Freshman Shoots Down Coug Women

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Maylana Martin showed why she was the freshman of the year in the Pacific-10 Conference, scoring 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to lead the UCLA Bruins past visiting Washington State 85-63 Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion.

Martin and the Bruins (13-14, 7-11) got scoring help from Melanie Pearson, who scored 15, Tawana Grimes with 11 and Takiyah Jackson with 10.

Amy Saneholtz and Yvonne Kunze each scored 15 for WSU (10-17, 4-14), while Jade Hyett added 13.

Hyett handed out eight assists and made four steals, pushing her season totals to 205 assists and 123 steals. She became the first Pac-10 player to lead the league in both categories in one season and also became the first player in women’s Pac-10 history to top 200 assists and 100 steals in one season.

The Bruins broke loose from WSU midway through the second half and never let the Cougars get back in the game. Leading by five with 11:32 to play, UCLA went on a 15-2 run, including 10 straight to finish off the run that boosted the home team to a 66-48 advantage with 7:43 to play.

“We hit a stretch where we made several poor decisions with the ball and UCLA got hot,” WSU coach Harold Rhodes said. “We were not patient.”

UCLA 85, Washington St. 63

Washington St. (10-17, 4-14) - Evans 0-5 0-0 0, Saneholtz 7-11 1-2 15, Kunze 6-9 3-3 15, Hyett 3-6 5-6 13, Smith 4-13 0-0 12, Rubio 1-4 4-6 6, Ludwicki 0-2 2-2 2, McNeely 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 15-19 63.

UCLA (13-14, 7-11) - Martin 10-17 5-6 25, Veasley 4-7 1-4 9, Funicello 1-2 1-2 3, Pearson 5-8 3-4 15, Grimes 4-9 0-0 8, Philman 4-9 0-0 8, Hubbard 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 3-6 4-4 10, Tomich 0-0 0-0 0, Oenning 0-0 0-0 0, Houser 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-60 14-20 85.

Halftime-UCLA 33, Washington St. 29. 3-point goals- Washington St. 6-17 (Smith 4-12, Hyett 2-2, Evans 0-1, Ludwicki 0-1, McNeely 0-1), UCLA 3-4 (Pearson 2-2, Grimes 1-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington St. 20 (Saneholtz, Kunze, Hyett, Smith 3), UCLA 41 (Martin 12). Assists-Washington St. 16 (Hyett 8), UCLA 15 (Grimes 7). Total fouls-Washington St. 16, UCLA 17. Technicals-None. A-3,773.

Washington 71, USC 66

Laure Savasta scored 24 points and Malinda Lynch grabbed 15 rebounds as the Huskies (17-10, 12-6 Pac-10) defeated the Trojans (19-8, 13-5) in Los Angeles.

Washington - Pelz 4-9 1-2 9, Lynch 4-13 2-4 10, Savasta 8-13 4-4 24, Redd 4-17 0-3 10, Niemela 3-3 0-0 7, Rogers 1-4 0-1 3, Tuiaea 4-6 0-0 8, Teel 0-3 0-0 0, Hills 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-68 7-14 71.

Southern California - Thompson 12-25 8-11 32, Parriott 2-8 0-0 4, Campbell 1-8 2-2 4, Jackson 4-5 5-9 13, Clark 1-8 3-5 5, Washington 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 1-4 4-4 6, Miller 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 21-59 24-33 66.

Halftime-Southern California 37, Washington 36. 3-Point goals-Washington 8-20 (Savasta 4-6, Redd 2-10, Niemela 1-1, Rogers 1-3), Southern California 0-13 (Williams 0-2, Clark 0-5, Thompson 0-6). Fouled out-Niemela. Rebounds-Washington 50 (Lynch 15), Southern California 38 (Thompson 13). Assists- Washington 16 (Savasta 7), Southern California 10 (Parriott, Campbell, Jackson, Clark 2 each). Total fouls-Washington 24, Southern California 18. A-983.

Big West

UC Santa Barbara 81, UC Irvine 66

Amy Smith scored 32 points, and UC Santa Barbara (24-5) rolled to a win over UC Irvine to claim its third Big West Conference tournament title and an automatic NCAA berth along with it.

Stacy Clinesmith of Spokane scored seven points for UCSB.

Big Sky

Montana 52, Montana St. 49

Skyla Sisco scored 12 points, including two free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining, as the Grizzlies (25-3) held on for a victory over the Bobcats (18-11) in Missoula, Mont., to win its fourth straight Big Sky Conference tournament championship and earn an NCAA automatic berth.

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