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WSU: 0-21 Against Stanford

College women

Sixth-ranked Stanford overcame poor shooting from the field by making the most of its free throw chances in a 66-50 victory over Washington State on Saturday night at Stanford, Calif.

Kate Starbird and Naomi Mulitauaopel scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, and had 10 rebounds each to lead Stanford (15-2, 8-0 Pac-10), which is 21-0 against WSU.

Stanford entered the game making just 66 percent of its free throws but the Cardinal hit 27-of-30 against Washington State.

Washington State (13-5, 4-3) outshot Stanford from the field 34 percent to 31 percent, but made only 8-of-14 shots from the foul line.

“The difference in the game was we had 14 free throws. They had 30 and we didn’t even hit ours,” said Jenni Ruff, whose 21 points led Washington State.

Stanford, the only unbeaten team in league play, also dominated the boards, outrebounding the Cougars 53-30.

“We got some quality shots but we rushed too many of them,” Washington State coach Harold Rhodes said. “Offensively, though, we were out of sync.”

Stanford 66, WSU 50

WSU Wight 3-6 0-1 7, Erickson 3-14 2-6 9, Kunze 4-13 0-0 8, Hyett 1-3 1-1 3, Ruff 7-17 5-6 21, Kronberger 1-3 0-0 2, Whaley 0-0 0-0 0, Wilder 0-0 0-0 0, Kerns 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-56 8-14 50.

Stanford - Nygaard 1-11 0-0 2, Starbird 4-15 10-10 18, Scott 2-6 4-4 8, Wideman 3-6 4-4 11, Smith 0-6 2-2 2, Mulitauaopele 5-12 5-7 15, Owen 4-6 1-1 9, Benton 0-0 0-0 0, Wustefeld 0-0 1-2 1, Freuen 0-0 0-0 0, Harrington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-62 27-30 66.

Halftime: Stanford 27, WSU 26. 3-pointers: WSU 4-17 (Ruff 2-2, Wight 1-4, Erickson 1-9, Hyett 0-1, Kronberger 0-1), Stanford 1-18 (Wideman 1-4, Smith 0-3, Starbird 0-4, Nygaard 0-7). Fouled out: Hyett, Ruff. Rebounds: WSU (Kunze 7), Stanford 53 (Nygaard 11). Assists: WSU 13 (Kunze, Hyett, Kronberger 3), Stanford 13 (Wideman 5). A: 6,746.

NAU 88, Idaho 60

Despite a career-high 20 points from junior Michelle Greenwood, Idaho (5-12, 2-3 Big Sky), allowed Northern Arizona to score 63 second-half points in a blowout win for the Lumberjacks (9-8, 3-3) at Flagstaff, Ariz.

Greenwood, a North Central High School alum, was the lone Vandal scorer in double figures. Idaho led 41-25 at the half.

Idaho - Johnson 2-9 2-3 7, Greenwood 10-16 0-3 20, Rice 2-6 3-5 7, Skorpik 0-9 6-8 6, McDaniel 2-2 0-0 4, Ortner 0-0 0-0 0, Hawks 3-6 2-2 8, Morris 0-2 0-0 0, Beard 1-2 0-0 2, Ackerman 1-3 0-0 2, Blakley 1-2 2-2 4, Stone 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 15-23 25.

Northern Arizona - Mattox 4-9 0-1 8, Matchinski 6-8 1-1 13, Rikli 5-9 2-2 12, Von Bromssen 5-11 2-4 14, Shayani 6-6 8-10 22, West 0-0 2-2, Travers 1-2 2-2 4, Warren 1-4 0-1 2, Leblanc 3-6 0-0 6, Hofer 1-4 3-4 5. Totals 32-59 20-27 42.

Halftime: Idaho 41, Northern Arizona 25. 3-pointers: Idaho 1-8 (Johnson 1-2, Rice 0-1, Skorpik 0-4, Ackerman 0-1), NAU 4-10 (0-2, 2-6, Shayani 2-2). Fouled out:-Rice (Idaho), Travers (NAU). Rebounds: Idaho 33 (Rice 5), NAU 42 (Travers 5). Assists: Idaho 13 (Ortner 3), NAU 16 (Rikli and Shayani 4). Technicals: None. A: 822.

