January 31, 2010

Half way home

We are at the half way point in Pac 10 play and Stanford has a 2 game lead over USC and UCLA who we host this week.

1. Stanford 9-0, 19-1.

Beat ASU 71-48 behind Kayla’s 23 points. Jayne with 12 points and 10 boards, Ross with a career high 19 points. Ros held Danille Orsillo, ASU’s leading scorer without a field goal until 5 minutes left in the game. Jeanette with 6 assists, JJ with 4 and a single turnover between them.

Beat Arizona 83-62 after trailing by 2 at the half. Kayla and Nneka with 27 each, Tinkle with 10, and Jayne with 8, accounted for all but 11 of the total points. The threesome starting guards went 2 for 22, but contributed 11 assists and only 2 turnovers. Kayla added 13 rebounds, Jayne had 12 plus 6 assists.

Next Games: Feb 4, UCLA, Feb 7, USC (followed by the celebration of the 1990 Championship team. (TV, 1PM)


2, USC 7-2, 13-7

Beat Oregon State 61-34, highlighted by 11 blocked shots for the Trojans. Ashley Corral scored 19 points, with 4 threes and had 7 assists. Brianna Gilbreath scored 13 points had 7 rebounds and blocked 5 shots. Hailey Dunham had 10 points and 9 rebounds and Heather Oliver scored 9 points hitting all 3 of her three point attempts.

Lost to Oregon 85-77. Kari LaPlante had career highs of 18 points and 15 rebounds. Brianna Gilbreath scored 18 with 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocked shots. Ashley Corral scored 22 but was only 7 of 20 from the floor and went without an assist. USC was only 6 of 25 from three.

Next Games: Feb 4, at Cal, Feb 7, at Stanford (TV, 1PM)


3. UCLA 7-2, 14-6

Beat Oregon 104-80. Markel Walker played only 25 minutes, she missed about 10 with a blow to the eye, scored 17 points, and had 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Jasmine Dixon scored 20 points and had 5 assists. Mariah Williams had a career game with 15 points as she moved into a starter’s role. Doreena Campbell scored 17 points.

Beat Oregon State 70-44. Markel Walker scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds in the romp that saw UCLA lead 31-14 at the half. The Bruins shot 50% as 10 Bruins played 13 or more minutes.

Next Games: Feb 4, at Stanford, Feb 6, at Cal (TV, 2PM)


4. Cal 5-4, 11-9

Beat Arizona 73-53 as Alexis Gray-Lawson had second straight spectacular game with 39points. She shot 50 % from the floor and made 5 threes. Alexis also led the Bears with 3 assists. Gennifer Brandon 15 rebounds, 8 offensive.

Lost to ASU 63-61. Gennifer Brandon had a great game, 18 points, on 7 of 9, 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Gray-Lawson went 6 for 20 and 14 points.

Next Games: Feb 4, USC, Feb 6, UCLA (TV, 2PM)


4. ASU 5-4, 13-7


Lost to Stanford 71-48. Teneka Watson scored 12 points but all in the first half.

Beat Cal 63-61. Danielle Orsillo scored 20 points and Janae Fulcher came off the bench to go 6 for 6 and 12 points. Kali Bennett had 11 rebounds.

Next Games: Feb 4, Washington (TV, 5:30, PST), Feb 6, Washington State (TV, Noon, PST)


6. Oregon 4-5, 13-8

Lost to UCLA 104-80, their 5th straight loss. Amanda Johnson scored 18 points, Nia Jackson 16, Taylor Lilley 16 and Michaela Cocks 14. The bench only scored 4 points, all by Jasmin Holliday who led with 10 rebounds. Nicole Canepa was shutout in 8 minutes and fouled out.

Beat USC in LA 85-77. Taylor Lilley was an incredible 9 of 12 from three and scored 36 points. The Ducks were 12 of 25 from three. Micaela Cocks scored 24 points.

Next Games: Feb 6, Oregon State


6. Washington 4-5, 9-10

Beat Washington State 76-70 in Overtime behind Sami Whitcomb’s 32 points. MacKenzie Argens had 12 points and 11 rebounds, Laura McLennan had 8 points and 10 rebounds. The Huskies won despite 26 turnovers.

Next Games: Feb 4 at ASU (TV, 5:30 PST), Feb 6 at Arizona


8. Arizona 3-6, 9-10

Lost to Cal 73-53. Ify Ibekwe scored 21 points, had 12 rebounds and blocked 4 shots. Ashley Frazier had 5 assists.

