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Whitworth Upends Puget Sound

Area college basketball

Jamie Wakefield scored a game-high 16 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to lead the Whitworth Pirates to a 64-55 victory over the Puget Sound Loggers in a Northwest Conference women’s basketball opener at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma on Friday night.

Puget Sound (6-4) led just once in the contest, at 29-28, 10 seconds into the second half. Whitworth (7-2) jumped out to a 15-point first-half lead before UPS rallied to pull within two at 28-26 at the break.

Emily Stuenkel scored 12 points and Erica Ewart added five assists for Whitworth, which led by as many as 14 points in the second half.

Courtney Leybold topped the Loggers with 15 points.

Whitworth 64, Puget Sound 55

Whitworth (6-2, 1-0) - Ewart 1-4 2-4 5, Middlesworth 1-2 0-0 1, Stuenkel 3-8 4-6 12, Dreewes 0-1 2-2 2, Olson 1-10 1-2 4, Wilder 2-3 2-2 6, Ratcliff 0-0 0-0 0, Slwooko 4-7 0-0 9, Wakefield 7-15 2-4 16, Bandy 1-1 0-0 2, Bennett 3-7 0-3 6. Totals 23-58 13-23 64.

Puget Sound (6-3, 0-1) - Leybold 4-12 6-7 15, Dahlgren 1-4 1-2 4, Vanni 5-16 1-2 11, Peterson 4-8 0-1 10, Hansen 1-4 1-1 3, Garrett 5-8 0-0 11, McCurdy 0-3 0-0 0, Bloom 0-0 0-0 0, Dorn 0-1 1-2 1, Davies 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 20-56 10-15 55.

Halftime - Whitworth 28, Puget Sound 26. 3-point goals - WHitworth 5-15 (Stuenkel 2-5, Slwooko 1-2, Olson 1-3, Ewart 1-3, Middlesworth 0-1, Dreewes 0-1), Puget Sound 5-14 (Peterson 2-5, Garrent 1-1, Dahlgren 1-2, Leybold 1-6). Fouled out - Hansen. Rebounds - Whitworth 45 (Wakefield 10), Puget Sound 41 (Peterson 7). Assists - Whitworth 12 (Wakefield 3), Puget Sound 9, (Peterson 3, Garrett 3). Total fouls - Whitworth 19, Puget Sound 17. Technicals - none. A - 150.

USC 71, WSU 61

Washington State couldn’t overcome a dismal first half despite Jen Kerns’ career-high 25-point effort and dropped its Pacific-10 Conference opener to Southern California in Los Angeles.

The Cougars (3-8) shot just 27 percent from the floor in the first half and trailed 34-19.

Kerns scored 19 points in the second-half as WSU went from its worst scoring half of the season to its best (42 points).

Washington State came within seven points with 2:43 remaining in the game, but the Trojans (6-5) hit 8 of 12 free throws down the stretch.

Erica Mashia had 20 points for USC.

“We come out of the chute intimidated,” said WSU coach Jenny Przekwas. “Once we get over that and settle into our game we’ll be all right.”

Washington State (3-8, 0-1) - Volkman 5-15 1-2 11, De Anda 1-5 0-1 2, Collins 0-0 0-0 0, Nyseth 2-7 0-0 4, Kerns 7-14 9-10 25, Harrod 0-2 2-2 2, Smith 0-2 0-0 0, McNeely 0-0 0-0 0, Berglund 0-1 0-0 0, Dietel 5-11 2-5 13, Ottmar 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 22-60 14-20 61.

Southern Cal (6-5, 1-0) - Carter 2-9 2-4 6, Washington 0-3 11-14 11, Golay 2-8 0-0 4, Mashia 7-12 0-0 20, Smith-Hams 0-7 1-2 1, Smith 0-3 1-1 1, Woods 4-6 5-6 13, Krause 0-0 2-2 2, Grant 1-2 2-2 4, Young 3-9 1-2 9. Totals 19-59 25-33 71.

