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Sasquatch Reach Milestone

Area women

Another year, 20 more wins.

Five players scored in double figures Saturday as Community Colleges of Spokane defeated Blue Mountain 87-47 at Spokane Falls, giving Bruce Johnson a 20-victory season for the 11th time in his 12 years as coach of the Sasquatch.

The Sasquatch (20-2, 6-1 NWAACC) got 12 points each from Amy George, Courtney Phinney and Heather Ridnour. Sara Harchuck and Bernice Stime scored 10 apiece. Karie Pruett added eight points and 10 assists.

Andrea Cutforth led the Timberwolves (10-12, 0-7) with 15 points.

CC Spokane 87, Blue Mountain 47

Blue Mountain (10-12, 0-7) - Desaro 0-0 2-2 2, Cutforth 5-14 2-2 15, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Burright 0-3 0-0 0, Lien 1-3 2-2 4, Mathews 0-0 2-2 2, Evans 3-8 2-5 9, Nelson 3-14 2-5 8, Day 0-0 0-2 0, Dobyns 2-6 3-4 7. Totals 14-48 15-24 47.

CC Spokane (20-2, 6-1) - Phinney 4-7 3-3 12, Pruett 4-4 0-0 8, Ridnour 5-7 2-2 12, Harchuk 3-9 4-4 10, Sau 0-0 0-0 0, Stime 4-9 2-4 10, Sackman 0-3 1-2 1, Brazzle 2-10 0-0 5, Wood 4-8 1-2 9, George 5-9 1-2 12, Ortiz 1-2 0-0 2, Curry 3-5 0-0 6, Stearns 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 35-76 14-19 87.

Halftime-CC Spokane 48, Blue Mountain 21. 3-point goals-Blue Mountain 4-11 (Cutforth 3-5, Evans 1-1, Burright 0-1, Dobyns 0-1, Nelson 0-3), CC Spokane 3-12 (Phinney 1-2, George 1-2, Brazzle 1-3, Sackman 0-1, Wood 0-1, Harchuk 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Blue Mountain 26 (Cutforth 6), CC Spokane 46 (George 9). Assists-Blue Mountain 7 (Dobyns 2), CC Spokane 23 (Pruett 10). Total fouls-Blue Mountain 16, CC Spokane 20. Technicals-None. A-NA.

Portland 64, Gonzaga 62

Tami Standish hit the game-winning jumper with 2 seconds remaining and scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Pilots over the Bulldogs at Portland.

Carmel Lampson hit 4 of 10 from 3-point distance on the way to a team-high 16 points for Gonzaga. Melanie Tipps added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Gonzaga led 60-56 with 2:22 remaining, but the Bulldogs’ only points in the final 2 minutes came on a layup by Kristin Deal that gave them a 62-60 lead.

Gonzaga (9-10, 2-4) - Jefferies 0-4 0-0 0, Deal 1-6 1-2 3, Perno 3-7 1-1 7, Waltz 2-7 1-3 6, Malone 3-10 0-0 8, Quitiquit 1-1 0-0 3, Lampson 5-13 2-2 16, Osberg 0-1 0-0 0, Bergman 0-1 0-2 0, Chevallay 1-1 1-1 3, Bruno 1-8 2-2 5, Tipps 5-8 1-1 11. Totals 22-67 9-14 62.

Portland (8-13, 1-5) - Standish 10-13 4-6 24, Rissmiller 5-16 5-12 15, Awinton 1-3 0-0 2, Molenhauer 2-4 0-0 4, Felts 4-13 1-2 10, Finch 0-0 0-0 0, Giles 0-3 1-2 1, Reeder 2-7 0-3 4, Harz 0-0 0-0 0, Asher 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 26-63 11-25 64.

Halftime-Gonzaga 26, Portland 26. 3-point goals-Gonzaga 9-28 (Lampson 4-10, Malone 2-6, Quitiquit 1-1, Bruno 1-6), Portland 1-12 (Felts 1-1, Giles 0-1, Reeder 0-1, Mldenhauer 0-1, Rissmiller 0-6). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-Gonzaga 44 (Deal 9), Portland 47 (Standish 10). Assists-Gonzaga 10 (Deal, Malone 2), Portland 16 (Standish 6). Total fouls-Gonzaga 21, Portland 13. Technicals-Giles. A-2,077.

Montana 63, E. Washington 42

Linda Weyler had 25 points, eight rebounds and three steals to lead the Grizzlies over the Eagles at Cheney.

Eastern Washington (7-11, 3-5 Big Sky) took a 35-33 lead early in the second half, but Montana (13-5, 6-1) scored 30 of the game’s final 37 points.

Julie Moore led EWU with 12 points, followed by Tracy Ford Phelps with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Montana (13-5, 6-1) - Cooper 3-6 0-0 6, Redpath 1-5 0-0 2, Weyler 10-15 0-0 25, Keller 1-4 0-0 2, Harrington 2-3 0-1 4, Phillips 0-0 0-0 0, Fariss 0-0 0-0 0, Montes 0-0 0-0 0, Thompson 1-3 0-0 2, Valley 1-2 0-0 2, Schildt 4-10 1-1 9, Wilken 1-1 0-0 2, Deming 4-7 0-1 9. Totals 28-56 1-3 63.

