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Cougars Fade Down The Stretch

Area women

Weber State scored the final six points of the game, including Jodi Wimmer’s go-ahead layup with 25 seconds left as the Wildcats avenged an early season loss to Washington State with a 77-71 non-conference win Saturday night at Ogden, Utah.

Wimmer, who scored 19 points, broke a 71-71 tie with 25 seconds to play, then added a free throw to complete the three-point play.

WSU’s Yvonne Kunze led all players with 23 points, while Jennifer Ludwicki added 13 for the Cougars. Early in December, WSU (5-3) had defeated Weber State (5-5) in the final of the Dial Classic.

“We didn’t play defense and we didn’t rebound,” WSU coach Harold Rhodes said. “We lost the game on the offensive boards.”

WSU was outrebounded 39-25.

Weber State 77, Washington St. 71

Washington State (5-3) - Laura Wilder 3-5 3-4 9, Amy Saneholtz 2-5 1-1 5, Yvonne Kunze 9-14 5-6 23, Jade Hyett 3-7 0-0 7, Jennifer Ludwicki 5-10 1-2 13, Joanna Smith 2-4 0-0 5, Garisha Ors 0-1 0-0 0, Cathy McNeely 1-1 0-0 2, Kristin Erickson 3-9 0-0 7, Doreen Evans 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 28-58 10-13 71. Weber State (5-5) - Shelley Berg 8-11 5-6 21, Jodi Wimmer 7-10 5-6 19, Stephanie Sorensen 3-9 4-4 10, Tori Allen 2-10 4-6 8, Teresa Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Taryn Stringam 0-0 0-0 0, Jill Hansen 4-9 0-0 10, Annette Hill 0-0 0-0 0, Andie Willer 2-6 2-3 7, Sunny Robinson 1-1 0-0 2, Totals 27-57 21-26 77. Halftime - WSU 32, Weber 32. 3-point goals - WSU 5-14 (Hyett 1-4, Smith 1-1, Erickson 1-5, Ludwicki 2-4). Weber 2-13 (Allen 0-6, Hansen 2-5, Willer 0-2). Fouled out - Hyett. Rebounds - WSU 25 (Ludwicki, Kunze 6). Weber 39 (Sorensen 10). Assists - WSU 20 (Hyett 9). Weber 17 (Hansen 4). Steals - WSU 10 (Hyett, Erickson 3). Weber 8 (Allen 3). Turnovers - WSU 20 (Saneholtz 5). Weber 22 (Sorensen, Wimmer 5). Total fouls - WSU 18. Weber 15. Technical - None. A - 367.

Central Florida 73, EWU 66

At Orlando, Fla., a 12-2 first-half run erased Eastern Washington’s 10-point lead and eventually led to the Eagles’ defeat against the host team in the University of Central Florida Holiday Classic.

Eastern (2-6), which also watched a 10-point lead slip away last week against Idaho, was ahead 23-13 midway through the first half. UCF (2-4) tied the score at 25 with 5:13 left in the half and the Eagles never led after that.

Eastern was paced by junior guard Tanya Kirk’s second double-double as she grabbed 14 boards and scored 13 points. Rachel Ferguson finished with a team-high 16 points and Jennifer Suttter added 11 assists.

The Eagles, giving up 23 offensive rebounds, played without 6-foot-3 backup center Shae Olson, who missed the team flight to Orlando because of bad weather in Oregon.

“Without Shae (Olson) it took away the presence of a player that has size down low,’ Eastern coach Heidi VanDerveer said. “You cannot give up 23 offensive rebounds and win. Our goal was to give up only 10. Obviously we didn’t do that.”

Eastern Washington (2-6) - Kirk 6-17 0-0 14, Sloan 4-5 1-2 9, Ferguson 5-10 6-6 16, Sutter 1-3 2-3 5, Ray 3-14 2-2 8, Bocook 0-0 0-0 0, Schmick 1-1 0-0 2, Ford 5-10 0-0 12, Carlson 0-2 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 11-13 66.

Central Florida (2-4) - Saxon 6-14 3-3 15, Anderson 0-3 0-0 0, DeVeaux 3-10 2-2 8, Murray 3-6 0-1 8, Davis 3-7 3-7 9, McClendon 7-14 4-4 18, Henderson 6-14 2-3 15, Fetzek 0-0 0-0 0, Hill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-69 14-20 73.

Halftime-Central Florida 40, Eastern Washington 30. 3-point goals-Eastern Washington 5-12 (Ford 2-3, Kirk 2-6, Sutter 1-2, Ray 0-1), Central Florida 3-6 (Murray 2-3, Henderson 1-1, Anderson 0-1, Hill 0-1). Fouled out-Sloan, Ford. Rebounds-Eastern Washington 38 (Kirk 13), Central Florida 46 (McClendon 14). Assists-Eastern Washington 18 (Sutter 11), Central Florida 15 (Davis 6). Total fouls- Eastern Washington 19, Central Florida 15. Technicals-None. A-226.

