Northern Arizona Trounces Eastern In Big Sky Opener

Area college women

Northern Arizona had four players score in double figures and the Lumberjacks took advantage of 35 turnovers to trounce Eastern Washington University Saturday night in a Big Sky Conference opener at Flagstaff, Ariz.

NAU (7-4, 1-0), which scrambled to gain a 28-21 halftime lead, scored the first 19 points of the second half.

Tina Douglas-Pedersen led the balanced Lumberjacks with 13 points. She also had 10 rebounds.

Quisha Galloway came off the bench to lead Eastern Washington (2-8, 0-1) with 11 points in 17 minutes on 5-for-11 shooting. As a team, however, the Eagles shot a chilly 33.3 percent (15 for 45).

Northern Arizona 76, EWU 34

Eastern Washington (2-8, 0-1) - Ford 2-6, 0-1 5, Moore 1-3 0-0 2, Carlson 3-7 0-1 4, Waddell 0-0 0-0 0, Schmitt 1-5 0-0 3, Galloway 5-11 1-4 11, Olson 0-4 0-0 0, Dukes 0-3 0-0 0, Herner 0-1 0-0 0, Davies 3-5 1-4 7. Totals - 15-45 2-10 34.

Northern Arizona (7-4, 1-0) - von Brommssen 4-6 0-0 10, LeBlanc 4-9 1-1 9, Douglas-Pedrsen 4-8 5-6 13, Shayani 4-7 2-2 12, Newman 1-4 2-2 4, Skehan 1-5 2-3 4, Metsers 4-7 2-2 11, West 3-6 3-4 9, Raguskus 1-3 0-0 2, Travers 0-1 0-0 0, Baker 1-2 0-1 2. Totals - 27-58 17-21 76.

Halftime - Northern Arizona 28, Eastern Washington 21. 3-point goals - Eastern Washington 2-7 (Schmitt 1-1, Ford 1-2, Galloway 0-1, Herner 0-1, Dukes 0-2), Northern Arizona 5-9 (von Bromssen 2-2, Metsers 1-1, Shayani 2-3, West 1-1, Raguskus 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Eastern Washington 37 (Carlson 10), Northern Arizona 33 (Douglas-Pedrsen 10). Assists - Eastern Washington 7 (Ford 2, Waddell 2, Schmitt 2), Northern Arizona 16 (Newman 5). Totals Fouls - Eastern Washington 16, Northern Arizona 19. Technicals - none. A - 653.

Western Baptist 73, Whitworth 59

The Warriors (6-8) dominated the Pirates (1-6) offensively and defensively in their non-conference game at Whitworth.

Western Baptist shot 44 percent and pulled down 59 rebounds, 17 by Cassee Steed. Whitworth shot only 28 percent and collected just 41 rebounds.

Steed also was the game’s top scorer with 17 points. Jamie Wakefield, who grabbed eight rebounds, led Whitworth with 15 points.

Western Baptist (6-8) - Hansen 3-8 2-6 8, Bell 6-15 1-3 13, Christensen 0-0 1-2 1, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Spence 0-1 5-6 5, Patton 3-8 0-0 6, Miller 6-11 0-0 14, Caddy 2-4 0-0 4, Martin 0-0 2-2 2, Berglund 0-2 3-4 3, Steed 7-12 3-5 17. Totals 27-61 17-28 73.

Whitworth (1-6) - Stuenkel 1-13 6-6 8, Sherer 4-14 2-6 10, Davis 2-7 0-0 6, Wakefield 6-12 2-5 15, Pentzer 2-4 1-2 5, Werner 1-8 0-1 2, Olson 2-6 0-0 5, Viall 3-11 2-2 8. Totals 21-75 13-22 59.

Halftime - Western Baptist 38, Whitworth 31. 3-point goals - Western Baptist 2-7 (Miller 2-4, Steed 0-1, Hansen 0-2), Whitworth 4-19 (Davis 2-5, Wakefield 1-2, Olson 1-2, Pentzer 0-2, Werner 0-2, Stuenkel 0-3, Viall 0-3). Fouled out - Bell, Sherer. Rebounds - Western Baptist 59 (Steed 17), Whitworth 41 (Stuenkel 10). Assists - Western Baptist 13 (Hansen 4), Whitworth 13 (Stuenkel 5). Total fouls - Western Baptist 20, Whitworth 24. Technicals - None. A - NA.

