Eagles Make UI Give Up

The Eastern Washington University Eagles got their first Big Sky Conference win of the season Saturday night at Reese Court against Idaho, 69-59.

The win snaps the Eagles’ (1-2, 5-10) two-game losing streak. The Vandals (0-3, 2-13) dropped their fourth straight.

Idaho took a 2-0 lead, and it was the only lead it would hold all night. The Eagles went on an 18-2 run and never looked back.

The Vandals managed to put together a little run to close to 18-13, but in what seemed like the blink of an eye, EWU built a 30-19 lead.

The quick Eastern start was aided by the play of junior Resa Watterson.

Coming into the game averaging 7.6 points, Watterson finished with 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting. In the first half, EWU made 16 of 32 field goals.

“The shots were open for me,” Watterson said. “After losing both games last weekend, we were really excited to come out and play well.”

EWU coach Heidi VanDerveer was pleased.

“We played together, we played unselfish, we were excited and we executed,” VanDerveer said. “In order to make it last, though, we have to do it consistently.”

EWU contributed to Idaho’s woes as the Eagles did a defensive number on Vandals center Mindy Rice.

Though Rice led all scorers with 19 points before fouling out, the double and triple teams EWU applied took her out of any offensive rhythm early. The majority of her points came when the outcome had pretty much been determined.

The last 3:44 of the game summed up what this season has amounted to for Idaho.

After a timeout, the Vandals, trailing 61-46, managed to cut the lead to 67-59 with 37 seconds remaining.

While EWU wasn’t about to collapse in that short period of time, some of the Idaho players seemed to have given up.

“That’s correct,” Idaho coach Julie Holt said. “But it wasn’t just limited to the end of the game. I’m not going to say much right now because I’m not happy with the way my team played, and I don’t want to get in trouble.

“But we didn’t play hard for 40 minutes,” Holt said. “I don’t have a problem with mistakes. But I have a problem when people don’t play hard.”

Thursday and Saturday, Eastern will host Northern Arizona and Weber State with 7 p.m. tip-off times. The Vandals will host the same teams on opposite nights at Memorial Gym, also at 7.

Eastern Washington 69, Idaho 59

IDAHO (0-3, 2-13)

Morris 1-4 0-1 2, Wykes 1-2 1-1 3, Rice 5-7 9-15 19, Johnson 0-7 3-4 3, Skorpik 3-13 5-7 12, Ortner 2-3 0-0 5, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, James 0-0 1-2 1, McDaniel 3-5 0-2 6, Payne 1-2 0-0 2, Ackerman 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 19-48 19-32 59.

EWU (1-2, 5-10)

Smith 2-10 2-4 6, Missall 4-11 2-2 10, Napier 5-10 5-8 15, Watterson 6-10 3-4 15, Sutter 1-5 3-5 5, Schwenke 0-1 0-0 0, Laky 2-3 3-5 7, Bailey 1-2 2-2 5, Graber 1-2 4-6 6, Sloan 0-0 0-0 0, Hollingbery 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 24-36 69.

Halftime- Eastern Washington 40, Idaho 21. 3-Point goals- Idaho 2-11 (Skorpik 1-4, Ortner 1-1), Eastern Washington 1-10 (Bailey 1-2). Fouled out-Rice. Rebounds- Idaho 37 (Skorpik 6, Rice 6), Eastern Washington 44 (Napier 10). Assists- Idaho 9 (Ortner 2), Eastern Washington 15 (Sutter 6). Total fouls- Idaho 28, Eastern Washington 26. A- 495.

Oregon St. 80, Washington St. 71

In Corvallis, Ore., Tanja Kostic’s 10 points fueled a 17-4 Beavers run as OSU (2-3, 10-4) came from behind to beat the Cougars (2-4, 9-6) before 1,993 at Gill Coliseum.

Kostic led the Beavers with 24 points. Anette Mollerstrom added 19 and Kristina Lelas 18 as Oregon State snapped a three-game skid.

Jenni Ruff and Kireen Ellis each finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for WSU, which led 43-39 early in the second half.

“We didn’t play defense the last 27 minutes with the same intensity as we did for the first 13 minutes,” Cougars coach Harold Rhodes said.

“When the Beavers brought Moneka Staton in, she increased their defensive pressure,” Rhodes added. “She forced some turnovers and forced us into some poor decisions.”

WSU (2-4, 9-6)

Ruff 4-12 9-10 17, Saneholtz 3-12 7-8 13, Ellis 7-15 3-4 17, Wight 1-8 0-0 3, Jarosch 2-11 4-4 8, Kronberger 2-6 0-0 5, Erickson 3-8 2-3 8, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Kunze 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 22-74 25-29 71.