Washington 82, California 69

Gena Pelz scored 21 points and had a game-high 13 rebounds to lift the Huskies(11-7, 5-2 Pac-10) over the Golden Bears (5-12, 1-7) at Berkeley, Calif.

Washington (11-7, 5-2 Pacific-10) won for the eighth time in 10 games. Cal (5-12, 1-7) has lost six straight, the team’s longest losing streak since dropping the last eight games of the 1993-94 season.

Washington - Pelz 10-12 1-2 21, Wuschnig 2-7 1-2 6, Redd 7-15 2-2 19, Kelly 2-7 0-0 5, Savasta 7-15 0-0 16, Lynch 1-1 0-0 2, Niemela 0-1 2-2 2, Hall 5-9 1-3 11, Hills 0-3 0-0 0, Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 34-70 7-11 82.

California - Czepiec 308 1-2 8, Rizzo 3-6 0-0 8, Leander 5-12 2-4 12, Barrett 5-6 1-1 11, Sokolowska 7-18 2-4 16, Kennon 0-0 0-0 0, Tatum 2-7 0-0 5, Churchill 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 3-6 3-4 9, Totals 28-65 9-15 69.

Halftime: Washington 44, California 32. 3-pointers: Washington 7-18 (Redd 3-5, Savasta 2-5, Wuschnig 1-3, Kelly 1-4, Niemela 0-1), California 4-11 (Rizzo 2-3, Tatum 1-4, Czepiec 1-2, Sokolowska 0-2). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Washington 43 (Pelz 13), California 40 (Leander 10). Assists: Washington 21 (Savasta 7), California 19 (Sokolowska 8). A: 1,317.

Portland 96, Gonzaga 56

At Portland, spurred by a quick-handed defense, the host Pilots (13-5, 4-2 West Coast Conference) built a quick and comfortable cushion and cruised past the Bullodgs (3-15, 1-5).

For Gonzaga, Melissa McCullough came off the bench to score 13 points on 4-for-6 shooting.

Gonzaga - Ledgerwood 2-9 0-0 4, Pauley 3-13 2-4 8, McCliment 0-0 0-0 0, Sherfey 3-11 1-2 7, Andrews 5-11 1-2 11, McCullough 4-6 5-6 13, Phillips 0-4 1-2 1, Herman 2-4 2-2 6, Steward 0-1 1-2 1, Gere 1-5 3-5 5. Totals 20-64 16-25 56.

Portland - Sale 8-12 2-3 18, Hepton 2-8 2-2 6, Toonen 8-14 4-4 20, Lansing 3-11 2-2 8, Petersen 3-4 0-0 6, Stein 6-8 0-0 13, Green 0-3 2-2 2, Wiseman 2-4 0-1 4, Olson 4-8 2-2 10, Pompili 3-3 1-5 7, Draper 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 40-79 15-21 96.

Halftime: Portland 47, Gonzaga 23. 3-pointers: Gonzaga 0-6 (Ledgerwood 0-1, Sherfey 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Gere 0-1, Pauley 0-2), Portland 1-10 (Stein 1-2, Sale 0-1, Hepton 0-2, Lansing 0-5). Fouled out: Sherfey. Rebounds: Gonzaga 42 (Pauley, Sherfey 6), Portland 52 (Olson 8). Assists: Gonzaga 11 (Andrews 3), Portland 34 (Lansing 8). Technicals: None. A: 900.

Weber State 69, EWU 49

Make it 0-9 on the road for the Eagles. Eastern Washington (4-13, 2-3 Big Sky) was handled from start to finish by the Wildcats (9-9, 3-3) at Ogden, Utah.

Shana Ray led Eastern in scoring with nine points.

Eastern Washington - Bartleson 3-9 0-2 6, Watterson 2-8 0-0 4, Sutter 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 2-13 2-2 7, Carlson 0-1 0-0 0, Ray 4-10 1-2 9, Missall 3-6 0-0 6, King 2-6 0-1 4, Ferguson 2-4 3-3 7, Hollingberry 1-5 0-1 2, Sloan 1-2 0-0 2. Totals - 21-67 6-10 49.

