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After Big Victory, Gonzaga Falls To Usf

Associated Press

Two days after upsetting conference-leading Santa Clara and ending a seven-game losing streak, the Gonzaga University women’s basketball team lost to San Francisco 56-53 Saturday at Martin Centre.

Lydia Ledgerwood led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Staci Andrews added 13 and Holly Turner 10.

San Francisco 56, Gonzaga 53

San Francisco (8-14, 4-6) - Huff 4-5 0-0 8, Madkins 2-6 3-4 7, Woods 7-15 0-2 14, Wanless 4-13 4-7 12, Tasnadi 2-6 0-0 4, Harris 1-1 3-4 5, Whisler 1-2 1-2 3, Washington 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 22-50 11-19 56.

Gonzaga (10-12, 2-8) - Ledgerwood 6-10 3-3 15, Gere 0-6 0-0 0, Tipps 0-3 3-4 3, Osberg 1-2 0-0 2, Andrews 5-12 3-4 13, Turner 3-12 2-2 10, Jeffries 0-2 0-2 0, McNairy 1-3 0-0 2, Deal 2-3 0-0 4, Murdock 0-3 4-4 4, Perno 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 18-56 15-21 53.

Halftime - San Francisco 30, Gonzaga 25. 3-point goals - San Francisco 1-4 (Huff 0-1, Tasnadi 0-1, Washington 1-2), Gonzaga 2-17 (Ledgerwood 0-1, Gere 0-2, Andrews 0-1, Turner 2-11, Jeffries 0-1, McNairy 0-1). Fouled out - Huff. Rebounds - San Francisco 38 (Woods 12), Gonzaga 36 (Andrews 5). Assists - San Francisco 8 (Huff, Woods 3), Gonzaga 6 (Gere 2). Total fouls - San Francisco 21, Gonzaga 19. Technicals - None. A - 753.

Linfield 71, Whitworth 61

At McMinnville, Ore., Linfield won a key matchup in the battle for the fourth and final playoff spot in the NCIC.

Andrea Sherer scored 18 points and Star Olson 11 for the Pirates.

Whitworth made 8 of 18 free throws and Linfield connected on 19 of 24.

Whitworth (9-10, 7-6) - Bandy 0-0 2-2 2, Sherer 8-14 2-8 18, Davis 1-5 1-2 4, Ratcliff 2-2 0-0 4, Wakefield 2-6 2-3 6, Pentzer 2-8 1-3 5, Werner 3-5 0-0 8, Olson 5-13 11, Viall 1-4 3. Totals - 24-57 8-18 61.

Linfield (10-9, 8-5) - Tyler 2-6 3-5 7, Merz 2-3 4, Nielson 1-2 2-2 4, Sheppard 4-5 0-0 12, Volgt 2-10 1-2 5, Phillips 4-8 4-4 12, Bradstreet 1-6 3-4 5, Jensen 8-11 6-7 22. Totals - 24-51 19-24 71.

Halftime - Linfield 35, Whitworth 31. 3-point goals - Whitworth 5-13 (Werner 2-2, Viall 1-1, Olson 1-4, Davis 1-5, Pentzer 0-1), Linfield 4-6 (Sheppard 4-5, Merz 0-1). Total Fouls - Whitworth 21, Linfield 17. Rebounds - Whitworth 21 (Sherer 4), Linfield 41 (Volgt 9) Assists - Whitworth 20 (Wakefield 11), Linfield 17 (Jensen 3, Volgt 3, Sheppard 3, Nielson 3, Tyler 3). Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. A - 150.

Sac State 75, EWU 60

Courtney Horner scored 21 points and Tracy Ford added 20 for Eastern Washington, but the Eagles fell to host Sacramento State in a Big Sky game.

EWU led by as many as nine points, the last time with 8:25 remaining in the first half. But the Hornets took control, thanks to a 17-4 run to finish the half.

Eastern Washington (4-17, 2-9) - Ford 8-13 2-2 20, Carlson 2-6 2-2 6, Moore 4-6 0-0 8, Schmmitt 1-2 0-0 3, Horner 5-11 6-7 21, Waddell 0-1 0-0 0, Galloway 0-1 0-0 0, Duker 0-3 1-3 1, Olson 0-1 1-2 3, Davies 0-2 0-0 2, Haworth 0-4 0-0 0. Totals - 20-50 12-16 60.

Sacramento State (6-13, 3-7) - Niemann 6-12 3-4 19, Brockett 4-11 0-0 8, Reynolds 1-8 2-6 4, Wastell 1-9 6-8 8, Lara 2-7 2-2 6, Ball 2-2 1-1 5, St. Clair 6-12 3-4 18, Main 0-0 2-2 2, Robinson 2-5 1-1 5. Totals - 24-66 20-28 75.