Lost to Stanford 81-62 despite 24 points from Davellyn Whyte. Ibekwe had 12 points and 9 rebounds. The Wildcats made 9 threes, 8 for 13 in the first half, but were out rebounded by 30!

Next Games: Feb 4, Washington State, Feb 6, Washington


9. Oregon State 1-8, 9-10

Lost to USC 61-34. Talisa Rhea scored almost half, she had 16. The Beavers shot 24%and had 3 assists to 17 turnovers.

Lost to UCLA 71-44. The Beavers had 29 turnovers, 8 by Talisa Rhea who scored 16 points.

Next Games: Feb 6 at Oregon


10. Washington State 0-9, 5-15

Lost their 9th straight Pac 10 game 76-70 to Washington in Overtime. Hurried shots with a lead at the end of regulation did in the Cougars. April Cook scored 17 and Kiki Moore scored 14 with 4 steals.


Next Games: Feb 4 at Arizona, Feb 6 at ASU (TV, Noon , PST)


Average Home Attendance in the Pac 10:

Stanford 4,196
ASU 2,823
Washington 2,382
Oregon 2,023
Arizona 1,764
Cal 1,405
WSU 1,353
USC 1,297
Oregon State 1,138
UCLA 1,122

January 24, 2010

Stanford comes home in first place

Stanford starts a four game homestand first with the Arizona schools, then with the LA schools and climaxed with a reunion of the 1990 NCAA Championship team.

1. Stanford 7-0, 17-1.

Beat Oregon State 63-47. Kayla with 23 points. Jeanette off the bench with 6 assists. Jos Tinkle with 6 blocks.

Beat Oregon 100-80 with Nneka breaking Nicole Powell’s single game rebound record as she grabbed 23 to go with 30 points. Jayne had 17 points, Kayla 11 rebounds, JJ had 6 assists, Ros 5 assists and Jeanette 6 assists. Jeanette scored 15 with 5 three’s, JJ and Ros both hit a pair of threes. Stanford made 13 threes and had 26 assists on 35 made shots.

Next Games: Jan 28, Arizona State, Jan 30, Arizona


2. USC 6-1, 12-6

Beat Washington 69-65. Ashley Corral hit 5 of 7 threes and scored 19 points and also had 6 assists. Kari LaPlante tied a career high with 13 pints. Arrika Hughes was 3 of 5 from three for 10 points. The Trojans made 11 of 20 threes. Mr Cooper was polite after the game.

Beat Washington State 61-51. Brianna Gilbreath scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds. Ashley Corral was held to 10 points but she also had 7 assists. Arrika Hughes had 8 points and 9 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 28, Oregon State, Jan 30, Oregon


3. UCLA 5-2, 12-6

Beat Washington State 59-56 as Jasmine Dixon scored 23 points. Dixon also had 8 rebounds. UCLA had 23 turnovers and made only one three, but the Bruins held the Cougars to 29% from the floor.

Beat Washington 69-65 behind Jasmine Dixon’s 25 points. Doreena Campbell added 21 points as UCLA shot 50% from the floor. Interesting for those who follow the assists stat, the Bruins had only 5 assists, but still shot 50%. Dixon also had 9 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 28, Oregon, Jan 30, Oregon State


4. Cal 4-3, 10-8

Beat Oregon 72-62. The Bears shot just 40% and were only 3 of 16 from three, but out rebounded the Ducks by a huge margin, 23. Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 19. Eliza Pierre had 5 assists and 5 steals. Talia Caldwell had 13 rebounds, 9 offensive.

Beat Oregon State in two Overtimes 79-75 behind Gray-Lawson’s School Record 47 points. She was 13 for 31from the floor, 4 of 7 from three and 17 of 20 from the free throw line. Gennifer Brandon had her third double, double, 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 28, Arizona , Jan 30, ASU (TV, 2:30)


4. ASU 4-3, 12-6

Beat Arizona 73-67. Becca Tobin had 19 points and 9 rebounds, while Kayli Murphy had 9 points and 11 rebounds. Danielle Orsillo scored 16 points and Tenaya Watson had 14 points, 4 steals and 4 blocked shots.

Next Games: Jan 28 at Stanford, Jan 30 at Cal (TV, 2:30)


6. Arizona 3-4, 9-8

Lost to ASU 73-67. Ify Ibewke scored 25 points and had 16 rebounds. Davellyn Whyte scored 22 points.

Next Games: Jan 28 at Cal, Jan 30 at Stanford


6. Oregon 3-4, 12-7

Lost to Cal 72-62. Taylor Lilley had 16 points, 4 of 7 from three. Nicole Canepa scored only 6 points after going off for 38 in her last game.

