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College women

Julie Gledhill scored 19 points and added seven assists as Arizona State upset Washington 81-77 to snap an 18-game Pacific-10 Conference losing streak Saturday night in Seattle.

The Sun Devils (5-13, 1-8 Pac-10) had not beaten a league opponent since they recorded a 79-77 victory over Oregon on Jan. 28, 1995.

Washington (12-8, 6-3) was led by Laura Savasta, who scored 18 points before fouling out with 2:59 left in the game.

Arizona State outscored Washington 21-10 over the final 5 minutes after trailing by as much as 10 points in the second half. Molly Tuter’s basket with 1:29 remaining gave Arizona State the lead for good and capped a 9-0 run.

Arizona State 81, Washington 77

Arizona St. (5-13) - Tuter 5-10 6-8 16, Witkowski 7-11 2-2 16, Ziuraitis 0-2 2-2 2, Freeman 3-9 6-9 12, Gledhill 3-4 13-19 19, Amama 7-8 2-5 16, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Stilson 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 25-46 31-46 81.

Washington (12-8) - Wuschnig 7-15 2-3 17, Pelz 6-13 2-2 14, Savasta 5-13 8-8 18, Redd 6-16 1-3 15, Kelly 1-9 4-5 6, Lynch 2-3 0-3 4, Hall 1-1 0-0 2, Niemela 0-2 1-2 1, Teel 0-0 0-0 0, Hills 0-0 0-1 0, Hoffmann 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-72 18-27 77.

Halftime-Arizona St. 37, Washington 30. 3-Point goals- Arizona St. 0-1 (Freeman 0-1), Washington 3-17 (Wuschnig 1-2, Savasta 0-3, Redd 2-5, Kelly 0-5, Niemela 0-2). Fouled out-Witkowski, Freeman, Savasta, Redd. Rebounds- Arizona St. 40 (Tuter 9), Washington 42 (Pelz 16). Assists- Arizona St. 13 (Gledhill 7), Washington 9 (Savasta 5). Total fouls-Arizona St. 23, Washington 31. Technicals-Arizona St. bench, 2; Washington bench. A-5,207.

Montana 73, EWU 47

The Lady Griz jumped out to a 44-19 lead at the half and coasted to a Big Sky Conference win over the Eagles in Cheney.

EWU shot a dismal 27 percent from the field in the first half (6 for 22), while Montana was scoring at a 53-percent clip (18 for 34).

Eastern’s Tina Smith led all scorers with 15 points. She also grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

Montana (16-3) - Koss 3-8 1-2 7, Kipp 3-5 2-2 8, Bieber 4-9 4-4 12, Sisco 6-6 1-1 13, Brooks 4-8 2-2 11, Beattie 3-6 0-0 8, Redpath 3-3 0-0 6, McElmurry 0-2 2-4 2, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Rasmussen 0-3 2-3 2, Sather 1-1 0-0 2, Sackman 0-2 2-2 2. Totals - 27-54 16-20 73.

Eastern Washington (5-14) - Watterson 3-4 0-0 7, Smith 5-11 4-4 15, Missall 2-4 0-0 4, Bartleson 2-7 0-0 4, Sutter 0-2 0-0 0, Ray 2-6 2-4 6, King 0-2 0-0 0, Ferguson 1-7 3-4 5, Hollingbery 0-2 0-1 0, Sloan 3-4 0-1 6. Totals - 18-49 9-14 47.

Halftime - Montana 44, Eastern Washington 19. 3-point goals - Montana 3-10 (Koss 0-1, Brooks 1-3, Beattie 2-3, McElmurry 0-1, Rasmussen 0-2. EWU 2-6 (Watterson 1-2, Smith 1-2, Ray 0-1, King 0-1). Rebounds - Montana 35 (Koss 8), EWU 28 (Smith 6). Assists - Montana 15 (Brooks 4), EWU 12 (Sutter 3). Total fouls - Montana 13, EWU 17. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none.

Idaho 80, Montana St. 72

Mindy Rice had 23 points and seven rebounds to lead Idaho (7-13, 3-4) to a Big Sky victory over Montana State (10-10, 4-3) in Moscow, Idaho.

Montana State (10-10) - Brown 4-11 2-2 14, Hommes 4-12 2-2 10, Beil 8-14 0-0 16, Svendsen 7-12 5-6 21, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Spring 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 3-5 1-2 7, Ballek 0-2 2-4 2. Totals 27-63 12-16 72.

Idaho (7-13) - Johnson 3-12 5-6 12, Hawks 2-5 2-2 6, Rice 8-14 6-10 23, Skorpik 4-12 2-4 14, McDaniel 1-4 2-2 4, Ortner 2-5 1-2 7, Morris 1-2 0-0 2, Greenwood 3-3 1-1 7, Stone 2-4 1-1 5. Totals 26-61 20-28 80

3-point goals-Montana St. 6-16 (Brown 4-9, Svendsen 2-5, S. Smith 0-1, Spring 0-1), Idaho 8-21 (Johnson 1-6, Rice 1-1, Skorpik 4-9, Ortner 2-5). Fouled out-none. Rebounds- Montana St. 50 (Beil 15), Idaho 31 (Rice 7). Assists- Montana St. 10 (S. Smith 4), Idaho 18 (Skorpik 7). Total fouls-Montana St. 23, Idaho 17. Halftime score-Montana St. 35, Idaho 34. Technicals-none. A-924me high seven assists.

