Games through Dec 6th

Arizona 5-1

Beat Nevada 84-57. Usually we start with Ify Ibekwe’s stats, in this game 12 points and 4 rebounds, but, 5 blocks and 5 steals are her highlights. Davelynn Whyte with 19 points. Jennifer Kioa with 12 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes. The Wildcats shot 51%.

Next Games: Dec 9, New Mexico, Dec 20 at Ga Tech; Dec 23 at UC Riverside


ASU 6-1

Beat Idaho State 65-56 behind Danielle Orsillo’s 18 points. Not a stellar win against a now 1-7 Idaho State.

Beat Pepperdine 62-52. Orsillo led again with 13 points. Becca Tobin added 12 points and 8 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 9, North Dakota, Dec 19 Texas A&M in Las Vegas, Dec 20; Baylor in Las Vegas


Cal 4-3

Crushed Colorado State 78-44. Five Bears with 8 or more points, led by Alexis
Gray-Lawson’s 15. Gennifer Brandon with 10 points and 12 rebounds and Talia Caldwell with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Only 517 at Cal.

Lost to Texas A&M 68-61. DeNehsa Stallworth had 19 points and 8 rebounds, Lawson had 18 points but was only 6 of 25 from the field. Cal had 21 turnovers, Texas A&M only 7.

Next Games: Dec 9, San Jose State; Dec 21 at Long Beach State


Oregon 8-1

Beat the University of Portland 95-68. Earlier this season, Portland beat Sac State by 30 and Sac State best Washington, for an interesting comparison. Amanda Johnson had a career high 32 points, tops in the Pac 10 this year, and added 11 rebounds. Nia Jackson had 8 assists. Nicole Canepa had 9 points and 9 rebounds. The Ducks hit 13 of 22 three’s, Johnson 4 of 5. Center Victoria Kenyon hit 3 of 4 three’s, for 13 points.

Beat Boise State 88-61, Boise’s first loss of the season. The Duck fullcourt press caused 18 first half turnovers as Oregon led Boise 53-24 at the half. Amanda Johnson with 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and 4 of 7 from three. Taylor Lilley had 15 points, 4 of 9 from three. Jasmin Holliday had 13 points and 13rebounds.

Beat Long Beach State 102-70. Micaela Cocks was 5 for 5 from three and scored 27 points, Lilley was 7 for 13 from three and scored 25 points. Oregon shot 45% from three 14 for 31, and 53% for the game.

Next Games: Dec 16 at Ga Tech; Dec 20, at Wyoming; Dec 22 at Utah.


Oregon State 4-2

Lost to UCSB 59-53. Talisa Rhea was the only bright spot for the Beavers, scoring
20, although El Sara Greer did have 17 rebounds. The Beavers shot 32%. Greer is a 6-2 JC transfer who had started every game but before this game only had 23 rebounds in the previous five games.

Next Games: Dec 12, Weber State; Dec 15, UC Irvine, Dec 18, Seattle


UCLA 4-3

Lost at # 24 Kansas 54-49. UCLA was down 2 with 16.8 seconds left when they committed an intentional foul. Kansas made both free throws, then UCLA had to foul to get the ball and Kansas made 4 more free throws. Darxia Morris led the Bruins with 13 points. Moniquee Alexander had 10 rebounds but did not score. UCLA had only 8 assists and 21 turnovers.

Next Games: Dec 15 at UCSB; Dec 18, Texas Tech, Dec 21, St Mary’s


USC 4-3

Beat Long Beach State, 83-77. Briana Gilbreath had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. Ashley Corral had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Hailey Dunham had the 3rd double, double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. USC had only 11 turnovers.

Lost at Duke in a great game 78-72. Ashley Corral was the star for the Trojans with 26 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. Corral was 7 of 12 from three. Gilbreath added 12 points and 7 rebounds. Heather Oliver added 12 points on 4 of 7 from three. Overall USC was 12 of 22 from three.

Next Games: Dec 19, Dartmouth; Dec 20, Bakersfield or Delaware State


Washington 3-4

Lost at the Univ of South Florida, the defending NIT champs, 61-50. Mollie Williams had 12 points but 7 turnovers as the Huskies committed 27 turnovers. Regina Rogers had 11 points.

Beat Central Florida in Florida 62-59. The Huskies lost starters Laura McLennan and Sara Moisman to injuries during the game. They will be evaluated on Monday. Sami Whitcomb had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 9 at Seattle, Dec 19 at Michigan State; Dec 22 at Western Michigan


Washington State 3-4

Lost to St Mary’s in Pullman 80-70. St Mary’s shot 67% but committed 36 turnovers, many on the Cougars 20 steals, allowing Washington State to stay close. After being down by 20 at the half, the Cougars came back to within 3 before losing. Washington took 103!!! shots. I don’t know that I’ve ever heard of a team taking that many shots in a game. But they only shot 25%, while St Mary’s took only 37 shots but hit on 67% of them. Another amazing stat, Washington had 38 offensive rebounds to 3 for St Mary’s.
Jazmine Perkins had 19 points and 10 rebounds but was 7 of 20. Katie Madison had an amazing 13 offensive rebounds and missed 13 of 19 shots. Kiki Moore had 8 steals. If you like passing, St Mary’s had 21 assists on 25 baskets.

Beat Wyoming 63-50. Perkins had 17 points and April Cook scored 16. The Cougars had 14 assists and 13 turnovers, great numbers for them this far for the season. Both teams shot 33%.

Next Games: Dec 11 at Montana State; Dec 13, Portland, Dec 19, USF; Dec 22 at Nevada