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Cougs Can’t Catch Bruins In 85-75 Loss

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Women

UCLA’s Nickey Hilbert scored a career- and game-high 27 points to lead her Bruins past Washington State 85-75 in the opening Pacific-10 Conference women’s basketball game for both clubs at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Hilbert scored 14 points and Kisa Hughes, who finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds, added 13 in the opening half as the Bruins (6-4) built a 22-point advantage, then fought off WSU’s challenge in the closing half to snap the Cougars’ seven-game win streak. Krinka Kristich added 16 points for UCLA.

The Cougars (8-3) were led by Jenni Ruff’s 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Julie Wight added 13 before fouling out. Kristin Erickson and Yvonne Kunze each added 10 points for the Cougars.

The Bruins, who entered the game with a 43.3-shooting percentage, burried half their shots, making 32 of 64 field-goal attempts. They also shot 82.6 percent at the free-throw line (19-23), well ahead of their 56 percent average through their first nine games.

The Cougars close out a Los Angeles-area road swing Sunday, taking on Southern California at the Trojans’ Lyon Center at 2 p.m.

UCLA 85, WSU 75

WSU (8-3) - Julie Wight 5-15 0-0 13, Jenni Ruff 6-19 7-9 19, Kristin Erickson 5-13 0-0 10, Jade Hyett 2-3 3-4 8, Kelli Kronberger 0-0 0-0 0, Jen Kerns 0-1 2-2 2, Doreen Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Laura Wilder 1-3 0-0 2, Nikki Whaley 4-10 1-1 9, Yvonne Kunze 6-13 0-0 12, Totals-29-78 13-16 75.

UCLA (6-4) - Tawana Grimes 1-2 0-0 2, Zrinka Kristich 7-9 2-3 16, Kisa Hughes 9-14 1-1 19, Erica Gomez 2-4 2-3 7, Nickey Hilbert 8-23 11-12 27, Ricarda Kuypers 3-4 0-1 7 Jamie Oenning 0-2 0-0 0, Mari Burningham 0-0 0-0 0, Aisha Veasley 2-2 3-3 7, Allison Arredondo 0-4 0-0 0, Totals-32-64 19-23 85.

Halftime-UCLA 47, WSU 33. 3-Point goals-WSU 4-16 (Wight 3-9, Ruff 0-3, Erickson 0-2, Hyett 1-1, Kronberger 0-1). UCLA 2-11 (Gomez 1-1, Hilbert 0-7, Kuypers 1-1, Arrendondo 0-2). Fouled out-Erickson. Rebounds-WSU 41 (Ruff, Kunze 12). UCLA 45 (Hughes 14). Assists-WSU 14 (Kerns 6), UCLA 17 (Gomez 7). Total fouls-WSU 21, UCLA 14. Technicals-UCLA bench. A350.

Loyola Marymount 78, Idaho 59

Nicole Gaines scored 20 points to lead the Lions to the non-league win over the Vandals in Los Angeles.

Freshman Sarah Blakley came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points to lead Idaho. Mindy Rice added 11 points for the Vandals.

Idaho fell to 3-7 while Loyola Marymount improved to 8-4.

The Vandals trailed 17-4 just 5-1/2minutes into the game and they never came closer than that 13-point deficit. Idaho’s starting five scored only 28 points and made only 8 of 29 shots from the floor.

Idaho (3-7) - Kelli Johnson 0-4 1-2 1, Natalie Hawks 0-2 0-0 0, Mindy Rice 2-6 7-9 11, Ari Skorpik 3-10 2-7 8, Melisa McDaniel 3-7 2-2 8, Jill Ortner 0-3 0-0 0, Jill Morris 1-1 0-0 2, Michelle Greenwood 3-11 0-0 6, Heather Beard 0-1 0-0 0, Jan Ackerman 3-8 0-0 6, Sarah Blakley 6-10 1-2 15, Jennifer Stone 1-2 0-1 2. Totals-22-65 11-16 59.

Loyola Marymount (8-4) - Wendy Miller 3-8 2-2 8, Nicole Gaines 10-14 0-1 20, Marlee Webb 5-9 6-10 17, Lianne Ishikawa 4-7 0-0 8, Annette Guerrero 0-2 0-0 0, Miki Groholski 3-6 0-0 6, Meghan Kenny 2-4 0-0 4, Erin Caviezel 3-6 2-3 9, Stacie Granger 0-1 0-0 0, Emily Hart 3-6 0-0 6. Totals - 33-63 10-16 78.

Halftime-Loyola Marymount 41, Idaho 27. 3-point goals-Idaho 4-19 (Johnson 0-4, Skorpik 2-7, McDaniel 0-2, Ortner 0-3, Blakley 2-3). Loyola Marymount 2-5 (Webb 1-2, Caviezel 1-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Idaho 41 (Rice 9). Loyola Marymount 38 (Miller 12). Assists-Idaho 16 (Ortner 4). Loyola Marymount 22 (Webb 8). Totals fouls-Idaho 11, Loyola Marymount 14. Technicals-Idaho bench. A-142.

Washington 69, USC 67

Freshman Jamie Redd scored 15 points to lead visiting Washington, and Shannon Kelly added 13 points as the Huskies (7-5) downed the Women of Troy in a Pacific-10 opener.

The loss overshadowed a 22-point, 12-rebound performance by USC’s Tina Thompson. Erica Mashia scored 12 points for USC (5-5), including a 3-point basket that narrowed the gap to two points with 2 seconds to play.

Laure Savasta had made two free throws and a jumper in the closing minutes as Washington pulled away from a 62-62 tie. Savasta finished with 12 points for the Huskies (7-5).

, DataTimes