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Sasquatch Stifle Clark

Women’s basketball

When the Community Colleges of Spokane women’s basketball team turns up the heat, there’s not much an opponent can do.

The latest team to be schooled by the Sasquatch defense is Clark Community College, which fell to CCS 69-48 in a quarterfinal game at the NWAACC tournament at Vancouver, Wash.

“Our defense just carried us this game,” CCS coach Bruce Johnson said. “That’s our strength. We’ve been doing that all year long.”

The Sasquatch held Clark, which was playing on its home court, to 14 points in the second half after CCS led by one (35-34) at halftime.

“We just turned up the defense and it was over,” said Johnson, noting that though he made some changes in his defense for the second half, the key was limiting Clark to one shot on most possessions.

Bernice Stime scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for CCS. Sara Harchuck, a defensive stalwart on the perimeter, scored 15, and Abby Wood added another 15.

In today’s semifinals, CCS (27-3) plays Chemeketa (28-3) at 8 p.m., preceded by Wenatchee Valley (28-4) vs. Umpqua (29-1).

CC Spokane 69, Clark 48

CC Spokane-Phinney 0-2 0-0 0, Pruitt 1-10 0-0 2, Ridnour 4-9 2-3 11, Harchuck 4-11 6-7 15, Stime 7-14 3-4 17, Sackmann 1-1 0-0 2, Brazzle 0-1 0-0 0, Wood 5-15 3-4 15, George 1-5 5-10 7, Triplett 0-2 0-0 0, Stearns 0-1 0-0 0, Curry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-71 19-28 69.

Clark-Beveridge 1-7 3-5 5, Liabraaten 2-12 2-2 8, Jones 1-4 0-0 2, Loveless 0-1 0-0 0, Makaiwi 2-4 0-3 4, Chase 9-20 2-3 20, Dupree 1-1 0-0 2, Lund 2-5 3-4 7. Totals 18-54 10-17 48.

Halftime-CC Spokane 35, Clark 34. 3-point goals-CC Spokane 4-20 (Phinney 0-1, Pruitt 0-5, Ridnour 1-5, Harchuck 1-4, Wood 2-5), Clark 2-9 (Beveridge 0-1, Liabratten 2-7, Jones 0-1). Fouled out-Clark, Mckaiwi. Rebounds-CC Spokane 57 (Wood 11), Clark 37 (Chase 11). Assists-CC Spokane 9 (George 4), Clark 8 (Beveridge 5). Total fouls-CC Spokane 18, Clark 18. A-350.

E. Washington 74, Montana St. 67

Tracy Ford Phelps scored 31 points, including a 5-of-9 effort from 3-point range, to lead the Eagles (11-4, 7-8 Big Sky) over the Bobcats (6-20, 2-13) at Bozeman.

Montana State closed within 58-55 with 5:57 remaining on a pair of free throws by Amy Meckling. But EWU answered with an 11-0 surge to take a 69-55 lead with 2:38 to play.

Eastern needs a win over Montana at Missoula on Saturday to ensure a berth in the conference tourney. EWU would need help if it loses.

Eastern Washington (11-14, 7-8)-Ford-Phelps 9-19 8-8 31, Moore 5-8 1-2 11, Burgess 1-3 1-4 3, Demetruk 3-6 2-4 10, S. Granger 1-5 0-1 2, Paluck 1-4 5-6 8, J. Granger 1-2 0-0 2, Ruen 3-3 1-1 7, Carlson 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 18-26 74.

Montana State (6-20, 2-13)-Merrill 3-13 6-7 12, Martin 4-7 0-0 8, Weedin 2-9 6-6 12, Meckling 5-13 10-12 24, Curl 2-8 0-0 5, Andrist 0-1 0-0 0, Jeresek 1-5 2-3 4, Skarman 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 18-59 24-28 67.