Nia Jackson had a career high of 26 points, Cocks scored 17 and Lilley 4 of 8 from three and 16 points.

Next Games: Jan 28 at UCLA, Jan 30 at USC



8. Washington 3-5, 8-10

Lost to USC 69-65 in a heartbreaker as the Huskies out rebounded the Trojans by
16. But USC’s 11 threes turned the tide in the loss. Sami Whitcomb scored 22 points and had 11 rebounds. Sami also had 8 turnovers. Kristi Kingma scored 19 points.

Lost to UCLA 69-65. Whitcomb had 16 points and 4 assists while Laura McLennan game off the bench to score 14 points.

Next Games: Jan 29 at Washington State, (TV, 5PM)


9. Oregon State 1-6, 9-8

Lost to Stanford 63-47 despite Talisa Rhea’s 27 points. The Beavers were only out rebounded by 3. Rhea 27, the other Beavers, 20 points.

Lost to Cal in Double Overtime 79-75. Rhea scored 25 points, almost half from the free throw line. Rhea also had 5 assists. Kate Lenz gave off the bench to score 12 points and El Sara Greer had 11 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 28 at USC, Jan 30 at UCLA


10. Washington State 0-8, 5-14

Lost to UCLA 59-56. April Cook scored 19 points and made 3 threes, as the Cougars were 7 of 21 from three, but made only 9 non threes, shooting 29% overall. Jasmine Perkins had 16 points, including 3 threes. Katie Madison had 9 rebounds.

Lost to USC 61-51. The Cougars continued their very poor shooting, 27% in this game and 8 for 31 from three.

Next Games: Jan 29, Washington (TV, 5PM)

January 17, 2010

Stanford holds on to first place

1. Stanford 5-0, 15-1.

Beat Washington State 80-43 with Nneka scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds. Jayne with a great all around game, 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocks, 4 steals and 4 assists (high for the game). Kayla 13 points and 10 rebounds and Ros with 3 threes.

Beat Washington 66-51 behind Nneka’s 20 points and 13 rebounds. Kayla with 14 points, 2 threes, and 5 assists and Jayne with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. 17 turnovers marred the play.

Next Games: Jan 21 at Oregon State, Jan 23 at Oregon (TV, 11AM)

2, USC 4-1, 10-6

Beat UCLA before over 4800 fans 70-63. The Trojans made 24 of 27 free throws to UCLA’s 9 of 20. Ashley Corral scored 24 points and Briana Gilbreath scored 19 points and had 6 assists.

Next Games: Jan 21 at Washington, Jan 23 at Washington State


3. Oregon 3-2, 12-5

Lost at ASU 73-68. The Ducks committed 28 fouls and had two players foul, or fowl, out. Lack of inside defense allowed ASU to shot 57% and make 18 more free throws than the Ducks. Jasmin Holiday had 10 rebounds. Micaela Cocks and Nia Jackson both had 15 points. Taylor Lilley made 4 threes and had 14 points.

Lost at Arizona is the highest scoring game in Pac 10 history, 119-112. Nicole Canepa had a career game, maybe double her previous best, with 39 points on 14 of 18 from the floor and added 8 rebounds. Amanda Johnson had 17 points and 13 rebounds. Kristi Fallin came off the bench for 18 points including 4 threes. Surprisingly Cocks and Lilley scored only 23 between them.

Oregon set the Pac 10 record for most points by a losing team. I would have loved to see this game because with 41 FGs by the Ducks, they only had 7 assists.

Next Games: Jan 21, Cal, Jan 23 Stanford (TV, 11AM)


3. UCLA 3-2, 10-6

Lost at USC 70-63. Erica Tukiainen scored 14 points going 4 of 7 from three. UCLA was 8 of 17 from three but only 9 of 20 from the free throw line. All five starters scored between 8 and 14 points. Markel Walker had 11 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 21 at Washington State, Jan 23 at Washington


5. Washington 3-3, 8-8

Lost at Cal 60-43. The Huskies two big scorers, Sami Whitcomb and Kristi Kingma only scored 8 points between them on only 3 of 12 shooting. Regina Rogers scored 13 points for the Huskies, Sarah Morton had 11 points. The two teams combined to make one three.

Lost to Stanford 66-51. Christina Rozier had 4 threes on her way to 13 points. MacKenzie Agrens scored 11 points.

Next Games: Jan 21, USC, Jan 23, UCLA


5. Arizona 3-3, 9-7

Beat Oregon State 62-53. Soana Lucent was 7 of 10 for 18 points and added 7 rebounds. Reiko Thomas scored 12 points and had 4 assists, and Davellyn Whyte scored 14 points. A nice crowd in Tucson of over 1700.

