Area roundup: Vandals fall to Canisius

Liz Whitte scored 24 points and Katie Madison added 20 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough as Canisius (8-5) edged Idaho 66-61 in a women’s basketball consolation game of the Lady Griz Holiday Classic in Missoula, Mont.

The Vandals (3-8) shot just 6 of 28 from the field in the first half, falling behind 31-22.

Brittane Russell scored 13 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Golden Griffins.

“Simone Jordan scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Kay Hill added 14 points and nine boards as North Idaho beat Walla Walla 65-46 at the Wenatchee Valley Classic.

Cassie Pilkinton and Brittany Duerr added nine points apiece for the Cardinals, who outscored the Warriors 41-24 in the second half.

“Trenecca Jones scored a game-high 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, guiding La Verne (6-2) to a 67-56 win over Whitworth in the opening round of the Whit Classic II in Walla Walla.

Alida Bower scored 13 points and Susan McDaniel added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Pirates (7-3), who shot just 35.7 percent from the field.

“ Noelle Quinn scored a game-high 24 points and blocked a 3-point attempt at the buzzer to lift UCLA (8-7, 2-1) to a 74-71 win over Washington State in a Pac-10 game in Pullman.

Colleen Betteridge led the Cougars (5-8, 1-2) with a career-high 16 points and five assists. Amanda Durocher added 11 points, but her rushed 3-point attempt was blocked by Quinn at the end.

“Cameo Hicks had 18 points and Washington (10-4, 3-0 Pac-10) held Southern California (6-7, 0-3) scoreless for more than 10 minutes in a 76-60 win.

Men’s basketball

Zach Bruce scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds, leading Highline to a 69-65 victory over CC Spokane at the Bigfoot Classic in Spokane.

Eric Beal scored 14 points and Bo Gregg added 11 for the Sasquatch (7-8).

In the other tournament game, Walla Walla beat Seattle CC 96-79.