Vandals Do A Fade In The Second Half, Lose To Kansas St.

College women

Sophomore forward Brit Jacobson scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Kansas State Wildcats to a 68-55 win over the Idaho Vandals in women’s college basketball action Friday night in Manhattan, Kan.

Idaho (2-6) trailed by just one, 28-27, at the half, but was outscored by the Wildcats (7-5) 40-28 in the final 20 minutes.

Sophomore guard Kelli Johnson led Idaho with 16 points, three assists and three steals as she played all 40 minutes. Forward Mindy Rice had 11 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots.

The Vandals lost the game on the boards, being outrebounded 44-27, including a 20-4 advantage in offensive rebounds for Kansas State.

“I think we could have beaten them,” said Idaho coach Julie Holt. “They got too many offensive rebounds in the second half and that was the difference in the game. With 4 minutes left, we were down 5 and still have a chance to win.

“In the first half we played really good defense. We made a lot of things happen and outhustled them. The second half we just didn’t do it,” Holt said. “We made simple mistakes, which is the difference between winning and losing the game. Things that we worked on all week.”

Idaho led 5-2 early, but Kansas State went on a 16-3 run to lead 18-8. The Vandals still trailed 21-13 with 10 minutes left in the first half, but outscored the Wildcats 14-7 the rest of the half.

Kansas State started the second half hot, outscoring Idaho 13-4 the first 6 minutes to grab a 41-32 lead.

The Vandals cut the deficit to five, 56-51, with 4:45 left in the game. Idaho then went scoreless the next 3 minutes and couldn’t recover.

Kansas State 68, Idaho 55

Idaho (2-6) - Johnson 6-14 0-0 16, Greenwood 1-2 0-0 2, Rice 4-5 2-4 11, Skorpik 3-10 2-2 8, McDaniel 3-8 0-0 7, Ortner 1-1 2-2 5, Hawks 2-6 0-0 4, Morris 0- 0 0-0 0, Ackerman 1-1 0-0 2, Blakley 0-0 0-0 0, Stone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 21-47 6-8 55.

Kansas St. (7-5) - Jacobson 8-18 4-5 21, Mitchell 0-4 2-2 2, Jones 5-9 3-4 13, Coalson 5-10 0-1 10, Decker 3-8 3-4 11, Larson 0-1 0-0 0, Hester 2-5 2-3 6, Munson 0-1 0-2 0, Rapar 2-6 1-2 5. Totals - 25-62 15-23 68

3-point goals - Idaho 7-19 (Skorpik 0-4, Johnson 4-10, Rice 1- 1, McDaniel 1-1, Hawks 0-2, Ortner 1-1), Kansas State 3-8 (Jacobson 1-2, Mitchell 0-2, Decker 2-4). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Idaho 27 (Rice and Stone 6), Kansas State 44 (Jacobson and Coalson 9). Assists - Idaho 12 (Johnson 3), Kasnas State 12 (Decker 4). Total fouls - Idaho 21, Kansas State 15. Technical fouls - none. Halftime score - Kansas State 28, Idaho 27. A-388

Wash. St. 70, NE Illinois 60

Kristin Erickson’s 13 points led a balanced scoring attack as the Cougars notched a first-round win over the Golden Eagles in the Hobby Hilton Lady Cougar Classic at Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston.

The win boosts the Cougars into the tournament’s championship game today against the host Houston Cougars, 71-60 winners over Jackson State.

Julie Wight added 12 points for WSU, while Jenni Ruff and Laura Wilder each tallied 10.

Ruff also had four steals, while Jade Hyett dished out a game-high eight assists for WSU.

“We were fortunate to win,” WSU coach Harold Rhodes said.

“I think the layoff (two weeks for finals) was obvious. We showed a lack of communication, a lack of defensive rebounding and we had too many turnovers,” he said after watching the Cougars turn the ball over a season-high 27 times.

The Golden Eagles had 21 offensive rebounds, many leading to second-chance points.

The Cougars hit at a 44-percent clip from the 3-point line while Northeastern Illinois shot 0-for-7 from long range.

WSU led by as many as 19 points in the first half and took a 41-23 advantage into the final 20 minutes.

Kelli Kronberger snagged a team-high eight rebounds as the Cougars outboarded the Golden Eagles 43-40.

NEI’s Delores Jones scored a game-high 20 points and also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. Teammate Radiance Clarked finished with 17 points while Rayjanette Lampkin added 12 points.

NE Illinois (2-5) - Farquharson 3-10 1-2 7, Clarke 6-13 5-9 17, Jones 7-19 6-10 20, Lampkin 5-16 2-2 12, Dawkins 2-4 0-0 4, Boudreaux 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Verner 0-0 0-0 0, Freil 0-4 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 23-68 14-23 60.

WSU (7-2) - Wight 5-8 0-0 12, Ruff 2-9 6-7 10, Erickson 6-9 0-0 13, Hyett 1-3 0-0 2, Kronberger 2-8 2-2 7, Kerns 0-0 0-0 0, Wilder 5-5 0-0 10, Whaley 3-4 2-2 8, Kunze 4-9 0-3 8, Team 28-55 10-14 70.

Halftime - WSU 41, NIU 23. 3-Point goals - NIU 0-7 (Clarke 0-1, Lampkin 0-2, Dawkins 0-1, Boudreaux 0-1). WSU 4-9 (Wight 2-2, Ruff 0-1, Erickson 1-1, Kronberger 1-5). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - NIU 40 (Jones 13). WSU 43 (Kronberger 8). Assists - NIU 6 (Lampkin, Dawkins 2). WSU 21 (Hyett 8). Steals - NIU 18 (Dawkins 7). WSU 12 (ruff 4). Turnovers - NIU 20 (Clarke 8). WSU 27 (Ruff, Kronberger 7). Total fouls - NIU 17. WSU . 21 Technical - None. A - 458.

CC Spokane 56, E. Arizona 52

The Community Colleges of Spokane jumped out to a commanding 35-21 halftime lead, then fought off an Eastern Arizona comeback to post a win in the Grossmont Holiday Festival tournament in San Diego.

The Sasquatch shot a blazing 58 percent from the floor in the first half, but managed to shoot just 28 percent in the second half.

Kelly Gaines finished with 12 points, including 10 in the first half, to lead CCS.

The Sasquatch, who have won two of three games in the tournament, take on Pima, Ariz., today for fifth place.

E. Arizona (11-4) - Dougherty 4-4 0-0 8, Baugher 1-4 0-0 3, Castaneda 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 3-11 2-4 8, Smith 1-1 0-0 3, Lanier 4-7 1-2 9, Titla 7-18 1-1 21. Totals - 20-45 4-7 52.

CC Spokane (7-5) - Hurlbert 4-11 0-1 9, Stark 2-2 0-2 5, Shepherd 2-6 2-2 7, Bloom 0-4 0-0 0, Humphrey 2-6 0-2 4, Brandt 1-2 0-0 2, Lawler 1-1 0-0 2, Davies 4-8 1-2 9, Gaines 6-10 0-0 12, Fine 3-4 0-0 6. Totals - 25-56 3-9 56.

Halftime - CC Spokane 35, EAC 21. 3-point goals - EAC 8-22 (Baugher 1-3, Smith 1-1, Titla 6-16). CC Spokane 3-10 (Hurlbert 1-5, Stark 1-1, Shepherd 1-3). Total fouls - EAC 14, CC Spokane 13. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - EAC 23 (Terry 9). CC Spokane 40 (Gaines 8). Assists - EAC 13 (Titla 4). CC Spokane 15 (Fine 6). Att - 100.

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