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Kunze Spurs WSU To Win

Associated Press

Area colleges

Yvonne Kunze sank 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Washington State edge Southern California 68-65 on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Washington State’s Tricia Lamb sank two free throws with 12 seconds remaining, sealing the victory.

Southern California’s Kristin Clark attempted her 12th three-pointer with three seconds left, but missed.

Southern California (11-14, 6-10 Pacific 10), which was ahead for most of the first half, led 29-24 at the half.

But Washington St. (12-14, 6-11) went on a 17-2 run, taking the lead 56-52, with 5:27 remaining in the game.

Lamb and Jennifer Kerns each added 13 points for WSU.

Clark had 18 points for USC.

Wash. St. 68, USC 65

WASHINGTON ST. (12-14) - Alke 3-8 0-0 6, Evans 3-5 0-0 6, Kunze 6-11 8-9 20, Lamb 4-9 4-4 13, Kerns 4-8 3-3 13, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Nyseth 1-2 3-4 5, Volkman 1-2 2-2 4, Rubio 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 22-46 21-24 68.

USC (11-14) - Carter 3-9 3-6 9, Washington 2-7 0-0 4, Williams 7-12 2-2 16, Miller 3-11 0-0 6, Kristin Clark 7-19 0-0 18, Kim Clark 3-4 0-1 8, Kartz 0-0 0-0 0, Houser 2-3 0-0 4, Sneed 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 5-9 65.

Halftime Score-Southern Cal 29, Washington St 24. 3-point Goals-Washington St. 3-7 (Kerns 2-3, Lamb 1-2, Alke 0-2), Southern Cal 6-18 (Kristin Clark 4-12, Kim Clark 2-3, Miller 0-1, Carter 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Washington St. 34 (Kunze 13), Southern Cal 32 (Carter 9). Assists- Washington St. 9 (Kunze, Lamb, Nyseth 2), Southern Cal 12 (Miller 4). Total Fouls- Washington 15, Southern Cal 19. A-652.

UCLA 96, (23) UW 72

Melanie Pearson scored 19 points and five teammates scored in double figures as the Bruins (18-7, 13-3 Pac-10) beat the Huskies (17-9, 8-9) in Los Angeles.

Coming off the bench, Pearson also had five assists. She hit 5-of-7 3-pointers.

UCLA went on a 17-3 run to go ahead 69-50 with 9 minutes remaining. Erica Gomez, who had 10 assists, scored seven of her 12 points in that run.

The Bruins put the game away with nine straight points that made the score 93-62 with 4:38 remaining.

Washington was led by Amber Hall, who had 16 points. Megan Franza added 15 points and Jamie Redd had 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

UCLA ended the first half with a 12-0 run to take a 46-36 lead into intermission.

WASHINGTON (17-9) - Franza 5-13 4-4 15, Hall 6-14 4-5 16, Pelz 2-4 1-2 5, Redd 5-16 2-4 12, Hills 1-7 0-0 2, Erickson 0-1 0-0 0, Doxsee 0-0 0-0 0, Duncan 2-5 0-0 4, Teel 1-1 2-3 4, Pimley 1-2 0-0 3, Lynch 1-2 2-2 4, Sheets 2-3 1-2 5, Tiuaea 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 27-69 16-22 72.

UCLA (18-7) - Philman 5-7 0-0 10, Martin 7-13 2-2 16, Hubbard 4-9 2-2 10, Gomez 4-7 3-5 12, Grimes 3-8 4-4 11, Pearson 6-9 2-3 19, Oenning 1-1 0-0 3, Houser 0-2 2-2 2, Jackson 0-1 2-2 2, Veasley 2-3 1-2 5, Funicello 1-1 0-0 2, Flannigan 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 35-64 18-22 96.

Halftime Score - UCLA 46, Washington 36. 3-point Goals- Washington 2-23 (Pimley 1-1, Franza 1-7, Lynch 0-1, Sheets 0-1, Duncan 0-3, Hills 0-4, Redd 0-6). UCLA 8-16 (Pearson 5-7, Oenning 1-1, Gomez 1-2, Grimes 1-4, Philman 0-1, Jackson 0-1). Fouled Out- None. Rebounds-Washington 35 (Redd 11), UCLA 40 (Martin 7). Assists-Washington 10 (Redd, Sheets 3), UCLA 23 (Gomez 10). Total Fouls-Washington 20, UCLA 20. A-2,292.