Beat Oregon and set the Pac 10 record for most points, 119. Won 119-112. Davellyn Whyte set a Arizona school record by scoring 39 points, including 5 of 6 from three. Arizona shot an incredible 63%, if those going to Oregon to watch Stanford this week are wondering about the Oregon defense. Ify Ibewke scored 32 points and had 14 rebounds and 7 assists (one less than the Oregon team). Soana Lucent scored 28 points.

Next Games: Jan 24, ASU (TV, 3PM PST)


5. ASU 3-3, 11-6

Beat Oregon 73-68. The Sun Devils were 23 of 39 from the line, Oregon 5 of 10. But it was Oregon unable to stop the Sun Devil post players as the ASU posts were 16 of 22 from the line. Danille Orsillo scored 17 points while posts Kayli Murphy and Becca Tobin scored 11 and 12 respectively. The two teams combined for 27 steals, leading to 52 turnovers.

Beat Oregon State 56-47. Danille Orsillo scored 20 points and Alex Earl came off the bench to hit 3 threes and score 11 points.

Next Games: Jan 24 at Arizona (TV, 3PM PST)


8. Cal 2-3, 8-8

Beat Washington 60-43 in a game where Cal caused or helped the Huskies commit 30!! Turnovers. Eliza Pierre had 6 of Cal’s 11 steals. Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 19 points to lead Cal, NeDesha Stallworth scored 13. In the very sloppy game Cal had only 8 assists on 23 baskets and missed 13 Free Throws. Attendance at Cal was only 761.

Beat Washington State 74-68. Good attendance of 1900 fans. Alexis Gray-Lawson had the big game people were waiting for with 29 points and 6 rebounds. Gennifer Brandon scored 12 points and had 7 rebounds. Pierre had 5 assists and 4 steals. The Bears shot 46% and out rebounded the Cougars by 18.

Next Games: Jan 21 at Oregon , Jan 23 at Oregon State


9. Oregon State 1-4, 9-6

Lost at Arizona 62-53. Talisa Rhea who had 7 threes last week in a game was 0 for 6 from three and 6 for 18 total for 13 points. The beavers didn’t make a three in the game. Haiden Palmer scored 15 points and El Sara Greer pulled down 14 rebounds including 10 offensive boards.

Lost at ASU 56-47. The Beavers didn’t make a single three, although Talisa Rhea did score 20 points. The Beavers were plagued by 21 turnovers.

Next Games: Jan 21, Stanford, Jan 23, Cal


10. Washington State 0-6 5-12

Lost to Stanford 80-43. Kiki Moore was the only Cougar in double figures, 14 points, but took 18 shots to get there. The Cougars shot only 25% and from three shot only 14%, 4 for 28.

Lost to Cal 74-68. Kiki Moore had 13 points and 8 assists. April Cook scored 16 and the Cougars shot a fine 46% for the game.

Next Games: Jan 21, UCLA, Jan 23, USC

January 10, 2010

Oregon joins Stanford on top of the Pac 10

1. Stanford 3-0, 13-1.

Beat USC 82-62. Kayla Pederson scored 24 points and had 14 rebounds. Nneka Ogwumike had 21 points and 12 rebounds. Jayne Appel scored 9 and had 9 rebounds, just missed what would have been three Cardinals with double doubles.

Beat UCLA 65-61. Ros with a career high 18 points, 4 of 6 from three and two game clinching free throws. Nneka with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Stanford was 21 of 24 from the free throw line.

Next Games: Jan 14, Washington State, Jan 16, Washington


1. Oregon 3-0, 12-3

Beat Oregon State in Corvallis 86-71. Oregon made 11 three’s and shot 54% for the game. Three Ducks scored 20 or more points. Taylor Lilley scored 23, made 5 three’s, had 5 assists, no turnovers and 4 steals. Micaela Cocks scored 22 points, had 3 assists and no turnovers. Amanda Johnson scored 20 points and had 9 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 14 at ASU, Jan 16 at Arizona


3. UCLA 3-1, 10-5

Beat Cal 57-46. Jasmine Dixon scored 13 points for the Bruins, the only player in double figures. UCLA shot 43 % while holding Cal to 28 %. Christina Nzekwe had 8 rebounds to lead the Bruins. Markel Walker did not play the second half.

