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Oregon’s Defense Shuts Down WSU

College women

The Oregon Ducks limited Washington State to a paltry 11 first-half points, then fought off every second-half challenge by the Cougars to score a 58-49 win in a Pacific-10 Conference women’s basketball game Saturday at McArthur Court in Eugene, Ore.

WSU (15-7 overall, 6-5 in Pac-10 play) was paced by Jenni Ruff’s 18 points, including 15 in the second half. Ruff also led all players with 15 rebounds. Yvonne Kunze added 16 for WSU, while Julie Wight grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds.

Renae Fegent paced the Ducks (14-7, 6-5) with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Betty Ann Boeving added 12 points, while Arianne Boyer scored 11 as Oregon moved into a three-way tie for third in the league standings with WSU and Washington.

“We basically dug a hole too deep,” Cougars coach Harold Rhodes said. “We had too many people standing around. I was disappointed, with a game this important, we didn’t come out with more fight.”

WSU pulled to within five points, 44-39, with 5:43 to play, but that was as close as the Cougars could get. Oregon converted 9 of 13 from the free-throw line in the closing 3 minutes to maintain its advantage.

Oregon 58, WSU 49

WSU (15-7, 6-5) - Ruff 4-20 10-13 18, Erickson 3-10 2-2 9, Kunze 7-12 2-3 16, Hyett 0-3 0-0 0, Whight 1-13 1-3 4, Kronberger 1-3 0-0 2, Kerns 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Wilder 0-0 0-0 0, Keith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-62 15-21 49.

Oregon (14-7, 6-5) - Boyer 3-4 5-6 11, Curtis 3-6 0-0 0, Fegent 6-11 4-4 16, Bowyer 2-6 0-2 5, Edamura 1-8 0-1 2, Boeving 5-9 2-3 12, McKnight 1-5 1-3 4, Kanegah 0-0 0-0 0, Benson 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 22-50 12-20 58.

Halftime-Oregon 26, Washington St 11. 3-Point goals- Washington St 2-18 (Erickseon 1-5, Whight 1-7, Hyett 0-1, Kronberger 0-2, Ruff 0-3), Oregon 2-13 (McKnight 1-3, Bowyer 1-4, Curtis 0-1, Boeving 0-2, Edamura 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington St 46 (Ruff 15), Oregon 40 (Fegent 12). Assists-Washington St 7 (Ruff 3), Oregon 13 (Bowyer 4). Total fouls-Washington St 23, Oregon 15. A-3,320.

Boise St. 57, E. Washington 56

The host Broncos (8-13, 5-4 Big Sky) handed the Eagles (6-15, 4-5) a one-point defeat a night after EWU edged Idaho State by two points.

For Eastern, Kristy Missall finished with 14 points, Tina Smith had 12 and Shana Ray had 10.

Though Post Falls High grad Michelle Shultz struggled from the floor - 1 for 13 for nine points - Tricia Bader bailed out the Broncos with 22 points.

With the loss, Eastern is tied in the conference with Weber State and Idaho for fourth place. The top six teams in the conference go to the postseason tournament this year.

EWU (6-15, 4-5)- Bartleson 1-2 1-2 3, Watterson 2-7 1-2 7, Sutter 0-2 1-2 1, Smith 5-7 0-4 12, Ray 5-15 0-0 10, Missall 6-11 2-4 14, King 4-8 1-2 9. Totals 23-52 6-16 56.

Boise St.(8-13, 5-4) - Bader 8-19 2-2 22, Sumlin 0-5 2-3 2, Schultz 1-13 7-8 9, McMaster 0-0 0-0 0, Loveall 0-2 1-2 1, Pierson 0-0 0-0 0, Durieux 0-0 0-0 0, Brydges 3-10 2-3 8, K.Perry 0-1 1-2 1, M. Perry 6-15 2-2 14, Hodges 0-0 0-0 0, Shreve 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-65 17-22 57.

