College women

Washington State University’s Susie Jarosch ended up finishing where she started.

Her jump shot with 2.1 seconds left gave the Cougars a 62-61 win over the 20th-ranked Southern California Trojans on Saturday night in a Pacific-10 Conference game at Pullman’s Friel Court.

The Cougars (2-2, 9-4) trailed 61-60 after the Trojans’ Tina Thompson hit a baseline jumper with 6.9 seconds left.

The Trojans (1-3, 8-4) were so happy that they almost forgot to get back on defense. After getting the ball on the inbounds play, Jarosch drove the length of the court and swished a soft 8-footer for the win.

“I wasn’t necessarily looking for it (the shot),” Jarosch said. “They were doubling up on Jenni (Ruff), and I had a good look at the basket.”

Jarosch didn’t score a point in the second half until the final basket. She finished the game with 11 points.

It was Jarosch, a fifth-year senior, who kept WSU in the game early. She hit three 3-pointers by halftime, when WSU trailed 27-22.

A combined 31 first-half turnovers - 17 for USC and 14 for WSU mixed in with 19 personal fouls made for some ugly basketball.

“I felt we lost our focus in the first half,” said Cougars coach Harold Rhodes. “We spent too much time worried about things we couldn’t control, like calls by the officials.

“But the officials aren’t the ones throwing the ball away and dribbling into traffic.”

“I’m really trying to hold my tongue about the officiating in the Pac-10,” said USC coach Cheryl Miller. “But at the same time, they’ve really got to get some consistency.

“You can’t call a game ticky-tack one minute and then have players beating each other to death the next,” Miller said.

So that’s where her little brother Reggie of the Indiana Pacers gets it.

“But it sure wasn’t the fault of the officials that we started celebrating after Tina’s shot, with no one getting back on defense,” Miller said.

The Cougars started the second half on a 10-0 run and took their first lead on a Julie Wight basket with 17:50 remaining in the game.

WSU built a 40-33 lead before the Trojans went on a 10-2 run.

Trailing 57-52, WSU closed the game with a 10-4 spurt to seal the win.

The Cougars had solid play from freshman Yvonee Kunze from Berlin, who finished with nine points and four rebounds and helped in the defensive attack against USC’s Tina Thompson. Thompson scored 15.

Picking up the slack for USC was Karleen Shields. The 26-year-old mother of two finished with 24 points. Kristin Erickson scored 12 to lead WSU’s balanced attack.

The Cougars beat the Trojans for the first time since 1991.

Washington St. 62, USC 61

SOUTHERN CAL

Thompson 5-10 5-7 15, Anton 3-7 0-0 6, Jeffery 3-7 0-0 6, Gomez 2-6 0-0 4, Shields 8-17 6-8 24, Jackson 1-1 0-3 2, Porter 0-2 0-0 0, Kartz 0-1 0-1 0, Campbell 1-6 2-5 4. Totals 23-57 13-24 61.

WASHINGTON STATE

Ruff 4-11 0-1 8, Saneholtz 3-10 2-2 8, Ellis 5-13 0-0 10, Wight 2-7 0-0 4, Jarosch 4-8 0-0 11, Kronberger 0-3 0-0 0, Erickson 4-11 3-4 12, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Kunze 3-4 3-3 9. Totals 25-67 8-10 62.

Halftime-USC 27, WSU 22. 3-point goals-USC 2-6 (Shields 2-2, Thompson 0-1, Anton 0-2, Gomez 0-1), WSU 4-16 (Jarosch 3-7, Erickson 1-4, Wight 0-2, Kronberger 0-3). Fouled out-Ellis. Rebounds-USC 45 (Thompson 10), WSU 42 (Saneholtz 7). Assists-USC 10 (Shields 6), WSU 14 (Ruff 5). Total fouls-USC 16, WSU 23. A-913.

(15) Washington 81, UCLA 68

Laure Savasta scored 20 and joined Shannon Kelly to score five points each during a 21-6 run that put the Huskies (3-1, 13-4) ahead for good in a Pac-10 win over the visiting Bruins (1-3, 6-7) at Seattle.

