Washington State Demolishes Fairfield, 72-46

Area women

Kristin Erickson’s 18 points boosted Washington State to a 72-46 win over Fairfield in the second round of the Wahine Classic Saturday at Honolulu, Hawaii.

With the win, WSU (1-1) moves into the tournament’s consolation championship today against North Carolina State. The Wolfpack defeated Northern Arizona to advance to the consolation finals.

Jenni Ruff finished with 10 points and had a game-high seven steals.

Juli Wight chipped in 15 points for the Cougars.

WSU 72, Fairfield 46

WSU (72)

Wight 6-14 0-0 15, Ruff 3-8 4-5 10, Erickson 3-8 10-12 18, Hyett 1-3 3-4 5, Kronberger 0-6 0-2 0, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Kerns 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Wilder 0-3 2-4 2, Whaley 4-7 2-3 10, Kunze 4-6 2-3 10, Keith 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 22-60 23-33 72.

FAIRFIELD (46)

Matthews 3-8 1-2 7, Gill 1-4 0-0 2, Cleary 1-2 0-0 2, Natale 0-4 0-0 0, Fryer 4-13 0-0 8, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Mathews 3-8 1-2 7, Grossarth 1-1 0-0 2, Campbell 0-0 0- 0, Briscoe 4-8 1-1 9, Nicholas 0-3 4-4 4, Williams 0-5 0-0 0, Driscoll 3-6 4-4 10, Kortman 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 18-57 10-11 46.

3-Point goals - WSU 5-21 (Hyett 0-1, Kronberger 0-5, Ruff 0-2, Erickson 2-5), Fairfield 0-6 (Natale 0-1, Mathews 0-1, Fryer 0-1, Williams 0-1, Driscoll 0-2). Fouled out - .None Rebounds - WSU 45 (Wight, Kunze 7), Fairfield 35 (Briscoe, Cleary 7). Assists - WSU 12 (Kerns 4), Fairfield 7 (Fryer 3). Steals - WSU 23 (Ruff 7), Fairfield 12 (Driscoll 4). Turnovers - WSU 24 (Wight 5), Fairfield 32 (Natale, Nicholas 4). Total fouls - WSU 17, Fairfield 22. Technicals - None.

CC Spokane 58, Treasure Valley 48

Kelly Gaines scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Community Colleges of Spokane opened the season with a victory over visiting Treasure Valley in a non-conference game.

Missy Davies chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds for CCS, which held Treasure Valley to just 18-of-52 shooting from the floor. Spokane wasn’t much better, however, hitting 21 of 61.

TREASURE VALLEY (0-1)

Hamilton 5-9 0-0 13, Cannon 1-3, 1-2 3, Fullmer 1-3 0-0 2, Keanaania 0-3 2-2 2, Watt 1-7 0-0 2, Rogers 1-3 2-2 4, Dammarell 3-9, 2-2 8, Kimball 1-2 0-0 2, Neilson 2-5 2-4 6, Varela 3-8 0-0 6. Totals 18-52 9-12 48.

CC SPOKANE (1-0)

Stark 1-5 0-0 2, Mackin 1-3 1-3 3, Shepard 2-11 0-0 4, Zahrowski 0-1 1-2 1, Bloom 3-7 6-6 12, Brandt 1-4 0-0 2, Davies 5-11 2-3 12, Gaines 8-18 5-9 21, Greenside 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 21-61 16-25 58.

Halftime-Spokane 27-22.

3-point goals-Treasure Valley 3-8 (Hamilton 3-5). Spokane 0-10. Rebounds-Treasure Valley 35 (Dammarell 11). Spokane 32 (Gaines 8). Assists-Treasure Valley 2. Spokane 9 (Shepard 4).

Carroll 69, Whitworth 51

A cold shooting night spelled trouble for the Pirates, who were beaten by Carroll College in the Sarsfield Tournament at Butte, Mont.

While both teams struggled from the floor - the Pirates (2-2) shot 32 percent, Carroll just 33 percent - Whitworth couldn’t hit from the line, either. The Pirates were just 36 percent while Carroll was 70 percent from the foul line.

Whitworth’s Jennifer Tissue was the only player who could find the basket, finishing with 21 points.

Teammate Sherri Northington chipped in 14 points.

WHITWORTH (51)

Andreas-Feeny 0-0 0-0 0, Sanowski 0-0 0-0 0, Sherer 1-10 1-6 3, Moore 0-12 0-0 0, Davis 1-4 0-0 2, Tissue 10-16 0-1 21, Ratcliff 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 2-6 1-1 6, Northington 5-9 4-9 14, Elliot 2-7 1-2 5. Totals 21-64 7-19 51.

CARROLL (69)

Dees 1-1 0-0 2, Rennaker 1-7 0-0 3, Payne 0-0 0-0 0, Benson 0-1 0-2 0, Kinne 3-5 5-8 13, Patterson 2-11 1-1 5, Mason 5-14 2-3 12, O’Brien 4-8 4-6 12, Crawford 0-1 0-0 0, Woody 0-1 0-0 0, George 5-13 12-14 22.

3-Point goals-Whitworth 2-15 (Moore 0-7, Davis 0-3, Tissue 1-2, Peterson 1-3), Carroll (Rennaker 1-4, Kinne 2-3, Patterson 0-1). Fouled out-none. Rebounds-Whitworth 37, Carroll 34.

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