Utah 90, Gonzaga 60

At Salt Lake City, GU guard Lyndia Ledgerwood was 8 of 10 from the field and finished with 19 points, but the Bulldogs couldn’t overcome the Utes.

The loss was GU’s ninth straight as it drops to 1-9.

Utah (7-3) built a 15-point halftime lead, 38-23, and led by as many as 32 points. Gonzaga (1-9) - McCullough 4-8 3-4 11, Jefferies 3-7 3-3 9, Perno 1-2 1-3 3, Andrews 1-3 0-0 2, Gere 0-2 0-0 0, Ledgerwood 8-10 1-2 19, Herman 1-6 0-0 2, Waltz 0-3 2-3 2, Clark 1-2 1-2 4, Deal 2-4 2-2 6, Steward 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 22-48 13-21 60.

Utah (7-3) - Thueson 3-5 0-0 6, King-Noel 4-8 1-4 9, Works 3-8 2-2 8, Bills 4-7 2-2 13, Krommenhoek 6-10 2-2 16, Alcorn 1-4 0-0 2, Shelley 0-0 0-0 0, Fuertes 1-2 2-3 4, Whitman 2-4 0-0 6, Red 3-11 2-5 9, Ross 0-3 5-6 5, Thill 0-4 1-3 1, Rose 3-4 0-0 6, Fowler 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 32-72 18-28 90.

Halftime-Utah 38, Gonzaga 23. 3-point goals-Gonzaga 3-13 (Ledgerwood 2-3, Clark 1-1, Gere 0-1, Jefferies 0-2, Herman 0-3, Waltz 0-3), Utah 8-14 (Bills 3-4, Whitman 2-2, Krommenhoek 2-3, Red 1-3, Alcorn 0-1, Fuertes 0-1). Fouled out-McCullough. Rebounds-Gonzaga 35 (Deal 7), Utah 45 (Thill 8). Assists- Gonzaga 12 (Andrews 4), Utah 24 (Thueson, Krommenhoek 5). Total fouls-Gonzaga 22, Utah 18. Technicals-None. A-706.

Washington 79, Pacific 49

At Seattle, Elise Niemela scored 16 of her career-high 21 points in the first half as the Huskies defeated Pacific in the Seattle Times Husky Classic.

Northern Arizona and UW will meet in today’s final.

Pacific (1-7) - McAllister 4-8 6-9 14, S. Yarbrough 3-8 5-6 11, M. Yarbrough 2-5 3-4 8, Smith 2-3 1-3 7, Lauritzen 1-10 4-4 6, Olsen 1-2 0-0 3, Luckey 0-1 0-0 0, Stevens 0-1 0-0 0, Palacio 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 13-39 19-26 49.

Washington (4-4) - Niemela 8-15 0-0 21, Redd 5-15 3-4 14, Hall 6-16 2-2 14, Pelz 4-8 4-8 12, Rogers 1-1 2-4 4, Teel 2-4 0-0 4, Hills 1-2 2-2 4, Lynch 1-4 1-2 3, Doxsee 1-1 0-0 2, Kerr 0-0 1-2 1, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-66 15-24 79.

Halftime-Washington 40, Pacific 21. 3-Point goals-Pacific 4-10 (Smith 2-3, M. Yarbrough 1-1, Olsen 1-2, Stevens 0-1, Lauritzen 0-3), Washington 6-12 (Niemela 5-8, Redd 1-3, Lynch 0-1). Rebounds-Pacific 32 (McAllister 8), Washington 42 (Hall 14). Assists-Pacific 9 (Smith 4), Washington 18 (Niemela 6). Total fouls-Pacific 19, Washington 21. A-2,032.

CC Spokane 49, Contra Costa 37

At Palm Desert, Calif., Kelli Pilkington scored 14 points and pulled in seven rebounds and Shelley Massingale added 13 points and eight rebounds as the Sasquatch improved to 11-4 with a win over Contra Costa (10-3) in the Desert Holiday Tournament. CCS, 1-1 in the round-robin tournament, will play host team College of the Desert today.

CC Spokane (11-4) - Pilkington 5-16 3-3 14, Shelton 2-5 0-1 5, Lentz , Titchenal 0-2 1-2 1, Carlander 2-6 2-4 7, Stark 0-4 1-2 1, Massingale 6-13 0-0 13, Kuh 0-0 0-0 0, Marchand , Anderson , Brandt 4-8 0-0 8, Lawler 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 7-12 49.

Contra Costa (10-3) - Brown 1-5 0-0 2, Stevens 2-3 0-0 4, Boyette 7-16 2-6 16, Amey 1-7 2-3 4, Price 1-3 1-3 3, Chaney 3-8 2-3 8. Totals 15-43 7-15 37.

Halftime score - CCS 23, Contra 16. 3-point goals - CCS 4-4 (Pilkington 1-1, Shelton 1-1, Carlander 1-1, Massingale 1-1), Contra 0-0. Total fouls - CCS 15, Contra 12. Fouled out - Stark. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - CCS 35 (Massingale 8), Contra 29 (Chaney 6). Assists - CCS 11 (Shelton 3), Contra 11 (Stevens 3).

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