CC Spokane 73, Okanagan 60

Rebounding from one of their poorest shooting efforts of the season, the Sasquatch tuned up for their conference opener by downing the Lakers in the Big Bend Community College crossover tournament at Moses Lake.

Alana Carlander scored 18 points and Kelli Pilkington made 7 of her 8 field-goal attempts and scored 16. Each had seven rebounds as the Community Colleges of Spokane outrebounded Okanagan 43-30 and improved its record to 12-4. Three of the losses have been to NIC.

The Sasquatch will begin NWAACC play Wednesday, playing host to Columbia Basin at Spokane Community College.

Saturday’s victory left coach Bruce Johnson believing his team is ready for conference action.

“We finally executed and shot well and played good defense,” he said. “I feel good about where we are. We’re going in the right direction.”

Point guard Lisa Bocook, a transfer from Eastern Washington University just back from the injured list, passed out 10 assists and accounted for eight steals.

Okanagan - Morrison 0-1 0-0 0, Sakaki 1-4 5-6 7, Lamont 4-5 2-2 10, Abetkoff 5-14 0-0 11, Clermont 1-1 0-0 3, English 6-13 0-0 13, Cole 1-2 0-0 2, Gibbs 0-2 0-0 0, McLean 2-4 4-5 8, Abel 2-6 0-1 4, Merrick 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-54 11-14 60.

CC Spokane - Pilkington 7-8 2-4 16, Bocook 3-4 0-0 7, Carlander 8-15 1-2 18, Watson 3-10 0-0 9, Bradley 4-10 0-2 10, Sell 2-3 0-0 5, Massingale 3-10 0-0 6, Reagan 0-2 2-5 2, Reardon 0-2 0-2 0, Shelton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 5-15 73.

Halftime - CCS 45, Okanagan 28. 3-point goals - Okanagan 3-11 (Abetkoff 1-3, Clermont 1-1, English 1-5, Gibbs 0-1, Abel 0-1), CCS 8-20 (Bocook 1-2, Carlander 1-5, Watson 3-6, Bradley 2-4, Sell 1-2, Massingale 0-1). Fouled out - Abetkoff. Rebounds - Okanagan 30 (McLean 8), CCS 43 (Pilkington, Carlander 7). Assists - Okanagan 12 (English 5), CCS 23 (Bocook 10). Total fouls - Okanagan 15, CCS 12. Technicals - none.

North Idaho 67, Big Bend 60

Erin Dowhy scored 17 points to lead the high-flying Cardinals past the host Vikings in the final game of the Big Bend tournament at Moses Lake.

Dowhy hit six of her field-goal attempts and all but one of her six free-throw tries as NIC improved its record to 9-2. Teammate Tammy Goyne scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds, passed out seven assists and collected a pair of steals.

North Idaho (9-2) - Middlesworth 1-1 2-2 4, Goyne 3-8 0-0 8, Huddle 2-6 3-4 7, Grohs 2-5 2-3 6 Lemon 0-3 0-0 0, Rehder 0-1 0-0 0, Lindhe 2-7 0-0 4, Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Robison 0-0 0-0 0, Dowhy 6-8 5-6 17, Nater 2-3 5-6 9, Jensen 5-12 2-2 12. Totals - 23-54 19-23 67.

Big Bend - Hansen 6-7 0-0 13, Cummings 3-7 3-5 9, Warner 0-3 4-4 4, Kallas 3-13 1-2 7, McMurphy 0-1 0-0 0, Winder 6-15 2-2 17, Dagnon 4-14 2-3 10, Lustig 0-0 0-0 0, Frandrup 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 12-16 60.

Halftime - Big Bend 30, North Idaho 29. 3-point goals - North Idaho 2-14 (Goyne 2-5, Huddle 0-2, Lemon 0-2, Lindhe 0-1, Jensen 0-4), Big Bend 4-17 (Hansen 1-1, Cummings 0-1, Kallas 0-9, Winder 3-6). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - North Idaho 37 (Grohs 11), Big Bend 27 (Dagnon 7). Assists - North Idaho 18 (Goyne 7), Big Bend 17 (Frandrup 5). Total fouls - North Idaho 19, Big Bend 20.

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