Malone Delivers For Gonzaga

College women

It was a banner night for Jessica Malone and the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Malone, a sophomore, tossed in a career-high 27 points to lead Gonzaga to a 76-71 victory over the San Francisco Dons in a West Coast Conference basketball opener in San Francisco.

The win marks the first time the Bulldogs (8-6, 1-0) have won at USF since the 1988-89 season.

Malone hit a 3-pointer with less than 9 minutes remaining to pull the Bulldogs even at 60 and then found freshman Nathalie Chevallay for the go-ahead layup. Gonzaga never trailed after that.

Former Newport standout Carey Sauer scored 10 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds for the Dons (7-7, 0-1).

Gonzaga 76, San Francisco 71

Gonzaga (8-6, 1-0) - Malone 9-17 4-5 27, Deal 1-1 0-0 2, Perno 7-12 0-0 14, Waltz 1-5 0-2 2, Bruno 2-6 2-2 8, Quitiquit 2-4 2-4 6, Lampson 1-4 0-0 2, Bergman 2-6 0-0 4, Chevally 1-3 0-0 2, Jeffries 1-4 0-0 2, Clark 1-1 1-3 3, Tipps 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 29-65 11-20 76.

San Francisco (7-7, 0-1) - Keegan 0-1 6-6 6, Sauer 3-8 4-4 10, Wanless 4-5 5-8 13, Madkins 2-8 6-6 10, Huff 4-6 0-0 10, Tasnadi 1-1 0-0 2, Knapp 1-2 0-2 2, Shanley 0-2 0-0 0, Mahar 1-4 0-0 2, Turner 4-8 1-2 10, Whisler 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 23-49 22-28 71.

Halftime-San Francisco 41, Gonzaga 33. 3-point goals- Gonzaga 7-20 (Malone 5-8, Bruno 2-4, Bergman 0-1, Waltz 0-2, Lampson 0-2, Jeffries 0-3), San Francisco 3-10 (Huff 2-4, Turner 1-1, Keegan 0-1, Sauer 0-1, Madkins 0-1, Shanley 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Gonzaga 31 (Perno 7), San Francisco 39 (Sauer 9). Assists-Gonzaga 16 (Malone 6), San Francisco 14 (Madkins 6). Total fouls-Gonzaga 23, San Francisco 17. Technicals-None. A-747.

Whitworth 81, Pacific 63

Jamie Wakefield finished with 17 points on 8-of-22 shooting and added 11 rebounds as the Pirates (8-4, 2-1) defeated the Boxers (7-4, 1-2) in a Northwest Conference game at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Pacific University (7-4, 1-2) - Upham 4-10 4-5 12, Fresvick 1-4, 2-2 4, Baker 2-8 4-9 8, Edwards 2-8 1-2 5, Patula 2-5 4-4 8, Prpich 0-0 0-2 0, Ball 1-2 3-4 5, Kelsay 0-0 0-0 0, Sipp 3-7 0-0 6, Dunston 2-5 0-0 4, Daniels 3-8 0-0 6, Vavra 2-3 1-2 5.

Whitworth (8-4, 2-1) - Ewart 4-8 0-0 5, Middlesworth , Stuenkel , Hamlin 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Dreewes 6-11 0-0 12, Olson 6-16 0-0 13, Wilder 2-7 1-2 5, Ratcliff 0-0 1-2 1, Slwooko 3-6 0-0 7, O’Neal 1-1 0-0 1, Wakefield 8-22 1-2 17, Austin 0-1 1-2 1, Bandy 4-4 0-0 8, Matthews 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 36-83 4-9 81.

Halftime-Whitworth 36, Pacific 27. 3-point goals- Pacific University 0-8, Whitworth 5-12 (Ewart 2-4, Stuenkel 1-2, Olson 1-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds- Pacific University 45 (Daniels 8) Whitworth 50 (Wakefieled 11). Assists-.Pacific Universtiy 8 (Fresvick 2), Whitworth 17 (Ratcliff 5) Total fouls- Pacific University 14, Whitworth 21. Technicals- None . A- 550.

Idaho 71, Cal Poly SLO 59

Alli Nieman scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Susan Woolf added 17 points and six boards to lead the Vandals (8-6, 1-0) to a victory over Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (4-9, 0-1) in a Big West Conference opener at Mott Gym in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Idaho (8-6, 1-0) - Bartleson 2-4 2-3 6, Nieman 8-11 1-3 19, Wynstra 3-6 0-0 6, Woolf 4-8 8-8 17, Jackson 2-3 0-0 5, LeBlanc 1-5 1-2 4, Goss 0-1 0-0 0, Benad 0-1 0-2 0, Pemberton 0-0 0-0 0, Coldren 1-1 2-2 4, Rico 1-2 4-4 6, Bloom 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 23-44 20-26 71.

Cal Poly (4-9, 0-1) - Sperry 2-6 0-0 5, Hodges 4-10 0-0 8, Baker 2-13 4-4 9, Taylor 2-4 1-2 5, Osorio 4-8 1-1 10, Jenkins 5-13 1-3 11, Duperron 2-3 3-4 7, Sorosky 1-5 0-0 3, Frazier 0-4 0-0 0, Journey 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 22-67 11-16 59.

Halftime - Idaho 34, Cal Poly 30. 3-point goals - Idaho 5-13 (Nieman 2-2, Jackson 1-1, LaBlanc 1-3, Woolf 1-5, Rico 0-1, Goss 0-1), Cal Poly 4-18 (Sperry 1-1, Sorosky 1-4, Osorio 1-4, Baker 1-6, Taylor 0-1, Jenkins 0-1, Frazier 0-1). Fouled out - Hodges. Rebounds - Idaho 36 (Nieman 12), Cal Poly 35 (Osorio 6, Jenkins 6). Assists - Idaho 9 (Jackson 5), Cal Poly 5 (Hodges 2, Jenkins 2). Total fouls - Idaho 19, Cal Poly 19. Technicals - none. A - 725.