OSU (2-3, 10-4)

Mollerstrom 9-16 0-0 19, a Kostic 10-21 4-5 24, Vidic 0-4 3-4 3, Dionne 2-8 0-0 4, Lelas 8-13 2-3 18, McAllister 0-1 0-0 0, McGrew 1-4 0-2 2, Lewis 2-3 4-5 8, Staton 1-5 0-0 2, Totals 33-75 13-19 80.

Halftime - OSU 39, WSU 38. 3-Point goals - WSU 2-15 (Wight 1-4, Jarosch 0-7, Kronberger 1-3, Erickson 0-1), OSU 1-7 (Mollerstrom 1-4, Dionne 0-1, Staton 0-2). Fouled out - Kostic, Lewis. Rebounds - WSU 53 (Ruff, Ellis 8), OSU 48 (Kostic 9). Assists - WSU 13 (Ruff 5), OSU 21 (Mollerstrom 8). Steals - WSU 4 (Ruff, Ellis 2), OSU 10 (Mollerstrom 4). Turnovers - WSU 25 (Jarosch, Ruff 7), OSU 21 (Vidic 6). Total fouls - WSU 19, OSU 26. Technicals - None. A - 1,993.

Oregon 83, (13) Washington 61

In Eugene, Ore., Sally Crowe scored 21 points as the Ducks (4-1 Pac-10, 11-3) upset the Huskies (4-2, 14-5).

Crowe, who scored 15 in the first half, connected on 11 of 12 free throws and added eight assists as the Ducks posted their second consecutive triumph over a Top 25 opponent.

“We’re very much looking to contend for a Pac-10 championship and both teams felt like this was a pivotal game,” said Oregon coach Jody Runge.

The Ducks shot into the lead with a 13-0 run late in the first half to claim a margin of 40-28 at halftime.

Oregon scored 10 unanswered points midway through the second half to make it 61-40 with 9:09 remaining. The Ducks then put together a second 19-9 run to grab their largest lead of the afternoon, 80-49, with 3:29 left.

Washington connected on 13 of 31 free throws while committing 22 turnovers.

WASHINGTON (4-2, 14-5)

Kelly 5-14 0-0 13, Gonsalves 2-5 8-8 13, Lewis 5-9 2-7 12, Pelz 0-3 0-2 0, Smith 5-7 2-3 12, Savasta 2-9 1-2 5, Niemela 2-4 0-5 4, Tilbrook 0-1 0-2 0, Wuschnig 1-4 0-1 2. Totals 22-56 13-30 61.

OREGON (4-1, 11-3)

Crowe 5-9 11-12 21, Schutt 6-9 1-2 16, Boyer 5-5 2-5 12, Fegent 6-15 7-10 19, Edamura 2-8 5-6 9, Boeving 2-4 1-2 5, Edwards 0-0 1-2 1, Brewster 0-0 0-0 0, McKnight 0-0 0-0 0, Barton 0-0 0-0 0, Niemann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-50 28-39 83.

Halftime-Oregon 40, Washington 28. 3-Point goals-Wash 4-16 (Kelly 3-9, Gonsalves 1-2, Wuschnig 0-1, Niemala 0-1, Savasta 0-3), Ore 3-5 (Schutt 3-3, Crowe 0-2). Fouled out-Pelz, Smith, Kelly, Gonsalves, Boyer, Fegent. Rebounds-Wash 34 (Smith 5), Ore 40 (Schutt 10). Assists-Wash 11 (Lewis 3, Savasta 3), Ore 16 (Crowe 8). Total fouls-Wash 32, Ore 23. Technical- Washington bench. A-2,319.

Saint Mary’s 58, Gonzaga 47

Central Valley High graduate Courtney Hepton scored 12 points and the Gaels (3-1 WCC, 9-10) forced the Bulldogs into 27 turnovers at Moraga, Calif.

Sarah Christenseon scored 13 for Gonzaga (1-3, 6-9) before fouling out.

GONZAGA (1-3, 6-9)

Pauley 2-6 4-4 8, Silva 3-4 0-0 6, Howell 2-8 0-0 4, Herman 2-9 1-3 5, Andrews 1-4 1-2 3, Gere 2-3 2-2 6, Fenwick 0-0 0-0 0, Ledgerwood 1-3 0-0 2, Christensen 4-11 4-7 13, McCliment 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-48 12-18 47.

SAINT MARY’S (3-1, 9-10)

Rubenstein 0-7 0-0 0, O’Brien 2-8 4-4 8, Wilkinson 3-5 1-2 7, Hepton 5-12 1-2 12, Flint 1-4 2-4 5, Ashby 1-1 0-0 2, Jenkins 3-5 0-0 6, Parkinen 1-7 0-0 2, Schreiner 4-6 2-2 10, Hudson 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 23-60 10-14 58.

