Area roundup: Seventh-ranked Whitworth downs Pacific

Ryan Symes poured in 27 points to lead seventh-ranked Whitworth to a 77-69 victory over Pacific in a Northwest Conference men’s basketball game Friday at Forest Grove, Ore.

Kevin Hasenfus tallied 15 points and eight rebounds, Bryan Williams had 14 points and seven assists and chipped in 13 points for the Pirates (17-1, 8-1).

Don Harrison-Davis scored 29 points for the Boxers (8-9, 4-5).

Women’s basketball

Eshaya Murphy had 18 points and eight rebounds, and USC topped Washington State 65-47 in Pac-10 Conference action at Los Angeles.

Jamie Hagiya added 16 points, and Allison Jaskowiak chipped in 10 for the Trojans (12-8, 6-4), who forced WSU into 25 turnovers.

Katie Appleton scored 13, and Dani Montgomery added 12 to lead the Cougars (5-15, 1-9).

“Noelle Quinn had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead UCLA to a 73-67 victory over Washington at Los Angeles.

Lindsey Pluimer scored 12 points, Amanda Livingston added 11 and Tierra Henderson had 10 points for the Bruins (11-11, 5-5 Pac-10).

Cameo Hicks led Washington (13-8, 6-4) with 20 points and eight rebounds.

“Chelsey Warburton scored 15 to lead four players in double figures as visiting Weber State beat Eastern Washington 64-52 in a Big Sky Conference game.

Sara Tuomi notched a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (12-9, 7-1), who outrebounded the Eagles 45-29.

Brittney Osborn was the Eagles’ (6-14, 1-6) lone bright spot on offense with 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting. Sydney Benson finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Eagles.

“Whitworth’s defense held Pacific to 29 percent shooting from the field, and the Pirates notched a 60-48 Northwest Conference win at Forest Grove, Ore.

Alida Bower scored 13 to pace Whitworth (12-6, 6-3). Kaela Zarkovich led the Boxers (4-12, 0-8) with 11 points.

Pacific converted just 14 field goals, but stayed in the game by making 17 of 19 free throws. The Pirates were just 6 of 9 from the line.

Wrestling

Brandon Rupp pinned North Idaho’s Rob Shaw at 285 pounds in the final match to give Western Wyoming a 27-22 win at the Northwest Wyoming Duals in Powell, Wyo.

Heinrich Barnes (141) and Evan Mattingly (197) earned pins for the Cardinals.

Track and field

Washington State’s Diana Pickler won the women’s pentathlon with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 4,260 points at the Cougar Invite.

Julie Pickler, Diana’s twin sister, finished second in the pentathlon with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 4,003 points.

Idaho’s Matt Wauters broke the school record and the meet record in the men’s weight throw with a toss of 69 feet, 9 inches. The throw was a personal best for Wauters as well as an NCAA provisional qualifying mark.

The meet concludes today. Competition begins at 9 a.m.

Junior hockey

Kyle Hammerstedt scored a pair of goals to lead Beaver Valley to a 6-4 KIJHL win over host Spokane. The Braves will face Princeton at 7:30 tonight at Eagles Ice-A-Rena.