Vandals win WAC play-in game

Wed., March 8, 2006

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RENO, Nev. – Leilani Mitchell scored 24 points to lead Idaho to a 70-59 victory over Utah State on Tuesday night in the play-in game of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.

Emily Faurholt scored 19 points and Jessica Summers added 12 points for Idaho (10-18), which advanced to take on top-seeded Louisiana Tech today.

Jessica Freeman scored 16 points, including 12 in the first half, as the Aggies (3-24) took a 35-33 lead into halftime.

The Vandals trailed 42-41 with 17 minutes to play but used an 18-4 run to take control.

Idaho shot 14 of 31 in the second half.

Ali Marchant and Ashley Rutledge each scored 10 points for Utah State.

Idaho 70, Utah St. 59

Utah State (3-24) – Rutledge 3-7 2-2 10, Snelgro 2-7 2-2 6, Richards 1-7 0-0 2, Gross 2-8 2-2 6, Freeman 8-9 0-0 16, Brox 0-0 0-0 0, Freeze 0-0 0-0 0, Marchant 5-5 0-4 10, Hagen 3-6 0-0 9. Totals 24-49 6-10 59.

Idaho (10-18) – Mitchell 8-17 5-5 24, Faurholt 7-19 5-6 19, Felton 2-3 0-0 4, Bowen 2-4 0-0 5, Summers 6-15 0-0 12, Halliday 0-0 0-0 0, Flynn 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 27-61 10-11 70.

Halftime–Utah State 35, Idaho 33. 3-point goals–Utah State 5-20 (Hagen 3-6, Rutledge 2-6, Snelgro 0-2, Gross 0-2, Richards 0-4), Idaho 6-18 (Mitchell 3-7, Flynn 2-3, Bowen 1-3, Faurholt 0-5). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Utah State 32 (Freeman 9), Idaho 30 (Mitchell 7). Assists–Utah State 17 (Snelgro, Richards 4), Idaho 19 (Mitchell 6).Total fouls–Utah State 12, Idaho 7. A–269.

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