WSU, Ruff Apply Whipping To Cal

Women

Jenni Ruff scored 22 of her game-high 33 points in the second half as the Washington State Cougars raced past the California Bears 90-77 in a women’s Pacific-10 Conference game Thursday night at Berkeley, Calif.

The Cougars (13-4, 4-2) trailed by a point at halftime, 38-37, but exploded in the second half, outscoring the Bears 53-39 over the final 20 minutes.

Kristin Erickson scored 16 for WSU, while Yvonne Kunze added 15 and hauled in a game-high and career-high 17 rebounds.

Julie Wight chipped in with 13 points for WSU as the Cougar starters accounted for all but four of the team’s points.

California (5-11, 1-6) was paced by Eliza Sokolowska with 18 points, while Jennie Leander added 12 and Kerri Barrett scored 10. Leander also had 11 rebounds.

WSU 90, Cal 77

Washington St. (13-4) - Erickson 5-9 4-5 16, Wight 6-12 0-0 13, Kunze 7-12 1-2 15, Hyett 0-0 9-11 9, Ruff 10-23 11-12 33, Kerns 0-1 0-2 0, Kronberger 0-3 0-0 0, Wilder 1-1 0-0 2, Whaley 0-1 2-2 2, Keith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-62 27-34 90.

California (5-11) - Barrett 4-10 2-4 10, Czepeic 3-10 2-2 9, Leander 4-9 4-5 12, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Sokolowska 9-20 0-0 18, Kennon 0-1 2-2 2, Tatum 4-11 0-0 9, Rizzo 6-13 1-2 15, Scotty 0-0 0-0 0, Tamony 0-1 0-0 0, Churchill 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-76 11-15 77.

Halftime-California 38, Washington St. 37. 3-point goals- Washington St. 5-11 (Erickson 2-3, Rudd 2-2, Wight 1-4, Kronberger 0-2), California 4-16 (Rizzo 2-6, Tatum 1-5, Czepiec 1-3. Fouled out-Sokolowska, Rizzo. Rebounds-Washington St. 42 (Kunze 17), California 47 (Leander 11). Assists-Washington St. 18 (Hyett 9), California 21 (Sokolowska 7). Total Fouls- Washington St. 16, California 27. A-n/a.

NAU 78, EWU 65

The Lumberjacks (8-8, 2-3) used a strong second half to beat the Eagles (4-13, 2-2) at Flagstaff, Ariz.

Eastern’s Kristy Missall sizzled from the floor and finished with a game-high 22 points on 10-for-14 shooting. Missall, Kelly Bartleson (12 points) and Nicole King (12) made 22 of Eastern’s 30 field goals.

Northern Arizona was led by Keturah Mattox’s 20 points.

Eastern Washington (4-13) - Watterson 1-5 0-0 2, Smith 3-6 1-2 7, Missal 10-14 2-4 22, Bartleson 6-11 0-0 12, Sutter 1-8 0-0 2, Ray 3-16 2-2 8, King 6-7 0-0 12, Ferguson 0-1 0-0 0, Sloan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 30-68 5-8 65.

Northern Arizona (8-8) - Mattox 6-9 6-6 20, Matchinski 0-5 1-3 1, Rikli 3-11 3-4 9, Von Bromssen 4-7 0-3 9, Shayni 3-6 8-8 14, Hoopes 2-3 0-2 4, West 1-1 1-2 3, Travers 1-1 2-3 4, Warren 1-1 0-0 2, Leblanc 3-8 5-10 12, Hofer 0-0 0-0 0. Team: 24-52 26-41 78.

Halftime - NAU 36, EWU 30. 3-point goals - EWU 0-5 (Watterson 0-1, Smith 0-1, Sutter 0-1, Bartleson 0-2), NAU 4-8 (Mattox 2-3, Von Bromssen 1-3, Shayni 0-1, Leblanc 1-1). Total fouls - EWU 26, NAU 14. Fouled out - Bartlesson, Sutter, Ray, King. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - EWU 42 (Smith 11), NAU 34 (Mattox, Rikli 6). Assists - EWU 17 (Sutter 11), NAU 10 (Shayni 4). Att - NA.

