The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Current Temperature
52°F
Current Conditions
Overcast clouds
View complete weather report

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

Pirates Find No Reason To Cry Without Tissue

By Hilary Kraus hilaryk@spokesman.com

College women

Jennifer Tissue sat at the end of the bench Friday night, nursing her chronically aching back, but the Whitworth College women’s team didn’t need its talented point guard as the Pirates easily defeated Linfield College 58-39 in the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

The lopsided game allowed Whitworth coach Helen Higgs to use all of her available players. However, it was starting shooting guard Rebecca Moore who stepped in for Tissue at point guard and allowed Whitworth to break away early. The senior scored on a layup with 9:36 left in the first half and followed with a 3-pointer 30 seconds later to give the Pirates a 16-4 lead.

Moore, who had been averaging a team-high 15.8 points per game, finished with a game-high 15. More impressively, the 5-foot-5 outside shooter led all rebounders with 12 and had only four turnovers in 32 minutes.

“I knew we’d be able to take care of them,” said Higgs, whose team improved to 6-5 and 2-1 in the Northwest Conference with Willamette coming in tonight. “I felt we’d match up OK without Tissue because they’re a young team.”

Tissue is questionable for tonight.

Friday’s game was never in doubt. The Pirates jumped ahead 11-3 in the first 5 minutes. Three times, they led by as many as 21 points, the last with 1:16 remaining when reserve freshman forward Cindy Viall scored on a layup.

Whitworth 58, Linfield 39

Linfield (5-6, 1-2) - Tyler 2-6 4-4 8, Pitt 2-9 0-3 4, Burris 2-15 1-3 6, Evans 2-2 0-1 4, Lorentz 0-3 0-0 0, Platz 0-1 2-2 2, Voigt 2-5 1-2 5, Phillips 2-8 0-1 4, Jensen 2-3 2-3 6. Totals 14-51 10-19 39.

Whitworth (6-5, 2-1) - Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Stuenkel 1-4 0-0 2, Carr 2-2 0-1 4, Sherer 5-12 0-0 10, Moore 6-17 0-1 15, Davis 2-8 0-0 5, Ratcliff 1-1 0-2 2, Northington 3-5 1-4 7, Werner 2-6 0-2 5, Slwooko 1-6 0-0 2, Olson 2-5 0-2 4, Viall 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 25-71 3-14 58.

Halftime-Whitworth 25, Linfield 11. 3-point goals-Linfield 1-10 (Burris 1-8, Pitt 0-2), Whitworth 5-24 (Moore 3-10, Werner 1-2, Davis 1-6, Stuenkel 0-1, Slwooko 0-1, Olson 0-1, Viall 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Linfield 37 (Burris 8), Whitworth 60 (Moore 12). Assists-Linfield 6 (Pitt, Burris 2), Whitworth 16 (Moore 5). Total fouls-Linfield 16, Whitworth 21. Technicals- None. A-NA.

Santa Clara 84, Gonzaga 40

Santa Clara scored 37 points as a result of 34 Gonzaga turnovers and the host Broncos romped to a West Coast Conference victory.

Christie Hollowell tossed in a game-high 18 points, while Christine Rigby scored 17 to lead the Broncos (11-3, 1-0).

Santa Clara shot 70 percent from the floor in the second half and finished the game 36 for 60 (60 percent).

Gonzaga (2-11, 0-1) - Ledgerwood 2-7 2-2 6, Jeffries 1-3 0-1 2, Perno 5-8 2-4 12, Andrews 0-2 1-2 1, McCullough 4-10 0-0 8, Waltz 0-4 0-0 0, Herman 0-1 0-0 0, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Gere 1-2 0-1 2, Deal 0-2 1-4 1, Steward 0-1 0-0 0, Osberg 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 16-47 6-14 40.

Santa Clara (11-3, 1-0) - Brantley 2-4 0-0 4, Riedman 2-3 0-0 4, Silacci 1-5 2-2 4, Hollowell 8-11 1-3 18, Swank 5-7 1-4 11, Hill 4-7 1-3 9, Rigby 6-10 5-6 17, Hurley 1-3 0-0 2, Banford 4-5 0-0 8, Pursley 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 36-60 10-18 84.

Halftime-Santa Clara 34, Gonzaga 16. 3-point goals-Gonzaga 2-4 (Osberg 2-2, Waltz 0-2), Santa Clara 2-11 (Pursley 1-2, Hollowell 1-3, Riedman 0-1, Rigby 0-1, Hurley 0-1, Banford 0-1, Brantley 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Gonzaga 31 (Perno 10), Santa Clara 37 (Hollowell 8). Assists-Gonzaga 6 (Gere 2), Santa Clara 21 (Brantley 5). Total fouls-Gonzaga 17, Santa Clara 18. Technicals-None. A-407.

Nevada 75, Idaho 64

Poor shooting left the Idaho Vandals on the short end of the score in their Big West Conference opener against University of Nevada at Reno, Nev.

Idaho shot 28 percent from the field in the first half and 37 percent from the game. Conversely, Nevada had hot hands. The Wolf Pack made 51 percent of their shots.

Idaho coach Julie Holt was very disappointed.

“The stats speak for themselves,” Holt said. “Nevada played very well and we shot terrible. We missed 12 layups. That’s not going to win ball games,” Holt added.

Idaho (5-8, 0-1) - Gussett 6-10 0-0 13, Nieman 4-15 2-2 10, Greenwood 1-4 1-2 3, Johnson 3-14 2-2 5, Skorpik 3-11 2-4 9, Ortner 0-0 0-0 0, McDaniel 4-7 0-0 9, Newman 0-1 0-0 0, Lemm 3-4 0-0 6, Stone 2-4 0-0 4. Totals: 26-70 7-10 64.

Nevada (5-7, 1-0) - Owens 0-1 0-0 0, Franceschini 7-11 0-0 15, Zrnic 2-6 4-6 8, Meyer 1-2 0-0 2, Huntington 2-4 6-6 10, Grebing 0-0 2-5 2, Fable 3-5 2-2 9, Clark 0-0 0-1 0, Caldwell 0-2 0-0 0, Donadelle 3-6 8-14 14, Branch 5-7 1-3 11, Valentine 1-2 2-2 4, Washington 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 24-27 25-39 75.

Halftime-Nevada 36-22. 3-point goals-Idaho 5-19 (Gussett 1-1, Nieman 0-1, Greenwood 0-1, Johnson 2-9, Ortner 1-5, McDaniel 1-2), Nevada 2-5 (Francheschini 1-1, Huntington 0-2, Fable 1-2). Fouled out-Newman. Total fouls-Idaho 25, Nevada 13. Assists-Idaho 15 (Skorpik 4), Nevada 12 (Four with two). Rebounds-Idaho 41 (Gussett, Nieman 8), Nevada 37 (Francheschini, Zrnic, Fable 5). A-534.

, DataTimes