Lamb Scores 24 Points In Debut

College women’s basketball

Colorado State jumped out to an 18-point first-half lead and held on for an 83-71 non-league victory Friday night over Washington State in Fort Collins, Colo.

Freshman Tricia Lamb’s debut for the Cougars in their season opener was a memorable one.

Lamb tossed in a game-high 24 points, connecting on 10 of 14 shots from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. She also grabbed seven rebounds and dished out two assists.

Yvonne Volkman came off the bench to score 13 points for WSU.

Becky Hammon topped the Rams with 21 points.

Colorado St. 83, Washington St. 71

Washington State (0-1) - Dietel 0-8 2-2 2, Evans 0-6 0-0 0, Kunze 3-5 0-0 6, Nyseth 1-3 0-0 2, Lamb 10-14 0-0 24, Rubio 2-8 1-2 5, Volkman 2-9 7-9 13, Collins 2-2 0-0 4, McNeely 1-4 0-0 3, Kerns 2-7 1-2 6, Harrod 3-7 0-1 6. Totals 26-73 11-16 71.

Colorado State (1-0) - Randles 6-12 1-3 13, Cronin 7-13 0-0 15, Pieters 0-3 0-1 0, Farmer 1-2 1-2 3, Hammon 8-12 3-3 21, Austin 2-2 0-2 4, Johnson 5-9 0-0 13, McDill 1-3 0-0 2, Haanen 5-6 1-1 12, Tate 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-63 6-12 83.

Halftime - Colorado State 49, Washington State 31. 3-point goals - Washington State 8-33 (Lamb 4-6, Volkman 2-8, McNeely 1-4, Kerns 1-5, Nyseth 0-2, Evans 0-3, Dietel 0-5). Colorado State 7-18 (Johnson 3-7, Hammon 2-4, Haanen 1-1, Cronin 1-5, Randles 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Washington State 42 (Kunze 8). Colorado State 40 (Randles 9). Assists - Washington State 15 (Kerns 3). Colorado State 23 (Hammon 7). Total fouls - Washington State 14, Colorado State 15. Technicals - None. A - 1,621.

Oregon 78, Idaho 61

Sonja Curtis and Brianne Meharry came off the bench and combined to score 31 points to lead the Ducks to a non-league win over the Vandals in Moscow.

Jennifer Stone scored a game-high 18 points for Idaho. Teammate Kelli Johnson finished with 15 points.

Oregon-Bowyer 2-6 3-6 7, Benson 3-6 1-3 7, Mowe 3-4 4-4 10, O’Brien 3-7, 3-4 10, Hughes 4-9, 2-2 11, Peirs 0-1 0-0 0, McKnight 0-0 0-0 0, Strange 1-1 0-0 2, Dion 0-0 0-0 0, Wolvert 0-2 0-0 0, Curtis 5-7 5-8 15, Meharry 7-11, 2-4 16.

Idaho-Newman 2-3 0-0 4, Gussett 2-7 2-2 6, Stone 6-14 6-9 18, Johnson 5-11 3-3 15, Woolf 3-13 1-2 9, McDaniel 2-4 2-2 7, Purcell 0-1 0-1 0, Benad 1-2 0-2 2, Rico 0-0 0-0 0.

Halftime-Oregon 44, Idaho 26. 3-point goals-Oregon 2-8 (O’Brien 1-2, Hughes 1-3, Bowyer 0-3). Idaho 5-19 (Johnson 2-6, Woolf 2-11, McDaniel 0-1, Gusset 0-1). Fouled out-Curtis, Wolvert, Gussett. Rebounds-Oregon 36 (Benson 12). Idaho 41 (Woolf 6). Assists-Oregon 6 (Bowyer 2, Hughes 2). Idaho 13 (Gusset 5). Total fouls-Oregon 22, Idaho 28. Technicals-none. A-943

Mont. Tech 75, Whitworth 54

Lori Stamy scored a game-high 18 points and contributed 11 rebounds to lead the Orediggers to a non-league victory over the visiting Pirates.

Cindy Viall had 10 points and 7 rebounds to pace the Whits.

Whitworth-Stuenkel 2-9 0-0 4, Sherer 3-6 3-7 9, Davis 2-5 0-0 5, Olson 3-13 3-6 9, Viall 4-9 0-1 10, Bandy 0-0 0-0 0, Ratcliff 0-0 0-0 0, Wakefield 3-4 1-1 8, Pentzer 1-7 2-2 4, Werner 2-4 0-0 5, McKee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 9-17 54.

Montana Tech-Mansanti 0-4 2-6 2, Piippo 7-15 1-3 15, Rival 1-6 1-1 3, Jolley 4-10 1-4 11, Stamy 7-17 4-4 18, Belknap 0-0 0-0 0, Carnhan 2-3 2-2 7, Evenson 1-1 0-0 2, Westphal 0-6 3-4 3, Rice 0-0 1-2 1, Keeland 0-0 1-2 1, Brittain 3-5 2-2 8, Gorman 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 27-73 18-30 75.

Halftime - Montana Tech 43, Whitworth 32. 3-point goals - Whitworth 5-14 (Viall 2-4, Wakefield 1-1, Werner 1-1, Davis 1-3). Montana Tech 3-6 (Jolley 2-4, Carnahan 1-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Whitworth 45 (Viall 7, Olson 7). Montana Tech 50 (Piippo 13). Assists - Whitworth 11 (Stuenkel 3). Montana Tech 18 (Mansanti 7). Total fouls - Whit 23, MT 17.