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Gonzaga Storms Back To Take Win

Women’s basketball

Trailing 17-14 after the first 8 minutes, the Gonzaga Bulldogs reeled off 14 consecutive points and went on to rout the Concordia Cavaliers in a non-conference game played at Martin Centre Saturday.

Gonzaga put together another 14-0 run outside the 6-minute mark and carried a 57-30 lead to halftime.

Sandy Gere led the way, scoring 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting as Gonzaga pushed its record to 4-3. Ten of her teammates scored, including Heather Osberg, who came off the bench to collect 15 points and nine rebounds. Tennille Jeffries and Lydia Ledgerwood put in 10 points apiece.

Forward Rena Ramirez accounted for more than one-third of Concordia’s scoring. She hit 5 of 8 3-pointers on the way to 23 points.

Gonzaga outrebounded Concordia 56-37 and attempted 84 shots, hitting 36. The Bulldogs also piled up 19 steals, helping account for Concordia’s 31 turnovers.

Gonzaga 96, Concordia 57

Concordia (4-1) - Peterson 2-9 9-10 13, Madrigal 2-7 5-6 9, Kesting 0-6 0-0 0, Sowers 1-5 0-2 2, Ramirez 8-17 2-2 23, Reddix 1-4 4-4 6, Yeager 2-4 0-4 4, Hofman 0-1 0-0 0, Gross 0-0 0-0 0, Thickins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-53 20-28 57.

Gonzaga (4-3) - Ledgerwood 4-10 1-1 10, Andrews 3-4 0-0 7, Perno 1-6 2-2 4, Gere 8-11 2-2 19, Deal 0-5 0-0 0, Turner 4-9 0-0 9, Jeffries 3-5 3-6 10, Carroll 3-5 2-3 8, Osberg 5-10 5-7 15, McNairy 1-5 1-2 3, Tipps 3-7 3-4 9, Murdock 0-2 0-0 0, Waltz 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 36-84 19-27 96.

Halftime - Gonzaga 57, Concordia 30. 3-point goals - Concordia 5-10 (Ramirez 5-8, Peterson 0-2), Gonzaga 5-16 (Andrews 1-1, Gere 1-2, Jeffries 1-2, Ledgerwood 1-4, Turner 1-5, McNairy 0-1, Waltz 0-1). Fouled out - Sowers. Rebounds - Concordia 37 (Kesting 10), Gonzaga 56 (Osberg 9). Assists - Concordia 7 (Madrigal 3), Gonzaga 16 (Gere, Carroll, Osberg 3). Total fouls - Concordia 19, Gonzaga 21. Technicals - None. A - 552.

CC Spokane 77, CWU JV 57

The Sasquatch, beaten only once in nine starts, rolled along with an easy victory over the Wildcats in a nonconference game at Spokane Falls Community College.

Shelley Massingale, making 6 of her 11 field-goal attempts, led the way with 17 points.

Lisa Bradley backed Massingale with 14 points. Alana Carlander scored 12. Kelli Pilkington added 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Central Washington JV - Sihareth 0-2 1-2 1, Santana 5-13 4-6 17, Walker 4-15 2-3 10, Howisey 8-20 0-1 19, Hernea 0-1 1-2 1, Shepard 2-7 0-2 5, Sherman 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 21-64 8-16 57.

CC Spokane - Pilkington 5-11 1-1 11, Shelton 1-3 0-0 3, Carlander 4-10 0-2 12, Watson 2-5 1-2 6, Bradely 6-13 0-0 14, Sell 2-7 1-1 7, Massingale 6-11 5-7 17, Reagan 1-2 0-1 2, Reardon 0-1 0-3 0, Wilkins 1-1 3-8 5, Norman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 11-25 77.