Halftime - Saint Mary’s 33, Gonzaga 21. 3-Point goals - Gonzaga 1-9 (Christensen 1-2, Andrews 0-1, Gere 0-1, Pauley 0-2, Herman 0-3), Saint Mary’s 2-14 (Hepton 1-3, Flint 1-3, Parkinen 0-3, Rubenstein 0-5). Fouled out - Christensen. Rebounds - Gonzaga 38 (Andrews 8), Saint Mary’s 36 (Wilkinson 6). Assists - Gonzaga 7 (Andrews 3), Saint Mary’s 21 (Flint 5). Total fouls - Gonzaga 17, Saint Mary’s 17. A - 883.

Whitworth 85, Pacific University 61

Annette Sweeney scored 39 points, making 8 of 11 shots from 3-point range as the Pirates (5-1 NCIC, 6-10) routed the visiting Boxers (2-3, 5-13).

Point guard Kim McFadded added 12 assists and four steals with just one turnover.

Tara Taylor led Pacific with 13 points and 15 rebounds, while Connie Freltag scored 14 points.

Sweeney connected on 13 of 23 field goals and had four assists in less than 35 minutes.

PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

Harings 3-6 0-0 7, Smith 0-10 3-3 3, Tintzman 2-2 0-0 5, Pratt 2-4 0-0 4, Eberwein 0-0 0-0 0, Freitag 5-15 4-4 14, Veatch 3-4 1-2 7, Cladouhos 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 3-7 2-2 8, Castro 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 5-12 3-4 14. Totals 23-60 13-15 61.

WHITWORTH COLLEGE

Bloom 0-0 0-0 0, McFadden 2-8 0-0 4, Sherer 1-4 1-2 3, Roberts 5-11 2-2 13, Sweeney 13-23 5-6 39, Tissue 5-12 2-2 12, Northington 2-8 3-4 7, Elliott 2-4 1-2 5, Dehn 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-72 14-18 85.

Halftime - Whitworth 41, Pacific University 24. 3-Point goals - Pacific 2-13 (Harings 1-1, Smith 0-8, Tintzman 1-1, Freitag 0-2, Taylor 0-1), Whitworth 9-14 (McFadden 0-1, Roberts 1-1, Sweeney 8-11, Tissue 0-1). Rebounds - Pacific 43 (Taylor 15), Whitworth 41 (Northington 11). Assists - Pacific 10 (Taylor 3), Whitworth 22 (McFadden 12). Total fouls - Pacific 16, Whitworth 15. Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

Spokane 64, Walla Walla 60

Laura Fralich had 18 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals and Missy Davies grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds as the Sasquatch improved to 4-1 in the NWAACC, 12-5 overall.

At Spokane Falls, Community Colleges of Spokane jumped to a 12-2 lead in the first 10 minutes and led by as many as 13 in the second half, but 21 turnovers helped the Warriors come back.

The Sasquatch guards committed 14 turnovers, including six by Fralich, and had 13 assists.

“We played a great first 10 minutes,” Spokane coach Bruce Johnson said. “We played great defense to start the game and controlled the first half. But we missed a lot of easy shots and were impatient, and they made a run on us.”

Kelly Gaines added 15 points for Spokane, while Davies had 12. Brandey Hurlbert added 11 points and eight rebounds. The Warriors fell to 3-2 in the NWAACC and 9-7 overall.

SPOKANE (4-1, 12-5)

Fralich 5-10 7-10 18, Gaines 4-7 7-10 15, Davies 4-10 4-6 12, Hurlbert 3-7 3-5 11, Johnson 3-12 0-1 6, Shepherd 1-5 0-0 2, Holder 0-2 0-0 0, Mackin 0-1 0-0 0, Boston 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Field 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 21-32 64.

WALLA WALLA

Oliver 8-16 8-11 24, Alvarado 3-8 4-4 12, Street 5-5 0-1 10, Yenko 3-9 0-0 7, Phillips 1-7 2-2 5, McLain 0-7 2-2 2, Stilson 0-0 0-1 0, Coles 0-0 0-0 0, Wade 0-0 0-0 0, Barron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-52 16-21 60.

Halftime - Spokane 30, WW 25. 3-Point goals - CCS 3-8 (Fralich 1-2, Hurlbert 2-5, Johnson 0-1). WW - 4-15 (Alvarado 2-6, Yenko 1-2, Phillips 1-4, McLain 0-3). Fouled out - Gaines, McLain. Rebounds - CCS 42 (Davies 17), WW 21 (Oliver 8). Assists - CCS 13 (Fralich 6), WW 1 (Phillips). Total fouls - CCS 17, WW 27. Technicals - none.