UCLA

Grimes 1-6 3-4 5, Bennett 6-9 4-7 18, Hughes 9-13 3-5 21, Kuypers 2-5 0-0 4, Hilbert 5-15 4-5 14, Oenning 1-3 2-2 4, Kristich 0-0 2-2 2, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, Veasley 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 24-54 18-26 68.

WASHINGTON

Lewis 1-2 0-0 2, Pelz 4-8 2-2 10, Smith 6-9 7-22 19, Foucade 5-10 2-4 12, Kelly 3-8 2-3 9, Savasta 7-16 5-6 20, Gonsalves 2-4 2-3 6, Niemela 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 29-59 21-31 81.

Halftime-UW 38, UCLA 33. 3-point goals-UCLA 2-5 (Bennett 2-3, Grimes 0-1, Kuypers 0-1), UW 2-12 (Savasta 1-4, Kelly 1-5, Niemela 0-1, Foucade 0-2). Fouled out-Grimes, Kuypers, Kelly. Rebounds-UCLA 37 (Hughes 9), UW 37 (Smith 12). Assists-UCLA 9 (Grimes 3), UW 18 (Foucade 10). Total fouls-UCLA 25, UW 23. A-4,875.

San Fran. 83, Gonzaga 77 (OT)

Brittany Lindhe scored 37 and the visiting Dons (1-1, 9-4) outscored the Bulldogs 7-0 in the final 1:04 of overtime for a West Coast Conference win.

USF’s Andrea Kagie sent the game into OT with a jumper with 1 second left. Kelli Howell scored 21 for GU, which blew a 70-65 lead in the final 45 seconds of regulation.

SAN FRANCISCO

Shadian 1-4 0-0 4, Lindhe 16-30 4-5 37, Gillon 5-19 5-7 15, Kagie 3-8 0-0 6, Demirdjian 5-11 3-4 15, Rutledge 0-0 4-4 4, Souther 0-4 0-0 0, Spragan 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 31-78 18-22 83.

GONZAGA

Herman 0-2 2-3 2, Safranski 4-11 6-6 15, Howell 8-12 5-6 21, Pauley 4-9 0-0 8, Silva 2-6 7-7 11, Ledgerwood 0-2 0-0 0, McCliment 0-1 0-0 0, Gere 0-1 0-0 0, Christensen 6-16 4-8 16, Andrews 1-3 2-4 4. Totals 25-63 26-34 77.

Halftime score - USF 32, GU 27. 3-point goals - USF 3-12 (Shadian 0-1, Lindhe 1-3, Kagie 0-3, Demirdjian 2-5), GU 1-8 (Herman 0-1, Safranski 1-3, Howell 0-1, Pauley 0-2, Ledgerwood 0-1). Total fouls - USF 29, GU 25. Fouled out - Souther, Spragan. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - USF 56 (Gillon 14), GU 40 (Safranski, Pauley 6 each). Assists - USF 7 (Shadian 3), GU 8 (Silva 3). Att. - 541.

Idaho State 62, EWU 55

Stacy Nelson scored 17 and made three free throws in the final 1:16, and the host Bengals (2-0, 3-13) defeated the Eagles (0-2, 4-10) in the Big Sky Conference by scoring the game’s final seven points.

Tina Smith had 18 points and nine rebounds for EWU.

EASTERN WASHINGTON

Schwenke 0-3 0-0 0, Laky 0-5 2-2 2, Watterson 2-7 0-0 5, Sutter 2-6 0-1 4, Bailey 0-1 0-0 0, Smith 8-11 1-2 18, Graber 0-1 0-0 0, Missall 4-8 4-4 12, Napier 6-11 2-4 14, Hollingberry 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 9-13 55.

IDAHO STATE

Nelson 5-9 5-7 17, Dunaway 0-2 2-3 2, Boles 4-8 2-3 11, Royse 0-2 0-0 0, Cheskaty 2-5 0-0 5, Togiai 5-9 2-2 13, Davis 2-8 4-6 8, Salness 2-9 2-2 6. Totals 20-52 17-23 62.

