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Saneholtz Tallies 24 As WSU Wins

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College women

In her final home game, Amy Saneholtz scored a career-high 24 points as the Washington State University women’s basketball team turned back Arizona State 84-70 Saturday in a Pacific-10 Conference game at Pullman.

Washington State (10-15, 4-12 Pac-10) had three other players in double figures. Yvonne Kunze added 18 points to a game-high nine rebounds, Jennifer Ludwicki put up 14 points, and Jade Hyett contributed 13 points, five assists and six steals.

ASU (8-18, 2-14) was led by Kristine Sand and Stephanie Freeman, who had 17 points each.

Washington State, which led from the opening tip, had a 43-27 advantage at halftime. After the intermission, the Cougars briefly opened a 29-point advantage.

“There are certain wins that are sweeter then others and tonight with Amy, Kristin and Jade having their final home game, was especially sweet,” coach Harold Rhodes said.

WSU 84, Arizona St. 70

Arizona State (8-18) - Tuter 5-13 5-7 16, Boyle 1-2 0-1 2, Sand 5-8 6-6 17, Lowe 2-7 1-4 6, Johnson 2-8 0-1 5, Carl 0-1 0-1 0, Steed 0-0 0-0 0, Gledhill 0-1 1-2 1, Amama 1-3 0-0 2, Stilson 0-1 0-0 0, Holt 2-4 0-0 4, Freeman 4-12 8-10 17. Totals 22-60 21-32 70.

Washington State (10-15) - Evans 1-5 2-2 4, Saneholtz 9-13 6-7 24, Kunze 7-12 4-6 18, Hyett 3-5 7-9 13, Smith 1-3 2-2 5, McNelly 0-0 0-1 0, Ludwicki 6-7 2-2 14, Rubio 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 30-52 23-29 84. Halftime - WSU 43, ASU 27.

3-point goals - ASU 5-15 (Tuter 1-5, Sand 1-3, Lowe 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Carl 0-1, Gledhill 0-1, Freeman 1-3). WSU 1-3 (Smith 1-3). Total fouls - ASU 23 WSU 24. Fouled out - Evans. Technical - None. Rebounds - ASU 38 (Lowe 6). WSU 34 (Kunze 9). Assists - ASU 12 (Lowe, Carl 4). WSU 16 (Hyett 5). Steals - ASU 14 (Lowe 4). WSU 13 (Hyett 6). Turnovers - ASU 26 (Lowe 8). WSU 25 (Smith 5). A - 599

Washington 76, Arizona 59

In her final home game, Laure Savasta scored eight of her 20 points in the final 4:42 to lead the Huskies (15-10, 10-6) past the Wildcats (21-6, 11-5) at Seattle.

Arizona (21-6) - Barnes 3-15 3-4 9, Alexander 7-14 3-5 17, Griffith 2-16 0-0 5, Crank 0-7 1-2 1, Willis 2-9 0-0 5, Minter 2-6 4-4 9, Giordano 3-4 0-0 6, Barrington 1-2 3-3 5, Walker 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-75 14-18 59.

Washington (15-10) - Lynch 1-5 2-2 4, Pelz 3-6 8-8 14, Savasta 7-15 1-2 20, Redd 5-17 4-7 17, Niemela 2-5 0-0 4, Tuiaea 6-12 5-6 17, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0, Teel 0-1 0-0 0, Hills 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 20-25 76.

Halftime-Arizona 27, Washington 23. 3-Point goals-Arizona 3-17 (Minter 1-1, Willis 1-3, Griffith 1-12, Crank 0-1), Washington 8-22 (Savasta 5-11, Redd 3-8, Lynch 0-1, Niemela 0-2). Fouled out-Arizona (Barnes) , Washington (Lynch). Rebounds-Arizona 51 (Crank), Washington 44 (Tuiaea 13). Assists-Arizona 14 (Willis), Washington (Redd 6). Total fouls-Arizona 21, Washington 19. A-4,835.

