Careless Eagles Turn Victory Over To Cold-Shooting Bengals

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Idaho State scored the game’s first nine points and then survived some frigid second-half shooting Thursday night to capture a 59-47 Big Sky Conference road win over error-prone Eastern Washington University at Reese Court.

The Bengals (11-10 overall, 7-4 in the Big Sky) got 18 points from Teresa Mallak and 16 points and 12 rebounds from Stacy Nelson. But their biggest asset was the defensive pressure that forced EWU (4-16, 1-9) into 29 turnovers.

The careless Eagles, who were paced by Tanya Kirk’s 22 points, turned the ball over six times before scoring their first points on a Shana Ray layin more than 4 minutes into the game.

They committed 13 more turnovers before halftime and trailed 36-22 at intermission.

ISU, despite shooting just 28.1 percent (9 for 32) in the second half and 31.5 percent (17 for 54) for the game, built its halftime lead to 54-32 before the Eagles fought back to make the final score respectable.

Idaho State 59, E. Washington 47

Idaho State (11-10, 7-4) - Nelson 8-18 2-2 16, Togiai 5-9 2-2 12, Ortega 1-9 5-10 7, Munger 2-11 0-0 3, Mallak 6-10 8-8 18, Irwin 0-4 1-2 1, Bray 0-0 0-0 2, Moser 0-0 0-0 0, Lechmann 0-0 0-0 0, Packer 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 22-65 20-27 59.

Eastern Washington (4-16, 1-9) - Bocock 0-0 1-3 1, Bartleson 1-4 0-1 3, Schmick 3-7 1-1 7, Sutter 1-2 0-0 2, Ford 0-5 0-0 0, Ray 4-8 0-0 8, Olson 0-1 0-0 0, Kirk 10-21 3-5 22, Ferguson 1-1 0-0 2, Sloan 1-5 1-1 3.

Totals 21-54 6-11 47.

Halftime - Idaho 36, EWU 22. 3-point goals - Idaho 5-11 (Nelson 2-3, Munger 1-4, Mallak 2-2, Irwin 0-1, Packer 0-1), EWU 1-4 (Kirk 1-2, Ford 0-2). Total fouls - Idaho 14, EWU 17. Rebounds - Idaho 36 (Nelson 12), EWU 17. Fouled out - none. Assists - Idaho 8, EWU 13 (Sutter 5). Technical fouls - none. Attendance - 589.

Oregon 67, Washington 63

Adrianne Boyer scored 21 points to lead the Ducks to a Pacific-10 Conference road win over the Huskies at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

The Ducks (14-5 overall, 7-3 in the Pac-10) had lost on 11 of their past 12 trips to Seattle. But on this night, they scored bunches of points in the paint and finished the game shooting 52 percent.

Boyer made 10 of 14 from the field, while Renae Fegent added 14 points.

Washington (10-8, 5-5) led 54-51 with 7 minutes to play, but Oregon went on an 8-2 run and never looked back. The Huskies closed the gap to three on a 3-pointer from Malinda Lynch with 52 seconds remaining in the game. Cindie Edamura then hit two free throws with 19 seconds left to put the game out of reach.

The Huskies were led by Jamie Redd, who scored 16 points. Laurie Savasta came up with 15 points, and Amber Hall scored 10, while pulling down 16 rebounds. It was Hall’s eighth double-double of the season.

Washington shot well from the perimeter in the first half.

Oregon (14-5, 7-3) - Strange 2-3 0-0 4, Boyer 10-14 1-3 21, Fegent 6-12 2-2 14, Bowyer 1-3 3-4 6, Edamura 2-5 3-6 8, Mowe 3-4 2-5 8, Hughes 1-4 1-2 4, Curtis 0-1 2-2 2, Benson 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 25-48 14-25 67.

Washington(10-9, 5-5) - Hall 4-16 2-4 10, Niemela 1-4 0-0 3, Pelz 1-5 4-4 6, Savasta 5-14 2-2 15, Redd 6-18 1-2 16, Lynch 2-3 1-2 6, Rogers 2-6 0-0 5, Teel 1-1 0-0 2, Hills 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-67 10-14 63.

Halftime-Washington 32, Oregon 31. 3-Point goals-Oregon 3-6 (Boyer 1-1, Edamura 1-2, Hughes 1-2, Benson 0-1), Washington 9-23 (Savasta 3-8, Redd 3-10, Lynch 1-1, Niemela 1-2, Rogers 1-2). Fouled out-Washington (Niemela). Rebounds-Oregon 36 (Hughes 7), Washington 41 (Hall 16). Assists-Oregon 13 (Boyer 3, Fegent 3, Edamura 3), Washington 15 (Pelz 5). Total fouls-Oregon 12, Washington 24. Technical Fouls-Oregon (Boyer). A-3,517.

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