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Ray Saves Her Best For Last In Ewu Win

Women’s basketball

Freshman Shana Ray’s basket with 9 seconds left carried Eastern Washington past Idaho State 65-63 in Big Sky Conference women’s basketball Friday night at Pocatello, Idaho.

The road win for Eastern (6-14 overall, 4-4 Big Sky) was its first in 10 attempts this season.

Ray made just 2 of 6 shots in the game. However, they couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.

Idaho State (7-13, 1-7) led 62-61 with 1:48 to play before Ray hit a layup to put Eastern up 63-62. The Bengals’ Meg Salmes made 1 of 2 free throws to tie it at 63 before Ray hit the final shot of the game.

Also for Eastern, Kristy Missall led all scorers with 19 points. Nicole King added 19 for EWU and Tina Smith scored 14.

EWU 65, ISU 63

EWU (6-14, 4-4) - Bartleson 1-4 0-0 2, Watterson 3-9 0-0 7, Sutter 1-1 0-0 2, Smith 5-12 4-4 14, Ray 2-6 0-0 4, Missal 9-14 1-2 19, King 5-7 6-9 17. Totals 26-53 11-15 65.

Idaho State (7-13, 1-7) - Irwin 0-3 0-0 0, Bray 3-5 3-6 9, Cheskaty 1-3 0-0 3, Beauchine 0-1 0-0 0, Boles 4-10 0-0 11, Nelson 2-11 4-4 9, Gregson 4-11 7-10 16, Togiai 4-9 0-1 8, Salness 3-7 1-2 7. Totals 21-60 15-23 63.

Halftime-EWU 36, ISU 31. 3-Pointers-EWU 2-7 (King 1-1, Watterson 1-5, Smith 0-1), ISU 6-17 (Boles 3-4, Gregson 1-1, Cheskaty 1-2, Nelson 1-6, Beauchine 0-1, Irwin 0-3). Fouled out-Smith. Rebounds-EWU 41 (Smith 10), ISU 35 (Bray, Togiai 6). Assists-EWU 19 (Sutter 10), ISU 17 (Gregson 4). Total fouls-EWU 18, ISU 16. A-251.

Boise State 85, Idaho 73

Despite 22 points and 12 rebounds from Idaho’s senior center, Mindy Rice, the Broncos beat the visiting Vandals for the fifth-straight time.

The Vandals are 6-14 overall, 3-5 Big Sky. Boise State (7-13, 4-4) was led by Post Falls High grad Michelle Shultz, who scored 23 points.

Idaho (6-14, 3-5) - Ortner 0-4 0-0 0, Johnson 1-6 0-0 3, Hawks 6-12 3-4 16, Morris 2-2 2-3 6, Skorpik 1-7 2-2 4, McDaniel 7-13 0-0 15, Rice 8-12 5-6 22, Greenwood 2-3 1-2 5, Stone 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 27-60 15-19 73.

Boise State (7-13, 4-4) - Bader 5-11 2-2 14, Lewis 0-0 2-3 2, Sumlin 6-12 1-2 15, Schultz 6-18 8-8 23, McMaster 0-1 2-2 2, Loveall 1-3 1-2 3, Pierson 0-1 1-3 1, Brydges 6-11 0-0 12, Perry 6-8 1-3 13. Totals 30-65 18-25 85.

Halftime-Idaho 38, BSU 38. 3-Pointer-Idaho 4-14 (Ortner 0-2, Johnson 1-4, Hawks 1-1, Skorpik 0-5, McDaniel 1-1, Rice 1-1), BSU 7-14 (Bader 2-2, Sumlin 2-4, Schultz 3-6, McMaster 0-1, Brydges 0-1). Fouled out-Skorpik, Idaho. Rebounds- Idaho 36 (Rice 12), BSU. 38 (M. Perry 6). Assists-Idaho 17 (Johnson 4), BSU 15 (Bader 9). Total fouls-Idaho 18, BSU 15. Technicals-Idaho bench. A-2,729.

Pepperdine 89, Gonzaga 60

The Waves defeated the Bulldogs as Pepperdine’s Jenny Frank dominated Gonzaga on her way to a game-high 32 points. Joy Pauley scored 14 to lead GU.

Gonzaga (3-18, 1-8) - Pauley 5-19 2-2 14, McCullough 3-5 1-2 7, Ledgerwood 1-7 0-0 2, Sherfey 1-5 0-0 2, Andrews 2-6 2-2 7, Gere 2-5 0-0 5, Phillips 0-3 1-2 1, Herman 2-8 6-6 11, Steward 2-4 3-5 7, McCliment 0-1 4-5 4. Totals 18-63 19-24 60.

Pepperdine (11-10, 4-5) - Bailey 2-7 7-8 11, Frank 13-32 6-8 32, Pierce 8-11 3-5 20, Godoy 1-2 0-0 2, Rigley 1-7 3-4 5, Stark 0-6 0-0 0, Sulenski 1-3 2-2 4, Mayes 1-6 4-4 6, Walker 4-10 0-0 9. Totals 31-84 25-31 89.

Halftime-Pepperdine 44, Gonzaga 35. 3-Point goals- Gonzaga 5-21 (Pauley 2-10, Andrews 1-2, Gere 1-2, Herman 1-5, Sherfey 0-2), Pepperdine 2-13 (Pierce 1-1, Walker 1-4, Godoy 0-1, Stark 0-1, Sulenski 0-1, Mayes 0-1, Rigley 0-4). Fouled out-Walker. Rebounds-Gonzaga 35 (Pauley 12), Pepperdine 58 (Frank 13). Assists-Gonzaga 8 (Sherfrey, Andrews, Gere 2), Pepperdine 24 (Bailey, Rigley 6). Total fouls-Gonzaga 24, Pepperdine 23. A-312.

Whitworth 66, Linfield 45

The Pirates (6-15, 4-7 Northwest Conference) capitalized on 26 Linfield turnovers and trounced the Wildcats at McMinnville, Ore.

Jennifer Tissue and Sherri Northington led the way for Whitworth, scoring 23 and 15 points, respectively. Linfield fell to 9-11, 4-7.

Whitworth (6-15, 4-7) - Andreas-Feeny 0-0 2-3 2, Sanowski 0-0 0-0 0, Carr 0-0 0-0 0, Scherer 1-8 1-1 3, Moore 4-12 2-4 10, Davis 0-4 1-2 1, Tissue 10-16 2-2 23, Peterson 2-2 0-0 6, Northington 7-14 1-1 15, Elliot 0-2 0-0 0, Werner 2-3 2-2 6. Totals - 22-61 9-11 66.

Linfield (9-11, 4-7) - Johnson 1-8 0-2 3, McKee 3-8 0-0 7, Becky Pitt 1-8 0-0 2, Burris 2-7 0-0 4, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Tyler 1-4 0-0 2, Cummings 3-5 4-5 10, Davidson 1-1 0-0 2, Voigt 3-3 0-0 6, Phillips 4-7 0-0 8, Sandberg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 19-52 5-9 45.

Halftime-Whitworth 33, Linfield 27. 3-pointer-Whitworth 5-12 (Moore 2-4, Davis 0-4, Tissue 1-2, Peterson 2-2), Linfield 2-15 (Johnson 1-4, McKee 1-3, Pitt 0-2, Burris 0-5, Tyler 0-1). Rebounds-Whitworth 32 (Northington 9), Linfield 39 (Cummings, McKee 8). Assists-Whitworth 16 (Moore, Davis, Tissue 4), Linfield 13 (Johnson 4). Total fouls-Whitworth 17, Linfield 16. Fouled out-none. Technicals-none. Att.-75.

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