Halftime - Southern Cal 34, Washington State 19. 3-Point Goals - Washington State 3-9 (Kerns 2-4, Dietel 1-2, Volkman 0-1, Nyseth 0-1, Smith 0-1), Southern Cal 8-19 (Mashia 6-9, Young 2-3, Smith 0-1, Smith-Hams 0-6). Rebounds - Washington State 35 (Volkman 8), Southern Cal 45 (Washington 11). Assists - Washington State 8 (Kerns 5), Southern Cal 12 (Golay 3, Smith-Hams 3). Total Fouls - Washington State 26, Southern Cal 19. Fouled out - De Anda, Volkman. Technical fouls - None. A - 603.

(17) UCLA 90, Washington 54

Guard Nicole Kaczmarski scored 17 points to lead the Bruins (7-4) to a victory over the visiting Huskies (4-9) in a Pac-10 opener.

UCLA led 44-32 at halftime and opened the second half with a 12-0 run that included 10 straight points by Kaczmarski. The freshman hit two 3-pointers, two free throws and a jumper during the run.

Loree Payne scored 17 points for Washington. Megan Franza, who had been averaging 20.9 points a game, finished with 16.

Washington (4-9) - Franza 7-15 1-2 16, Reichmann 0-5 0-0 0, Sheets 5-14 1-2 11, Gray 0-4 0-0 0, Payne 5-16 4-6 17, M. Erickson 1-6 1-3 3, Duncan 0-3 2-2 2, A. Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Autrey 0-0 0-0 0, Diggins 1-3 1-5 3, Pimley 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 19-68 12-22 54.

UCLA (7-4) - Philman 2-6 0-0 4, Martin 6-9 3-4 15, Hubbard 6-12 0-0 12, Gomez 0-3 0-0 0, Kaczmarski 6-11 2-2 17, Nakase 1-1 0-0 2, Rembert 0-1 2-2 2, Jarrett 1-2 4-6 6, Greco 5-9 1-1 12, Bradley 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 3-6 1-2 8, Flannigan 6-12 0-2 12. Totals 36-73 13-19 90.

Halftime-UCLA 44, Washington 32. 3-Point goals- Washington 4-22 (Franza 1-6, Reichmann 0-1, Gray 0-2, Payne 3-9, Duncan 0-3, Pimley 0-1), UCLA 5-16 (Gomez 0-2, Kaczmarski 3-7, Greco 1-4, Jackson 1-1, Flannigan 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 38 (Sheets 10), UCLA 56 (Hubbard 9). Assists-Washington 10 (Franza, Gray 3), UCLA 20 (Gomez 6). Total fouls-Washington 17, UCLA 20. Technicals- Washington bench. A-2,112.

Utah Valley St. 67, North Idaho 57

This one was over by halftime.

The Wolverines jumped out to a 37-14 lead at the half and cruised to a non-conference win over the visiting Cardinals in Orem, Utah.

Lorricha Broxton, Anna Getz and Heather Cox each tossed in 11 points to pace NIC. The Cardinals shot just 33 percent (23 of 69) from the floor for the game.

North Idaho - An. Lewis 1-2 0-0 2, Am. Lewis 3-8 2-2 9, Cottrell 0-0 0-0 0, Broxton 5-10 1-2 11, Meece 4-9 0-0 10, Hudgens 0-1 0-0 0, Getz 4-17 0-1 11, Schwenk 0-7 0-0 0, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Heier 0-0 0-0 0, Torpey 1-2 1-2 3, Cox 5-8 0-0 11, Hawley 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 23-69 4-7 57.

Utah Valley State - Wallace 2-6 1-2 6, Folsom 2-9 3-4 9, Rose 8-14 3-4 19, Carlson 3-15 1-4 7, Saliby 4-8 3-6 11, Hatch 0-2 0-0 0, Afulalo 3-4 0-3 6, Hady 0-1 2-2 2, Chamberlain 2-2 0-0 4, Miller 1-3 1-1 3, Totals 25-64 14-26 67.

Halftime - Utah Valley State 37, North Idaho 14. 3-point goals - North Idaho 7-32 (Getz 3-11, Meece 2-6, Cox 1-2, Am. Lewis 1-4, Broxton 0-2, Schwenk 0-6), Utah Valley State 3-14 (Folson 2-6, Wallace 1-2, Carlson 0-4, Hatch 0-2). Fouled out - Cox. Rebounds - North Idaho 44 (Cox 7), Utah Valley State 49 (Saliby 15). Assists - North Idaho 14 (Getz, Am. Lewis, Broxton 3), Utah Valley State 18 (Wallace 7). Total fouls - North Idaho 20, Utah Valley State 10. Technicals - None. A - NA.

