WSU’s Sloppy Play Results In Ugly Loss

Arizona used a balanced scoring attack and forced Washington State into a season-high 37 turnovers in downing the Cougars 76-46 in a Pacific-10 Conference basketball game Saturday afternoon at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.

Adia Barnes scored 14 points to lead the Wildcats (16-4, 6-3).

Jennifer Ludwicki came off the bench to score a game-high 15 and Amy Saneholtz added 11 for the Cougars (8-10, 2-7).

After building a 14-point halftime lead, the Wildcats used a 14-0 run early in the second half to build a 57-30 lead with 13:41 to play. Arizona maintained at least a 24-point lead throughout the rest of the game.

“I was extremely disappointed with the overall play of our guards,” Cougars coach Harold Rhodes said. “We just kind of had an out-of-character experience today.” After WSU took a 10-4 lead, the Wildcats took command by scoring 12 unanswered points, followed by a 29-7 run and a 16-point advantage (33-17) with 6:14 left in the first half.

Arizona 76, Washington State 46

Washington State (8-10, 2-7) - Wilder 2-7 4-6 8, Saneholtz 5-9 1-1 11, Kunze 1-5 0-0 2, Hyett 1-3 0-1 3, Smith 2-9 0-0 6, Ross 0-1 0-1 0, Evans 0-3 0-0 0, Ludwicki 5-8 2-2 15, Rubio 0-3 1-2 1, Totals 16-48 8-13 46.

Arizona (16-4, 6-3) - Crank 4-9 0-0 11, Barnes 7-9 0-0 14, Alexander 2-5 0-0 4, Griffith 4-11 0-0 11, Minter 2-4 0-0 4, Hambrick 0-2 1-2 1, Willis 3-7 0-0 7, Phoenix 0-1 0-0 0, Walker 1-4 2-4 4, o Giordano 4-7 2-2 10, Imara 1-2 0-0 2, Barrington 4-4 0-0 8, Totals 32-65 5-8 76.

Halftime - Arizona 41, WSU 27. 3-point goals - WSU 6-15 (Hyett 1-2, Smith 2-9, Ludwicki 3-4). Arizona 7-17 (Crank 3-5, Griffith 3-9, Willis 1-2, Phoenix 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - WSU 37 (Saneholtz 7). Arizona 31 (Barrington, Alexander, Minter 5). Assists - WSU 12 (Hyett 5). Arizona 19 (Willis 6). Steals - WSU 12 (Hyett 4). Arizona 17 (Barnes 4). Turnovers - WSU 37 (Smith 10). Arizona 2 (Minter 6). Total fouls - WSU 12. Arizona 17. Technical - None. A - 1,435.

Washington 81, Arizona St. 73

At Tempe, Ariz., Jamie Redd scored 13 of her game-high 24 points in the second half as the Huskies beat the Sun Devils.

Amber Hall added 23 points for the Huskies (10-8, 5-4 Pac-10), who have won five straight against Arizona State (7-12, 1-8) and 16 of 23 meetings between the teams.

Washington (10-8, 5-4) Pelz 3-5 2-3 8, Niemela 1-4 1-2 3, Hall 9-17 5-8 23, Savasta 2-7 3-4 8, Redd 5-16 13-19 24, Rogers 1-3 2-2 5, Lynch 4-8 2-2 10, Teel 0-0 0-0 0, Tuiaea 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 25-60 28-40 81.

Arizona St. (7-12, 1-8) Sand 2-7 0-0 6, Tuter 7-15 4-5 21, Stilson 0-1 0-0 0, Lowe 5-7 0-0 11, L.Johnson 0-2 5-6 5, Boyle 1-4 0-1 2, Carl 1-4 0-0 3, Freeman 4-13 1-2 12, Amama 4-9 1-2 9, Holt 2-2 0-0 4, A.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 11-16 73.

