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Whitworth Makes Quick Work Of Linfield

College women

The only significant opponent the Whitworth Pirates women’s basketball team had to overcome Saturday was complacency. And the Pirates smashed it along with the Linfield Wildcats, 88-49, at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Whitworth (7-2 NCIC, 13-11) never trailed. The Pirates held a 21-4 lead with 9:36 left in the first half and put it on cruise control from there.

Linfield (3-5, 7-13) didn’t get its first basket until 13:40 remained in the first half.

After moving into a tie for first place in an emotional game with Willamette on Friday night, the Pirates showed no signs of a happy hangover against Linfield.

“The fact that we didn’t have time to really enjoy the win (against Willamette) worked to our advantage,” Pirates head coach Helen Higgs said. “We know that we’ve got to keep pace with Willamette.”

Whitworth 88, Linfield 49

LINFIELD

Wagner 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-7 2-3 7, Mckee 0-2 0-00, Rice 1-2 0-0 2, Dinsdale 1-3 1-1 3, Burris 1-10 6-8 9, Evans 1-1 0-0 2, Cummings 5-8 2-3 12, Bogle 0-3 0-00, Lefevre 0-1 0-1 0, Sampson 4-12 2-2 10, Beer 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 16-52 15-20 49.

WHITWORTH

Bloom 5-7 3-3 15, McFadden 0-3 0-0 0, Sherer 3-9 1-2 8, Roberts 5-9 3-4 13, Sweeney 7-15 9-11 27, Tissue 6-12 1-2 13, Northington 4-6 0-0 8, Elliott 1-3 0-1 2, Dehn 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 32-66 17-24 88.

Halftime score-Whitworth 39, Linfield 22. 3-point goals- Linfield 2-10 (Johnson 1-4, Burris 1-6), Whitworth 7-18 (Bloom 2-4, McFadden 0-2, Sherer 1-2, Sweeney 4-10). Total fouls- Linfield 16, Whitworth 21. Fouled out-Johnson. Technical fouls-None. Rebounds-Linfield 41 (Sampson 12), Whitworth 41 (Roberts 8). Assists-Linfield 6 (Johnson 2), Whitworth 25 (McFadden 15).

Washington St. 82, Arizona St. 70

Kireen Ellis scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Pullman to lead the Cougars to their second straight win, beating the Sun Devils (2-7 Pac-10, 8-10) in Bohler Gym.

The Cougars (4-5, 11-7), used their pressure defense to force turnovers and run up a 22-point first-half lead from which the Sun Devils were never able to recover.

ARIZONA STATE (8-10, 2-7)

Lambert 0-2 0-0 0, Witkowski 8-13 4-9 20, Krahenbuhl 3-9 0-0 6, Tuter 6-16 0-0 13, Freeman 4-7 0-1 8, Kotilainen 4-9 4-4 14, Kellams 1-5 0-0 3, Boyle 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-70 8-16 70.

WASHINGTON STATE (11-7, 4-5)

Ruff 5-13 1-1 12, Saneholtz 6-13 6-10 18, Ellis 10-17 2-3 22, Wight 2-6 2-2 7, Jarosch 3-4 6-7 13, Kronberger 1-6 2-3 4, Erickson 3-6 0-4 6, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Kunze 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 19-30 82.

Halftime-WSU 37, Arizona State 25. 3-Point goals-Arizona State 4-9 (Kotilainen 2-4, Tuter 1-3, Kellams 1-1, Boyle 0-1). WSU 3-9 (Ruff 1-3, Wight 1-2, Jarosch 1-1, Kronberger 0-3). Fouled out-Tuter. Rebounds-Arizona State 50 (Tuter 10, Freeman 10). WSU 41 (Ellis 11). Assists-Arizona State 11 (Kotilainen 4). WSU 18 (Jarosch 9). Total fouls-Arizona State 25. WSU 20. Technical-None. A-803.

Pepperdine 85, Gonzaga 80

The Waves used a 9-0 run midway through the second half to take control of a close game at Pepperdine.

Chelsea Herman led the Bulldogs with 20 points.

PEPPERDINE (3-5, 8-10)

Pierce 5-13 6-11 17, Bailey 2-4 1-3 5, Siders 7-12 2-2 16, Godoy 3-6 2-2 10, Mayes 3-10 2-2 9, Blackmun 0-1 0-0 0, Kennedy 2-2 0-0 5, Cowan 9-12 4-6 22. Totals 31-60 17-26 85.

GONZAGA (2-6, 8-11)

Christenson 6-15 0-0 12, Pauley 2-4 2-2 7, Howell 6-13 6-6 18, Herman 5-9 7-8 20, Safranski 5-17 3-6 14, Gere 0-0 0-0 0, Andrews 1-2 1-2 3, Silva 2-7 2-2 6, McCliment 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 21-26 80.

Halftime-Pepperdine 36, Gonzaga 35. 3-point goals- Pepperdine 6-14 (Pierce 1-2, Godoy 2-4, Mayes 1-6, Kennedy 2-2, Cowan 0-4), Gonzaga 5-11 (Pauley 1-2, Herman 3-5, Safranski 1-4). Fouled out-Pauley. Rebounds-Pepperdine 40 (Siders 12), Gonzaga 39 (Christenson 10). Assists-Pepperdine 17 (Pierce, Godoy 4), Gonzaga 13 (Pauley 4). Total fouls- Pepperdine 20, Gonzaga 22. A-123.

