Hyett Has Record 20 Assists In Win

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Jade Hyett set Pacific-10 Conference and Washington State University women’s basketball records with 20 assists in the Cougars’ 79-53 victory over California Thursday at Bohler Gym in Pullman.

The Cougars (7-8, 1-5) were led by the 18 points of freshman Jennifer Ludwicki. Giving a hand were juniors Amy Saneholtz with 17 points and seven rebounds and Yvonne Kunze with 16 points.

California (6-10, 2-5) tried to rally behind the scoring of senior Patrycja Czepiec, who had 15 points, while freshman Geneva McDaniel came off the bench for 11.

WSU went into the second half with a six-point lead, 40-34, before boing on a 12-point run after intermission. The largest lead, 27 points, came when the Cougars pulled ahead 71-44 with 5 minutes remaining.

“I am pleased with how everybody stepped up and got after the basketball tonight,” WSU coach Harold Rhodes said. “It was a much improved job of rebounding on the defensive end. We kept them to nine boards and our goal is 10 so we did a great job there.”

WSU outrebounded Cal 38-25 and had just 19 turnovers to the Bears’ 25.

The Cougs had 25 assists to Cal’s nine, thanks to Hyett.

“They were very nice passes. I though she did a much better job of being patient and allowing those things to open up,” Rhodes said. “It was one of the best displays … I have ever seen by a point guard.”

The Cougars take on third-ranked Stanford on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Bohler. The game will be televised live by Fox Sports Network.

WSU 79, Cal 53 California (6-10, 2-5) - Czepiec 7-12 0-0 15, Kennon 0-1 1-2 1, Leander 4-4 0-0 8, Rizzo 2-10 1-7 5, Smith 1-5 3-3 5, Scotty 2-5 0-0 4, McDaniel 4-4 3-3 11, Folsom 2-2 0-0 4, Churcuill 0-4 0-0 0, Bowie 0-5 0-0 0, Totals 22-52 7-8 53.

Washington State (7-8, 1-5) - Wilder 3-5 0-0 6, Saneholtz 7-13 3-6 17, Kunze 8-14 0-2 16, Hyett 1-2 0-0 2, Smith 3-7 0-0 9, Ross 3-3 0-0 6, McNeely 1-1 0-0 3, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Ludwicki 8-14, 0-0 2, Rubio 1-4 0-0 2, Totals 35-63 3-8 79.

Halftime-WSU 40, Cal 34. 3-point goals-California 2-16 (Czepiec 1-4, Rizzo 1-7, Smith 0-1, Scotty 0-1, Churchill 0-1, Bowie 0-2). WSU 6-13 (Saneholtz 0-1, Smith 3-7, McNelly 1-1, Ludwicki 2-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-California 24 (Leander 5). WSU 38 (Saneholtz 7). Assists-California 9 (Rizzo, Smith 3). WSU 25 (Hyett 20). Steals-California 6 (Czepiec 4). WSU 13 (Hyett 6). Turnovers-California 25 (Three players with four). WSU 19 (Ludwicki 4). Total fouls-California 8. WSU 9. Technical-None. A-341. (3)

Stanford 90, Washington 64

Kate Starbird scored 30 points to lead the Cardinal to its 34th consecutive Pac-10 victory, beating the Huskies in Seattle.

The Cardinal played without starting forwards Vanessa Nygaard and Naomi Mulitauaopele, who did not make the trip because of knee injuries.

Stanford (19-11, 7-0) - Smith 0-4 2-2 2, Owen 7-12 10-12 24, Scott 7-15 4-6 18, Flores 0-4 0-0 0, Starbird 12-19 4-6 30, Wideman 3-7 2-3 8, Batastini 1-1 2-2 4, Benton 2-3 0-0 4, McNamee 0-2 0-0 0, Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Harrington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 24-31 90.

Washington (8-7, 3-3) - Hall 4-6 6-10 14, Niemela 2-6 4-4 8, Pelz 0-1 2-2 2, Savasta 7-19 0-0 17, Redd 5-16 1-4 11, Lynch 3-11 3-4 9, Tuiaea 1-3 1-2 3, Teel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-63 17-26 64.

Halftime-Stanford 40, Washington 34. 3-Point goals-Stanford 2-10 (Starbird 2-5, Flores 0-1, Wideman 0-1, Smith 0-3), Washington 3-20 (Savasta 3-9, Lynch 0-1, Niemela 0-3, Redd 0-7). Fouled out-Pelz, Redd. Rebounds-Stanford 44 (Owen 10), Washington 38 (Lynch 11). Assists-Stanford 18 (Flores, Starbird 5), Washington 12 (Savasta, Redd, Teel 3). Total fouls-Stanford 20, Washington 25. A-5,832.

Idaho 82, New Mexico St. 69

The Vandals (7-9, 2-2) scored 55 second-half points en route to a come-from-behind win over the Aggies (6-10, 3-1) at Moscow, Idaho.

Idaho’s Alli Nieman tied a career high with 28 points.

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