Women find others to take up slack
Copyright of the Lewiston Morning Tribune

BILLINGS, Mont. -- With one of its key players out indefinitely, the Lewis-Clark State women's basketball team is in need of contributions from a variety of sources.

On Thursday night, the Warriors got what they were looking for. Four players scored in double figures to lead LCSC to a 76-56 Frontier Conference rout of Rocky Mountain.

The Warriors were led by Cami Kalbfleisch, who connected on three 3-pointers during LCSC's first-half push. She finished with 16 points and five rebounds.

Sophomore post Ashley Baker (16 points, 15 rebounds) and freshman forward Vanessa West (14 points, 11 boards) helped L-C control the paint.

The Warriors (17-7, 6-2) are without Nikki Haerling, who had two family members killed in an auto accident last week. Her point guard position was taken by a pair of freshmen, Katie Hart and Jade Fulbright, who combined for 16 points and 11 assists.

L-C limited RMC's leading scorer, Jenny Balgua, to two points on 0-for-9 shooting. "That was pretty much Fulbright," Warriors coach Brian Orr said.

Before the game, Orr said that Rocky Mountain donated $150 to the medical fund set up for the Haerlings by LCSC. The Bears also challenged the other FC teams to follow their lead.

LEWIS-CLARK STATE (17-7, 6-2)

Kalbfleisch 4-8 4-6 16, K. West 1-3 0-0 2, Baker 7-16 2-7 16, Hart 2-4 1-3 6, Fulbright 3-5 4-4 10, Wittmer 0-0 0-0 0, Yancheva 0-3 2-2 2, Boggs 0-1 2-2 2, V. West 5-13 3-4 14, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, McCauley 4-5 0-2 8. Totals 26-59 18-30 76.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN (8-14, 4-4)

Root 2-8 10-14 15, Wall 3-9 1-2 7, Bitz 2-7 0-0 6, Balgua 0-9 2-2 2, Lei 4-8 2-2 13, Schillinger 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 0-2 1-2 1, Workman 0-2 0-0 0, Matter 0-1 0-0 0, Bills 6-12 0-3 12. Totals 17-59 16-25 56.

Halftime score -- LCSC 39, RMC 25. Total fouls -- LCSC 22, RMC 19. Fouled out -- none. Technical fouls -- none. Three-point goals -- LCSC 6-14 (Kalbfleisch 4-7, Hart 1-1, V. West 1-3, Fulbright 0-1, Yancheva 0-1), RMC 6-25 (Lei 3-6, Bitz 2-6, Root 1-2, Workman 0-1, Schillinger 0-1, Wall 0-2, Graham 0-2, Balgua 0-5). Rebounds -- LCSC 48 (Balker 15), RMC 37 (Root 7). Assists -- LCSC 19 (Hart 6), RMC 12 (three with 3).