Offense goes south as Vandals lose

It was not a pretty day for the Idaho women’s basketball team.

The Vandals tied a season-high with 22 turnovers and scored a season-low 43 points in a 49-43 loss to Nevada Saturday in Western Athletic Conference action in Reno, Nev.

The Vandals (8-15, 4-8), who have lost seven of their last eight, shot just 15 of 44 from the floor and hit a season-low 14 percent (1 of 7) from behind the 3-point arc.

Nevada (11-14, 7-6) was led by the 15 points, nine rebounds and five steals of Jessica Preslar.

•Gonzaga remained one game out of first place in the West Coast Conference after beating Pepperdine 55-38 in a Senior Night win over the Waves (10-15, 7-5) at The Kennel.

Stephanie Hawk had a game-high 18 points and Ashley Anderson scored 14 for the Bulldogs (14-13, 9-3), who climbed above .500 for the first time this season. Hawk added a game-high 12 rebounds, and Anderson also collected a double-double, finishing with 10 rebounds.

•Kate Benz tallied her second consecutive double-double, wracking up 17 points and 12 rebounds as Washington State beat Oregon 68-53 in Pac-10 action in Pullman.

Seniors Crystal Blue (17 points) and Keisha Moore (12 points) finished their Cougar careers in style as WSU (8-17, 2-14) outrebounded the Ducks (14-12, 5-11) 49-20, 20 of which were offensive rebounds.

•Natalie Doma had 22 points and seven rebounds, and Andrea Lightfoot added 21 points and five assists as Idaho State survived five Eagles in double-figure scoring in a 74-65 win over Eastern Washington in Big Sky action in Cheney.

Brittney Osborn and Leah Gonnella each had a team-high 11 points, and Jamie Chicane, Felice Moore and Julie Page all added 10 points for the Eagles (10-13, 4-6).

Joanna Hixon added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeni Boesel had 13 points and seven assists for the Bengals (14-11, 8-3).

•DeeDee Arnall had game highs of 32 points and 11 rebounds as Pacific (8-17, 3-13 Northwest Conference) held Whitworth (13-11, 7-9) to 31 percent shooting in the second half en route to a 69-66 victory in Forest Grove, Ore.

Holly Ridings had 21 points for the Pirates.

•Emily Wittkopf grabbed 19 points and seven rebounds as Community Colleges of Spokane (16-9, 6-4) beat Treasure Valley (4-20, 1-10) 70-65 in overtime in Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges action in Ontario, Ore.

•Kristen O’Neill scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Washington (18-7, 11-5 Pac-10) beat Oregon State (12-12, 6-10) 66-51 in Seattle.