Weber’s Defenders Shut Down Eastern

College women

Jill Hansen scored 12 points and Shelley Olson added 11 Saturday night in leading Weber State to a 61-54 Big Sky Conference women’s basketball win over Eastern Washington at Reese Court.

The victorious Wildcats shot a modest 40.4 percent (23 of 57) from the field and they were outrebounded 40-33, but their tenacious defensive effort forced Eastern into 26 turnovers.

The Eagles got 16 points from Tracy Ford and 15 from Juli Carlson but led only once - 27-26 late in the first half.

Weber 61, E. Washington 54

Weber State (3-11, 3-1) - Geddes 3-6 0-2 6, Stringam 2-4 2-2 6, Robinson 2-6 0-0 4, Hansen 4-8 2-2 12, Willer 0-7 4-4 4, Allen 1-6 1-2 4, Olson 4-5 0-0 11, Paskins 4-9 0-2 8, Kanongata’a 3-5 0-0 6, O’Brien 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 9-14 61.

Eastern Washington (3-10, 1-3) - Ford 7-15 0-0 16, Moore 3-5 5-6 11, Carlson 5-13 5-9 15, Waddell 1-4 0-0 2, Schmitt 0-3 2-3 2, Galloway 1-4 0-0 2, Haworth 0-1 4-6 4, Horner 0-1 0-0 0, Olson 0-0 0-0 0, Davies 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 18-47 16-24 54.

Halftime - Weber State 30, EWU 27. 3-point goals - Weber State 6-16 (Hansen 2-4, Willer 0-4, Allen 1-4, Olson 3-4), EWU 2-8 (Ford 2-5, Moore 0-1, Schmitt 0-1, Horner 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Weber State 33 (Hansen 7), EWU 40 (Carlson 15). Assists - Weber State 18 (Hansen 4), EWU 14 (Schmitt 4). Total fouls - Weber State 19, EWU 12. A - 466.

Whitworth 64, Linfield 60

The Pirates dumped Linfield in the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Whitworth trailed by as many as 15 points, 47-32, with 12:12 left before chipping away and cutting the lead to four points four different times. But it was a technical foul on first-year Linfield coach Robyn Stewart that let them to tie the game with 4:27 left to play. With her team ahead 57-55, Stewart was cited when she strayed too far from the bench while questioning Kelly Bradstreet’s foul on Whitworth’s Katie Werner.

Werner hit one of her foul shots and Emily Stuenkel tied the game by draining the technical. Seconds later, Werner gave the Pirates the lead for good on a short jumper.

Freshman forward Jamie Wakefield, formerly of Mead High, scored 18 points for the Pirates.

Linfield (3-8, 1-4)- Benjamin 1-1 1-2 4, Tyler 4-6 1-1 9, Merz 0-0 0-1 0, Nielsen 1-6 0-0 2, Gibson 0-1, 0-0 0, Sheppard 3-7 0-0 8, Voigt 4-9 0-0 8, Phillips 4-7 0-0 8, Bradstreet 1-3 0-2 2, Jensen 6-12 7-10 19. Totals 24-52 9- 16 60.

Whitworth (3-7, 3-10)- Stuenkel 2-11 4-6 8, Sherer 2-10 1-2 5, Davis 1-4 1-2 4, Wakefield 7-9 3-4 18, Pentzer 2-7 1-1 5, Werner 1-3 4-6 6, Olson 1-9 2- 2 4, Viall 3-8 8-8 14. Totals 19-61 24-31 64. Halftime- Linfield 32, Whitworth 21. 3-point goals- Linfield 3-12 (Benjamin 1-1, Nielsen 0-4, Sheppard 2-6, Voigt 0-1), Whitworth 2-8 (Davis 1-4, Wakefield 1-1, Pentzer 0-1, Werner 0-1, Viall 0-1). Rebounds-Linfield 42 (Jensen 15), Whitworth 36 (Stuenkel 7, Sherer 7). Assists-Linfield 15 (Tyler 4), Whitworth 8 (Pentzer 5). Total fouls-Linfield 22, Whitworth 15. Technical fouls- Linfield bench.

(10) Arizona 93, (7) UW 62

Reshea Bristol scored 20 points as the Wildcats jumped out to a big first-half lead and handed the Huskies a Pacific-10 Conference setback in Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona shot 64 percent from the field in the first half and took a 48-30 lead into halftime. Washington, which got 19 points from Jamie Redd, could not get within 21 points in the final 16 minutes.

Washington (10-2, 1-2) - Franz 0-7 0-0 0, Hall 4-14 5-8 13, Pelz 4-6 1-2 9, Redd 7-17 4-6 19, Hills 3-7 4-4 12, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Duncan 0-2 0-0 0, Teel 1-1 1-2 3, Pimley 1-3 0-0 2, Lynch 1-3 0-2 2, Sheets 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-62 15-24 62.

Arizona (9-3, 3-1) - Bristol 6-12 7-10 20, Barnes 3-9 8-10 14, Alexander 4-6 3-6 11, Griffith 3-6 0-0 8, Crank 5-8 0-0 13, Hambrick 0-0 0-0 0, Willis 3-4 2-2 8, Phoenix 0-0 0-0 0, Minter 3-5 0-0 8, Giordano 4-5 1-1 9, Paige 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 32-57 21-29 93.

Halftime - Arizona 48, Washington 30. 3-point goals - Washington 3-21 (Hills 2-5, Redd 1-9, Sheets 0-1, Duncan 0-2, Franza 0-4), Arizona 8-18 (Crank 3-5, Minter 2-3, Griffith 2-5, Bristol 1-4, Giordano 0-1). Fouled out - Lynch. Rebounds - Washington 32 (Redd 9), Arizona 42 (Barnes 11). Assists - Washington 12 (Redd 3), Arizona 18 (Bristol, Willis 4). Total fouls - Washington 25, Arizona 20. A - 2,058.

CCS 74, Blue Mountain 69

Lisa Bocook scored 21 points as the visiting Sasquatch eased past Blue Mountain in a game that featured tough, aggressive defense by both teams.

CC Spokane (15-4, 2-0) - Pilkington 7-14 1-5 15, Gazaway 0-0 0-0 0, Bocook 7-11 2-2 21, Carlander 1-8 3-4 5, Watson 1-5 1-2 3, Bradley 2-8 3-5 7, Sell 0-0 2-3 2, Massingale 7-12 3-3 17, Reagan 1-1 2-2 4, Reardon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 26-59 17-28 74. Blue Mountain (11-4 0-1) - Gordon 9-13 4-5 24, Turgesen 1-4 0-0 3, Black 1-6 2-3 4, Eich 2-5 7-13 11, Schroeder 2-5 0-0 5, Lowrance 4-14 1-8 10, Mitchell 0-4 2-2 2, Frisby 3-15 4-6 10. Totals - 22-66 20-37 69.

Halftime - CC Spokane 35, Blue Mountain 27. 3-point goals - CC Spokane 5-17 (Bocook 5-8, Carlander 0-3, Watson 0-3, Bradley 0-3), Blue Mountain 5-14 (Gordon 2-4, Turgeson 1-3, Schroeder 1-1, Lawerence 1-4, Eich 0-1, Frisby 0-1). Total Fouls - CC Spokane 24, Blue Mountain 23. Rebounds - CC Spokane 39 (Pilkington 11), Blue Mountain 39 (Frisby 8). Assists - CC Spokane 19 (Bocook 6), Blue Mountain 10 (Gordon 5). Fouled out - Pilkington, Massingale, Mitchell. Technicals - none. A - 250.

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