Akron beats Eastern women

HONOLULU – Sarah Tokodi scored 18 points – including 10 of 10 from the free throw line – and dished out four assists and Kara Murphy had 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds to lead the Akron Zips to a 66-62 victory over the Eastern Washington Eagles on Thursday in the the Oahu Classic.

Nicole Scott scored 14, Jessica Huntington 11, and Katy Baker and Kyla Evans 10 apiece for the Eagles, who will face Marist on Saturday.

Akron (2-2)—Tokodi 4-13 10-10 18, Snowden 2-8 0-0 6, Murphy 5-8 2-2 13, Stephenson 3-6 1-4 7, Miller 1-6 2-3 4, Sedlack 0-3 0-0 0, Green 4-11 3-4 12, Veal 1-5 4-5 6. Totals 20-60 22-28 66.

Eastern Washington (1-3)—Bratvold 2-3 2-2 7, Baker 4-10 1-2 10, Huntington 3-5 2-2 11, Benson 3-10 0-1 6, Scott 7-10 0-1 14, Evans 3-14 1-2 10, Piper 0-0 0-0 0, McGowan 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 24-55 6-11 62.

Halftime—Eastern Washington 31, Akron 23. 3-point goals—Akron 4-15 (Snowden 2-4, Murphy 1-2, Green 1-4, Sedlack 0-1, Tokodi 0-4), Eastern Washington 8-21 (Huntington 3-5, Evans 3-11, Bratvold 1-2, Baker 1-2, Scott 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Akron 38 (Murphy 7), Eastern Washington 37 (Benson 10). Assists—Akron 11 (Tokodi, Snowden 4), Eastern Washington 16 (Huntington 9). Total fouls—Akron 16, Eastern Washington 23. A—72.