Halftime - CC Spokane 35, Central Washington JV 20. 3-point goals - Central Washington JV 7-19 (Howisey 3-5, Santana 3-7, Shepard 1-4, Sihareth 0-1, Walker 0-2), CC Spokane 10-30 (Carlander 4-8, Sell 2-6, Bradely 2-7, Shelton 1-2, Watson 1-4, Pilkington 0-1, Massingale 0-2). Fouled out - Walker, Shepard. Rebounds - Central Washington JV 32 (Shepard 7), CC Spokane 46 (Pilkington 8). Assists - Central Washington JV 9 (Santana, Howisey, Shepard 2), CC Spokane 20 (Pilkington 6). Total fouls - Central Washington JV 23, CC Spokane 16. Technicals - None. A - NA.

Portland 79, Idaho 73

Sarah Green scored 24 points as the Pilots picked up their sixth consecutive victory over Idaho, defeating the Vandals in a non-league game in Memorial Gym at Moscow, Idaho.

The Pilots improved to 6-2 for the season.

Green made 11 of her 15 shots and her older sister, Kim, chipped in with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting. The Greens and the other member of the front line, Kristin Hepton, from Spokane’s Central Valley High School, combined to shoot 20 for 31.

Portland (6-2) - K.Green 6-9 5-6 17, Hepton 3-7 2-2 9, S.Green 11-15 1-1 23, Draper 0-1 2-2 2, Pompili 6-10 0-0 12, MacCormac 2-6 7-9 11, Rissmiller 1-2 0-1 2, James 0-3 3-5 3. Totals 29-53 20-26 79.

Idaho (3-6) - Newman 1-4 1-2 3, Gussett 2-8 2-2 6, Stone 4-7 5-8 13, Johnson 5-7 0-0 14, Woolf 3-12 3-5 11, McDaniel 7-11 3-4 17, Purcell 0-0 0-0 0, Rico 0-0 0-0 0, Nieman 3-7 3-3 9. Totals 25-56 17-24 73.

Halftime - Portland 34, Idaho 31. 3-point goals - Portland 1-3 (Hepton 1-2, James 0-1), Idaho 6-16 (Johnson 4-5, Woolf 2-10, Gussett 0-1). Fouled out - S.Green, Pompili, Newman, Nieman. Rebounds - Portland 24 (Hepton, S.Green 6), Idaho 38 (Stone 11). Assists - Portland 13 (Draper 4), Idaho 19 (Gussett 5). Total fouls - Portland 23, Idaho 21. Technicals - None. A - 542.

Salt Lake CC 85, North Idaho 73

The Bruins dominated the backboards and overwhelmed the Cardinals in the second half for their Scenic West Athletic Conference victory at Salt Lake City.

North Idaho- Goin 4-10 1-4 9, Grohs 3-7 1-1 7, Lindhe 7-14 4-5 20, Dowhy 2-4 3-4 7, Nater 5-10 6-7 16, Huddle 4-12 4-4 12, Lemon 0-1 0-0 0, Rader 0-0 0-0 0, Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Heier 0-0 0-0 0, Jensen 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-60 19-25 73

Salt Lake CC- Noel 0-7 4-6 4, Hijorth 3-7 6-6 13, Whitten 3-8 2-2 8, Sorrenson 5-13 2-2 12, Crocker 8-15 5-9 21, Covington 2-3 0-1 4, Walton 0-0 0-0 0, Harward 2-5 2-2 6, Bonhad 0-2 0-0 0, Miller 5-7 5-6 15, Farley 0-1 2-4 2. Total 28-67 28-38 85

Halftime - North Idaho 40, Salt Lake CC 26. 3-point goals - North Idaho 2-14 (Going 0-4, Lindhe 2-5, Huddle 0-3, Lemon 0-1, Jensen 0-1), Salt Lake CC 1-4 (Noel 0-1, Hijorth 1-2, Whitten 0-1. Fouled out - North Idaho Jensen, Going. Rebounds - North Idaho 33 (Rose 8), Salt Lake CC 47 (Crocker 9). Assists - North Idaho 11 (Going 5), Salt Lake 15 (Whitten 5). Total fouls - North Idaho 26, Salt Lake CC 21. Technicals - None.

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