WSU Finds New Spirit, Trips Osu

A team meeting on Saturday morning lifted the spirits of Washington State’s women’s basketball team, a team still clinging to NCAA tournament hopes.

Sunday, the Cougars showed that renewed spirit while defeating No. 16 Oregon State 84-79 in Bohler Gym.

Amy Saneholtz scored 20 points to lead the Cougars (5-8 Pac-10, 12-10).

All five starters scored in double figures for WSU, as Kireen Ellis totaled 15 points, guards Kelli Kronberger and Julie Wight each added 14 and forward Jenni Ruff scored 13.

“This is the best game we’ve played this year without a doubt,” said Washington State coach Harold Rhodes. “You cannot put a premium on how big this win is for us.”

Anette Mollerstrom led the Beavers (8-4, 16-5) with 25 points.

WSU 84, Oregon St. 79

OREGON STATE (8-4, 16-5)

Mollerstrom 10-19 1-1 25, Kostic 4-11 11-17 19, Lelas 4-6 4-8 12, Vidic 2-4 0-0 5, Dionne 4-11 0-0 10, Staton 1-4 0-0 3, McMahon 0-0 0-0 0, Macy 0-0 0-0 0, McGrew 2-2 0-0 4, Lewis 0-0 1-3 1. Totals 27-57 17-29 79.

WASHINGTON STATE (5-8, 12-10)

Ruff 2-11 9-13 13, Saneholtz 7-11 6-7 20, Ellis 6-15 3-5 15, Wight 5-11 0-1 14, Kronberger 4-6 5-6 14, Erickson 1-3 0-0 2, Evans 1-1 0-0 2, Kunze 1-1 0-0 2, Keith 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-61 23-32 84.

Halftime - Washington State 38, Oregon State 31. 3-point goals - Oregon State 8-19 (Mollerstrom 4-8, Vidic 1-1, Dionne 2-7, Staton 1-3), Washington State 5-10 (Wight 4-6, Kronberger 1-2, Erickson 0-2). Fouled out - Vidic, Staton. Rebounds - Oregon State 35 (Kostic 8), Washington State 43 (Ruff 8). Assists - Oregon State 19 (Vidic 8), Washington State 18 (Kronberger 6). Total fouls - Oregon State 24, Washington State 22. Technical - Oregon State bench. A - 531.

(10) Washington 85, Oregon 78

Melissa Wuschnig scored six points in a 12-2 run as the Huskies (10-3, 20-6) took the lead for good late in the second half and went on to beat the Ducks (6-6, 13-8) at Seattle.

The Huskies hit 9 of 12 free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Rhonda Smith scored 13 of her 21 points in the second half for Washington, and registered her sixth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds.

OREGON (6-6, 13-8)

Schutt 3-6 14-14 21, Boyer 5-7 5-7 15, Fegent 5-7 1-2 11, Edamura 4-10 0-0 8, Crowe 5-10 4-4 14, Boeving 4-5 0-0 9, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0. Todals 26-46 24-27 78.

WASHINGTON (10-3, 20-6)

Golsalves 3-6 8-8 14, Lewis 3-7 0-0 6, Smith 9-15 3-7 21, Foucade 0-4 2-2 2, Kelly 3-14 2-3 9, Wuschnig 5-10 0-0 10, Savasta 3-8 4-4 10, Pelz 4-6 0-0 8, Niemela 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 32-73 19-24 85.

Halftime-Washington 35, Oregon 31. 3-Point goals-Oregon 2-5 (Boeving 1-1, Schutt 1-3, Crowe 0-1), Washington 2-11 (Niemela 1-2, Kelly 1-7, Foucade 0-1, Wuschnig 0-1). Fouled out- Boyer, Fegent, Lewis. Rebounds-Oregon 29 (Fegent 10), Washington 36 (Smith 11). Assists-Oregon 12 (Crowe 5), Washington 22 (Foucade and Savasta, 6). Total fouls-Oregon 23, Washington 21. A-6,079.

Baseball

Junior Ron Lewis picked up his second win of the season, limiting Washington State to seven hits as the University of Pacific handed WSU a 3-1 non-conference baseball defeat at Stockton, Calif.

While Lewis (2-0) was striking out seven without walking a batter, Washington State’s Ryan Post (1-2) also pitched a complete game.

The Cougars (2-8) lost all three games of their weekend series with the Tigers and ended their five-game Northern California swing with five straight defeats.

Pacific is 8-4.

Hockey

Mike Brunette’s shorthanded goal broke a 3-3 tie in the third period and sent the Spokane Braves on the way to a 6-3 Kooteney International Junior Hockey League victory over Revelstock at Eagles Ice-A-Rena.

The triumph left Spokane (14-26-3) two points ahead of Beaver Valley in the battle for the league’s fourth and final playoff berth. The Braves and Beaver Valley will complete their Feb. 12 game, interrupted by a power failure, tonight at 7 p.m. Beaver Valley holds a 2-0 lead after one period.

Revelstoke 0 2 1 - 3 Spokane 3 0 3 - 6

SCORING: Revelstoke-Konfederak 2, Lessard. Spokane- D.Talotti, Brunette 2, Ames 2, Parker.

Saves-Revelstoke, MacAstooker 19-11-15-45. Spokane, Power 13-13-14-40.