Halftime-Washington 44, Arizona St. 36. 3-Point Goals- Washington 3-5 (Savasta 1-1, Rogers 1-1, Redd 1-3), Arizona St. 10-26 (Freeman 3-7, Tuter 3-8, Sand 2-6, Lowe 1-2, Carl 1-3). Fouled out-Boyle, Freeman. Rebounds-Washington 49 (Hall 18), Arizona St. 39 (Tuter, Boyle, Amama 7). Assists-Washington 17 (Redd 6), Arizona St. 18 (Carl 5). Total Fouls-Washington 20, Arizona St. 28. A-1,384.

Whitworth 68, Linfield 56

At McMinneville, Ore., Jen Tissue scored 17 points and backcourt partner Rebecca Moore added 13 as the Pirates completed a two-game road sweep this weekend. Whitworth, fighting for a top-four finish which would earn it a spot in the Northwest Conference playoffs, improved to 9-9, 5-5.

Whitworth (9-9, 5-5) - Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, Stuenkel 2-2 0-0 6, Carr 2-3 0-0 4, Sherer 4-9 0-0 8, Moore 5-17 1-2 13, Davis 2-4 0-2 5, Tissue 7-18 3-3 17, Ratcliff 0-1 0-0 0, Northington 3-8 3-6 9, Werner 1-4 0-0 2, Slwooko 1-2 0-0 2, Olson 0-0 0-0 0, Viall 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 28-72 7-13 68.

Linfield (3-13, 0-10) - Tyler 3-11 2-2 9, Pitt 1-4 0-0 2, Burris 1-6 4-6 6, Evans 1-2 0-0 3, Lorentz 1-1 2-2 4, Voigt 1-2 0-0 2, Phillips 4-12 4-6 12, Jensen 5-7 8-8 18. Totals 17-45 20-24 56.

Halftime - Whitworth 41, Linfield 35. 3-point goals - Whitworth 5-16 (Stuenkel 2-2, Moore 2-6, Davis 1-3, Werner 0-1, Tissue 0-4), Linfield 2-6 (Evans 1-1, Tyler 1-2, Pitt 0-1, Burris 0-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Whitworth 39 (Sherer 10), Linfield 38 (Voigt 12). Assists - Whitworth 19 (Tissue 8), Linfield 12 (Pitt 4). Total fouls - Whitworth 20, Linfield 11. Technicals - None. A - 200 est.

Gonzaga 79, Loyola Marymount 74

Gonzaga junior Lydia Ledgerwood, who leads the team with 9.4 points per game, scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Bulldogs past the Lions at Gonzaga.

GU (4-16, 2-6) and LMU (4-16, 3-5) were tied at 63-63 with 8:33 left. Chelsea Clark broke the tie and the Bulldogs never trailed after that.

Loyola Marymount (4-16, 3-5) - Reynolds 0-3 0-0 0, Murphy 4-8 2-4 11, Gaines 12-24 1-5 25, Kenny 3-8 3-3 10, Brown 5-8 1-2 13, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Guerrero 0-0 0-0 0, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Caviezel 1-3 2-3 4, Maciel 2-5 3-5 7, Olson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 29-63 12-22 74.

Gonzaga (4-16, 2-6) - Ledgerwood 7-11 10-12 26, Andrews 4-6 3-6 12, Perno 2-5 1-2 5, McCullough 4-12 0-0 8, Deal 3-6 2-5 8, Waltz 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 3-5 3-6 9, Gere 4-8 1-2 9, Jeffries 0-3 0-0 0, Steward 1-1 0-0 2, Osberg 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-59 20-33 79.