Halftime-E. Washington 37, Montana St. 27. 3-point goals- EWU 8-16 (Ford-Phelps 5-9, Demetruk 2-4, Paluck 1-1, J. Granger 0-1), MSU 7-19 (Meckling 4-8, Weedin 2-5, Curl 1-3, Skarman 0-1, Jeresek 0-2). Fouled out-Merrill. Rebounds- EWU 43 (Moore 9), MSU 34 (Martin 9). Assists-EWU 14 (FordPhelps 4), MSU 9 (Weedin 4). Total fouls-EWU 20, MSU 21. A-426.

Pepperdine 82, Gonzaga 71

Sydney Perno scored a career-high 23 points in her final game for the Bulldogs, who gave the No. 1-seeded Waves a scare in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament in Santa Clara, Calif.

The Bulldogs led from the start and by six points at halftime.

Pepperdine started the second half with an 8-0 run to take the lead, but Gonzaga stayed close, tied the score at 49-all later in the period. At that point, Pepperdine took command with a 13-0 run over a span of 4:37.

Gonzaga (9-19)-Malone 7-14 2-4 19, Deal 1-4 1-2 3, Perno 7-14 9-11 23, Lampson 0-3 0-0 0, Bergman 0-2 4-4 4, Waltz 2-6 2-2 6, Tipps 4-7 6-7 14, Jeffries 1-2 0-0 2, Quitiquit 0-1 0-0 0, Correa 0-0 0-0 0, Osberg 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 24-30 71.

Pepperdine (20-8)-Braxton 7-9 6-9 20, Thomas 1-6 0-0 2, Morgan 0-5 1-2 1, Clark 4-11 4-6 14, Hinojosa 10-21 5-7 29, Richen 6-6 0-0 12, Baari 1-2 0-2 2, Lembke 1-3 0-1 2, Epperson 0-0 0-0 0, Grimm 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-63 16-27 82.

Halftime-Gonzaga 37, Pepperdine 31. 3-point goals- Gonzaga 3-14 (Malone 3-8, Perno 0-1, Bergman 0-1, Waltz 0-1, Jeffries 0-1, Lampson 0-2), Pepperdine 6-12 (Hinojosa 4-8, Clark 2-3, Lembke 0-1). Fouled out-Tipps, Morgan, Lembke. Rebounds-Gonzaga 36 (Malone, Tipps 6), Pepperdine 39 (Thomas 8). Assists-Gonzaga 15 (Waltz 5), Pepperdine 17 (Hinojosa 6). Total fouls-Gonzaga 20, Pepperdine 21. A-236.

Boise State 59, Idaho 56

Although Alli Nieman was held to five points and the Vandals lost to the Broncos, there was good news.

The Vandals, thanks to New Mexico State’s loss to North Texas (62-51), have clinched a berth in the conference tournament. They will play UC Santa Barbara in the first round.

Idaho (13-13, 6-7)-Bartleson 1-3 0-0 2, Nieman 2-8 1-2 5, Wynstra 1-7 0-0 2, Woolf 6-14 2-2 17, Jackson 1-8 0-0 3, LeBlanc 0-1 0-0 0, Goss 2-4 0-0 4, Pemberton 2-4 0-0 4, Rico 2-3 1-1 5, Bloom 4-8 6-8 14. Totals 21-60 10-13 56.

Boise State (14-12, 7-6)-Peterson 7-11 1-4 15, Block 5-16 2-2 12, Thrasher 1-3 2-2 5, Barrios 0-4 4-4 4, Vaughan 5-10 1-2 13, Fortenberry 1-3 0-0 2, Orchard 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 0-0 0-0 0, Swindall 1-6 6-8 8. Totals 20-53 16-22 59.

Halftime-Boise State 28, Idaho 17. 3-point goals-Idaho 4-23 (Woolf 3-11, Jackson 1-8, Nieman 0-1, LeBlanc 0-1, Goss 0-1, Rico 0-1), Boise State 3-11 (Vaughan 2-6, Thrasher 1-2, Barrios 0-3). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Idaho 36 (Nieman 12), Boise State 38 (Peterson 9). Assists-Idaho 10 (Jackson 5), Boise State 13 (Barrios 6). Total fouls-Idaho 18, Boise State 11. A-1,487.