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Willamette Buries Eighth-Ranked Whits

Unranked Willamette connected on 13 of 17 shots from 3-point range and coasted to a 96-66 win over Whitworth in a Northwest Conference men’s basketball game Friday night in Salem, Ore.

The loss dropped the Pirates, ranked No. 8 in the NAIA Division II poll, to 13-4, 6-3. The Bearcats, 94-58 losers to the Pirates earlier this season, improved to 6-10, 4-5.

“They just didn’t miss,” said Pirates coach Warren Friedrichs, commenting on Willamette’s 3-point shooting.

Willamette jumped ahead 10-2 and 22-7 and increased the margin to 52-33 at the half.

Bearcats senior guard Mike Hayter led all scorers with 28 points, including 6 of 6 from 3-point range. Guard Sean Weston led the Pirates with 13 points.

Willamette 96, Whitworth 66

Whitworth (13-4, 6-3) - Williams 1-9 10-10 12, Jones 0-3 1-2 1, Heimerman 1-2 5-6 7, Weston 2-4 7-8 13, Mix 4-9 1-2 11, Schulz 5-7 0-0 10, Nakanishi 0-1 0-0 0, Vargas 0-2 0-0 0, Sullivan 1-1 1-2 3, McDaniel 0-1 2-2 2, Jordan 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 17-46 28-34 66.

Willamette (6-10, 4-5) - VandenBrink 5-6 2-2 15, Gregg 3-6 2-2 8, Hayter 9-11 4-5 28, Nelson 7-13 2-2 17, Smith 2-3 0-0 6, Hanna 0-0 0-0 0, Peck 1-1 0-0 2, Rice 0-2 2-2 2, Tate 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 5-13 3-5 14, Heinle 1-1 0-0 2, Watts 1-1 0-0 2, Schalk 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 34-58 15-20 96.

Halftime score - Willamette 52, Whitworth 33. 3-point goals - Whitworth 4-17 (Williams 0-4, Jones 0-3, Weston 2-4, Mix 2-2, Vargas 0-1, Jordan 0-2, Jones 0-1), Willamette 13-17 (VandenBrink 3-3, Hayter 6-6, Nelson 1-4, Smith 2-3, Moore 1-1). Total fouls - Whitworth 17, Willamette 23. Fouled out - None. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - Whitworth 24 (Heimerman 6), Willamette 33 (Gregg 8). Assists - Whitworth 8 (Jones 3), Willamette 18 (Gregg 50.

Women’s basketball

Idaho 63, Cal State Fullerton 59

Melisa McDaniel hit two free throws with 9 seconds remaining as the Vandals overcame poor shooting to pick up a Big West Conference win over Cal State Fullerton (6-11, 1-5) at Fullerton, Calif.

The win was Idaho’s fourth straight and moves it into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Division with a 4-2 record, 9-9 overall.

Fullerton (6-11, 1-5) Cram 1-6 2-2 4, McMahan 7-13 0-2 14, Braxton 10-14 1-3 21, Thieme 8-15 3-8 20, Bucher 0-4 0-0 0, Castro 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Cleveland 0-1 0-0 0, Sigg 0-5 0-0 0, Whiteside 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 6-15 59.

Idaho (9-9, 4-2) Gussett 3-11 1-2 6, Nieman 6-15 3-4 15, Greenwood 2-8 0-0 4, Johnson 2-9 0-2 6, Skorpik 0-10 4-4 4, Ortner 0-0 0-0 0, McDaniel 3-9 5-6 12, Newman 1-2 0-0 2, Lemm 3-6 0-0 6, Stone 3-5 2-2 8. Totals 23-75 15-19 63. Halftime - Fullerton 26, Idaho 25. Fouled out - Thieme. Rebounds - Fullerton 41 (Braxton 17), Idaho 52 (Nieman 10). Assists - Fullerton 14 (Cram, Thieme, Sigg 3), Idaho 8 (Gussett 4). Total fouls - Fullerton 17, Idaho 19. A - 98.

Whitworth 62, Willamette 55

Whitworth went on a 22-7 run in the final 10:16 of the first half to take a 13-point halftime lead and held on to beat Willamette (10-6, 7-2) in a Northwest Conference game at Salem, Ore.

The win improved Whitworth to 8-9, 4-5.

Whitworth (8-9, 4-5) - Davis 0-2 0-0 0, Tissue 5-10 4-4 16, Northington 4-7 4-6 12, Scherer 5-9 0-0 10, Moore 4-12 0-1 9, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Stuenkel 0-1 0-0 0, Carr 4-5 0-0 8, Werner 0-3 0-0 0, Slwooko 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 3-4 0-0 7, Viall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 8-11 62.

Willamette (10-6, 7-2) - Waliezer 2-3 0-1 4, Shepard 7-15 0-1 14, Joseph 1-8 0-3 2, Charriere 2-9 4-4 9, Salazar 3-9 2-2 8, Edmonds 3-5 1-1 8, Kruger 0-2 2-2 2, Zachry 0-0 0-0 0, Wick 1-5 6-6 8. Totals 19-56 15-20 55.

Halftime score - Whitworth 37, Willamette 24. 3-point goals - Whitworth 4-13 (Davis 0-2, Tissue 2-3, Moore 1-3, Stuenkel 0-1, Werner 0-2, Olson 1-2), Willamette 2-9 (Shepard 0-1, Charriere 1-6, Salazar 0-1, Edmonds 1-1). Total fouls - Whitworth 17, Willamette 12. Fouled out - Whitworth - None. Technical fouls - None. Rebounds - Whitworth 35 (Northington 9), Willamette 39 (Waliezer 7). Assists - Whitworth 17 (Carr 4), Willamette 15 (Charriere 5).

Silvernail leads pro volleyball team

Sarah Silvernail led Utah with 16 kills and 13 blocks as the Predators opened their Pro Volleyball League season with a 15-5, 15-9, 15-12 win over the Sacramento Stars at Salt Lake City. The win was Salt Lake’s 10th straight at home. Silvernail finished her collegiate career at Washington State in December.

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