AREA WOMEN : Vandals notch wire-to-wire win

Katie Madison had game highs with 24 points and 15 rebounds as Idaho topped San Jose State 72-64 Thursday in a Western Athletic Conference game at San Jose, Calif.

Liz White had 22 points, and Lindsey Koppen notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Vandals (5-15, 2-7), who did not trail. San Jose State tied the game at 40 early in the second half, but could not get the lead as Idaho seemed to answer every push from the Spartans.

Brittany Powell paced the Spartans (2-21, 1-8) with 24 points.

“Joy Hollingsworth sank 5 of 10 3-pointers and scored 20 points to lead Arizona past Washington State 55-51 in Pullman for the Cougars’ 11th straight loss.

Jessica Arnold added 13 points for the Wildcats (8-16, 2-10), who snapped a six-game losing streak.

Marisa Stotler scored 16 points and Katie Appleton had 14 for Washington State (5-17, 1-11).

“Reserves Jill Noe, Danielle Orsillo and Kate Engelbrecht combined for 35 points and keyed a second-half run that propelled No. 12 Arizona State to a 75-64 win over Washington in Seattle.

Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne picked up her 100th Pac-10 Conference victory, becoming the sixth current Pac-10 coach to reach 100 wins.

Noe finished with 13 points, while Orsillo and Engelbrecht scored 11 apiece points for the Sun Devils (20-3, 10-2).

Cameo Hicks led the Huskies (13-10, 6-6) with 16 points.

“Whitney Connolly notched 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Montana State to a 72-57 win over Eastern Washington in a Big Sky Conference game at Cheney.

Nicole Scott scored 23 points to lead EWU (7-15, 2-7). Sydney Benson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Rebecca Mercer and Alyssa Melson each scored 12 points for the Bobcats (9-11, 4-4)

“Pepperdine connected on 54 percent of its field goals, including 6 of 10 3-pointers, in the first half then cruised to a 70-56 win over host Gonzaga in a West Coast Conference matchup.

The loss was Gonzaga’s first in conference play and snapped an eight-game win streak.

Daphanie Kennedy scored 16 for the Waves (10-13, 3-5), and Stephanie Hawk scored 15 to lead the Bulldogs (15-9, 7-1).