Men

Utah Valley St. 68, North Idaho 61

The Wolverines used a decided advantage at the free-throw line to hold off the Cardinals in non-conference play in Orem.

Utah Valley State connected on 22 of 33 free-throw attempts for the game, compared to a 6-of-9 effort from NIC.

The Wolverines outscored NIC 15-5 at the free-throw line in the second half when the outscored the Cardinals 39-32.

NIC’s Reggie Johnson led all scorers with 15 points.

North Idaho - Hunter 1-5 0-0 2, Franklin 1-3 0-0 3, Ware 4-9 1-2 11, Boyd 3-7 2-2 9, Petty 4-8 0-2 9, O’Dowd 3-6 1-1 8, Johnson 5-13 2-2 15, Hansen 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 23-55 6-9 61.

Utah Valley State - Sonnenberg 3-10 5-5 12, Henare 0-3 2-6 2, Jackson 3-4 4-6 10, Fugal 1-3 2-2 4, Cheesman 5-8 1-2 14, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Call 1-1 2-2 4, Willis 2-3 0-0 4, Hanchett 2-3 4-6 8, Brown 0-1 1-2 1, Ockey 2-5 1-2 7, Goncalves 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 20-42 22-33 68.

Halftime - Utah Valley State 29, North Idaho 29. 3-point goals - North Idaho 9-23 (Johnson 3-6, Ware 2-6, O’Dowd 1-1, Boyd 1-2, Petty 1-3, Franklin 1-3, Hunter 0-2), Utah Valley State 6-17 (Cheesman 3-5, Ockey 2-4, Sonnenberg 1-6, Henare 0-1, Brown 0-1). Fouled out - Hansen. Rebounds - North Idaho 30 (Boyd 7), Utah Valley State 32 (Hanchett 9). Assists - North Idaho 15 (Boyd 5), Utah Valley State 17 (Cheesman 5). Total fouls - North Idaho 19, Utah Valley State 13. Technicals - None.

Whitworth 70, Puget Sound 67

Kelson Ramey made 10 of 12 free throws and finished with a game-high 18 points to lead the Pirates (6-5) past the Loggers (1-8) in a Northwest Conference opener in Tacoma.

Ryan Nelson added 13 points and Kevin McDaniel scored 12 for Whitworth, which shot 80 percent from the free-throw line on the night, including 5 of 6 (83 percent) down the stretch.

The Pirates took a 32-27 lead at the half and trailed just once in the contest 55-54 with 7:03 remaining.

Whitworth (5-5, 2-1) - Gazdik 2-3 0-0 4, Nelson 3-9 5-6 13, Ramey 4-10 10-12 18, Jensen 0-3 0-1 0, McDaniel 6-9 0-1 12, Meserve 1-4 0-1 6, Williams 2-3 2-2 6, Rusk 0-0 2-2 2, Luce 4-9 1-2 9. Totals 2-50 24-30 70.

Puget Sound (1-7, 0-3) - Carlson 4-9 2-3 11, Henneberry 2-7 5-6 10, Hess 3-4 2-2 10, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Boyle 5-13 0-0 11, Alexander 4-6 0-0 8, Scarlett 0-0 0-0 0, Lynch 6-14 3-4 15, Donati 1-3 0-0 2, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 12-15 67.

Halftime - Whitworth 32, Puget Sound 27. 3-point goals - Whitworth 2-10 (Nelson 2-5, Gazdik 0-1, Meserve 0-1, Williams 0-1, Ramey 0-2), Puget Sound 5-14 (Hess 2-3, Carlson 1-3, Henneberry 1-3, Boyle 1-3, Alexander 0-1, Donati 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Whitworth 34 (McDaniel 7), Puget Sound 35 (Lynch 11). Assists - Whitworth 12 (Nelson 3), Puget Sound 8 (Carlson 3). Total fouls - Whitworth 18, Puget Sound 23. Technicals - Puget Sound bench. A - 200.