Area women’s basketball: Taylor Pierce passes 400 career 3-pointers as Idaho beats Southern Utah

Taylor Pierce scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, to pass 400 career triples, and Idaho beat Southern Utah 82-70 Saturday in Cedar City, Utah.

Pierce became the fourth woman in Division I history to record 400 3-pointers.

Mikayla Ferenz led the Vandals (11-8, 8-2 Big Sky Conference) with 18 points and five assists. Lizzy Klinker notched 17 points to match her career high, and Natalie Klinker totaled 15 points and 14 rebounds.

Breanu Reid led the Thunderbirds (6-14, 3-8) with 19 points.

Idaho hosts Montana on Thursday.

Eastern Washington 64, Northern Arizona 62: Violet Kapri Morrow scored 21 points as the Eagles (5-14, 4-6 Big Sky) held off the Lumberjacks (6-14, 2-9) in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Morrow moved up to 11th on EWU’s career scoring list at 1,118. Her layup with 47 seconds left turned out to be the winning basket as the Eagles snapped a three-game losing skid.

Grace Kirscher added 13 points and Jess McDowell-White scored 10.

Jacey Bailey led NAU with 15 points and nine rebounds.

EWU hosts Montana State on Thursday.

Whitworth 82, Lewis & Clark 63: Camy Aguinaldo tallied 27 points and the Pirates (11-10, 6-6 Northwest Conference) beat the Pioneers (2-19, 1-11) at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Megan Dorney added 14 points, and Sydney Abbott scored 12.

Whitworth won despite making 1 of 24 3-point attempts. Lewis & Clark didn’t fare much better, connecting on 2 of 17 3-point tries.

Delsie Johnson and Sara Hogman totaled 15 points apiece to lead the Pioneers.

The Pirates host Linfield on Friday.

Big Bend 65, CC Spokane 62: Leah Dougherty scored 13 points as the Vikings (19-4, 8-2 NWAC) topped the Sasquatch (15-7, 4-6) in Moses Lake.

Kelsey Sorenson added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Big Bend, which earned its third straight win.

Alexi Novelli led CCS with 18 points. Koyama Young totaled 14 points, and Shania Graham tallied 11 points.

The Sasquatch visit Walla Walla on Wednesday.

Treasure Valley 88, North Idaho 80: Paige Vorwaller totaled 23 points and 16 rebounds, Macy Markus also scored 23 and the Chukars (11-11, 4-6 NWAC) beat the Cardinals (16-5, 6-3) in Ontario, Oregon.

Tara Chamberlain tacked on 18 points and eight boards for Treasure Valley, as all five of its starters scored in double figures.

The Chukars outrebounded NIC 37-21.

Alivia Williams tallied 36 points to lead the Cardinals, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Heidi Sellman added 14 points, and Keara Simpson had 13 points and five assists.

NIC will host Big Bend on Wednesday.