbed to the Lady Badgers in the final minutes as Laura Olsonaski made a two pointer to up the lead by six points. Jen Kipp's three-pointer with a minute remaining was the dagger in the heart as the lead swelled and the score was 44-38. Two missed field goal attempts, one an airball, dashed hopes of an SKC comeback. The Lady Badgers made five of their six free throw attempts in the remaining seconds in the ball game to seal the ten-point victory.

All-stars for the women's section of the tournament were Tahni Edmo from BCC, Tate Locust of OLC, Jamie Schall from team Jackson, Dakota Gremmer and Lisa Mathias of Cascade Chill, Kodi Kuka, Gen Cochrane, and Bobbi Woodworth of SKC, and Jennifer Kipp and Shayna Schildt from Lady Badgers. Most Valuable Players honors went to Lady Badgers' post Laura Olsonaski.

See also SKC Men crowned champions