Lost to Stanford at home before 2,400 fans. Doreena Campbell scored 17 points and had 4 assists. Jasmine Dixon scored 16 points and had 11 rebounds. Darxia Morris scored 13 and Walker 10. Walker was limited to 20 minutes with an injury to her face that she had suffered in a previous game. .

Next Games: Jan 17 at USC, TV



3. USC 3-1, 9-6

Lost to Stanford at home 82-62 before a great for USC home crowd of 1,877. Ashley Corral scored 18 to lead the Trojans. Brianna Gilbreath had 10 points but on 3 of 13shooting. However Gilbreath also has 6 assists with no turnovers. USC had only 4 turnovers for the game.

Beat Cal on Ashley Corral’s last second 22 footer to win 64-61. Corral scored 18 points and made 4 threes. Gilbreath scored 19 points including 11 of 12 FTs.

Next Games: Jan 17, UCLA TV


3. Washington 3-1, 8-6

Upset ASU at home 62-56. Sami Whicomb was on fire with 26 points, 5 of 8 from three, and 11 rebounds.

Beat Arizona 69-59 to go a very surprising 3-1. Both terms shot about 30%. Kristi Kingma with a career high 25 points including 12 FT’s in 16 attempts. Kignma also had 5 steals. Boy the State of Washington had 2 great guards 2 years ago in Kingma and USC’s Ashley Corral. Laura McLellan added 15 points.

Next Games: Jan 14 at Cal, TV, Jan 16 at Stanford


6. Oregon State 1-2, 9-4

Lost at home to Oregon 87-71 before a great crowd of 3,100. Talisa Rhea scored 30 points and made 7 of her 8 three point attempts. Haiden Palmer added 19 points and Kristen Tilleman scored 13 points and had 7 rebounds.

Next Games: Jan 14 at Arizona, Jan 16 at ASU, TV


7. Arizona 1-3, 7-7

The Wildcats beat Washington State in Pullman 67-60. Ify Ibewke scored 21 points and had 8 rebounds. The Wildcats shot 53% although they also had 22 turnovers. Only 523 saw the game. All five starters played at least 35 minutes and four scored in double figures.

Lost at Washington 69-59. Davellyn Whyte scored 20 points but took 18 shots and had 4 turnovers. Ibewke had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists with only a single turnover. Arizona had 18 turnovers and shot only 29 %.

Next Games: Jan 14, Oregon State, Jan 16, Oregon


7. ASU 1-3, 9-6

Lost at Washington in a major upset, 62-56 as the Sun Devils went only 3 of 16 from three. Becca Tobin had 19 points and Kayli Murphy scored 11 points and had 7 rebounds. Murphy was the only Sun Devil with more than 5 rebounds.

Beat Washington State 64-59. Danielle Orsillo with 19 points and Becca Tobin with 17. An amazingly high 25 turnovers by the Sun Devils.

Next Games: Jan 14, Oregon, Jan 16, Oregon State, TV


9. Cal 0-3, 6-8

Lost at UCLA 57-46. Cal shot out rebounded the Bruins by 15 but had 8 more turnovers and shot only 28% . Alexis Gray-Lawson got hot in the 2nd half and scored 20 points, 3 of 5 from three, and also led the Bears with 8 rebounds. Only 4 of the Cal players made a shot from the floor.

Lost at USC 67-64 on a last second shot by USC. DeNesha Stallworth scored a career high 30 points and Alexis Gray-Lawson added 20 points and 8 rebounds. Sadly the other Bears were 5 for 21 and scored only 14 points.

Next Games: Jan 14, Washington, TV, Jan 16, Washington State


10. Washington State 0-4 5-10

The Cougars lost at home to Arizona 67-60. They shot only 31 %. Carly Noyes had 8 points and 15 rebounds. April Cook scored 15 but was only 6 of 17 from the floor. Jasmine Perkins was 2 for 10 for 7 points.

Lost to ASU 64-59. Cook with 11 and Perkins with 10, as they combined for a not very decent 10 for 34 from the floor.

Next Games: Jan 14 at Stanford, Jan 16 at Cal

January 3, 2010

The Pac 10 season begins

The Pac 10 began play and Oregon jumped into the lead with USC and UCLA. The LA schools went to Arizona and sweep the Sun Devils and Wildcats.

1. Oregon 2-0, 11-3

Beat Washington 82-71 as Taylor Lilley went off for 33 points with an amazing 8 of 13from three. Lilley’s 8 three’s put her at 190 for her career, a new Oregon record. Victoria Kenyon was one of three others in double figures as she hit 3 of 4three’s. Oregon made 13 of 23 three’s and shot 50% for the game.

