Vandals Ramble To Volleyball Win Over Utah State

The University of Idaho Vandals improved their women’s volleyball record Saturday night by defeating Utah State University 15-4, 15-13, 15-5 in front of 828 fans at Memorial Gym.

Jessica Moore led Idaho (12-1) with 16 kills and 13 digs. Lynne Hyland finished with 41 of the Vandals’ 43 assists. Mindi Jackson notched 20 assists for Utah State (4-12).

Eastern Washington University won the first set, but couldn’t hold on as previously winless Weber State defeated the Eagles 9-15, 15-8, 15-9 15-12 in at Big Sky Conference match at Ogden, Utah.

Toni Schwinn led the Eagles (7-5, 2-2) with 54 assists, and Kim Exner finished with 26 kills. Lynn Robison led all players with 24 digs.

Melissa Leonard of Weber State (1-15, 1-3) finished with 17 kills. Robyn Shea of the Wildcats led both teams with 65 assists.

Community Colleges of Spokane won four of its five Saturday matches and finished 6-4 in the Valley of the Sun Tournament at Phoenix.

CCS beat Phoenix Community College 15-13, 15-8 and West Arizona CC 15-5, 15-5. Dixie Community College gave CCS its only loss of the day 15-12, 15-12.

The Sasquatch then defeated South Mountain CC 15-9, 15-6, and Scottsdale CC 15-8, 15-12.

Cross Country

Karl Keska of the University of Oregon, was the top collegiate finisher at the Mountain West Cross Country Classic, finishing the 8,000-meter run at the University of Montana golf course in Missoula with a time of 24 minutes, 42.6 seconds.

Three former Mead runners helped the Ducks post an apparent team victory. Greg James placed 15th with a time of 26:08. Rob Aubrey (26:10.7) and Micah Davis (26:36.1) finished 18th and 20th, respectively.

Matt Davis was unable to compete due to a stress fracture in his right femur.

Although team scores weren’t available, Oregon placed eight runners in the top 43.

Rasto Kiplangat, of Washington State, finished sixth with a time of 25:40.4, while teammate Eric Kamau (25:42.5) ran eighth. The University of Idaho’s Frank Bruder was 10th at 25:44.3.

Soccer

Jeff McAllister scored a goal and Josh Fouts recorded his second straight shutout as the Gonzaga University’s men team downed the University of New Mexico 3-0 in the late match Friday at the UNLV Invitational in Las Vegas.

The win was the fifth in a row for the Bulldogs (5-2-1).

Community Colleges of Spokane suffered their first loss when Clark College of Vancouver, Wash., notched a 2-0 win in a Northwest Athletic Association of Community College’s matchup at Spokane.

Despite Spokane’s 32 shots on goal, Lucas Heater and Chris Atkins of Clark scored the only goals of the game 5 minutes apart in the second half.

Softball

Sullivan Scoreboard of Spokane is 3-1 at the ASA National Tournament in Albuquerque, N.M., and will continue play today after defeating the Dallas Express Cowboys 14-10, and the Gators of Waco, Texas, 15-9.

J.R. Bluff hit a three-run home run as Spokane finished with four double plays against Dallas Express. Steve Sanders hit a two-run homer against the Gators and teammate Matt Bevacqua went 4 for 4.

High school volleyball

Lewiston came from behind to knock off Post Falls 9-15, 15-12, 15-10 in an Inland Empire League volleyball match at Post Falls.

Post Falls dominated the first game when they jumped out to a 12-4 lead, but Lewiston used fast starts to key its turnaround in the final two games. The Bengals (2-2, 4-2) built leads of 12-0 and 8-0 then held off the Cardinals (0-4, 3-8).

Jessica Waltz and Janelle Ruen each had 16 kills to lead the Trojans. Waltz also finished with five stuff blocks. Rachelle Edmonds totaled 32 assists.

The Priest River Tournament went to the host Spartans, who defeated Selkirk 15-12, 15-9 in the championship match. Wallace topped Clark Fork 15-11, 12-15, 15-10 in the consolation finals. Cusick placed fifth.

Molly Carlson and Rachel Sharp of Selkirk, along with Priest River’s Krissi Ruiz and Christy Coyle, Wallace’s Lisa Calabretta and Clark Fork’s Katie Hess were named to the all-tournament team.

Moscow (2-3, 3-4) knocked off host Bonners Ferry (1-4, 1-8) 10-15, 15-7, 15-6 in a battle for fourth place in the Intermountain League.

Amber Paulson had 11 kills and three blocks to pace Bonners Ferry. Teammate Sarah Walter chipped in with 13 assists.

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