Halftime - Gonzaga 42, Loyola Marymount 35. 3-point goals - Loyola Marymount 4-11 (Brown 2-2, Murphy 1-2, Kenny 1-3, Caviezel 0-1, Maciel 0-1, Reynolds 0-2), Gonzaga 3-8 (Ledgerwood 2-3, Andrews 1-2, Jeffries 0-1, Gere 0-2). Fouled out - Brown. Rebounds - Loyola Marymount 38 (Gaines 8), Gonzaga 42 (Ledgerwood 7). Assists - Loyola Marymount 18 (Brown 7), Gonzaga 17 (Andrews 6). Total fouls - Loyola Marymount 26, Gonzaga 19. Technicals - None. A - 655.

Portland St. 64, EWU 56

At Portland, Eagles sophomore guard Shana Ray returned to the lineup and scored 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Vikings in a Big Sky game. Ray had been sidelined with a sprained ankle since Jan. 4.

Eastern Washington (4-15, 1-8) - Kirk 3-12 5-9 11, Sloan 2-2 0-0 4, Ferguson 2-6 1-2 5, Sutter 0-4 0-0 0, Ford 1-3 2-2 5, Bartleson 2-7 3-4 7, Schmick 0-0 0-0 0, Carlson 0-0 0-0 0, Ray 7-12 4-7 18, Olson 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 20-51 15-24 56.

Portland State (9-9, 5-4) - Sessums 4-12 2-2 11, ChandlerRead 4-6 3-3 11, Trippet 8-19 5-8 21, Hoselton 4-11 6-6 18, Hawes 1-5 1-2 3, Zampera 0-1 0-0 0, Spies 0-2 0-0 0, Buscher 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 21-64 17-21 64.

Halftime - Portland State 30, Eastern Washington 27. 3-point goals - Eastern Washington 1-11 (Ford 1-2, Ray 0-1, Sutter 0-2, Kirk 0-3, Bartleson 0-3), Portland State 5-18 (Hoselton 4-7, Sessums 1-5, Hawes 0-1, Zampera 0-1, Buscher 0-1, Wilson 0-3). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Eastern Washington 37 (Sloan, Bartleson 8), Portland State 42 (Trippet 12). Assists - Eastern Washington 11 (Sutter, Bartleson 4), Portland State 20 (Hoselton 9). Total fouls - Eastern Washington 17, Portland State 16. Technicals - None. A - 453.

CCS 80, Wenatchee Valley 66

The Sasquatch scorched the Knights with 67 percent shooting in the first half (56 percent overall) and held on for the NWAACC win at SFCC.

CC Spokane 80, Wenatchee Vall. 66 Wenatchee Valley (17-7, 5-3) - Shingleton 0-1 0-0 0, Davies 0-1 0-0 0, Peterson 6-14 0-0 12, Fancher 2-5 0-0 4, Gleason Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Hopkins 6-12 0-0 12, Riedel 3-7 0-0 6, Mallory 1-2 2-2 4, Sorenson 914 2-2 20, Brown 0-1 1-2 1, Doncaster 0-0 0-0 0, Burgess 3-4 1-4 7. Totals 30-61 6-10 66.

CC Spokane (9-13, 5-3) - Pilkington 6-9 5-5 17, Shelton 4-5 3-4 12, Titchenal 2-2 0-0 6, Carlander 6-12 5-5 18, Stark 1-8 1-2 3, Massingale 4-7 2-2 10, Kuh 3-5 2-2 8, Brandt 2-2 0-0 4, Lawler 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-52 18-20 80.

Halftime - CC Spokane 39, Wenatchee Valley 38. 3-point goals - Wenatchee Valley 0-1 (Burgess 0-1), CC Spokane 4-9 (Titchenal 2-2, Shelton 1-2, Carlander 1-3, Pilkington 0-1, Stark 0-1). Fouled out - Peterson, Hopkins, Massingale. Rebounds - Wenatchee Valley 16 (Hopkins 6), CC Spokane 31 (Pilkington 8). Assists - Wenatchee Valley 20 (Peterson, Hopkins 7), CC Spokane 18 (Carlander 6). Total fouls - Wenatchee Valley 19, CC Spokane 17. Technicals - None. A - NA.

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