Columbia Basin Edges Ccs 51-48

College women

The Community Colleges of Spokane women’s basketball team squandered a 14-point, second-half lead and lost to Columbia Basin 51-48 in a Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges playoff game Saturday at SCC.

The win gave Columbia Basin (20-5) the No. 1 seed to next week’s NWAACC Tournament at Chemeketa CC in Salem, Ore. The Sasquatch (21-6), who had beaten Columbia Basin 52-49 earlier in the week, will go as the No. 2 seed and will meet Chemeketa (26-1) on Thursday at 6 p.m.

CCS built a 26-18 halftime edge and led 42-28 with 8 minutes remaining in the game before Columbia Basin turned up the defensive pressure.

The press forced several turnovers down the stretch for Spokane, which played without injured point guard Laura Fralich. Fralich injured her knee in Thursday’s victory over Walla Walla CC and won’t play again this season.

Brandy Hurlbert scored 18 points for CCS. Kelly Gaines added 13.

Columbia Basin 51, CCS 48

COLUMBIA BASIN

Koehler 1-5 0-0 2, Johnson 0-4 1-3 1, Manolopelis 5-15 0-0 11, Willis 6-10 4-5 17, Whitemarsh 3-6 1-2 7, Hayes 1-6 1-2 3, Porter 0-1 0-0 0, Spencer 4-12 4-4 12. Totals 20-58 9-14 51.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE

Hurlbert 6-11 2-2 18, Mackin 0-3 0-0 0, Shepherd 3-3 0-0 7, Johnson 1-6 4-4 6, Holder 1-2 0-0 2, Gaines 5-10 3-3 13, Davies 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 17-40 9-9 48.

Halftime - CCS 26, Columbia Basin 18. 3-Point goals - Columbia Basin 2-12 (Johnson 0-1, Manolopelis 1-9, Willis 1-1, Spencer 0-1), CCS 5-10 (Hurlbert 4-7, Mackin 0-2, Shepherd 1-1). Rebounds - Columbia Basin 19 (Spencer 7), CCS 28 (Shepherd, Davies 7). Assists - Columbia Basin 9 (Manolopelis 4), CCS 11 (Johnson 4). Total fouls - Columbia Basin 15, CCS 17. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

San Diego 72, Gonzaga 71 Serena Eiermann sank two free throws with 3 seconds remaining, helping the Toreros (6-8 WCC, 11-14) hold off the visiting Bulldogs (4-10, 9-16).

San Diego opened a 70-61 lead with 3:29 remaining when Eiermann hit two foul shots.

But GU went on a 10-0 run to take a 71-70 lead on Joy Pauley’s jumper with 16 seconds remaining. Ivy Safranski and Amy Jo Silva each scored four points during the burst.

After a timeout, Eiermann was fouled by Chelsea Herman and hit the game-winning free throws.

Gonzaga was paced by Sarah Christensen’s 21 points. Safranski added 14.

Neither team shot well from long range as GU was 2 of 10 on 3s and San Diego was 2 of 16.

Eiermann finished with 20 points for San Diego, which built a 43-38 halftime lead.

GONZAGA (4-10, 9-16)

Christensen 10-19 1-2 21, Pauley 5-11 0-0 12, Howell 3-6 3-8 9, Andrews 0-2 2-4 2, Gere 2-5 0-0 4, Herman 0-3 0-0 0, McCliment 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Silva 2-8 5-6 9, Safranski 3-10 8-9 14. Totals 25-64 19-29 71.

SAN DIEGO (6-8, 11-14)

Brovelli 4-11 4-5 12, de Jesus 3-8 5-5 11, Lori.Watson 2-5 0-0 4, King 2-8 1-2 5, Eiermann 5-15 8-10 20, K.Ambrose 0-1 0-0 0, H.Ambrose 0-1 0-0 0, Jensen 1-2 0-0 2, Murray 0-2 0-0 0, Thompson 1-5 0-4 2, Lorr.Watson 8-12 0-1 16. Totals 26-70 18-27 72.

Halftime-San Diego 43, Gonzaga 38. 3-point goals- Gonzaga 2-10 (Pauley 2-4, Andrews 0-1, Gere 0-1, Herman 0-1, Safranski 0-3), San Diego 2-16 (Eiermann 2-11, de Jesus 0-1, K.Ambrose 0-1, King 0-3). Fouled out-Andrews, Lori.Watson. Rebounds-Gonzaga 42 (Christensen 8), San Diego 55 (Lorr.Watson 10). Assists-Gonzaga 14 (Gere 6), San Diego 17 (King 6). Total fouls-Gonzaga 22, San Diego 22. A-539.

EWU 62, NAU 59

Senior center Lori Napier scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Eagles took a big step toward a postseason playoff berth by defeating the Lumberjacks in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Eastern Washington (6-6 Big Sky, 10-14) eliminated Northern Arizona (5-8, 13-12) and gained a game-and-ahalf lead for the fourth and final berth in the Big Sky Conference Tournament. The tournament is set for March 10-11 in Missoula, the home of Montana, the regular-season champion.