Pepperdine 81, Gonzaga 69

The Bulldogs (3-17, 1-7) got off to a slow start, shooting just 23 percent from the floor in the first half, and never recovered in a West Coast Conference loss to the Waves (10-10, 3-5) in Martin Centre.

Pepperdine, which made 8 of 11 shots from 3-point range, was led by Lisa Siders, who scored 26 points.

Sandy Gere’s career-high 14 points topped Gonzaga.

Pepperdine (10-10) - Godoy 0-0 6-6 6, Walker 4-9 0-0 10, Siders 12-19 2-3 26, Rigley 2-3 3-5 8, Frank 2-8 0-0 4, Bailey 2-3 0-0 4, Mayes 3-4 0-0 9, Pierce 5-9 0-0 12, Stark 0-2 0-0 0, Sulenski 1-1 0-0 2. Totals - 31-58 11-14 81.

Gonzaga (3-17) - Sherfey 1-5 0-0 2, Andrews 5-11 0-0 11, Pauley 3-16 3-8 9, McCullough 1-3 0-0 2, Ledgerwood 3-12 1-2 8, Herman 3-10 6-6 13, Gere 6-9 1-1 14, Phillips 0-2 0-0 0, Steward 0-0 0-0 0, McCliment 3-5 4-6 10. Totals - 25-73 15-23 69.

Halftime - Pepperdine 45, Gonzaga 18. 3-point goals - Pepperdine 8-11 (Walker 2-4, Rigley 1-1, Mayes 3-4, Pierce 2-2), Gonzaga 4-19 (Sherfey 0-1, Andrews 1-4, Pauley 0-5, Ledgerwood 1-2, Herman 1-5, Gere 1-2). Rebounds - Pepperdine 48 (Siders 10), Gonzaga 32 (Pauley, Sherfey 6). Assists - Pepperdine 19 (Sulenski 6), Gonzaga 10 (Herman 4). Total fouls - Pepperdine 19, Gonzaga 16. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. Attendance - 616.

Pacific 63, Whitworth 60

The Boxers (10-8, 7-2) went on a 12-0 second-half run and rallied for a win over the Pirates (4-15, 2-7) in Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges action in the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Jennifer Tissue scored 14 to lead the Pirates, while teammate Sherri Northington added 11 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Pacific (10-8) - Harings 3-8 6-10 12, Freitag 1-4 1-2 3, Wright 0-0 0-2 0, Pratt 7-11 1-2 15, Wilson 1-3 3-4 6, Bass 1-2 0-2 2, Veatch 2-7 3-4 7, Scholz 1-3 0-0 2, Taylor 8-18 0-0 16. Totals - 24-56 14-26 63.

Whitworth (4-15) - Carr 0-0 0-0 0, Sherer 2-2 0-2 4, Moore 3-9 1-4 8, Davis 2-6 2-2 8, Tissue 4-10 6-7 14, Peterson 1-6 2-2 4, Northington 4-9 3-6 11, Elliot 5-9 1-2 11. Totals - 21-51 15-25 60.

Halftime - Whitworth 33, Pacific 28. 3-point goals - Pacific 1-2 (Wilson 1-2), Whitworth 3-12 (Moore 1-2, Davis 2-4, Tissue 0-3, Peterson 0-3). Rebounds - Pacific 39 (Taylor 12), Whitworth 40 (Northington 14). Assists - Pacific 16 (Freitag 4), Whitworth 15 (Davis 5). Total fouls - Pacific 24, Whitworth 24. Fouled out - Wilson, Peterson.

CCS 74, Wenatchee 68

The Community Colleges of Spokane women’s team snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Wenatchee in Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges action in Wenatchee.

The Sasquatch, behind the 19 points of Misty Stark, rallied from a three-point deficit with 8 minutes to play and ran their record to 9-13 for the season and 3-6 in the NWAAC.

CC Spokane (9-13) - Stark 7-11 3-5 19, Shepherd 1-6 2-2 4, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Titchenal 1-1 0-0 2, Humphrey 5-8 1-1 11, Brandt 1-2 2-2 4, Lawlwer 2-5 4-4 8, Davies 5-5 0-0 10, Gaines 3-7 0-0 8, Greenside 0-0 0-0 0, Fine 4-10 3-4 12. Totals - 29-59 15-18 74.

Wenatchee (11-10) - Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Coles 5-23 6-7 19, Dexter 3-18 0-0 8, Gleason-Davis 0-1 0-1 0, Thomas 6-12 1-2 13, Defolo 2-6 3-4 7, Hoffman 1-2 0-0 2, Simmons 5-11 1-2 11, Moen 2-8 4-6 8. Totals 24-79 15-22 68

Halftime - SCC 34, Wenatchee 28. 3-point goals - SFCC 0-4 (Stark 0-1, Sheppard 0-2, Humphrey 0-1), W 5-13 (Coles 3-6, Dexter 2-7). Total fouls - S 19, W 20. Fouled out - Thomas, Simmons Moen. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - SFCC 34 (Lawlor 7), WCC 40 (Defolo 9). Assists - SFCC 12 (Fine 3), WCC 20 (Thomas 10). Att - 250.