Area Roundup: NIC will play for title

Whitney Tucker had 16 kills and four aces and Meredith Dolny added 22 digs to lead the second-seeded North Idaho volleyball team to a 27-30, 30-13, 30-17, 30-13 win over No. 3 Eastern Utah (7-17) at the Region 18A Championships in Twin Falls, Idaho.

Amanda Misa added 12 kills and five aces for the Cardinals (20-9), who advance to play top-seeded Southern Idaho (36-11) today at 2 p.m. for the championship with the winner representing District O at the National Championships, Nov. 15-17.

“Randy Goodenough had 16 kills and 12 digs to guide Arizona to a 30-17, 30-23, 30-15 win over Washington State in a Pac-10 Conference match in Tucson, Ariz.

Maureen Perez dished out 20 assists to lead the Cougars, who fell to 9-17 and 0-12 in conference play while the Wildcats, which had lost their previous seven matches, improved to 13-12, 3-10.

“Cassie Moore had 16 kills and 28 digs to guide Whitworth to a 30-15, 22-30, 22-30, 30-23, 17-15 win over Lewis & Clark in a Northwest Conference match in the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

The Pirates finished 11-14 and 6-10 in the NWC while the Pioneers fell to 9-16, 5-10.

“CC Spokane defeated Linn-Benton 22-30, 30-24, 30-22, 30-21 and then beat Olympic 30-9, 30-28, 30-16 at the Spokane Crossover Tournament at Spokane Falls Community College.

The Sasquatch will play the winner of the Big Bend/Olympic match today at 11 a.m.

“Christal Morrison had 17 kills and Jenna Hagglund dished out 51 assists to lead fourth-ranked Washington to a 30-20, 30-22, 30-25 win over Arizona State in a Pac-10 Conference match in Tempe, Ariz.

UW improved to 22-1 and 11-1 in the Pac-10 while the Sun Devils dropped to 14-12, 6-7.

Men’s soccer

John Reha’s goal in the 32nd minute was all Gonzaga needed in a 1-0 West Coast Conference win over San Francisco at GU’s Martin Field.

The Bulldogs outshot the Dons 14-5.

GU improved to 9-3-3 and 4-1-3 in the WCC while San Francisco fell to 6-8-1, 2-5-1.

Women’s soccer

Erika Teixeira scored an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute to give Idaho a 1-0 win over San Jose State in a Western Athletic Conference match in San Jose, Calif.

The Vandals improved to 5-11-1 and 1-4-1 in the WAC while the Spartans dropped to 4-13-2, 2-4.

“Valerie Barnes scored off an assist from Alex Morgan in the 72nd minute to break a tie and give No. 14 California a 2-1 victory over Washington State in a Pac-10 Conference match in Berkeley, Calif.

Brooke Bemis scored the Cougars’ goal three minutes into the match.

WSU fell to 10-3-3 and 3-2-1 in conference play while the Golden Bears improved to 11-5, 3-3.

“Lauren Koelzer and Abby Jensen each scored a goal to lead Eastern Washington to a 2-0 win over Montana in a Big Sky Conference match in Missoula.

EWU improved to 8-8 and 3-4 in the BCS. The eight wins break the school record for most wins in a season. The Grizzlies fell to 3-12-2, 1-4-2.

“Kelley O’Hara had two goals within the first 7 minutes to lead No. 2 Stanford to a 4-0 shutout of Washington in a Pac-10 Conference match in Palo Alto, Calif.

The Huskies dropped to 5-10-1 and 2-3-1 in the Pac-10 while the Cardinal improved to 12-2-3, 3-1-2.

Wrestling

North Idaho defeated Yakima Valley 37-12 after beating Highline 32-14 in Coeur d’Alene.

Brett Fredricksen, wrestling at 197 pounds, led the way for the Cardinals. Fredricksen pinned Highline’s James Jensen in 26 seconds and then pinned Yakima Valley’s Tyler Bullington in 23 seconds.

Women’s basketball

Jennifer Garner had 22 points and Stacey Howard added 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Northeastern JC to a 76-69 overtime win over North Idaho at the Casper College Tournament at Swede Erickson Gymnasium in Casper, Wyo.

Danika Lawson had 12 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cardinals.

Women’s golf

Idaho senior Kelly Nakashima was named the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Month.