Eastern Washington (7-11, 3-5) - Bailey 1-9 2-2 4, Ford-Phelps 4-11 0-0 11, Moore 5-12 2-2 12, Demetruk 1-4 0-0 2, S. Granger 3-6 0-0 7, Paluck 2-7 1-2 6, J. Granger 0-3 0-0 0, Chase 0-0 0-0 0, Burgess 0-1 0-0 0, Carlson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-53 5-6 42.

Halftime-Montana 27, Eastern Washington 26. 3-point goals-Montana 6-12 (Weyler 5-6, Deming 1-1, Redpath 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Schildt 0-1, Keller 0-2), Eastern Washington 5-15 (Ford-Phelps 3-8, Paluck 1-2, S. Granger 1-4, J. Granger 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Montana 39 (Schildt 9), Eastern Washington 29 (Ford-Phelps 8). Assists-Montana 16 (Redpath, Harrington, Deming 3), Eastern Washington 13 (Demetruk 4). Total fouls-Montana 13, Eastern Washington 11. Technicals-None. A-914.

Whitworth 65, Willamette 62

Star Olson scored 26 points and Whitworth’s last five points came from the free-throw line as the Pirates held off the Bearcats at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Jamie Wakefield made 10 of 12 free throws and scored 12 points for the Pirates. Her 14 rebounds were the game high. Olson, who scored 29 points at Whitman on Tuesday, added five steals.

Willamette (10-7, 3-5) - Sorenson 3-7 0-0 7, Ludwig 6-10 1-1 13, Contri 1-4 0-0 2, Wright 1-7 0-0 2, Sanderson 8-15 5-5 22, Cragholm 1-4 0-2 3, Spaulding 1-2 0-0 2, Edmonds 2-5 1-4 5, Scott 1-1 0-0 2, Brittell 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 26-59 7-13 62.

Whitworth (11-6, 5-3) - Stuenkel 2-9 1-1 6, Olson 11-18 2-5 26, Slwooko 3-9 3-4 10, Wakefield 1-6 10-12 12, Bandy 0-0 0-2 0, Middlesworth 0-0 2-2 2, Dreewes 0-0 0-0 0, Wilder 1-4 0-0 2, Ewart 1-6 0-0 2, Bennett 0-3 5-8 5. Totals 19-55 23-34 65.

Halftime-Whitworth 40, Willamette 35. 3-point goals-Willamette 3-12 (Sanderson 1-1, Cragholm 1-2, Sorenson 1-3, Contri 0-2, Wright 0-2, Edmonds 0-2), Whitworth 4-12 (Olson 2-3, Slwooko 1-2, Stuenkel 1-4, Ewart 0-3). Fouled out-Sandedrson. Rebounds-Willamette 35 (Sanderson, Edmonds 6), Whitworth 42 (Wakefield 14). Assists-Willamette 9 (Contri 3), Whitworth 11 (Wakefield 3). Total fouls-Willamette 24, Whitworth 14. Technicals-None. A-825.

North Idaho 75, Ricks College 72

The Cardinals built a comfortable early lead, then held on for the road win.

The win was preserved when Kenyawna Hudgens blocked a Ricks shot as time expired.

Anna Getz led the Cardinals with 19 points. Angie Lewis, Kammi Cottrell and Erin Torpey scored 12 each.

North Idaho led 18-4 before settling for a 37-30 halftime lead.

North Idaho (14-8, 5-5) - An. Lewis 2-3 6-8 12, Am. Lewis 2-7 3-3 7, Cottrell 3-6 6-8 12, Broxton 0-0 0-0 0, Meece 0-0 0-0 0, Hudgens 1-1 0-0 2, Getz 5-10 6-6 19, Edlund 0-1 0-1 0, Schwenk 1-2 0-0 3, Torpey 6-10 0-0 12, Cox 2-5 4-4 8. Totals 22-46 25-26 75.

Ricks (18-4, 6-4) - Baker 0-1 0-0 0, Petersn 1-2 2-2 5, Bates 0-0 0-0 0, Critchfield 5-10 0-0 11, Jenson 1-8 0-0 2, Wilscox 0-0 1-2 1, Blake 5-10 7-12 17, Anderson 2-8 1-2 5, Morrill 1-2 1-2 3, Little 11-20 6-7 28. Totals 26-63 18-27 72.

Halftime-North Idaho 37, Ricks 30. 3-point goals-North Idaho 6-13 (An. Getz 3-5, Lewis 2-2, Schwenk 1-1, Cox 0-2, Am. Lewis 0-3), Ricks 2-6 (Peterson 1-2, Critchfield 1-2, Wilcox 0-1, Anderson 0-1). Fouled out-Cox. Rebounds-North Idaho 27 (Getz, Torpey 6), Ricks 47 (Morrill 13). Assists-North Idaho 16 (Am. Lewis 7), Ricks 16 (Wilcox 6). Total fouls- North Idaho 21, Ricks 20. A-300.