Cougs fall in 4 games
Karah Rhoades led three Oregon State players with at least 16 kills as the Beavers defeated Washington State 30-13, 31-33, 30-20, 30-18 in a Pac-10 Conference volleyball match at Corvallis, Ore., on Friday.
Rhoades had 17 kills for the Beavers (7-7, 3-5), while Kristin Murray and Brittany Cahoon had 16 apiece. Freshman Brittany Johnson had a career-high 15 kills for the Cougars (8-13, 1-7).
•Heather Hughes had nine kills, 24 assists and six blocks to lead Loyola Marymount to a 30-25, 30-25, 30-15 sweep of Gonzaga in a West Coast Conference match in Los Angeles.
Heather Dunn led the Bulldogs (10-13, 2-4) with eight kills and 19 assists. Becky Jones also had eight kills. Krista Houseman led the Lions (14-6, 2-4) with 12 kills.
•Lindsay Harksen had 13 kills and 10 digs as No. 15 Linfield handed No. 20 Whitworth its first Northwest Conference loss with a 30-27, 30-22, 30-21 sweep at McMinnville, Ore.
Julie Marsh (Cheney) led the Pirates (15-3, 10-1) with 11 kills and 17 digs. Rebekah Hornor (Mead) added 33 assists.
Men’s soccer
Nick de Graffenreid (Pullman) and Chad Thornton (Cheney) each scored as the Community Colleges of Spokane defeated Pierce College (3-11-3, 3-8-2) 2-0 at Spokane Falls CC and clinched a berth in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges playoffs.
De Graffenreid opened scoring in the 32nd minute for the Sasquatch (8-8-3, 8-4-2), then Bryan Bourland (Mead) set up Thornton in the 68th.
Women’s soccer
Cristin Leverson scored her fourth goal of the season on a Beth Drollinger crossing pass to give 22nd-ranked Gonzaga a 1-0 victory over San Diego (4-10, 1-3) in a West Coast Conference match at Martin Field.
Leverson provided the offense for the Bulldogs (11-3-2, 2-1-1) in the 21st minute and Ashley Haugen provided the defense with three saves, breaking her own single-season record with her seventh shutout.
•Amy Rodriguez scored on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute to give USC the lead on its way to a 2-0 victory over Washington State in a Pac-10 match in Los Angeles.
Katie Hultin had three saves for the Cougars (8-7-1, 1-4), who were outshot 14-0 by the Trojans (8-4-2, 2-1-1).