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Koss Hot, Leads Griz Past Zags

From Staff And Wire Reports

College women

Eliminate Greta Koss’ line from the box score and you have a tight ballgame. In fact, you have a Gonzaga University win.

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they couldn’t eliminate Koss, and Montana’s 6-foot junior forward sparked the Grizzlies to an 81-66 women’s basketball victory Monday night in Missoula.

Koss scored the game’s first seven points and 10 of the Grizzlies’ first 17 as they jumped to a 17-7 lead. She hit 7 of 10 shots from the field in a 22-point game that led all scoring. Lydia Ledgerwood and Melissa McCullough scored 12 each to pace GU (1-4) and Kristin Deal added 11.

GU, down by 15 at one point in the first half, scrapped back to within three in the final 90 seconds of the half, but could get no closer. The Zags shot just 33 percent the second half to Montana’s 52 percent as the Griz went up by as many as 24 points.

Montana 81, Gonzaga 66 GONZAGA (1-4) Andrews 1-5 1-2 4, Deal 5-7 1-2 11, Perno 2-6 0-1 4, McCullough 6-14 0-0 12, Gere 1-5 5-5 7, Ledgerwood 2-6 7-8 12, Osberg 0-3 0-0 0, Herman 3-8 0-0 9, Jeffries 3-8 0-1 7, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Steward 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-62 14-19 66.

MONTANA (2-2) Koss 7-10 7-8 22, Turner 2-4 0-2 4, Redpath 5-10 2-2 12, Sisco 1-3 3-5 5, McElmurry 2-3 0-0 6, Cooper 3-7 3-4 10, Cummings 3-5 3-4 9, Thompson 0-1 0-0 0, Harrington 1-1 0-0 2, Rasmussen 1-2 1-2 4, Weyler 3-6 1-3 7, Sackman 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 20-30 81.

Halftime-Montana 41, Gonzaga 34. 3-point goals-Gonzaga 6-12 (Herman 3-4, Andrews 1-1, Ledgerwood 1-1, Jeffries 1-1, Gere 0-1, McCullough 0-2, Osberg 0-2), Montana 5-8 (McElmurry 2-3, Koss 1-1, Cooper 1-2, Rasmussen 1-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Gonzaga 44 (Perno 8), Montana 33 (Koss 8). Assists-Gonzaga 11 (Andrews 3), Montana 19 (Sisco 4). Total fouls-Gonzaga 23, Montana 19. Technicals-None. A-3,574.

(19) Texas 77, Washington 64

In Austin, Texas, Kim Lummus scored a career-high 23 points, including 21 in the first half, as the Longhorns (4-0) beat the Huskies (0-3) for the 600th victory in the history of Texas women’s basketball.

Jamie Redd led the Huskies with 32 points and five steals, while Malinda Lynch added 11 points.

WASHINGTON (0-3) A.Hall 3-8 3-6 9, Tuiaea 1-2 0-2 2, Pelz 2-2 0-0 4, Redd 12-26 6-7 32, Niemela 0-7 0-0 0, Rogers 2-5 0-0 6, Teel 0-1 0-2 0, Lynch 5-10 1-2 11. Totals 25-61 10-19 64.

TEXAS (4-0) A. Smith 1-3 0-2 2, E.Brown 4-11 1-2 9, A.Jackson 4-10 3-6 11, Viglione 5-12 5-6 18, Lummus 6-10 7-7 23, A.Brown 0-0 0-1 0, D. Smith 0-2 0-2 0, Hasenmyer 1-3 2-2 5, Ogletree 1-3 1-2 3, T. Brown 0-2 0-0 0, Littleton 0-1 0-0 0, Bailey 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 25-60 19-31 77.

Halftime-Texas 51, Washington 32. 3-Point goals- Washington 4-18 (Rogers 2-5, Redd 2-9, Niemela 0-4), Texas 8-15 (Lummus 4-8, Viglione 3-6, Hasenmyer 1-1). Fouled out-Pelz. Rebounds-Washington 41 (Hall 14), Texas 45 (A. Jackson 7). Assists- Washington 9 (Redd 4), Texas 15 (Lummus 3, A. Jackson 3, E. Brown 3). Total fouls- Washington 26, Texas 15. A-5,960.