NAU Men Win, Women Falls To Idaho State Thursday

The NAU men’s basketball beat Idaho State on the road Thursday, while the women fell to the Bengals in the Skydome. Cameron Satterwhite hit a jumper with 54-seconds to play in overtime as the Lumberjacks held on to beat Idaho State 88-87 in Pocatello. Cameron Shelton sent it to overtime with a layup with less than a second left in regulation. He led the Jacks with 24 points and Bernie Andre added 20 in the win. NAU improves to 13-8 overall and 7-5 in the Big Sky Conference. The men will head to Ogden, Utah Saturday to battle the Weber State Wildcats. Tip time is at 7 p.m.
The women returned home from a four game road trip having won three of the four games. The Jacks had a double digit lead heading into the fourth quarter, but couldn’t hang on as they fell to Idaho State, 79-76, in the Skydome. Lauren Orndoff led the Jacks with 21 points and Khiarica Rasheed added 16 in the loss. NAU was outscored in the fourth quarter, 26-11, by the Bengals. The Jacks fall to 8-4 in the Big Sky and will try to rebound Saturday afternoon against Weber State. Tip time will be at 2 p.m. in the Skydome.