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Cougars Tough At Line In Win Over Trojans

College women’s basketball

Tricia Lamb and Yvonne Volkman hit clutch free throws late in the game to lift Washington State to a 65-58 victory over Southern California in a Pac-10 game Thursday at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

The Cougars (9-8, 3-5) built a lead with runs of 13 straight and 9-2 in the second half, then connected on 15 of 18 free throws in the last 9 minutes to maintain their advantage.

Volkman, who finished with 16 points, hit all six of her free throws late in the game and Lamb, who scored a game-high 18, hit 8 of 10.

USC (6-11, 2-6) was led by Tiffany Washington’s 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Washington St. 65, Southern Cal 58

WSU (9-8, 3-5) - Volkman 5-10 5-6 16, Stinson 3-5 0-0 7, Quinton 3-4 0-0 6, Nyseth 1-2 2-2 4, Lamb 3-16 10-12 18, Harrod 2-3 2-4 6, Kerns 2-6 2-3 6, DeAnda 1-3 0-0 2. Team 20-49 21-27 65.

USC (6-11, 2-6) - Krause 2-6 5-6 9, Carter 6-10 0-0 13, Washington 3-7 8-10 14, Elmore 5-14 0-0 12, Norwood 1-11 0-0 2, Copp 1-1 2-2 4, Houser 2-9 0-0 4, Sneed 0-1 0-0 0. Team 20-59 15-18 58.

Halftime - WSU 22, USC 22. 3-point goals - WSU 4-8 (Volkman 1-1, Stinson 1-1, Lamb 2-4, Kerns 0-1, DeAnda 0-1), USC 3-14 (Carter 1-1, Elmore 2-8, Norwood 0-5). Fouled out Quinton, Stinson, Harrod, Carter. Rebounds - WSU 32 (Nyseth, Harrod 5), USC 36 (Washington 11). Assists - WSU 11 (Lamb 5), USC 9 (Krause 5). Turnovers - WSU 20 (Nyseth, Kerns 4), USC 24 (Elmore 8). Steals - WSU 12 (Nyseth 4), USC 8 (Carter, Elmore 2). Blocks - WSU 0, USC 6 (Carter 4). Total Fouls - WSU 17, USC 22. Tech. - None. A-236.

Idaho 79, Pacific 74

Alli Nieman scored 20 points and freshman Julie Wynstra had a career-high 18 points and six rebounds in her third collegiate start as the Vandals (10-8, 3-3 Big West) defeated the Tigers (8-9, 4-2) in Moscow.

Idaho led 77-74 when Nieman stripped the ball from Pacific guard Selena Ho on a lay-in attempt with 11 seconds left. The Tigers then fouled Idaho’s Susan Woolf, who had picked up the loose ball. Woolf made 1 of 2 from the line to ice the game. Idaho shot 85 percent from the foul line, hitting 22 of 26.

Pacific (8-9, 4-2) - S. Yarbrough 5-12 3-4 14, M. Yarbrough 1-2 2-2 5, Guggia 2-4 0-3 4, Ho 4-13 6-6 17, Meeker 1-2 0-0 2, Svensson 0-0 0-0 0, Olsen 0-0 0-0 0, Kimpton 3-6 4-4 10, Palacio 6-16 9-10 22. Totals 22-55 24-29 74.

Idaho (10-8, 3-3) - Pemberton 0-2 0-0 0, Nieman 8-20 3-4 20, Wynstra 6-7 6-6 18, Woolf 3-7 9-12 15, Jackson 2-7 2-2 8, LeBlanc 1-3 0-0 3, Goss 0-2 0-0 0, Bartleson 1-5 0-0 3, Benad 2-3 0-0 4, Rico 1-1 0-0 2, Stone 2-3 2-2 6. Totals 26-60 22-26 79.

Halftime - Idaho 38, Pacific 34. 3-point goals - Pacific 6-21 (Ho 3-8, S. Yarbrough 1-2, M. Yarbrough 1-2, Palacio 1-9), Idaho 5-13 (Jackson 2-4, Nieman 1-1, LeBlanc 1-2, Bartleson 1-2, Pemberton 0-1, Woolf 0-3). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Pacific 29 (S. Yarbrough 6), Idaho 40 (Nieman 8). Assists - Pacific 8 (Meeker 3), Idaho 12 (Woolf 6). Total fouls - Pacific 22, Idaho 20. Technicals - None. A - 634.

(8) UCLA 90, Washington 53

Marie Philman and LaCresha Flannigan scored 24 points each as the Bruins overcame the loss of ailing Maylana Martin to outrun the cold-shooting Huskies.

Down 34-32 at halftime, UCLA (16-4) went on an 8-0 run to open the second half to take control of the game.

Washington (9-8) - Redd 2-15 6-8 10, Hall 4-10 5-6 13, Lynch 2-5 3-5 7, Gray 2-6 2-2 6, Franza 4-12 0-0 8, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Duncan 0-2 0-0 0, Hills 0-6 1-3 1, Pimley 0-3 0-1 0, Halpenny 1-3 0-0 2, Reichmann 0-0 0-0 0, Sheets 2-4 0-0 4, Sorenson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 18-68 17-25 53.

UCLA (16-4) - Philman 10-13 3-4 24, Funicello 1-7 3-4 5, Hubbard 6-8 0-0 12, Gomez 4-10 2-2 10, Flannigan 9-12 5-6 24, Belavic 0-0 0-0 0, Pearson 4-11 0-0 9, Greco 2-11 0-0 4, Rembert 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 36-74 15-18 90.

Halftime-Washington 34, UCLA 32. 3-Point Goals- Washington 0-14 (Pimley 0-1, Duncan 0-2, Hills 0-2, Franza 0-4, Redd 0-5), UCLA 3-8 (Philman 1-1, Flannigan 1-1, Pearson 1-4, Gomez 0-2). Fouled out-Hubbard. Rebounds-Washington 48 (Hall 12), UCLA 47 (Gomez 10). Assists-Washington 7 (Hall, Gray 2), UCLA 16 (Gomez 7). Total fouls-Washington 17, UCLA 18. A-786.

Stanford 79, Arizona 64

Regan Freuen, a senior out of Mead High, scored a career-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers, as the Cardinal (10-9, 6-2) Pac-10 defeated the Wildcats (9-8, 4-4) in Stanford, Calif.