Halftime score - BSU 34, EWU 33. 3-point goals - EWU 4-10 (Watterson 2-5, Smith 2-2, Ray 0-2, King 0-1), BSU 4-17 (Bader 4-8, Sumlin 0-2, Schultz 0-6, Brydges 0-1). Total fouls - EWU 17, BSU 14. Fouled out - None. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - EWU 48 (King 12), BSU 38 (M.Perry 10). Assists - EWU 14 (Sutter 9), BSU 4 (Bader 2, Schultz 2).

Idaho 74, Idaho St. 62

The Vandals (4-5 Big Sky, 7-14) ended their 17-game road losing streak with a win against the Bengals (0-9, 7-14).

Idaho’s last conference win on the road came at Weber State on February 27, 1993, and marks only the second time in more than two years that they have won on the road.

Idaho (7-14, 4-5) - Ortner 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 3-11 4-6 11, Hawks 4-9 0-0 8, Skorpik 6-11 0-1 15, McDaniel 6-9 4-4 18, Rice 4-6 2-2 10, Greenwood 4-7 0-0 8, Ackerman 0-1 0-0 0, Stone 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 29-56 10-13 74.

Idaho St. (0-9, 7-14) - Irwin 1-3 0-0 3, Bray 2-3 3-3 7, Cheskaty 2-4 0-0 6, Dunaway 0-1 0-0 0, Boles 1-2 6-7 9, Nelson 2-4 2-2 7, Gregson 5-13 5-7 15, Togiai 5-12 2-3 12, Salness 0-4 3-4 3. Totals 18-46 21-26 62.

Halftime-Idaho 27, Idaho St. 23. 3-point goals-Idaho 6-14 (Ortner 0-1, Johnson 1-4, Hawks 0-1, Skorpik 3-6, McDaniel 2-4), Idaho St. 5-12 (Irwin 1-3, Cheskaty 2-4, Dunaway 0-1, Boles 1-2, Nelson 1-1, Togiai 0-1). Fouled out-Greenwood, Idaho. Bray, Idaho St. Rebounds-Idaho 26 (Rice 8), Idaho St. 37 (Gregson 9). Assists-Idaho 16 (Skorpik 5), Idaho St. 18 (Boles 5). Total fouls-Idaho 22, Idaho St. 19. Technicals- none. A-329.

Oregon State 78, Washington 72

Tanja Kostic scored 23 points and Anette Mollerstrom 20 and the No. 16 Beavers overcame a miserable start to beat the Huskies.

Oregon State (16-4, 8-3 Pac-10) swept its first season series against Washington since 1983. It was the third straight conference loss for Washington (12-10, 6-5).

Washington (12-10, 6-5) - Wuschnig 4-12 0-0 11, Pelz 2-7 0-2 4, Kelly 2-6 1-2 6, Savasta 5-16 0-2 12, Redd 9-22 3-7 23, Hall 5-11 0-2 10, Niemela 0-1 0-0 0, Hoffmann 3-5 2-2 8, Teal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-80 6-17 72.

Oregon St. (16-4, 8-3) - Mollerstrom 7-10 5-7 20, Kostic 8-14 7-9 23, Lelas 2-7 0-0 4, Vidic 5-11 6-6 16, Dionne 4-6 2-4 10, McGrew 1-1 0-2 2, Lewis 0-0 0-0 0, Staton 1-5 0-0 2, Watts 0-0 1-3 1. Totals 28-54 21-31 78.

Halftime-Washington 40, Oregon St. 34. 3-Pointers- Washington 6-20 (Savasta 2-3, Redd 2-10, Kelly 1-3, Wuschnig 1-4), Oregon St. 1-4 (Molllerstrom 1-3, Dionne 0-1). Fouled out- Pelz, Hall. Rebounds-Washington 53 (Wuschnig 11), Oregon St. 36 (Lelas 7). Assists-Washington 14 (Savasta 5), Oregon St. 17 (Vidic 11). Total fouls-Washington 25, Oregon St. 15. Technicals-Mollerstrom. A-4,921.