Beat Washington State 98-92. Lilley cooled off with 15 points and 2 three’s, but Amanda Johnson scored 12 points and had 15 rebounds. Nia Jackson had 20 points and 7assists. Micaela Cocks scored 22 points. Six Ducks were in double figures and the team was 23 of 27 from the free throw line.

Next Games: Jan 9 at Oregon State


1. UCLA 2-0, 9-4

Beat Loyola Marymount 73-52. Markel Walker led the way with 20 points. Jasmine Dixon had 10 rebounds and 7 points in just 18 minutes. Walker and Dixon also had 3steals each. Doreena Campbell added 14 points for the Bruins.

Beat Arizona in Tucson 67-58. The Bruins shot only 38% but made 9 three’s, 39%, and had only 14 turnovers. Also they had 17 assists on 24 made shots. All five starters had 3 assists. Doreena Campbell had 20 points to lead the Bruins. Darxia Morris scored 18 points and Christina Nzewke came off the bench to grab 9 rebounds in 20 minutes. UCLA starts 4 guards and a forward.

Beat ASU 74-58. Markel Walker scored 24 points and Jasmine Dixon scored 21 and had 11 rebounds. Atonye Nyingifa took the court briefly, for the first time this season. The Bruins shot 58%.

Next Games: Jan 8, Cal, Jan 10, Stanford


1. USC 2-0, 8-5

Lost at home to North Carolina State 59-53 before only 854 fans. USC shot only 32% with Ashley Corral going 1 for 12. She did have 7 assists, but also 7 turnovers. Brianna Gilbreath led with 16 points, Aarika Hughes had 10 rebounds. Daniela Roark scored a career high 10 points.

Beat ASU in Tempe, 60-56 for a great Pac 10 start. The Trojans trailed by 9 with 5 to go but Heather Oliver got hot from three to lead the Trojans to victory. Oliver had 14 points on 4 of 6 from three. Gilbreath led with 16 points. Corral was again very cold, going 1 for 10.

Beat Arizona in Overtime 81-78. Corral really bounced back with 27 points, including 5 three’s and 8 assists. Oliver had 19 points, 4 of 7 from three. USC was 10 of 25 from three.

Next Games: Jan 8, Stanford, Jan 10, Cal.


4. Stanford 1-0, 10-1.


5. Oregon State 1-1, 9-3

Beat Portland State 58-49. Talisa Rhea scored 19 and Kristen Tilleman added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Beat Washington State 63-49. Rhea scored 19 again as did Haiden Palmer. El Sara Greer had 10 rebounds. The Beavers shot 44% and held the Cougars to 31%, while out rebounding the Cougs by 12.

Lost to Washington 69-64. Rhea scored 22 but was only 5 of 20 from the floor. She was 11 for 11 from the free throw line.

Next Games: Jan 9, Oregon


5. Washington 1-1, 6-6

Lost at Oregon 82-71 giving up 13 three’s. McKenzie Agrens scored a career high 21 points and added 9 rebounds. Sami Whitcomb scored 15 and hit 3 three’s. Oregon hit 13 three’s.

Beat Oregon State 69-64, shooting 49% from the floor. Kristi Kingma scored 18 and was 8 for 10 from the free throw line. Agrens had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Regina Rodgers played only 10 minutes in the two games.

Next Games: Jan 7, ASU, Jan 9, Arizona,


7. Cal 0-1, 6-6

Lost to Boston College 81-69. Layshia Clarendon led the Bears with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Talia Caldwell had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 17, but was only 5 of 19 from the floor. Cal had only 5 assists on 26 made shots for the game, and shot only 32%. Brenna Heater returned to the Bears, recovered from a foot injury. Gennifer Brandon is still out.

Beat Nevada 85-60 and Brandon returned with 10 points in 12 minutes. Clarendon scored 22 points in 23 minutes going 4 of 6 from three. Cal shot 52%.

Lost at Stanford 79-58 before almost 5,600 fans. Cal shot just 36% but did make 6 three’s. Clarendon had 13 points, Stallworth 11 and Natasha Vital had 11. Gray-Lawson was held to 9 points.

Next Games: Jan 8 at UCLA, Jan 10 at USC


8. Arizona 0-2, 6-6

Beat Alabama A&M 86-60. Davellyn Whyte led with 21 points and 5 of 10 from 3. Soana Lucet scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds. Brooke Jackson scored 15 points. The Wildcats shot 63.5% for the game.

Lost to UCLA 67-58. Ify Ibekwe scored 12 points and had 17 rebounds. Davellyn Whyte scored 16 points but had NINE turnovers. The Wildcats had 22 turnovers, 8 more than the Bruins.