Columbia Basin 70, CC Spokane 54

The Hawks (13-11) shot 50 percent from the floor while the Sasquatch (20-10) connected on only 26 percent at Pasco in a game that gave CBC the NWAACC East Division’s first seed in the conference tournament.

“They were hot, we were not,” said Spokane coach Bruce Johnson.

CBC, with the poorest record in the field, will face Lower Columbia (19-9) when the tournament opens Thursday at Mount Vernon, Wash. CC Spokane will face Clark (24-4) at 3 p.m.

CC Spokane (7-5, 20-10) - Pilkington 3-7 4-5 11, Shelton 0-2 0-1 0, Lentz 0 0-0 0, Titchenal 0 0-0 0, Carlander 310 3-4 10, Stark 1-6 0-5 2, Massingale 2-8 10-14 14, Kuh 0-2 0-0 0, Marchand 2-6 1-2 7, Anderson 0-0 0-0 0, Brandt 1-3 0-0 2, Lawler 1-6 6-6 8. Team totals - 13-15 24-37 54.

Columbia Basin CC (9-3, 14-13) - Edwards 2-6 2-4 6, Keatts 6-10 4-7 16, Parsley 3-5 0-1 7, Mi.Ulman 3-5 2-4 8, Cox 6-10 4-7 17, Me.Ulman 0-1 0-0 0, Birge 7-9, 2-2 16. Team totals - 27-48 10-18 70.

Halftime - CBCC, 37 Spokane 23. 3-point goals - CCS 4-16 (Pilkington 10-3, Shelton 0-1, Carlander 1-4, Massingale 0-4, Marchand 2-4), Columbia 6-11 (Keatts 4-7, Parsley 1-2, Cox 1-2). Total fouls - Spokane 14, Columbia 24. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - Spokane 22 (Massingale 7), Columbia 31 (Me.Ulman 4). Assists - Spokane 6 (Marchand 3), Columbia 16 (Keatts 10). A-150.

New Mexico St. 72, Idaho 66

The Aggies shot a blistering 67 percent to defeat the Vandals at Las Cruces, N.M., and cost Idaho the Eastern Division’s top seed in the Big West Conference tournament.

In the aftermath of the regular-season finale for both teams, the University of Nevada beat Cal State Fullerton 68-60 and claimed the first seed. New Mexico State (11-15, 8-6) and Idaho (13-13, 8-6) finished in a second-place tie. Idaho earned the second seed on a tiebreaker.

Idaho will face the Western Division’s No. 3 seed, probably Pacific, Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. when tournament play begins at Reno, Nev.

Saturday, New Mexico State missed just six shots from the field in the first half, hitting 14 of 20 attempts (70 percent), on the way to a 37-33 lead. Junior forward Kathryn Gussett kept Idaho in the game with 20 points.

Idaho (13-13) - Gussett 8-14 1-3 20, Nieman 4-13 2-2 10, Greenwood 1-9 3-4 5, Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Skorpik 6-15 3-4 19, Ortner 0-0 0-0 0, McDaniel 1-4 0-0 2, Newman 1-1 1-1 3, Lemm 1-3 0-0 2, Stone 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-65 10-14 66.

New Mexico St. (11-15) - Ray 8-11 3-9 19, Robinson 8-11 4-9 20, DeMarte 0-0 0-0 0, Fresquez 3-5 2-2 9, Wells 0-1 0-0 0, Francisco 0-0 0-0 0, Danilovic 3-4 2-4 8, Allen 5-8 4-5 14, Dunkley 1-1 0-0 2, Allred 0-1 0-0 0, Hackey 0- 0 0-0 0. Totals 28-42 15-29 72.

Halftime-New Mexico St. 37, Idaho 35. Fouled out-Nieman, Newman. Rebounds-Idaho 29 (Gussett 7), New Mexico St. 40 (Robinson 12). Assists-Idaho 13 (Gussett 5), New Mexico St. 18 (Fresquez 5). Total fouls-Idaho 22, New Mexico St. 15. A-805.

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