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Hepton Does It All In Pilots’ Win Over Gonzaga

Women’s basketball

Kristin Hepton scored 22 points, pulled down six rebounds and handed out four assists in leading the Portland Pilots to a 75-59 West Coast Conference victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs at Chiles Center.

The win let the Pilots (10-6, 2-2 in the WCC) avenge Wednesday night’s 77-65 upset loss to the Bulldogs (5-11, 1-3) in Spokane.

Hepton, who prepped at Central Valley, made 9 of 19 field-goal tries and scored 16 of her points during a 23-3 Portland run that decided the issue early in the second half.

Gonzaga, which got 16 points from Holly Turner and 12 from Jessica Malone, stayed close throughout the first half and trailed 42-41 after Malone made a 3-pointer with 15:14 left. That was when Hepton put the Pilots on her shoulders and shattered GU’s hopes of a second consecutive upset.

Portland 75, Gonzaga 59

Gonzaga (5-11 1-3) Waltz 2-5 0-0 5, Carroll 3-4 2-2 8, Osberg 0-0 1-2 1, Bergman 0-1 0-0 0, Turner 4-15 4-6 16, Jeffries 2-5 1-2 1, Malone 4-13 1-2 12, Deal 1-4 0-0 2, Tipps 0-1 5-6 5, Correa 0-0 0-0 0, Perno 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 18-50 15-21 59.

Portland (10-6, 2-2) -Hepton 9-19 3-3 22, MacCormac 5-12 0-0 13, Green 3-9 8-10 14, Stringer 2-6 4-5 8, Pompili 2-3 0-2 5, Felts 0-5 0-2 0, Finch 0-1 0-0 0, Standish 1-2 0-2 2, Rissmiller 2-5 3-4 7, Reeder 0-2 0-0 0, Asher 0-1 3-4 3, Swinton 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 24-66 22-34 75.

Halftime - Portland 32, Gonzaga 31. 3-point goals - Gonzaga 8-26 (Turner 4-10, Malone 3-10, Waltz 1-4, Jeffries 1-2), Portland 5-15 (MacCormac 3-6, Pompili 1-2, Hepton 1-5 Rissmiller 0-1, Reeder 0-1. Fouled out - Tipps, Perno. Rebounds - Gonzaga 45 (Deal 8), Portland 39 (Hepton, MacCormac 6). Assists - Gonzaga 13 (Malone 5), Portland 17 (Hepton 4). Total fouls - Gonzaga 28, Portland 18. Technicals - Malone. A - 4433.

Whitworth 89, Whitman 57

Jamie Wakefield scored 24 points and pulled in 10 rebounds and Star Olson added 16 points in the Pirates’ lopsided win over the Missionaries at Whitworth Fieldhouse.

“When we handle pressure our offense is good, and tonight we handled the pressure. This way we don’t start trying to go 100 miles per hour,” said Pirates coach Helen Higgs, whose team improved to 9-5 overall and 5-2 in the Northwest Conference.

Whitman, losers of nine straight to Whitworth, dropped to 6-8, 2-5. The Pirates jumped in front early and coasted to a 46-29 halftime lead. Wakefield, a sophomore from Mead High, was 5 of 5 from the field in the first half and scored 13 points.

Whitman (6-8, 2-5) - Johnson 1-3 6-8 8, Hutchison 0-2 0-0 0, Raynaud 0-1 0-0 0, Priore 3-12 1-2 7, Goldmark 3-5 0-0 7, Gulberg 0-10 2-2 2, Curd 0-1 0-0 0, Evanger 2-12 8-8 12, Wright 4-11 6-13 14, Rockwell 0-1 0-0 0, Stewart 3-8 1-3 7. Totals 16-66 24-36 57.

Whitworth (9-5, 5-2) - Bandy 2-2 2-2 6, Stuenkel 3-13 3-4 9, Albertson 3-4 0-0 7, Walter 2-4 2-2 6, Dreewes 3-5 0-0 6, Hamlin 0-3 0-0 0, Wakefield 9-13 4-4 24, Turner 2-5 2-2 6, Werner 4-6 1-2 9, Slwooko 0-0 0-0 0, Olson 7-16 0-0 16. Totals 35-70 14-16 89.

Halftime - Whitworth 46, Whitman 29. 3-point goals - Whitman 1-10 (Goldmark 1-1, Evanger 0-1, Hutchison 0-2, Priore 0-3, Gulberg 0-3), Whitworth 5-17 (Wakefield 2-4, Olson 2-4, Albertson 1-2, Walter 0-1, Hamlin 0-1, Werner 0-1, Stuenkel 0-2, Turner 0-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Whitman 48 (Johnson 10), Whitworth 44 (Wakefield 10). Assists - Whitman 7 (Priore 2), Whitworth 19 (Wakefield 5). Total fouls - Whitman 16, Whitworth 23. Technicals - None. A - 277.

CC Spokane 97, Blue Mountain 64

Amy George buried 9 of her 12 shots from the floor, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range, and finished with a teamhigh 24 points to spark the Sasquatch to a Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges victory over the Timberwolves in Pendleton, Ore.

CCS (15-3, 2-1), which made 51 percent of its shots for the game, jumped out to a 12-2 lead and never looked back. Jen Clark chipped in with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Sasquatch.

CC Spokane (2-1, 15-3) - Kleopfer 5-9 2-3 12, Pruett 4-9 0-0 8, Lytle 0-0 0-0 0, Morrisette 2-6 2-2 6, Watson 2-3 0-0 5, Harchuck 5-9 2-3 14, George 9-12 4-4 24, Ramirez 3-6 0-0 6, Clark 6-17 1-2 13, Curry 1-3 1-1 3, Monta 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 40-79 12-15 97.

Blue Mountain CC (1-2, 4-12) - Simmons 0-0 0-0 0, Grimm 0-0 0-0 0, Culver 3-7 0-1 7, Culm 12-18 11-13 35, Schroeder 4-13 2-2 11, Martin 2-4 1-1 5, Burright 1-8 4-5 6, Dobbins 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 22-57 18-22 64.

Halftime - CCS 48, BM 25. 3-point goals - CCS 5-16 (Watson 1-2, Harchuck 2-4, George 2-3), BM 2-9 (Culver 1-3, Schroeder 1-2). Fouled out - CCS Monta. Rebounds - CCS 36 (Clark 10), BM 20 (Schroeder 6). Assists - CCS 17 (Klepper 5), BM 12 (Simmons 3). Total fouls - CCS 12, BM 11. Technicals - None. A - 200.