Montana 69, E. Washington 52

Freshman guard Skyla Sisco came off the bench to score 14 points and dish out six assists as the Grizzlies (6-1, Big Sky, 17-5 overall) downed the Eagles in Missoula.

The Eagles (3-4, 7-12) could get no closer than 37-28 on a jumper by Lori Napier on the first play of the second half.

Montana coach Robin Selvig picked up his 399th win. He will be looking for No. 400 next weekend when Montana travels to Weber State and Northern Arizona.

EASTERN WASHINGTON (7-12)

Smith 2-6 0-0 6, Missall 6-12 5-6 17, Napier 4-14 9-10 18, Watterson 0-3 0-0 0, Sutter 0-1 0-0 0, Schwenke 2-7 2-2 7, Laky 1-3 0-0 2, Bailey 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 16-50 16-18 52.

MONTANA (17-5)

Langton-Schlimgen 3-6 3-5 9, Morast 2-9 3-4 7, Hinrichs 5-14 2-2 12, Koss 5-10 0-0 10, Brooks 4-9 2-5 10, Sisco 5-6 3-4 14, McElmurry 3-4 0-0 6, Turner 0-0 0-0 0, Sather 0-2 0-0 0, Bieber 0-0 0-0 0, Sackman 0-1 0-0 0, Kipp 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 27-64 14-22 69.

Halftime-Montana 37, E. Washington 26. 3-point goals-E. Washington 4-15 (Napier 1-1, Smith 2-6, Schwenke 1-6, Watterson 0-1, Sutter 0-1), Montana 1-4 (Sisco 1-1, McElmurry 0-1, Langton-Schlimgen 0-2). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-E. Washington 27 (Smith 7), Montana 50 (Morast 9). Assists-E. Washington 9 (Sutter, Schwenke 2), Montana 16 (Sisco 6). Total fouls-E. Washington 20, Montana 16. A-6,184.

Montana St. 71, Idaho 58

Sam Fluss scored 20 points and Brooke Svendsen added 14 as the Bobcats pulled away from the Vandals for a Big Sky victory in Bozeman, Mont.

Idaho (2-5, 4-15) got a 27-point performance form Ari Skorpik, which included four 3-pointers.

IDAHO (2-5, 4-15)

Ortner 1-1 0-0 3, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, James 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Skorpik 8-16 7-9 27, McDaniel 4-8 0-0 8, McDaniel 4-8 0-0 8, Rice 6-13 2-4 14, Wykes 3-3 0-1 6, Payne 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 9-14 58.

MONTANA STATE (5-2, 10-9)

Svendsen 5-9 4-4 14, Brown 3-6 0-0 9, Zikmund 0-0 0-0 0, Hommes 4-7 3-4 11, N. Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Fluss 6-16 4-6 20, Wheeler 2-3 1-2 5, Wood 2-9 3-4 7, S. Smith 0-1 0-2 0, Nickelson 0-2 0-0 0, Beil 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 24-58 16-24 71.

Halftime-Montana St. 30, Idaho 30. 3-point goals-Idaho 5-15 (Skorpik 4-6, Ortner 1-1, Johnson 0-1, McDaniel 0-2, Rice 0-1, Payne 0-4), Montana St. 7-16 (Brown 3-3, Fluss 4-11, Svendsen 0-2). Fouled out-Anderson, S. Smith. Rebounds-Idaho 32 (Rice 10), Montana St. 39 (Wood, Beil 6). Assists-Idaho 11 (Skorpik 3), Montana St. (Svendsen 3). Total fouls-Idaho 23, Montana St. 17. A-1,316.

CCS 73, Blue Mountain 44

The Sasquatch (7-1, 15-5) used an 8-0 run to open the second half to break open a close game and cruise past the visiting Timberwolves (1-7, 5-14) in an NWAACC game.

BLUE MOUNTAIN (1-7, 5-14)

Shaffer 4-12 0-0 12, McCleod 2-10 0-0 4, Moses 1-5 0-2 3, Nash 0-0 0-0 0, Eckman 5-16 0-0 11, Hathway 4-13 0-0 8, Norton 1-2 0-0 2, Bolin 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 19-62 1-4 44.

CCS (7-1, 15-5)

Hurlberg 5-12 0-1 11, Field 1-3 0-0 3, Shepherd 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 5-8 6-8 16, Fralich 4-8 0-1 11, Holder 2-3 3-5 7, Brown 2-2 0-1 4, Gaines 1-6 2-6 4, Boston 0-1 0-0 0, Davies 9-13 0-0 18. Totals 30-59 11-22 73.

Halftime-CCS 33, Blue Mountain 23. 3-point goals-Blue Mountain 5-16 (Shaffer 4-12, McCleod 0-2, Moses 1-2), CCS 2-11 (Hurlberg 1-6, Field 0-1, Shepherd 0-1, Fralich 1-2). Fouled out-Bolin. Rebounds-Blue Mountain 29 (Eckman 9), CCS 41 (Davies 13). Assists-Blue Mountain 12 (Eckman 4), CCS 19 (Fralich 7). Total fouls-Blue Mountain 19, CCS 7. A-N/A.

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