Sisters Click As Portland Trips Idaho

Women’s basketball

Sarah Green produced 24 points Saturday night as the University of Portland scored its sixth straight victory over Idaho, beating the Vandals 79-73 in a non-league game in Memorial Gym in Moscow, Idaho.

The Pilots, expected to do well in the West Coast Conference, improved to 6-2 for the season. Last year, they beat Idaho 104-74, but Portland coach Jim Sollars saw a different Vandals squad this time around.

“Idaho’s made some real strides,” said Sollars, who is in his 12th season. “They were able to execute well, (but) we were able to score at a pretty high percentage.”

Idaho’s coach, Julie Holt, wasn’t as impressed.

“I don’t think we played hard like we usually do,” she said. “That’s never going to happen again. People are going to make mistakes, but you can control your attitude and how to play the game.”

Portland, which had many easy scoring opportunities near the basket, made 55 percent of its field-goal attempts.

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.

Idaho, which trailed 64-54 with 5:36 left in the game, cut Portland’s lead to five points on a Susan Woolf free throw with 1:08 on the clock. However, Kim Green answered with a layup and two free throws to seal the victory.

Reserve guard Melisa McDaniel scored 17 points, one short of her career high, to lead Idaho.

Portland 79, Idaho 73

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.

Gonzaga 96, Concordia 57

Trailing 17-14 after the first 8 minutes, the Bulldogs reeled off 14 straight points and went on to rout the Cavaliers in Martin Centre.

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.

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.

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.

Salt Lake, trailing 40-26 at halftime, finished with a 47-33 rebound edge, taking 24 of their rebounds on the offensive boards.

The loss put a second-straight blot on NIC’s season. The Cardinals, who were led by Mandy Lindhe’s 20 points, fell to 6-2 with a 1-2 conference record.

Laurie Crocker led SLCC with 21 points.

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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