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Mashia’s Late 3-Pointer Lifts Usc Over WSU

Associated Press

College women

Tina Thompson scored 24 points while Erica Mashia had 21, including a late 3-pointer, to lead Southern California to an 87-81 Pacific-10 Conference victory over Washington State on Friel Court in Pullman.

Jenni Ruff and Kristin Erickson combined for 53 points to lead the Cougars (16-12 overall, 8-9 Pac-10). Ruff, who was also the leading rebounder with 12, became the leading single-season scorer in WSU history. Her 650 points this season breaks the 633 scored by Mead High School coach Jeanne Helfer in 1981.

Adrain Williams added 16 points for the Trojans (13-13, 8-9), all in the second half.

The Cougars led 75-73 after Laura Wilder’s layup with just less than 5 minutes left. But Mashia answered with a jumper for USC, and Kristin Clark stole the ensuing WSU inbounds pass, finding Mashia for a 3-pointer that gave the Trojans the lead for good.

“That was the key play in the game,” Cougars coach Harold Rhodes said of Clark’s steal and Mashia’s 3. “We never got the lead back from that point on.”

USC 87, WSU 81

USC (87) - Tina Thompson 9-18 4-8 24, Jody Anton 2-7 0-0 6, Adrain Williams 8-13 0-0 16, Erica Jackson 2-5 2-2 8, Erica Mashia 9-20 0-1 21, Kristin Clark 0-4 2-2 2, Jodi Parriott 1-1 0-0 2, Michelle Campbell 3-4 2-4 8, Totals 34-72 10-17 87.

Washington State (81) - Jenni Ruff 10-21 12-16 33, Kristin Erickson 7-17 2-2 20, Yvonne Kunze 5-12 3-4 13, Jade Hyett 2-5 0-0 5, Kelli Kronberger 0-2 0-0 0, Juli Wight 1-3 0-0 2, Jen Kerns 0-0 0-0 0, Dorian Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Laura Wilder 3-4 2-2 8, Totals 28-64 19-24 81. Halftime - USC 45, WSU 44. 3-Point goals - USC 9-18 (Thomson 2-4, Anton 2-5, Jackson 2-2, Mashia 3-6, Clark 0-1). WSU 6-17 (Ruff 1-2, Erickson 4-9, Hyett 1-3, Kronberger 0-2, Wight 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - USC 37 (Williams 9). WSU 46 (Ruff 12). Assists - USC 16 (Anton, Jackson, Mashia 4). WSU 17 (Hyett 8). Steals - USC 5 (Thompson, Mashia 2). WSU 7 (Hyett 5). Turnovers - USC 11 (Mashia 4). WSU 17 (Hyett 5). Total fouls - USC 17. WSU 16. Technical - USC coach. A 502.

Weber State 71, EWU 63

Mika Brown had 21 points and 17 rebounds as the Wildcats downed Eastern Washington in the first round of the Big Sky Conference tourney in Missoula.

Weber (16-11 overall) plays Boise State today in the semifinals. Montana State, which defeated Northern Arizona 93-72 in the first game, will play Montana.

Weber State 71, EWU 63

EWU (7-20)- Watterson 1-2 0-0 2, Smith 7-12 4-4 19, Missall 8-13 1-2 17, Bartleson 5-10 0-0 10, Sutter 2-4 0-0 4, Ray 2-7 2-2 6, King 1-4 3-5 5, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Sloan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-52 10-13 63.

Weber State (16-11) -Sorenson 1-6 4-5 6, Berg 2-6 3-5 7, Brown 8-15 5-7 21, Martin 4-10 0-0 12, Gardner 4-10 0-0 11, Allen 3-6 2-2 8, Hansen 1-4 0-0 2, Friend 0-1 0-0 0, Wimner 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 24-61 16-21 71.

Halftime-Weber St. 35, E. Washington 29. 3-point goals-E. Washington 1-8 (Smith 1-4, King 0-2, Bartleson 0-1, Sutter 0-1), Weber St. 7-20 (Martin 4-9, Gardner 3-7, Hansen 0-2, Sorenson 0-1, Allen 0-1). Fouled out-Bartleson. Rebounds-E. Washington 30 (Smith 8), Weber St. 36 (Brown 17). Assists-E. Washington 15 (Sutter 9), Weber St. 11 (Martin 3). Total fouls-E. Washington 20, Weber St. 14. A-2,656.

Montana St. 93, N. Arizona 72

Tennyson Ballek scored 21 points as the Bobcats (15-13) downed the Lumberjacks (14-13) in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.

Washington 70, UCLA 48

Jamie Redd scored 16 of her 24 points in the second half as the Huskies (15-13, 9-8 Pac-10) broke a three-game losing streak and beat the Bruins (13-13, 8-9) to keep their poststeason hopes alive.

UCLA (13-13) - Grimes 2-9 2-2 6, Kristich 2-6 0-1 4, Hughes 2-3 4-7 8, Hilbert 4-15 0-0 11, Gomez 6-11 0-1 12, Veasley 2-8 0-3 4, Kuypers 1-3 0-0 3, Denning 0-0 0-0 0, Burningham 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 6-14 48.

Washington (15-13) - Wuschnig 5-12 1-4 12, Pelz 1-2 0-0 2, Savasta 4-13 0-0 9, Redd 6-12 12-13 24, Kelly 1-6 1-2 4, Niemela 0-1 9-10 9, Hall 1-3 3-4 5, Teel 1-1 1-2 3, Lynch 1-2 0-0 2, Hills 0-0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 27-35 70.

Halftime-Washington 30, UCLA 26. 3-Point goals-UCLA 4-8 (Hilbert 3-6, Kuypers 1-1, Gomez 0-1), Washington 3-11 (Wuschnig 1-2, Savasta 1-2, Kelly 1-4, Niemela 0-1, Redd 0-2). Fouled out- Gomez. Rebounds-UCLA 35 (Kristich and Veasley 7), Washington 37 (Hall 13). Assists-UCLA 6 (Kristich 3), Washington 10 (Savasta 5). Total fouls-UCLA 27, Washington 18. Technicals-Hilbert. A-3,817.