Weber State - Allen 0-2 1-2 1, Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Gardner 2-10 1-2 7, Brown 14-18 1-4 29, Hansen 0-1 0-0 0, Sorenson 0-6 3-5 3, Willer 2-5 0-0 6, Penn 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Berg 3-9 5-10 11, Gee 1-5 0-0 3, Friend 4-4 1-2 9, Wimmer 0-2 0-1 0. Totals - 26-63 12-26 69.

Halftime: Weber State 34, EWU 21. 3-pointers: EWU 1-6 (Watterson 0-2, Smith 1-3, Missal 0-1), Weber St. 5-17 (Gardner 2-6, Hansen 0-1, Sorenson 0-1, Willer 2-3, Penn 0-1, Berg 0-1, Gee 1-4). Fouled out: Missall. Technical fouls: None. Rebounds: EWU 43 (Bartleson, Smith 9), Weber St. 53 (Berg 17). Assists: EWU 12 (Sutter 5), Weber St. 19 (Sorenson 7). Att: 350.

Whitworth 72, Lewis & Clark 42

The Pirates (4-13, 2-5) took out their frustration on the hapless Pioneers (3-12, 1-6) with a 30-point win.

Jennifer Tissue shot 10 for 16 from the floor and finished the night with 23 points. Sherri Northington also sizzled, finishing with 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Northington also had 16 rebounds.

Whitworth - Sherer 4-9 0-2 8, Tissue 10-16 2-3 23, Northington 7-11 5-7 19, Moore 4-13 2-2 12, Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Andreas-Feeny 0-0 1-3 1, Sanowski 0-1 0-0 0, Peterson 1-1 0-1 3, Elliot 2-4 0-0 4, Werner 0-5 2-2 2. Totals 28-62 12-20 72.

Lewis & Clark - Getches 2-6 4-4 9, McInturff 2-5 1-2 5, Winters 0-8 2-2 2, Honl 0-6 0-0 0, Wright 3-12 1-2 9, Currit 0-0 1-2 1, Anderson 1-3 2-8 4, White 1-1 0-0 2, Blackwood 1-9 3-7 5, Kreger 2-5 1-3 5. Totals 12-55 15-30 42.

Halftime: Whitworth 45, Lewis & Clark 23. 3-pointers: Whitworth 4-11 (Moore 2-5, Peterson 1-1, Tissue 1-3, Sherer 0-1, Davis 0-1), Lewis & Clark 3-16 (Wright 2-5, Getches 1-3, Honl 0-2, Blackwood 0-6). Fouled out: Sanowski, Honl. Rebounds: Whitworth 48 (Northington 16), Lewis & Clark 43 (Wright 8). Assists: Whitworth 18 (Moore, Davis 5), Lewis & Clark 9 (Winters, Honl, Blackwood 2). Technicals: None. A: 150.

Blue Mountain 51, CC Spokane 45

Blue Mountain (10-9, 4-3 NWAACC defeated Spokane (8-12, 2-5) to give the Sasquatch its third loss of the week. Misty Stark led the injury-laden Sasquatch with 10 points.

Blue Mountain - Nelson 0-3 0-0 0, McLeod 4-8 0-2 8, Merriman 0-0 2-2 2, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Hathaway 2-4 2-2 6, Bannister 0-0 1-2 1, Howard 4-11 3-4 11, Osborn 7-24 3-8 17, Eckiman 2-6 2-5 6. Totals 19-56 13-23 51.

CC Spokane Fine 1-5 5-8 7, Stark 4-10 1-2 10, Shepard 3-20 0-2 8, Humphrey 2-6 1-1 5, Brandt 1-6 0-0 2, Lawler 0-1 2-6 2, Davies 2-9 1-2 5, Gaines 2-5 2-2 6, Greenside 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 15-64 12-23 45.

Halftime: BMCC 26, CCS 17. 3-pointers: BMCC 0-1, CCS 3-15 (Stark 1-4, Shepard 2-11). Fouled out: Howard, Brandt. Technical fouls: None. Rebounds: BMCC 43 (Howard 13), CCS 35 (Lawler 8). Assists:BMCC 12 (Eckman 5), CCS 9 (Fine 3).