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Ford Phelps, Moore Carry Ewu

Area women

Tracy Ford Phelps scored 15 points and Julie Moore turned in a strong game scoring and rebounding Thursday night as Eastern Washington stunned Cal State Northridge 63-39 in a turnover-filled Big Sky Conference game in Cheney.

The Eagles (9-14, 5-8) outplayed the Matadors (14-9, 8-5) at almost every turn.

Ford Phelps and Moore, who scored 12 points and led both teams with 10 rebounds, did most of their damage in the first half as EWU took a 34-14 lead.

Northridge, which never threatened, shot only 21.7 percent.

EWU 63, CS Northridge 39

Cal State Northridge (14-9, 8-5) - Amari 2-6 1-2 5, Milic 2-12 1-2 5, Harris 1-6 2-2 4, Verrept 0-6 0-0 0, Fowler 1-5 1-2 3, Rice 1-4 2-2 4, Jones 1-6 0-0 2, Richardson 1-8 2-4 4, Saleem 4-7 4-6 12. Totals 13-60 13-20 39.

Eastern Washington (9-14, 5-8) - Demetruk 1-2 0-1 2, Bailey 2-6 0-0 4, Paluck 1-3 3-4 5, J. Granger 1-1 0-0 2, Ruen 3-6 0-0 6, Ford Phelps 6-17 1-1 15, Chase 1-3 0-0 2, S. Granger 2-7 0-0 5, Moore 6-7 0-1 12, Burgess 5-9 0-0 10, Carlson 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 28-61 4-8 63.

Halftime - Eastern Washington 34, Cal State Northridge 14. 3-point goals - Cal State Northridge 0-9 (Milic 0-1, Fowler 0-1, Rice 0-1, Amari 0-2, Jones 0-4), Eastern Washington 3-14 (Ford Phelps 2-9, S. Granger 1-3, Ruen 0-1, Chase 0-1). Fouled out - Fowler, Carlson. Rebounds - Cal State Northridge 43 (Saleem 10), Eastern Washington 44 (Moore 10). Assists - Cal State Northridge 9 (Richardson 4), Eastern Washington 25 (Demetruk 7). Total fouls - Cal State Northridge 15, Eastern Washington 17. Technicals - None. A - 811.

Santa Clara 84, Gonzaga 71

The Broncos (19-7, 9-4 WCC) opened a huge early lead, then outlasted the Bulldogs (9-17, 2-11), who lost their seventh straight, in a West Coast Conference game in Martin Centre.

Center Annie Garrison led the way for Santa Clara, scoring all of her 15 points in the first half as the Broncos moved in front 51-29.

Jessica Malone and Kristin Deal shared scoring honors for Gonzaga with 15 points apiece.

Santa Clara (19-7,9-4) - Ashbaugh 4-10 2-5 13, Rogers 4-9 0-0 9, Garrison 6-13 3-3 15, Pursley 6-8 4-4 17, Butler 6-10 3-4 15, Gruening 0-1 2-2 2, Sorenson 1-3 0-1 3, Bradley 0-0 0-0 0, Franklin 0-0 0-0 0, Annas 0-6 0-0 0, Rhea 1-3 0-0 2, Cushing 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 32-68 14-19 84.

Gonzaga (9-17, 2-11) - Waltz 0-1 0-0 0, Quitiquit 1-1 0-1 3, Lampson 1-2 0-0 2, Osberg 0-2 0-0 0, Bergman 4-11 0-1 10, Chevally 0-1 3-6 3, Jeffries 3-8 2-4 9, Malone 4-21 4-4 15, Deal 5-8 5-7 15, Tipps 1-4 0-0 2, Correa 0-0 0-0 0, Perno 4-7 4-6 12. Totals 23-66 18-29 71.

Halftime - Santa Clara 51, Gonzaga 29. 3-point goals - Santa Clara 6-13 (Ashbaugh 3-5, Rogers 1-1, Sorenson 1-1, Pursley 1-3, Gruening 0-1, Annas 0-2), Gonzaga 7-19 (Malone 3-12, Bergman 2-3, Quitiquit 1-1, Jeffries 1-3). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Santa Clara 45 (Garrison 10), Gonzaga 44 (Perno, Deal 9). Assists - Santa Clara 20 (Ashbaugh 6), Gonzaga 10 (Quitiquit 5). Total fouls - Santa Clara 25, Gonzaga 21. Technicals - None. A - 397.

North Texas 67, Idaho 40

The Eagles (15-9, 6-5 Big West) put their emphasis on defense and the strategy paid off with a Big West Conference victory over the Vandals (13-12, 6-6) at Denton, Texas.

Everything the Eagles did poorly in the pivotal game, the Vandals did worse, and Idaho didn’t play as well on defense.

North Texas shot a chilly 34.8 percent from the field, but Idaho attempted only 44 shots and made just 13 for a dreadful 29.5 percent. UNT committed 20 turnovers, but forced Idaho to commit 31.

The victory elevated UNT to a second-place tie in the Eastern Division and dropped Idaho into fourth.

The Eagles held Idaho’s All-America candidate, Alli Nieman, to seven shots in 27 minutes, and Nieman fouled out after scoring only seven points.

Idaho (13-12, 6-6) - LeBlanc 1-3 2-2 4, Woolf 4-10 2-2 10, Goss 0-1 0-0 0, Bartleson 1-5 2-2 4, Jackson 2-5 0-0 5, Benad 0-2 0-0 0, Pemberton 0-3 0-1 0, Coldren 0-0 0-0 0, Rico 0-3 2-5 2, Bloom 2-2 0-0 4, Nieman 3-7 0-4 7, Wynstra 0-3 4-4 4. Totals 13-44 12-20 40.

North Texas (15-9, 6-5) - Roberson 2-4 7-8 11, Mitchell 3-7 0-0 6, Alex 2-5 0-0 4, Norris 3-12 2-2 11, Reades 4-8 0-0 8, Drane 2-5 5-6 9, Broussard 0-0 2-2 2, Richard 0-1 0-0 0, Thomas 3-9 0-0 6, Trevino 1-2 0-0 2, Lewis 2-7 0-0 4, Stephenson 1-4 2-4 4, Lee 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-66 18-22 67.

Halftime - North Texas 27, Idaho 19. 3-point goals - Idaho 2-14 (Nieman 1-1, Jackson 1-3, Bartleson 0-1, Pemberton 0-1, Rico 0-1, LeBlanc 0-2, Woolf 0-5), North Texas 3-15 (Norris 3-10, Mitchell 0-1, Drane 0-1, Richard 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Stephenson 0-1). Fouled out - Nieman. Rebounds - Idaho 35 (Bartleson 9), North Texas 47 (Reades 8). Assists - Idaho 5 (Woolf 2), North Texas 11 (Reades 7). Total fouls - Idaho 20, North Texas 17. Technicals - None. A - 433.