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Erickson, Hyett Give WSU Win

Peter Harriman Correspondent

Area women

Washington State forward Kristin Erickson shot a torrid 10 for 16 from the floor and scored 26 points while grabbing 10 rebounds as the Cougars demolished Southeast Missouri 89-50 Friday night at Friel Court in the first round of the Dial Classic.

The win evened the Cougars’ basketball record at 2-2 and the Otahkians fell to 1-2.

Last week the Cougars lost starting center Amy Saneholtz to a season-ending knee injury. Erickson played in the low post as well as on the wing.

Setting the tone for the Cougars early in the game was defensive pressure applied by WSU freshman Jade Hyett, who recorded six steals in the first half.

The Cougars went on a 20-0 run in an 8-minute span as they jumped to a 28-6 lead.

WSU outrebounded its opponent 43-36 and shot 35 for 64 (55 percent) from the floor.

“When we beat a few Pac-10 teams and knock off a Top 20 team, that’s when I’ll breath a sigh of relief,” Cougars coach Harold Rhodes said.

Before the game, Rhodes presented the Cougars with a Japanese proverb: “I am great because you are great, we are great because I am great.”

Now whether WSU understood the eliptical aphorism, only the team could answer that. But the Cougars responded to force the Otahkians to commit 27 turnovers and allowed them to hit just 20 of 66 shots.

Also for WSU, Jenni Ruff finished with 19 points; Julie Wight had 13 and Yvonne Kunze had 11. Ten Cougars scored in the contest.

WSU plays Oral Roberts tonight at 8.

WSU 89, SE Missouri 50

SE MISSOURI (50)

Stepney 0-4 0-0 0, Massani 1-5 1-2 3, Moore 3-11 0-0 6, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Sha. Cook 0-1 0-0 0, She. Cook 0-2 4-4 4, Wahlert 2-7 2-2 7, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Heitz 2-3 0-0 4, Harris 9-20 2-5 20, Faith 1-5 0-0 2, Palmer 2-6 0-1 4. Totals 20-66 9-14 50.

WSU (69)

Hyett 3-6 0-0 7, Wight 5-16 2-2 13, Kronberger 1-5 1-2 4, Ruff 8-12 3-3 19, Cooper 1-1 0-0 2, Kerns 1-1 0-0 2, Erickson 10-16 5-5 26, Evans 1-1 0-0 2, Wilder 0-0 0-0 0, Whaley 0-1 0-0 0, Kunze 4-4 3-4 11, Keith 1-1 1-2 3, Fode 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-64 15-18 89.

3-Point goals-SE Missouri 1-7, WSU 4-14. Fouled out-None. Rebounds-SE Missouri 36, WSU 43. Assists-SE Missouri 7, WSU 24. Total Fouls-SE Missouri 19, WSU 14. Att-NA.

(8) Colorado 64, Washington 53

Erin Scholz scored 13 points, Laurie Weathers added 12 and Raegan Scott had 10 as the Buffaloes (7-1) defeated the Huskies (0-3) in the opener of the Kona Basketball Classic at Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Jamie Reed scored 15 and Melissa Wushing 13 for Washington.

COLORADO (64)

Weathers 5-7 2-2 12, Scholz 5-11 3-4 13, Scott 3-4 4-5 10, Thomas 0-9 0-0 0, Graham 1-2 4-4 6, Palmer 1-5 7-8 9, Slokar 2-5 0-0 4, Felts 0-1 0-2 0, Garcia 2-2 0-0 4, Terry 0-0 0-0 0, Hasheider 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 21-40 22-27 64.

WASHINGTON (53)

Pelz 3-4 0-0 6, Kelly 1-5 0-0 2, Lynch 3-8 1-3 7, Savasta 2-12 1-3 6, Reed 5-17 3-4 15, Wusching 6-15 0-0 13, Teel 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 2-4 0-0 4, Hills 0-2 0-0 0, Niemela 0-0 0-0 0, Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-68 5-10 53.

3-Point goals-Colorado 0-2. Washington 4-14. Fouled out- Savasta, Reed. Rebounds-Colorado 37, Washington 36. Assists- Colorado 15, Washington 13. Total fouls-Colorado 15, Washington 24.

Edmonds 70, CC Spokane 60

Host Edmonds (4-1) handed the Sasquatch their second defeat of the season, against one victory.

“We just played very, very flat,” CCS coach Bruce Johnson said. “With the exception of Kelly Gaines (22 points, 14 rebounds), nobody else was a factor. We did not respond well to playing on the road.”

CC SPOKANE (60)

Mackin 0-3 0-0 0, Shepherd 3-8 0-0 9, Zahrowsky 1-8 0-0 2, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Bloom 2-6 0-1 6, Humphrey 2-3 3-4 7, Brandt 3-6 2-5 8, Lawler 0-0 0-0 0, Davies 2-8 2-2 6, Gaines 6-20 10-13 22, Greenside 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-63 17-25 60.

EDMONDS (70)

Hostvedt 2-6 0-0 5, Larsen 2-2 0-1 4, Stenesen 0-4 0-1 0, Garner 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 4-8 2-2 10, Kramer 6-9 0-1 12, Wilson 12-20 2-3 27, Knodl 2-13 8-10 12. Toatls 28-62 12-18 70.

3-point goals - Spokane 5-21, Edmonds 1-4 Total fouls- Spokane 21, Edmonds 21. Fouled out-Brandt, Stenesen. Rebounds-Spokane 34. Edmonds 31. Assists-Spokane 10. Edmonds 16. A-100.

Western 80, Whitworth 57

Western Washington center Gina Sampson was one of three Vikings (4-2) to score 16 points in a rout of Whitworth (1-5), handing the Pirates their fifth straight loss.

Whitworth forward Jennifer Tissue led the Pirates with 19 points and center Sherri Northington finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

WHITWORTH (57)

Sanowski 0-1 0-1 0, Sherer 1-8 2-2 4, Moore 2-10 1-2 6, Davis 0-2 2-2 2, Tissue 7-15 2-3 19, Ratcliff 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 0-2 0-0 0, Northington 7-12 4-6 18, Elliot 2-6 0-0 4, Werner 0-2 0-0 0, Carr 1-8 2-4 4. Totals 20-66 13-20 57.

WESTERN (80)

Johnson 8-10 0-0 16, Saunders 2-9 0-2 4, Sampson 8-14 0-3 16, VanBrocklin 6-10 4-6 16, Eggen 5-12 2-2 14, Krell 0-3 0-0 0, Mattingly 3-7 0-0 8, Tinney 0-1 0-0 0, Bradstreet 1-1 0-0 2, Webber 1-5 0-0 2, Gruendell 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 35-76 6-13 80.

3-Point goals-Whitworth 4-11, Western 4-13. Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Whitworth 39, Western 54. Assists-Whitworth 13, Western 16. Total Fouls-Whitworth 12, Western 20.