Lost to USC in Overtime 81-78. Great game by Whyte with 34 points, including 6 of 10from three. Ibewke had 21 points and 13 rebounds. The Wildcats shot 44% had 8 three’s and out rebounded the Trojans by 13.

Next Games: Jan 7, at Washington State, Jan 9, at Washington


8. ASU 0-2, 8-5

Beat Furman 74-37 holding Furman to 26% shooting while the Sun Devils shot 62%. Danielle Orsillo hit 3 of 4 three’s and scored 16 points. Tenaya Watson added 12 points.

Lost to USC at home, 60-56. The Sun Devils shot 47%, had 20 assists on 25 baskets, and out rebounded USC by 12. However they also had 23 turnovers, 8 more than the Trojans, and the Trojans made 4 more three’s. Also ASU was only 4 of 11 from the free throw line. Orsillo led with 16 points. Becca Tobin had 13 rebounds.

Lost to UCLA 74-58. The Bruins shot 58% against the Sun Devil defense in the easy win for UCLA. The Sun Devils made only 14 shots the whole game, 1 three, although they did go to the line often, going 27 of 38. Tobin had 13 points, Orsillo, 12.

Next Games: Jan 7, at Washington, Jan 9, at Washington State.


8. Washington State 0-2 5-8

Lost to Oregon State 63-49. Only Kiki Moore in double figures with 19 points and she had 4 steals. April Cook and Jasmine Perkins combined to go 5 for 25 from the floor.

Lost to Oregon 98-92. The Cougars shot 41% and had 9 three’s, but made 10 less free throws than the Ducks. Both Moore and Cook scored 24 points and combined were 6 of 8 from three. Perkins scored 15 and had 6 assists.


Next Games: Jan 7, Arizona, Jan 9, ASU

December 23, 2009

Games for Christmas week are over

A short week with Christmas. Most teams have another non conference game, and then Pac 10 play starts on January 1st.


Arizona 5-4

Lost at UC Riverside 65-53 as the Wildcats shot 28%. Another head scratching loss for a Pac 10 school. Davelynn Whyte scored 20 points for the ‘Cats. Ify Ibewke scored 12 and had 13 rebounds but was 3 for 14 from the floor. Soana Lucet scored 11 with 10 rebounds but was 3 for 16 from the floor.

Next Games: Dec 29 Alabama A&M,
Jan 1, UCLA; Jan 3, USC


ASU 7-3

Next Games: Dec 28 Furman, Jan 1, USC, Jan 3, UCLA.


Cal 5-4

Beat Long Beach in Long Beach 80-71. Layshia Clarendon scores a career high 21 points and added 6 assists while DeNesha Stallworth matched her career high with 19 points. Talia Caldwell had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Natasha Vital had a season high 17 points.

Next Games: Dec 28, Boston College in San Diego, Dec 30, Nevada or San Diego, Jan 2 at Stanford (TV, Noon )


Oregon 9-3

Lost at Utah in Overtime 89-86. Three Utah players score between 23 and 29 points. For the Ducks Amanda Johnson scored 20 points, Taylor Lilley 18 and Victoria Kenyon 16. The Ducks were out rebounded 48-33.

Next Games: Jan 1, Washington; Jan 3, Washington State


Oregon State 7-2

Next Games: Dec 29 at Portland State, Jan 1 Washington State, Jan 3, Washington


UCLA 6-4

Beat St Mary’s 83-58. Darxia Morris scored 20 points for the Bruins. Markel Walker had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Dorenna Campbell added 13 points for the Bruins who shot 49% from the field.

Next Games: Dec 28, Loyola Marymount, Jan 1 at Arizona, Jan 3 at ASU


USC 6-4

Next Games: Dec 30, North Carolina State, Jan 1 at ASU, Jan 3 at Arizona


Washington 5-5

Beat Western Michigan in Michigan 71-63. The Huskies shot 48% with MacKenzie Argens 8 for 10 for 16 points and added 8 rebounds. Sami Whitcomb scored 20 points. Regina Rogers only played 13 minutes and had 5 turnovers.

Next Games: Jan 1 at Oregon, Jan 3 at Oregon State


Washington State 5-6

Lost at Nevada (6-5) 75-54 as Nevada shot 51%. June termed it a good defensive game for her team, though. Why? Jasmine Perkins didn’t start and came off the bench to shot 1 for 13, maybe a story there. Nevada out rebounded the Cougars by 17. April Cook scored 17 points, but went 8 for 23.

