College women

Two-sport star Alli Nieman scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Idaho to a 68-58 win over Brigham Young Tuesday night in a non-conference game in the Marriott Center at Provo, Utah.

The victorious Vandals snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 4-8 on the season. The Cougars fell to 5-5.

Idaho stole the ball a season-high 18 times, led by Kelli Johnson, who had six steals, and Susan Woolf, who had a career-high five.

Nieman, a sophomore forward from Sandpoint who also stars for the volleyball team, hit 9 of 14 shots from the field and 4 of 9 from the line. She also blocked three shots.

Idaho 68, Brigham Young 58

Idaho (4-8) - Nieman 9-14 4-9 23, Gussett 3-6 4-5 10, Stone 1-6 0-0 2, Johnson 4-16 0-0 9, Woolf 6-15 4-8 16, Newman 3-3 2-4 8, McDaniel 0-5 0-0 0, Rico 0-0 0-0 0, Bloom 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 10-18 68.

Brigham Young (5-5) - Carmichael 9-13 0-0 21, Henry 3-5 1-2 7, Covington 2-7 0-0 6, Cutler 2-6 0-0 4, Gallup 1-10 1-2 3, Mink 0-0 0-0 0, Whiting 2-4 1-1 5, Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Anderton 0-1 0-0 0, Adams 2-5 0- 0 4, Burgess 2-10 4-7 8. Totals 23-61 7-12 68.

Halftime-BYU 33, Idaho 25. 3-point goals - Idaho 6-15 (Johnson 1-6, Woolf 4-8, Nieman 1-1), BYU 5-16 (Covington 2-3, Whiting 0-1, Cutler 0-3, Gallup 0-4, Carmichael 3-5). Rebounds-Idaho 36 (Nieman 11), BYU 47 (Burgess 8). Assists - Idaho 19 (Gussett 7), BYU 15 (Covington 4). Total fouls-Idaho 12, BYU 18. A-346.

Colorado St. 75, EWU 43

Katie Cronin scored 19 points for the Rams (9-1) and the visiting Eagles (2-7) committed a glaring 41 turnovers as Colorado State rolled to an easy non-conference victory at Fort Collins, Colo.

Cronin and Becky Hammon, who scored 15 points, combined for 13 as the Rams sprinted to a 15-0 lead. Cronin also collected nine of her team’s 24 steals and contributed five assists.

Tracy Ford had nine points for EWU.

Eastern Washington (2-7) -Ford 3-8 0-0 9, Moore 3-7 0-0 8, Carlson 1-2 2-5 4, Waddell 1-1 1-1 3, Schmitt 3-6 0-0 7, Davies 0-0 1-2 1, Galloway 0-5 0-0 0, Olson 1-5 2-2 4, Horner 2-3 2-2 7, Dukes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-37 8-12 43.

Colorado State (9-1) - Randles 3-3 5-6 11, Cronin 9-15 0-0 19, Pieters 1-8 0-0 2, Farmer 2-3 0-0 4, Hammon 6-9 1-2 15, Johnson 2-7 0-0 4, Haanen 2-7 4-6 9, Austin 3-7 1-2 7, McDill 1-5 2-2 4, Tate 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 13-18 75.

Halftime-Colorado State 38, Eastern Washington 24. 3-point goals - Eastern Washington 7-14 (Ford 3-5, Moore 2-3, Schmitt 1-1, Galloway 0-3, Horner 1-2), Colorado State 4-16 (Cronin 1-5, Hammon 2-4, Johnson 0-3, Haanen 1-4). Rebounds-EWU 33 (Olson 9), Colorado State 32 (Cronin, Austin 6). Assists-EWU 12 (Schmitt 5), Colorado State 18 (Hammon, Farmer, Cronin 5). Total fouls-EWU 14, Colorado State 14. A - 1,178.

Albertson 75, Whitworth 65

Albertson, led by Michelle Wescott’s 27 points, pulled away in the second half to defeat the host Pirates in a non-league game.

Albertson (12-2) - Grant 5-13 4-4 14, Bell 2-4 2-2 6, Sloan 6-15 0-0 13, Cook 1-4 2-2 4, Hawkins 1-6 0-0 2, Schlettert 1-6 0-0 2, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Wescott 8-18 11-12 27, Overly 2-5 1-2 6, Jensen 0-5 2-2 2. Totals 26-77 22-24 75.

Whitworth (1-5) - Stuenkel 4-15 2-4 10, Sherer 10-18 1-4 21, Davis 3-10 1-2 10, Wakefield 1-5 2-5 4, Pentzer 0-2 1-2 1, Werner 0-3 0-0 0, Olson 3-11 2-2 9, Vlall 3-6 4-4 10. Totals 24-70 13-23 65.

Halftime - Albertson 35, Whitworth 34. 3-point goals - Albertson 1-5 (Bell 0-1, Sloan 1-2, Jensen 0-2), Whitworth 4-15 (Stuenkel 0-2, Davis 3-7, Wakefield 0-1, Werner 0-1, Olson 1-2, Vlall 0-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Albertson 55 (Wescott 12), Whitworth 49 (Stuenkel, Sherer 10). Assists - Albertson 14 (Overly 5), Whitworth 13 (Stuenkel 4). Total fouls - Albertson 19, Whitworth 24. Technicals - None.

CCS 59, Alumni 58

Alana Carlander led the way with 17 points and the shorthanded Sasquatch held on to defeat their Alumni at Spokane CC.

CCS Alumni - Pederson 8-13 4-6 20, Shepard 1-2 0-0 3, Wolkey-Skafe 3-6 0-0 9, Grende 1-5 2-2 4, Stark 1-7 0-0 3, Totton 1-3 0-0 2, Nilles 3-6 1-2 7, Knox 1-3 0-0 2, Kuh 1-5 0-0 2, Brandt 1-3 0-0 2, Gaines 0-2 0-0 0, Lawler 1-2 2-3 4. Totals 22-57 9-13 58.

CC Spokane - Pilkington 4-8 0-0 8, Shelton 3-10 1-2 7, Carlander 6-16 4-5 17, Watson 1-6 2-2 4, Bradely 3-9 2-3 9, Sell 2-3 0-0 5, Reardan 2-4 2-4 6, Reagan 0-5 1-2 1, Wilkins 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-62 12-18 13-59 59.

Halftime - CC Spokane 26, CCS Alumni 24. 3-point goals - CCS Alumni 5-17 (Shepard 1-2, Wolkey-Skafe 3-5, Grende 0-4, Stark 1-4, Nilles 0-1, Knox 0-1), CC Spokane 5-23 (Pilkington 0-2, Shelton 0-6, Carlander 1-8, Watson 2-3, Bradely 1-2, Sell 1-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - CCS Alumni 37 (Nilles 6), CC Spokane 28 (Shelton 6). Assists - CCS Alumni 7 (Lawler 2), CC Spokane 12 (Sell 4). Total fouls - CCS Alumni 15, CC Spokane 13. Technicals - None. , DataTimes