Weber State 98, Idaho 66

The Wildcats (8-9, 2-3) had four players score in double figures as they went on to route Idaho (6-11, 2-2) in Big Sky Conference action.

“We played awful tonight,” Idaho head coach Julie Holt said. “We went out scared and intimidated and they blew us away in the first five minutes. This was an important game for us and there is not any excuse for the way we play in these types of games.”

Five-foot-three junior point guard Ari Skorpik, who was a combined 0-9 from the field in her last two games, led the Vandal attack as she finished with a team high 13 points and six rebounds.

Idaho (6-11) - Ortner 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 3-7 2-2 11, Hawks 5-13 2-2 12, Morris 0-4 0-0 0, Skorpik 4-10 3-6 13, McDaniel 1-5 0-0 2, Rice 2-4 3-6 7, Greenwood 4-7 1-3 9, Beard 1-3 2-3 4, Ackerman 1-4 0-0 2, Blakley 1-1 0-0 2, Stone 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 24-63 13-24 66.

Weber State (8-9) - Allen 3-5 3-5 11, Martin 1-4 1-2 3, Gardner 2-4 1-2 6, Brown 6-7 1-2 13, Hanson 1-3 1-3 4, Sorenson 2-6 2-2 6, Willer 0-1 0-0 0, Penn 0-0 1-2 1, Robinson 3-6 1-2 7, Berg 6-11 3-5 15, Gee 2-6 0-0 6, Friend 3-5 1-3 7, Wimmer 7-10 5-6 19. Totals 36-68 20-34 98.

3-Point Goals—Idaho 5-13 (Johnson 3-5, Hawks 0-2, Skorpik 2-4, McDaniel 0-1, Ackerman 0-1), Weber State 6-12 (Allen 2-2, Martin 0-2, Gardner 1-1, Hanson 1-1, Sorenson 1-1, Gee 2-5. Fouled Out - Stone, Idaho. Rebounds - Idaho 33 (Skorpik 6) Weber State 51 (Berg 12). Assists - Idaho 13, (Skorpik 4), Weber State 20, (Gee 7). Total Fouls - Idaho 27, Weber State 22. Halftime Score - Idaho 30, Weber State 48. Att. 400.

(6) Stanford 67, Washington 54

Jamila Wideman had 18 points to lead No. 6 Stanford to its seventh straight win over Washington at Palo, Alto, Calif.

Vanessa Nygaard added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Stanford (14-2, 7-0).

“I think the key was Jamila’s ability to take people to the hole, one-on-one,” said Stanford interim coach Amy Tucker.

Freshman guard Jamie Redd had 16 points and six rebounds for Washington (10-7, 4-2)

The Cardinal has the longest home-court winning streak in the nation, running 25 games. Texas Tech follows with 23 straight wins at home.

Washington (10-7) - Pelz 2-5 2-2 6, Kelly 1-6 2-6 4, Lynch 1-1 2-2 4, Savasta 5-14 0-0 11, Redd 6-20 2-2 16, Wuschnig 4-8 3-4 12, Niemela 0-2 0-1 0, Hall 0-2 1-2 1, Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Hills 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 12-19 54.

Stanford (14-2) - Nygaard 5-9 0-1 11, Starbird 3-11 4-5 10, Scott 5-6 0-0 10, Wideman 5-9 8-12 18, Smith 2-6 0-0 4, Mulitauaopele 5-5 0-1 10, Owen 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 27-48 12-19 67.

Halftime-Stanford 26, Washington 26. 3-Point goals- Washington 4-13 (Redd 2-7, Savasta 1-1, Wuschnig 1-2, Niemela 0-1, Kelly 0-2), Stanford 1-7 (Nygaard 1-4, Starbird 0-1, Wideman 0-1, Smith 0-1). Fouled out-Savasta. Rebounds-Washington 36 (Pelz, Kelly 7), Stanford 35 (Nygaard 13). Assists-Washington 7 (Kelly, Savasta 2), Stanford 16 (Wideman 8). Total fouls- Washington 18, Stanford 15. A-4,510.