Idaho Can’t Handle No. 25 Utes; Gu Wins

College women

Julie Krommenhoek scored a game-high 22 points to lead 25th-ranked Utah to a 71-45 non-league women’s basketball win over Idaho on Monday in Salt Lake City.

The Utes have opened the season with nine straight wins, while the Vandals dropped their third straight to fall to 3-8.

Alli Bills added eight points, five rebounds, 12 assists and four steals for Utah.

Utah, up six points at halftime, shot 64 percent from the field (14 of 22) in the second half to put the Vandals away. Idaho shot just 32 percent (8 of 25) in the second half. Sandpoint’s Alli Nieman led the Vandals with 11 points, but went only 3 of 12 from the floor. Kathryn Gussett had 10 points and four assists for Idaho.

The Utes, enjoying their highest ranking in the history of the program, shot 57 percent from the field overall, while the Vandals managed just 34 percent.

Idaho plays Brigham Young in Provo a week from tonight.

Gonzaga 83, Weber State 80

Lydia Ledgerwood and Gonzaga would not be denied.

Ledgerwood tossed in a game-high 22 points, including a school-record 14 of 15 from the free-throw line, and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Bulldogs over the winless Wildcats in Ogden, Utah.

“Lydia did an outstanding job for us,” said Gonzaga coach Kellee Barney. “We went to her in the clutch situations and she came through.”

Ledgerwood hit a pair of baskets and eight straight free throws in the final 8:30 to help the Bulldogs (7-3) hold off the Wildcats (0-10).

Holly Turner chipped in 13 points for the Zags, while Sandy Gere and Sydney Perno each scored 10.

Jill Hansen paced Weber State with 16 points.

Gonzaga will entertain Western Baptist on Friday at 7 p.m.

Gonzaga (7-3)-Ledgerwood 4-9 14-15 22, Osberg 1-5 0-0 2, McNairy 0-1 3-6 3, Turner 5-13 2-4 13, Jeffries 3-4 0-1 8, Andrews 2-5 0-0 5, Gere 4-10 0-0 10, Deal 0-2 4-4 4, Tipps 0-1 5-6 5, Murdock 0-0 1-2 1, Perno 4-8 2-4 10. Totals 23-58 31-42 83.

Weber State (0-10)-Allen 1-1 6-8 9, Olson 1-2 1-2 3, Hansen 4-10 7-8 16, Paskins 5-8 0-0 10, Geddes 4-9 1-1 9, Willer 4-12 2-2 13, Olney 0-1 0-0 0, Stringam 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson 1-5 1-2 3, Gunlock 1-1 0-0 2, Kananogata’a 0-0 0-0 0, O’Brien 5-5 3-6 13. Totals 27-56 21-29 80.

Halftime - Weber State 42, Gonzaga 39. 3-point goals- Gonzaga 6-17 (Ledgerwood 0-1, Osberg 0-2, Turner 1-6, Jeffries 2-3, Andrews 1-1, Gere 2-4), Weber State 5-9 (Allen 1-1, Hansen 1-1, Willer 3-6, Olney 0-1). Fouled out - Perno, O’Brien. Rebounds - Gonzaga 28 (Ledgerwood 7), Weber State 44 (Hansen 10). Assists - Gonzaga 14 (Gere 6), Weber State 16 (Paskins 6). Total fouls - Gonzaga 24, Weber State 29. Technicals - none. Attendance - 370.

(8) Washington 78, Texas 72

In Seattle, Amber Hall had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and Jamie Redd added 21 points to lead the No. 8 Huskies to victory over the Longhorns.

The Huskies (9-0), off to their best start since going 11-0 in 1976-77, overcame a 10-point deficit as Hall scored 17 points and Redd 15 in the second half.

The Longhorns (4-5) led 50-40 after an 8-foot shot by Angela Jackson with 14:01 left. Then UW went on an 18-2 run - led by Redd’s five points and Hall’s four - in the next 5:45 to lead 58-52.

Edwina Smith’s layup for the Longhorns cut the Huskies’ lead to 73-70 with 58.2 seconds left, but Washington made five free throws in the final 51.2 seconds.

Vanessa Wallace sparked Texas with 20 points. The Longhorns lost Tayrn Brown with five fouls with 8:01 left and Edwina Brown fouled out with 1:28 to go.

Texas led 36-32 at halftime, outscoring the Huskies 14-4 in the final 5:47. Jaime Bailey tied the score with a pair of free throws at 30-30 with 3:54 left before Kim Lummus sank consecutive field goals.

Washington was limited to four free throws - two by Melinda Lynch - after a layup by LeAnn Sheets with 5:59 to go.

The Huskies held leads of 9-2, 12-5 and 14-9 before Lummus’ 3 at 10:21 gave Texas a 16-15 advantage.

Wallace had 11 points on 3-for-7 shooting in the first half, when Washington was 10 for 35 (28.6 percent).

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