Halftime - Sacramento State 39, Eastern Washington 35. 3-point goals - Eastern Washington 8-19 (Horner 5-10, Ford 2-2, Schmitt 1-2, Waddell 0-1, Duker 0-2, Haworth 0-2), Sacramento State 7-20 (Niemann 4-8, St. Clair 3-5, Lara 0-1, Brockett 0-2, Wastell 0-4). Total Fouls - Eastern Washington 24, Sacramento State 15. Rebounds - Eastern Washington 45 (Ford 10), Sacramento State 34 (Reynolds 9). Assists - Eastern Washington 16 (Horner 5), Sacramento State 12 (Wastell 5). Fouled out - Ford, Lara. Technicals - none. A - 427.

Wenatchee Valley 67, CCS 61

Shelley Massingale, Alana Carlander and Kelli Pilkington combined to score all but three of the Sasquatch’s points as Community Colleges of Spokane suffered a key loss in the East Division of the NWAACC.

Visiting Wenatchee Valley took over first place in the division at 7-1, one game ahead of 6-2 CCS.

Massingale led the Sasquatch with 21 points. Carlander scored 20 and Pilkington 17.

Spokane led 55-49 with 6 minutes remaining.

Wenatchee (21-5, 8-1) - Ochoa 0-1 1-2 1, K.Peterson 1-3 0-0 2, C.Peterson 4-14 1-2 9, Freeman 8-14 0-0 21, Fancher 0-2 0-0 0, Hopkins 1-5 0-0 2, Sorenson 6-15 1-3 13, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Doncaster 7-10 1-1 15, Burgess 2-5 0-2 4. Totals - 29-69 4-10 67.

CC Spokane (19-6, 7-2) - Pilkington 7-16 2-6 17, Bocook 0-6 1-2 1, Carlander 9-18 2-2 20, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Bradely 1-4 0-0 2, Sells 0-2 0-0 0, Massingale 8-15 2-3 21, Reagan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 25-61 7-13 61.

Halftime - CC Spokane 37, Wenatchee 35. 3-point goals - Wenatchee 5-10 (Freeman 5-9, Ochoa 0-1), CC Spokane 4-13 (Massingale 3-3, Pilkington 1-3, Carlander 0-3, Bocook 0-4). Total Fouls - Wenatchee 31 (Doncaster 8), CC Spokane 33 (Carlander 6). Assists - Wenatchee 20 (Peterson 9), CC Spokane 10 (Massingale 3). Fouled out - None. Technicals - None.

North Idaho 85, Snow 75 (OT)

North Idaho College had to work hard to gain a split of its Scenic West women’s basketball road weekend, going into overtime before defeating Snow College at Ephraim, Utah.

With NIC trailing by a point in the final 10 seconds, Becki Huddle made 1 of 2 free-throw attempts to tie the game. In the extra period, the Cardinals fell behind by three before Alisha Nater made a key bucket and Tammy Goyne followed with back-to-back 3-pointers.

Goyne had the touch throughout the game, making 4 of 5 3-pointers and 9 of 11 overall on the way to 26 points.

NIC’s victory follows Friday’s 81-60 loss at Dixie.

North Idaho (18-4, 9-4) - Middlesworth 1-2 0-0 2, Goyne 9-11 4-5 26, Huddle 5-14 10-18 22, Grohs 3-7 3-4 9, Lemon 1-3 0-1 2, Rehder 0-0 0-0 0, Lindhe 0-3 0-0 0, Fisher 0-0 0-0 0, Heier 0-1 0-0 0, Dowhy 1-4 1-2 3, Nater 6-13 2-5 15, Jensen 2-4 1-2 6. Totals 28-62 22-37 85.

Snow (13-11, 5-8) - Gillins 0-3 2-2 2, Russell 6-12 2-2 15, Braegger 2-6 3-3 7, Pugmire 1-6 6-8 9, Sudweeks 0-3 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Bennion 2-3 0-0 4, Harding 4-10 0-0 9, Westwood 3-6 5-7 11, Palmer 2-2 2-2 6, Young 2-4 6-8 10, Christiansen 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 23-57 26-32 75.

Halftime - North Idaho 30, Snow 33. 3-point goals - North Idaho 7-16 (Goyne 4-5, Huddle 2-5, Jensen 1-2), Snow 3-16 (Russell 1-3, Pugmire 1-4, Harding 1-4). Fouled out - Bennion, Young. Rebounds - North Idaho 39 (Grohs 11), Snow 41 (Westwood 6). Assists - North Idaho 11 (Goyne 5), Snow 13 (Russell 4). Total fouls - North Idaho 24, Snow 26. Technicals - None. A - 200.