Vandals feel bite of the Bulldogs

Chantella Perera scored a game-high 16 points Saturday to lead Fresno State (12-9, 5-3) to a 75-53 win over Idaho in Western Athletic Conference play at Fresno, Calif.

Idaho’s Katie Madison scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half. Sara Dennehy added 11 points for the Vandals (5-16, 2-8), who were behind by six at the half.

“Maria Moore tallied 15 points and 12 boards to propel Southern Idaho (18-4, 9-3) to a 79-67 Scenic West Athletic Conference win over North Idaho at Twin Falls, Idaho.

NIC’s Jessica Thielen scored 15 points and hauled in 11 rebounds. Brittany Duerr added 13 points for the Cardinals (15-7, 7-5), who shot 33.8 percent (22 of 65) from the floor.

“Stephanie Hawk’s monster game helped Gonzaga bounce back from its first West Coast Conference loss of the season in a 66-56 win over Loyola Marymount at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

The senior registered a game-high 21 points, career-tying 15 rebounds and four blocks for the Bulldogs (16-9, 8-1), who roared back after being down 29-27 at the half.

Heather Bowman chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds for Gonzaga, who outrebounded the Lions (13-10, 5-4) in the second half 29-13.

“Mandy Morales scored 23 points and dished out nine assists to lead Montana to a 71-53 Big Sky Conference win over Eastern Washington at Cheney.

Nicole Scott paced Eastern Washington with 12 points and seven rebounds. Britney Lohman added 21 points for the Lady Griz (20-2, 8-1), who jumped out to a 33-27 halftime lead.

Sydney Benson and Katy Baker added 10 points apiece for the Eagles (7-16, 2-8).

“Helen Higgs’ 200th career win could have come at a better time – i.e., Friday night – but reaching that milestone against the conference’s second-best team will have to do.

Susan McDaniel’s free throw with 14 seconds remaining lifted Whitworth to a 63-62 victory over visiting George Fox in a Northwest Conference game.

One night after shooting 28 percent from the field in a humbling loss against Linfield, the Pirates (13-8, 7-5 NWC) demonstrated what Higgs termed resiliency in outlasting a George Fox squad that fell to 13-6, 9-3.