Ledgerwood Sparks Gu

College women

Lydia Ledgerwood and Gonzaga would not be denied.

Ledgerwood tossed in a game-high 22 points, including a school-record 14 of 15 from the free-throw line, and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to an 83-80 win over winless Weber State in non-league women’s basketball in Ogden, Utah, Monday.

“Lydia did an outstanding job for us,” said Gonzaga coach Kellee Barney.

“We went to her in the clutch situations and she came through.”

Ledgerwood hit a pair of baskets and eight straight free throws in the final 8:30 to help the Bulldogs (7-3) hold off the Wildcats (0-10).

Holly Turner chipped in 13 points for the Zags, while Sandy Gere and Sydney Perno each scored 10.

Jill Hansen paced Weber State with 16 points.

Gonzaga 83, Weber State 80

Gonzaga (7-3)-Ledgerwood 4-9 14-15 22, Osberg 1-5 0-0 2, McNairy 0-1 3-6 3, Turner 5-13 2-4 13, Jeffries 3-4 0-1 8, Andrews 2-5 0-0 5, Gere 4-10 0-0 10, Deal 0-2 4-4 4, Tipps 0-1 5-6 5, Murdock 0-0 1-2 1, Perno 4-8 2-4 10. Totals 23-58 31-42 83.

Weber State (0-10)-Allen 1-1 6-8 9, Olson 1-2 1-2 3, Hansen 4-10 7-8 16, Paskins 5-8 0-0 10, Geddes 4-9 1-1 9, Willer 4-12 2-2 13, Olney 0-1 0-0 0, Stringam 1-2 0-0 2, Robinson 1-5 1-2 3, Gunlock 1-1 0-0 2, Kananogata’a 0-0 0-0 0, O’Brien 5-5 3-6 13. Totals 27-56 21-29 80.

Halftime - Weber State 42, Gonzaga 39. 3-point goals- Gonzaga 6-17 (Ledgerwood 0-1, Osberg 0-2, Turner 1-6, Jeffries 2-3, Andrews 1-1, Gere 2-4), Weber State 5-9 (Allen 1-1, Hansen 1-1, Willer 3-6, Olney 0-1). Fouled out - Perno, O’Brien. Rebounds - Gonzaga 28 (Ledgerwood 7), Weber State 44 (Hansen 10). Assists - Gonzaga 14 (Gere 6), Weber State 16 (Paskins 6). Total fouls - Gonzaga 24, Weber State 29. Technicals - none. Attendance - 370.

Utah 71, Idaho 45

Julie Krommenhoek scored a game-high 22 points to lead the 25th-ranked Utes to a non-league win over the Vandals in Salt Lake City.

Alli Bills added eight points, five rebounds, 12 assists and four steals for Utah (9-0).

Utah, up six points at halftime, shot 64 percent from the field (14 of 22) in the second half to deal the Vandals (3-8) a third straight loss. Idaho shot just 32 percent (8 of 25) the second half. Sandpoint’s Alli Nieman led the Vandals with 11 points, but went only 3 of 12 from the floor. Kathryn Gussett had 10 points and four assists for Idaho.

(8) Washington 78, Texas 72

In Seattle, Amber Hall had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and Jamie Redd added 21 points to lead the No. 8 Huskies over the Longhorns (4-5).

The Huskies (9-0), off to their best start since going 11-0 in 1976-77, overcame a 10-point deficit as Hall scored 17 points and Redd 15 in the second half.

, DataTimes