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Turner’S Basket, Foul Shots Pull Gu To Victory

College women’s basketball

Holly Turner, who missed one chance to lock up the victory, capitalized on a second, hitting two free throws with 18 seconds left Thursday night as Gonzaga University rallied to edge University of San Francisco 63-59 in a West Coast Conference game in Martin Centre.

Turner finished with 18 points to lead both teams in a game marked by poor shooting. Her 3-point basket with 2:24 to go put Gonzaga ahead to stay. After she and Jessica Waltz each missed the front end of a one-and-one free throw opportunity, she wrapped up the victory following a foul by San Francisco’s Melanie Turner.

GU (6-11, 2-3) made only 34.5 percent of its field goal attempts, hitting just 20 of 58. USF (5-12, 0-5), paced by Sarah Wanless’ 17 points, made 23 of 60 for 38.3 percent.

Gonzaga 63, San Francisco 59

San Francisco (5-12, 0-5) - Madkins 5-8 2-4 14, M. Turner 2-12 3-4 7, Whisler 0-4 1-2 1, Shanley 1-1 0-0 3, Wanless 8-12 0-0 17, Mahar 0-4 0-2 0, Raleigh 0-2 0-0 0, Tasnadi 5-11 0-0 13, Knapp 2-6 0-1 4. Totals 23-60 6-13 59.

Gonzaga (6-11, 2-3) - Waltz 2-6 2-3 6, H. Turner 5-11 4-5 18, Tipps 1-5 4-6 6, Malone 4-14 3-4 12, Deal 4-7 3-4 11, Jeffries 2-3 0-1 4, Bergman 0-1 0-0 0, Carroll 0-1 0-0 0, Perno 2-8 2-3 6, Correa 0-0 0-0 0, Osberg 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 18-26 63.

Halftime - San Francisco 33, Gonzaga 28. 3-point goals - San Francisco 7-18 (Tasnadi 3-6, Madkins 2-4, Shanley 1-1, Wanless 1-1, Raleigh 0-2, M. Turner 0-4), Gonzaga 5-14 (H. Turner 4-8, Malone 1-5, Waltz 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - San Francisco 43 (Madkins 11), Gonzaga 42 (Malone 11). Assists - San Francisco 11 (Madkins 5), Gonzaga 16 (Malone 7). Total fouls - San Francisco 18, Gonzaga 11. Technicals - None. A - 763.

Washington 71, California 49

Amber Hall scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half as the Huskies (9-6, 5-1 Pac-10) raced past the Golden Bears (7-8, 1-5) and moved into second place in the Pacific-10 Conference.

The two teams are going in opposite directions. Washington has won seven of its last nine games, while California has dropped six of its last seven. Washington has beaten Cal 13 consecutive times.

The Huskies took control of the game by going on a 23-2 run in the second half.

Jamie Redd and Megan Franza scored 12 points apiece for the Huskies. Hall pulled down 11 rebounds for her eighth double-double of the season.

Cal’s Jennie Leander scored 11 points to become the 14th player in school history to reach 1,000. She now has 1,007.

California (7-8) - Ashbaugh 3-4 0-1 6, Bowie 1-13 0-0 2, Leander 5-7 1-4 11, Johnson 2-9 0-2 4, Smith 5-8 0-0 13, Jackson 0-5 0-3 0, Corley 1-2 2-2 5, Forney 3-3 0-1 6, Kennon 0-1 0-0 0, Lewis 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 21-54 3-15 49.

Washington (9-6) - Hall 7-14 4-7 18, Lynch 2-12 2-4 6, Gray 2-7 0-1 4, Redd 5-10 1-3 12, Franza 5-14 0-0 12, Erickson 0-1 0-0 0, Doxsee 1-1 0-0 2, Duncan 0-0 0-0 0, Hills 1-3 0-0 3, Pimley 0-1 0-0 0, Halpenny 0-0 0-0 0, Sheets 2-6 3-8 7, Sorenson 3-7 1-2 7. Totals 28-76 11-25 71.

Halftime-Washington 30, California 28. 3-Point goals-California 4-10 (Smith 3-4, Corley 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Bowie 0-4), Washington 4-19 (Franza 2-8, Hills 1-3, Redd 1-4, Pimley 0-1, Sorenson 0-1, Gray 0-2). Rebounds-California 45 (Bowie, Leander, Johnson 7), Washington 45 (Hall 11). Assists-California 16 (Bowie 6), Washington 18 (Gray 8). Total fouls-California 20, Washington 17. A-2,417.

North Texas 81, Idaho 78

Despite a 21-point performance by Alli Nieman, the Vandals (9-8, 2-3) couldn’t hold off the host Eagles (11-6, 3-2 Big West), bowing 81-78 in a Big West Conference game in Denton, Texas.

Nicole Thomas came off the bench to lead North Texas with 22 points in just 17 minutes of action, hitting 5 of 10 shots from 3-point range. The Eagles, defeating Idaho for the first time in five tries, also received 16 points from forward Jalie Mitchell.

Nieman, the conference scoring leader, had another big night, collecting nine rebounds to go with her point production. But sharp-shooting guard Susan Woolf had an off night, sinking only 3 of 14 field-goal tries on the way to 13 points.

Idaho (9-8, 2-3) - Pemberton 3-4 0-2 7, Nieman 8-18 4-4 21, Wynstra 3-5 3-7 9, Woolf 3-14 6-8 13, Jackson 5-6 0-0 12, Bartleson 2-8 0-0 4, Benad 1-2 2-2 4, Rico 0-0 0-0 0, Stone 2-3 4-5 8, LeBlanc 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 19-28 78.

North Texas (11-6, 3-2) - Drane 6-10 2-2 14, Mitchell 7-20 2-3 16, McKizzie 0-1 0-0 0, Gunnels 1-7 2-3 4, Reades 4-5 3-4 11, Alex 2-8 0-1 4, Richard 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 8-14 1-2 22, Trevino 3-5 2-4 8, Lee 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 32-74 12-19 81.

Halftime - North Texas 43, Idaho 40. 3-point goals - Idaho 5-13 (Jackson 2-3, Pemberton 1-1, Nieman 1-1, Woolf 1-6, Bartleson 0-2), North Texas 5-13 (Thomas 5-10, Mitchell 0-3). Fouled out - Trevino. Rebounds - Idaho 44 (Nieman 9), North Texas 43 (Mitchell 8). Assists - Idaho 9 (Jackson 5), North Texas 17 (Reades 7). Total fouls - Idaho 17, North Texas 21. Technicals - None. A - 761.