The Cardinals lost to College of Southern Idaho in the championship game of the NJCAA Region 18 tournament. They lost in a closer game than the score indicates, 96-79.
In the final minutes of the game, CSI went on a run to take a dominant lead as NIC struggled to hit their marks.
NIC finished the game shooting an impressive 41 percent from beyond the arc and 42 percent from the field.
They were beat on the boards. CSI out-rebounded NIC 42-28.
The Cards could not stop Region 18 Player of the Year Fred Edmund who put up 18 points and pulled down 18 rebounds.
In the semifinal round of the tournament, the #3 Cards ousted #1 Salt Lake Community College 85-79 whom they lost to at the end of the regular season.
The Cardinals led most of the game and went into the locker room at halftime with a 12-point lead. SLCC tried to come back. They tied the game a few times but never took the lead.
Austin Pope led the Cards with 18 points and six assists. Braian Angola-Rodas had a double double with 12 rebounds and 10 points.
The Cardinals faced USU – Eastern in the first round of the regional tournament. They narrowly escaped with a lay-up by Jordan King with nine seconds remaining in the game.
Even though the Cardinals didn’t shoot very well, Jamaal Robateau posted 19 points and Austin Pope added 17.
The Lady Cards ended their season with a loss in the tournament to Utah State University –Eastern 66-58. This was the fourth loss to USU – East this season.
The game was neck and neck until six minutes remaining in the game when the Golden Eagles went on a 10-0 run in which the Lady Cards could not make up the difference.
Monica Landdeck scored 20. Mariah Swanson double doubled with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
This was the Lady Cards worst season in recent times. Their 18-13 record snaps a 10 year streak in which the Lady Cards won at least 20 games.