The only team with a chance to catch the Eagles for fourth is Weber State, which is now 5-8 in the conference. However, the Wildcats would have to beat Northern Arizona in Flagstaff this week, and Eastern would have to lose its last two games at home to Montana and Montana State.

Eastern led the entire second half against NAU before the Lumberjacks rallied to knot the game at 59 with 34 seconds to play. Napier’s layup with 8 seconds left proved to be the gamewinner as NAU followed with a costly turnover while working for a potential game-tying or game-winning shot.

Eastern’s Lisa Graber closed out the scoring by making 1 of 2 free throws with 1 second to play.

Napier, a former Medical Lake High School standout, made 12 of 17 shots from the field and added four blocked shots and three assists. Guard Jennifer Sutter added 12 points, making all five of her field-goal attempts.

EASTERN WASHINGTON (62) Smith 3-9 1-2 7, Missall 3-8 3-4 9, Napier 12-17 2-2 27, Watterson 2-8 0-0 4, Sutter 5-5 2-2 12, Schwenke 1-4 0-0 2, Laky 0-0 0-0 0, Bailey 0-1 0-0 0, Graber 0-1 1-3 1, Totals 26-53 9-13 62.

NORTHERN ARIZONA (59)

Hensen 3-6 0-0 6, McIntyre 4-8 2-2 10, Rikli 3-10 2-2 8, Warr 3-8 4-4 11, Yanish 5-11 2-5 12, Shayani 0-4 0-0 0, Yanda 0-4 0-0 0, Travers 1-5 0-0 2, Warren 5-7 0-0 10, Mattox 0-0 0-0 0, Matchinski 0-1 0-0 0, Hofer 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 24-64 10-13 59.

Halftime-Eastern 28, NAU 24. 3-Point goals-Eastern 1-7 (Smith 0-3, Napier 1-1, Watterson 0-1, Schwenke 0-1, Bailey 0-1), NAU 1-9 (Warr 1-2, Yanish 0-4, Shayani 0-2, Yanda 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Eastern 39 (Napier, Missall 10), NAU 34 (McIntyre 8). Assists-Eastern 15 (Sutter 4), NAU (Yanish 4). Total fouls-Eastern 17, NAU 18. A-377.

Weber State 85, Idaho 58

The Wildcats pulled away from a four-point halftime lead with a 19-2 second-half burst to beat the Vandals at Ogden, Utah.

Idaho (3-9 Big Sky, 5-19) was led by Mindy Rice’s 16 points and 11 rebounds. Kerri Wykes grabbed eight rebounds.

Weber State (5-8, 15-11) was paced by Rachelle Gardner’s 21 points. Nicky Wangsgard and Shelley Berg each added 15 points for the Wildcats.

Idaho led 33-31 with 1:22 to play in the first half before Weber State ran off six straight points to go to halftime with a 37-33 lead. The Vandals opened the second half by only scoring one basket in the first 8 minutes.

The Wildcats used a 19-2 run in that span to build a 21-point lead. During that span Idaho head coach Julie Holt picked up her first technical foul. Three minutes later, she picked up her second and was ejected.

IDAHO

Ortner 2-7 2-3 8, Johnson 1-9 0-0 2, Anderson 1-2 2-4 4, James 1-1 0-0 2, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Skorpik 1-9 3-4 6, McDaniel 2-8 2-2 7, Rice 7-11 2-3 16, Wykes 2-4 0-0 4, Payne 2-3 0-0 5, Ackerman 2-4 0-0 4, Beard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 11-16 58.

WEBER STATE

Allen 2-2 2-2 6, Martin 1-3 0-0 3, Gardner 6-14 6-6 21, Stevens 1-2 1-2 3, Wangsgard 7-12 1-2 15, Sorenson 3-8 1-1 7, Paulsen 2-5 2-3 6, Friend 3-4 1-1 7, Berg 5-13 5-6 15, Wimmer 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 31-66 19-25 85.

Halftime-Weber State 37, Idaho 33. 3-Point Goals-Weber State 4-15 (Martin 1-1, Gardner 3-8, Wangsgard 0-5, Berg 0-1), Idaho 4-16 (Ortner 1-3, Johnson 0-4, Skorpik 1-6, McDaniel 1-1, Payne 1-2). Total fouls-Weber State 15, Idaho 25. Fouled out- Skorpik. Technicals-UI Bench 2. Rebounds-Weber State 42 (Friend 9), Idaho 35 (Rice 11). Assists-Weber State 20 (Paulsen 10), Idaho 13 (Skorpik, McDaniel 5). Attendance-600.

Snow 77, North Idaho 68

Snow didn’t allow NIC a rebound for the first 7 minutes and held a 15-4 rebounding edge midway through the half while jumping to a 19-11 lead in a Scenic West Athletic Conference game in Coeur d’Alene.

Snow had to withstand a frantic NIC comeback that saw the Cardinals cut a 69-56 deficit to 69-64 with less than a minute to play.

The No. 7-seeded Cardinals (7-11 SWAC, 11-16) will face No. 2 Utah Valley at 1 p.m. PST Wednesday when the Region 18 tournament opens at the College of Southern Idaho. Utah Valley swept NIC this season.

Snow’s Badgers (6-12, 11-16) are seeded eighth and will open against the region’s No. 1 team, Ricks.