Loyola Marymount 72 Gonzaga 57

The Bulldogs (3-19, 1-9 West Coast Conference) lost the game and its coach.

The Lions (12-11, 3-7) handed Gonzaga its eighth straight loss and GU coach Kellee Barney was ejected after getting her second technical foul with 9:21 left in the game.

Gonzaga (3-19, 1-9) - McCullough 1-5 1-2 3, Sherfey 1-4 0-0 2, Pauley 7-12 0-1 16, Ledgerwood2-8 0-0 4, Andrews 2-9 0-0 4, McCliment 0-4 3-4 3, Herman 5-11 5-6 18, Phillips 0-3 2-2 2, Gere 2-8 1-2 5. Totals 20-64 12-17 57.

Loyola Marymount (12-11, 3-7) - Miller 4-11 4-4 12, Ganies 9-17 2-2 20, Webb 3-10 2-2 8, Ishikawa 4-6 1-2 10, Guerrero 1-3 0-0 2, Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Groholski 1-2 0-0 2, Kenny 2-4 1-2 5, Caviezel 3-6 5-6 13. Totals 27-60 15-18 72.

Halftime - Loyola 38 Gonzaga 27. 3-point goals - Gonzaga 5-15(Herman 3-6, Pauley 2-3, Andrews 0-1, Ledgerwood 0-2, Gere 0-3) Loyola 3-7(Caviezel 2-4, Ishikawa 1-2, Webb 0-1). Total fouls - Gonzaga 16 Loyola 19. Fouled out - Webb. Technical fouls - Barney (Gonzaga coach) 2. Rebounds - Gonzaga 35 (Pauley 7) Loyola 46 (Miller 12). Assists - Gonzaga 16 (Andrews 5) Loyola 20 (Webb 6). Att - 205.

Willamette 67, Whitworth 43

The Bearcats (15-6, 10-1 Northwest Conference) broke open a close game early in the second half with a 20-2 run en route to a Northwest Conference win over the Pirates (6-16, 4-8) at Salem, Ore.

Whitworth made just 27 percent of its field-goal attempts and got a game-high 12 points and 16 rebounds from center Sherri Northington. The Pirates missed 10 free throws.

Whitworth (6-16, 4-8) - Tissue 2-12 2-4 6, Northington 4-16 4-11 12, Elliot 2-7 0-0 4, Moore 4-12 1-2 11, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Andreas-Feeny 0-0 0-0 0, Sanowski 0-1 0-0 0, Carr 1-3 0-0 2, Sherer 3-9 0-0 6, Peterson 1-3 0-0 2, Werner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-64 7-17 43.

Willamette (15-6, 10-1) - McShane 4-7 2-2 11, Ulrey 4-7 0-0 11, Joseph 9-14 0-3 18, Salazar 1-2 0-0 2, Shepard 5-10 6-6 16, Charriere 1-4 0-0 3, Liebler 0-1 2-4 2, Weber 2-3 0-0 4, Downs 0-1 0-0 0, Chambers 0-1 0-0 0, Zachry 0-0 0-0 0, Waliezer 0-5 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 10-15 67.

Halftime-Willamette 35, Whitworth 27. 3-Point goals- Whitworth 2-7 (Moore 2-5, Tissue 0-1, Peterson 0-1), Willamette 5-8 (Ulrey 3-4, Charriere 1-1, McShane 1-2, Joseph 0-1). Fouled out-McShane. Rebounds-Whitworth 41 (Northington 16), Willamette 43 (Weber 10). Assists-Whitworth 6 (Peterson 2), Willamette 19 (McShane, Shepard, Weber 4). Total fouls- Whitworth 13, Willamette 13. Technicals-None. A-200.

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