Usd’s Bishop Checkmates Gonzaga

College women

Amanda Bishop contributed a steal and three free throws in the final 80 seconds Saturday night, helping University of San Diego nail down a 57-50 West Coast Conference road victory over Gonzaga in Martin Centre.

USD (9-9, 4-2) opened up an 18-point lead over slump-ridden Gonzaga (9-9, 1-5) and never trailed.

The Toreros, up 25-7 with 8:12 to go in the first half, led the Bulldogs 31-24 at the intermission.

Gonzaga shot poorly, making only 19 of 56 field-goal attempts, offsetting 21 USD turnovers that led to 18 points, more than one-third of Gonzaga’s total.

Susie Erpelding and Nailah Thompson accounted for most of San Diego’s scoring, picking up 18 and 13 points, respectively.

Staci Andrews led Gonzaga with 11 points. She also had a team-high eight rebounds.

Gonzaga pulled the deficit down to six points when Andrews canned a 3-pointer, making it 52-46 with 2:01 left in the game. However, after Thompson answered with a layin for San Diego, Bishop stole the ball for the Toreros and made the first of two foul shots with 1:17 to go.

Then, after Gonzaga’s Melanie Tipps made two free throws and Sandy Gere put in a layin to make it 55-50, Andrews fouled Bishop at the 11-second mark. Bishop made both free throws to put the game on ice.

San Diego 57, Gonzaga 50

San Diego (9-9, 4-2) - Erpelding 8-14 1-1 18, Dixon 2-3 0-0 4, Tuhakaraina 2-4 0-0 4, Ambrose 3-7 0-0 7, Bishop 1-4 3-4 6, Burns 0-2 0-0 0, Sencion 1-2 0-0 2, Lucia 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 5-7 3-3 13, Tuiolosega 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 23-46 7-8 57.

Gonzaga (9-9, 1-5) - Andrews 5-12 0-0 11, Gere 2-9 1-2 6, Perno 0-3 0-0 0, Ledgerwood 3-5 1-3 7, Deal 0-5 0-0 0, Turner 3-14 2-3 9, Jeffries 1-1 0-0 3, McNairy 0-0 0-0 0, Tipps 4-6 3-6 11, Murdock 0-0 0-0 0, Osberg 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 19-56 8-16 50.

Halftime - San Diego 31, Gonzaga 24. 3-point goals - San Diego 4-12 (Erpelding 1-2, Ambrose 1-3, Bishop 1-3, Tuiolosega 1-1), Gonzaga 4-14 (Andrews 1-2, Gere 1-4, Turner 1-7, Jeffries 1-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - San Diego 32 (Ambrose 7), Gonzaga 34 (Andrews 8). Assists - San Diego 13 (Erpelding 4), Gonzaga 9 (Ledgerwood 4). Total fouls - San Diego 14, Gonzaga 13. Technicals - None. A - 656.

Puget Sound 71, Whitworth 66

The host Pirates (6-8, 5-3) erased a 16-point second-half deficit but faltered in the closing minutes to lose to the Loggers (8-8, 7-2) in an NCIC game.

Trailing 50-34, Whitworth went on a 14-2 run and took a 56-54 lead with 6:27 remaining when freshman Jamie Wakefield scored off an offensive rebound.

The teams were tied 66-66 with 1:28 left. However, UPS hit 5 of 6 shots from the foul line in the final 40 seconds.

Andrea Sherer led Whitworth with 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Wakefield, formerly of Mead High School, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds as the Pirates, staffed with only nine players, outrebounded the Loggers 39-29.

Erin Vranas led UPS with 22 points.

Puget Sound (8-8, 7-2) - Grey 0-1 0-0 0, Crabbe 2-6 0-0 6 Ketchum 0-0 0-0 0, Takesue 0-0 0-0 0, Goos 7-13 6-9 22, Vranas 0-0 0-0 0, Plenge 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 6-11 1-1 13, Dahlgren 0-0 0-0 0, Tupua 3-10 8-8 14, Davies 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Hansen 1-2 0-0 2, Emerson 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 7-12 1-2 15. Totals - 26-55, 15-20 71.

Whitworth (6-8, 5-3) - Bandy 1-1 0-1 2, Sherer 9-13 2-6 20, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Ratcliff 0-0 0-0 0, Wakefield 6-13 0-0 13, Pentzer 6-13 0-0 12, Werner 2-6 0-0 4, Olson 2-10 0-0 4, Viall 3-6 4-4 11. Totals - 29-62 6-11 66.

Halftime - Pugets Sound 56, Whitworth 29. 3-point goals - Puget Sound 4-10 (Goos 3-5, Crabbe 1-2, Grey 0-1, Miller 0-2), Whitworth 2-11 (Viall 1-1, Wakefield 1-2, Werner 0-2, Olson 0-3, Pentzer 0-3). Total Fouls - Puget Sound 14, Whitworth 18. Rebounds - Puget Sound 29 (Goos 7), Whitworth 39 (Wakefield 9). Assists - Puget Sound 21 (Crabbe 7), Whitworth 18 (Pentzer 4, Olson 4). Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

CC Spokane 77, Walla Walla CC 48

Shelley Massingale had 24 points and eight rebounds and the defense turned in another strong effort as the Sasquatch (18-4, 5-0) trounced the Warriors (2-3, 7-14) in NWAACC play at Walla Walla.

Spokane strengthened its grip on first place in the Eastern Division. Wednesday, the Sasquatch will play host to Big Bend to complete the first half of the double round robin schedule.

“If we would have made any free throws, it would have been worse,” said coach Bruce Johnson. “That’s really the only place we let down.”

Spokane (18-4, 5-0) - Pilkington 6-16 1-2 11, Gazaway 0-3 0-0 0, Bocook 4-9 0-0 12, Carlander 6-10 1-2 15, Watson 0-2 0-0 0, Bradley 5-9 0-2 12, Seil 1-1 0-0 3, Massingale 8-13 7-12 24, Reagan 0-0 0-0 0, Reordan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 9-18 77.

Walla Walla (2-3, 7-14) - Thacker 1-8 3-4 5, Schnider 4-8 1-2 10, Martin 3-16 2-4 8, Hammar 6-13 4-7 18, Ruzioka 1-4 0-0 2, Long 1-2 0-0 3, Barton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-61 10-17 46.

Halftime - Spokane 41, Walla Walla 24. 3-point goals - Spokane 12-26 (Bocook 4-5 Bradley 2-5, Carlander 4-6, Seil 1-1, Massingale 1-2), Walla Walla 4-12 (Schnider 1-2, Hammar 2-4, Long 1-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Spokane 41 (Pilkington 9), Walla Walla 28 (Hammar 8). Assists - Spokane 12 (Pilkington 5), Walla Walla 7 (Schnider, Hammar 2). Total fouls - Spokane 14, Walla Walla 10. Technicals - Walla Walla Bench 2. A - NA.

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