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Idaho St. Holds On To Top Gonzaga

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College women

Stacy Nelson tossed in 18 points, including three 3-pointers, to rally Idaho State to a 67-63 victory over host Gonzaga Thursday night.

The Bulldogs (1-8) jumped out to a 17-9 lead after the first 8 minutes. Idaho State (5-4) then went on a 15-4 run, capped by a Nelson 3-point basket, to take a 24-21 lead.

Gonzaga’s Joy Pauley, who finished with a game-high 19 points, put the Bulldogs on top 35-34 early in the second half. The lead changed hands or was tied eight times over the final 15 minutes.

The Bengals took the lead for good on an Amber Bray jumper with 3:34 left in the game.

Idaho State 67, Gonzaga 63

IDAHO STATE (5-4) - Boles 4-8 3-4 13, Nelson 6-12 3-4 18, Davis 2-5 1-2 5, Gregson 3-12 3-5 10, Togiai 1-7 3-4 5, Beauchine 0-1 0-0 0, Dunaway 0-1 0-0 0, Bray 7-13 0-1 14, Salness 1-1 0-0 2, Black 0-0 0-0 0, Cheskaty 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 13-20 67.

GONZAGA (1-8) - Herman 1-5 3-6 5, Andrews 4-10 4-4 13, McCliment 4-6 5-7 13, Phillips 3-9 0-0 6, Pauley 7-17 3-3 19, Gere 0-0 0-0 0, McCullough 1-2 0-0 2, Silva 0-3 2-2 2, Steward 0-1 0-0 0, Ledgerwood 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 21-57 17-22 63.

Halftime-Idaho State 31, Gonzaga 28. 3-Point goals-Idaho State 6-15 (Nelson 3-6, Boles 2-4, Gregson 1-2, Cheskaty 0-3), Gonzaga 4-17 (Pauley 2-9, Ledgerwood 1-2, Andrews 1-4, Herman 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Idaho State 47 (Bray 13), Gonzaga 37 (Pauley 7). Assists-Idaho State 9 (Nelson 4), Gonzaga 13 (Herman 5). Total fouls-Idaho State 19, Gonzaga 15. Technicals-None. A-620.

UC Santa Barbara 67, EWU 51

The Gauchos used a big advantage at the free throw line to knock off the visiting Eagles.

UCSB made 21-of-34 foul shots for the game to just 7-of-17 for Eastern.

Shana Ray and Kristy Missall led the Eagles with 13 points apiece.

Eastern Washington - T.Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Watterson 1-7 0-0 2, Bartleson 2-5 1-1 5, Sutter 0-2 2-4 2, Balley 2-2 0-0 6, Carlson 0-0 0-1 0, Ray 6-12 1-1 13, Missall 6-11 1-2 13, King 2-2 0-2 4, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Hollingberry 1-2 0-3 2, Sloan 0-2 2-3 2. Totals 21-49 7-17 51.

UC Santa Barbara Scardino 4-6 3-6 11, Goldstine 1-4 4-4 6, Alexander 4-16 3-4 13, Edmond 0-0 0-0 0, Aguinaldo 5-7 2-3 12, Benjamin 0-0 0-0 0, A.Smith 2-6 5-7 9, Shadwell 2-6 0-0 4, Frial 0-1 2-2 2, Nater 0-0 0-0 0, Hughlett 3-7 2-4 8, Grazzini 1-2 0-2 2, Sims 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 22-56 21-34 67.

Halftime-UC Santa Barbara 37, Eastern Washington 29. 3-Point goals-Eastern Washington 2-3 (Balley 2-2, T.Smith 0-1), UC Santa Barbara 2-7 (Alexander 2-6, Frial 0-1). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Eastern Washington 38 (T.Smith, Missall 6), UC Santa Barbara39 (Scardino, A.Smith 7). Assists-Eastern Washington 22 (Sutter 11), UC Santa Barbara 16 (Alexander, Aguinaldo 4). Total fouls-Eastern Washington 26, UC Santa Barbara 18. Technicals-None. A-315.

Dixie College 60 CCS 53

Dixie College of Utah held the Community Colleges of Spokane to just 27 percent shooting from the floor in the first half and then held on for a win in the Grossmont College Tournament in San Diego.

CCS pulled to within three points with 5 minutes left in the game but could get no closer.

Kelly Gaines paced CCS with 12 points while teammate Annie Shepherd added 10 points. CCS takes on Eastern Arizona today at 9 a.m.

Dixie College, Utah (7-5) - Benson 3-6 0-2 6, Myers 2-5 0-0 5, Allen 2-4 3-6 7, Yardley 2-2 0-0 4, Harlan 1-4 0-1 2, Hanks 6-10 2-2 14, Heaton 4-5 1-2 9, Harding 0-3 0-0 0, Diamond 3-13 4-4 10, Begay 1-5 1-2 3. Total 24-57 11-19 60.

Community Colleges of Spokane (6-5) - Hurlbert 3-12 0-1 6, Stark 1-1 2-3 5, Shepherd 3-8 1-3 10, Bloom 0-2 3-4 3, Humphrey 1-2 0-0 2, Brandt 0-1 0-0 0, Lawlwer 1-2 1-2 3, Davies 1-5 2-4 4, Gaines 5-15 2-3 12, Fine 4-8 0-0 8. Totals - 19-57 11-20 53.

Halftime - Dixie 32 CCS 24. 3-point goals - Dixie 1-12 (Myers 1-3) CCS 14 (Shepherd 3-7 Stark 1-1). Total fouls - Dixie 20 CCS 17. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - Dixie 41 (Hanks 6) CCS 48 (Gaines 8). Assists - Dixie 10 (Harlan 4) CCS 5 (Fine 2). Att - 100.

Washington 73, Maine 59

Gena Pelz scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds to guide Washington past Maine in the title game of the Seattle Times Husky Classic in Seattle.

Maine (8-4) - Gallant 1-2 4-4 6, Carver 1-5 2-2 4, Blodgett 9-20 7-8 26, Porrini 7-15 4-4 18, Ripton 1-3 0-0 3, Guidi 1-4 0-0 2, Rustad 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 17-18 50.

Washington (6-5) - Pelz 7-17 3-4 17, Lynch 4-10 1-2 9, Savasta 4-10 2-3 10, Redd 2-5 4-8 8, Kelly 5-8 0-0 13, Wuschnig 5-9 0-0 12, Hills 1-1 0-0 2, Hoffmann 1-2 0-0 2, Teel 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 0-0 0-1 0, Niemela 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-63 10-18 73.

Halftime-Washington 41, Maine 27. 3-Point goals-Maine 2-9 (Ripton 1-3, Blodgett 1-5, Guidi 0-1), Washington 5-13 (Kelly 3-5, Wuschnig 2-3, Savasta 0-1, Niemela 0-1, Redd 0-1). Fouled out- Ripton. Rebounds-Maine 28 (Porrini 7), Washington 42 (Wuschnig 11). Assists-Maine 10 (Blodgett 6), Washington 16 (Redd 5). Total fouls-Maine 17, Washington 15. A-3,492.

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