Halftime score - EWU 25, ISU 23. 3-point goals - EWU 2-11 (Schwenke 0-2, Watterson 1-3, Sutter 0-2, Bailey 0-1, Smith 1-1, Napier 0-2), ISU 5-13 (Nelson 2-4, Dunaway 0-1, Boles 1-2, Cheskaty 1-4, Togiai 1-1, Salness 0-1). Total fouls - EWU 22, ISU 14. Fouled out - Napier. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - EWU 47 (Smith 9), ISU 32 (Nelson 7). Assists - EWU 13 (Watterson 3), ISU 16 (Salness 6). Att. - 264.

Boise State 73, Idaho 52

The Broncos (2-0, 8-6) held the Vandals (0-2, 2-12) to 34-percent shooting from the field during a Big Sky Conference win at Boise.

Mindy Rice had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Idaho.

BOISE STATE

Lewis 2-6 4-4 9, Berg 2-3 0-1 5, Schultz 3-8 5-6 11, Loveall 3-4 0-0 6, Durieux 1-1 0-0 2, Brydges 5-15 5-6 16, Perry 2-4 1-1 5, Smith 3-5 2-2 8, Guild 5-8 1-2 11. Totals: 26-54 18-23 73.

IDAHO

Ortner 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 4-12 0-0 11, Anderson 3-7 0-0 6, James 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 2-7 0-0 4, Skorpik 4-11 4-4 13, McDaniel 0-1 0-0 0, Rice 4-10 205 12, Wykes 1-6 1-2 3, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Ackerman 1-1 0-0 3, Totals: 19-56 7-11 52.

Halftime - BSU 30, UI 20. 3-point goals - BSU 3-12 (Lewis 1-4, Berg 1-1, Schultz 0-2, Brydges 1-4, Perry 0-1), UI 7-17 (Ortner 0-1, Johnson 3-9, Skorpik 1-4, Rice 2-2, Ackerman 1-1). Total fouls - BSU 15, UI 22. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None. Rebounds - BSU 37 (Guild 10), UI 22 (Rice 11). Assists - BSU 18 (Schultz 8), UI 12 (McDaniel 3). Att. - 2,881.

CCS 59, Blue Mountain 51

Laura Fralich had 17 points and five assists as the Sasquatch (3-0, 11-4) defeated the Timberwolves in an NWAACC game at Pendleton, Ore.

CCS shot just 25 percent in the first half and fell behind by five points. The Sasquatch turned around the game by pressing during the first 10 minutes of the second half. Kelly Gaines scored 18 and Missy Davies had 12 rebounds for CCS. BMCC’s Valerie Hathaway scored 20.

CCS

Hurlbert 2-13 2-4 6, Field 0-0 0-0 0, Mackin 0-2 0-0 0, Shepherd 2-6 0-2 4, Johnson 1-8 0-1 2, Fralich 5-13 4-4 17, Holder 0-5 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Gaines 7-13 4-4 18, Boston 0-0 0-0 0, Davies 6-15 0-0 12. Totals 23-75 10-14 59.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Schaefer 1-3 0-0 2, McLeod 3-13 3-5 10, Moses 2-5 2-4 6, Nash 0-1 0-0 0, Eckman 3-9 0-0 6, Taylor 0-1 1-2 1, Hathaway 9-13 2-2 20, Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Norton 2-3 0-0 4, Bolin 1-6 0-1 2. Totals 21-54 6-11 51.

Halftime - BMCC 26, CCS 21. 3-point goals - CCS 3-16 (Hurlbert 0-7, Shephard 0-2, Johnson 0-1, Fralich 3-5, Davies 0-1), BMCC 3-7 (Schaefer 0-1, McLeod 1-2, Moses 2-4). Rebounds - CCS 44 (Davies 12), BMCC 35 (Bolin 12). Assists - CCS 15 (Fralich 5), BMCC 22 (Eckman 6). Total fouls - CCS 11, BMCC 18. Fouled out - Bolin. Technicals - None. Att - 150.

Whitworth 71, Willamette 69

Despite missing a pair of one-and-one situations in the final seconds, the Pirates (3-1, 8-10) defeated the host Bearcats (3-1, 11-4) in Salem, Ore., tying for first place in the Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges.

Whitworth had four players in double figures and never trailed in the second half. Willamette missed a 10-foot jumper at the buzzer.