Pepperdine Reserve Helps Polish Off Gu

College women

Led by reserve Liz Paulson’s 17 points, five players scored in double figures for Pepperdine as the Waves defeated Gonzaga 75-56 in the opening round of the West Coast Conference tournament at Santa Clara, Calif.

Gonzaga was led by Staci Andrews, who scored 17 points - more than twice the total of any teammate - and grabbed five rebounds. Tennille Jeffries led Gonzaga with seven rebounds.

The Bulldogs were within 29-26 at halftime, despite shooting 27 percent.

The loss ends Gonzaga’s season.

Pepperdine 75, Gonzaga 56

Gonzaga (11-16) - Tipps 3-6 2-2 8, Perno 2-2 0-0 4, Andrews 5-12 7-9 17, Turner 2-11 0-0 5, Ledgerwood 3-16 1-4 7, Deal 0-1 0-0 0, Jeffries 2-5 0-0 5, McNairy 3-5 2-3 8, Waltz 1-3 0-0 2, Murdock 0-1 0-0 0, Osberg 0-0 0-0 0, Carroll 0-1 0-0 0, Gere 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-64 12-18 56.

Pepperdine (21-9) - Thomas 1-3 0-1 2, Rigley 4-9 0-0 10, Frank 3-7 5-7 11, White 5-10 0-2 11, Sulenski 4-12 7-8 16, Paulson 5-11 4-5 17, Sackville 1-2 3-6 5, Fields 1-2 0-0 3, Epperson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 19-29 75.

Halftime - Pepperdine 29, Gonzaga 26. 3-point goals - Gonzaga 2-15 (Jeffries 1-1, Turner 1-6, Andrews 0-1, Gere 0-1, Waltz 0-2, Ledgerwood 0-4), Pepperdine 8-15 (Paulson 3-6, Rigley 2-3, White 1-1, Fields 1-2, Sulenski 1-3). Fouled out - Tipps. Rebounds - Gonzaga 40 (Jeffries 7), Pepperdine 45 (Thomas 10). Assists - Gonzaga 6 (Andrews 2), Pepperdine 16 (White 5). Total fouls - Gonzaga 23, Pepperdine 15. Technicals - None. A - NA.

Idaho State 67, E. Washington 49

At Cheney, the starting frontcourt players combined for 71 of the game’s 116 points and ISU guard Shannon Copple, who made six 3-pointers, scored 22 points.

Eastern Washington was led by forward Julie Moore, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds, a game high. Center Juli Carlson added nine points and eight rebounds and forward Tracy Ford had nine points and seven rebounds.

EWU ended its season at 4-22.

Idaho State (14-11, 8-7) - Urbanski 0-4 1-2 1, Togiai 10-14 2-2 22, Ortega 5-11 2-3 12, Irwin 1-3 0-0 2, Mallak 0-4 2-3 2, Ellsworth 1-1 0-0 2, Range 0-0 0-0 0, Kincaid 0-1 0-0 0, Foster 0-2 0-0 0, Copple 8-17 0-0 22, Salness 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-60 7-10 67.

Eastern Washington (4-22, 2-14) - Ford 4-12 0-3 9, Moore 8-16 0-0 18, Carlson 2-3 5-6 9, Waddell 0-1 0-0 0, Horner 3-9 0-1 7, Galloway 0-0 2-2 2, Schmitt 0-0 0-0 0, Haworth 0-0 0-0 0, Dukes 1-3 0-0 2, Olson 1-1 0-0 2, Davies 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-45 7-12 49.

Halftime - Idaho State 33, Eastern Washington 22. 3-point goals - Idaho State 6-20 (Copple 6-15, Urbanski 0-1, Irwin 0-2, Mallak 0-2), Eastern Washington 4-16 (Moore 2-6, Ford 1-4, Horner 1-5, Dukes 0-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Idaho State 32 (Togiai, Ortega 9), Eastern Washington 34 (Moore 10). Assists - Idaho State 20 (Mallak 6), Eastern Washington 11 (Waddell 3). Total fouls - Idaho State 16, Eastern Washington 16. Technicals - None. A - 421.

Idaho 93, Long Beach St. 62

At Moscow, Idaho, the Vandals made a school-record 13 3-pointers, seven of them by sophomore guard Susan Woolf to tie a school record.

Long Beach State (6-19, 3-11) - Wade 4-13 1-3 9, Bailey 3-7 2-2 8, Cantley 2-7 0-1 4, Sula 2-9 0-0 4, Jacques 2-6 0-2 5, Halverson 0-0 1-2 1, Hogan 1-2 3-4 5, Legaux 2-4 0-0 4, Moore 5-11 1-1 11, Esparza 3-7 4-6 10, Harrington 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 24-67 13-23 62.

Idaho (14-13, 9-4) - Gussett 1-4 2-2 4, Nieman 6-13 2-2 14, Stone 5-8 3-4 13, Johnson 6-15 0-0 14, Woolf 7-9 2-3 23, Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Newman 2-3 0-0 4, McDaniel 3-6 2-2 11, Purcell 2-3 0-2 4, Benad 1-2 1-6 4, Rico 0-0 0-0 0, Bloom 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 33-63 14-23 93.

Halftime - Idaho 45, Long Beach State 29. 3-point goals - Long Beach State 1-8 (Jacques 1-3, Sula 0-1, Legaux 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Esparza 0-2), Idaho 13-21 (Woolf 7-9, McDaniel 3-5, Johnson 2-6, Benad 1-1). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - Long Beach State 39 (Cantley, Moore 10), Idaho 44 (Nieman 10). Assists - Long Beach State 11 (Esparza 5), Idaho 25 (Woolf 7). Total fouls - Long Beach State 21, Idaho 21. Technicals - None. A - 932.

, DataTimes