Next Games: Jan 1 at Oregon State, Jan 3 at Oregon


Happy Holidays to all

December 20, 2009

Games through Dec 20th

Arizona 5-3

Lost at Georgia Tech 72-48. Ga Tech shot 53 % and the Wildcats were 2 for 21 from three. The bright spot for the Wildcats was Soana Lucet who scored 19 points and added 6 rebounds. Ify Ibeweke scored 8 points but had 11 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 23 at UC Riverside; Dec 29 Alabama A&M,
Jan 1, UCLA; Jan 3, USC


ASU 7-3

Lost to Texas A&M in Las Vegas 72-62. ASU committed a ghastly 27 turnovers. Danielle Orsillo had 14 points, Tenaya Watson 13 and Becca Tobin 12 points and 2 blocked shots.

Lost to Baylor 70-66 in Las Vegas. Brittany Griner was 12 for 16, 27 points and 8 blocked shots. Baylor shot 60%, still ASU almost upset them. Becca Tobin had 16 points and 7 rebounds for the Sun Devils. Orsillo scored 14 points. Janae Fulcher scored 12 points.

Next Games: Dec 28 Furman, Jan 1, USC, Jan 3, UCLA.


Cal 4-4
Did not play, finals

Next Games: Dec 21 at Long Beach State, Dec 28, Boston College in San Diego, Dec 30, Nevada or San Diego, Jan 2 at Stanford (TV , Noon )


Oregon 9-2

Played their first ranked team and lost at # 25 GaTech, 87-69. Micaela Cocks scored 19 points, but Taylor Lilley was 1 for 11 from three and scored only 7 points. The Ducks were 6 for 27 from three. She who lives by the three…..died. GaTech had 20 offensive rebounds and had 19 total rebounds more than the Ducks. Nicole Canepa had 14 points.

Beat Wyoming in Wyoming 78-66. Oregon was only 5 for 18 from three, but shot 47% overall in the win. Six Ducks scored 8 or more points led by Micaela Cocks 17 points. Taylor Lilley and Nia Jackson had 14 points and Lilley had 6 steals.

Next Games: Dec 22 at Utah; Jan 1, Washington; Jan 3, Washington State


Oregon State 7-2

Beat UC Irvine, Molly Goodenbour’s team 58-42. The Beavers had a 49-21 rebounding edge. Julie Futch had 15 points and El Sara Greer had 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Beat Seattle 64-48 as Talisa Rhea scored 20 points. Kristen Tilleman had 13 points and 8 rebounds. The Beavers had only 10 turnovers in the game.

Next Games: Dec 29 at Portland State, Jan 1 Washington State, Jan 3, Washington


UCLA 5-4

Beat Santa Barbara 61-49. Jasmine Dixon played her first game as a Bruin, after sitting out her one year transfer and led the Bruins with 19 points, 4 steals and 10 rebounds. Darxia Morris added 17 points. Markel Walker scored 8 points and had 10rebounds. UCSB blocked 13 UCLA shots.

Lost to Texas Tech 59-58 at UCLA. A note, Texas Tech lost by 38 to Tennessee early this season. Texas Tech had 15 steals and UCLA totaled 22 turnovers. Dixon had 14points and Moniquee Alexander 10 points and 8 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 21, St Mary’s; Dec 28, Loyola Marymount, Jan 1 at Arizona, Jan 3 at ASU


USC 6-4

Beat Dartmouth 78-46. Ashley Corral and Heather Oliver each had 18 points and each had 4 three’s. Oliver was 4 of 6 from three. Daniela Roark was 2 of 3 from three, 6points, as USC was 11 of 22 from three. Aarika Hughes had 10 rebounds and Hailey Dunham had 5 assists and 3 steals.

Beat Bakersfield 93-56. USC has played only 8 players the past two games, indicative of the injuries they have suffered. USC shot 48% and had 25 assists. Ashley Corral had 15 points and 7 assists. Roark, from Pinewood, hit both her shots, both three’s. All 8 players scored between 6 and 15 points. Dunham had 10 points and 13 rebounds, while Kari LaPlante had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 30, North Carolina State, Jan 1 at ASU, Jan 3 at Arizona


Washington 4-5

Lost at Michigan State 69-52. Washington shot just 30% was out rebounded by 16, and had only 5 assists. Sami Whitcomb hit the Huskies only 2 three’s and scored 14 points.

Next Games: Dec 22 at Western Michigan; Jan 1 at Oregon, Jan 3 at Oregon State


Washington State 5-5

Beat USF, the San Francisco version, 74-57. The game was played before over 6,000 fans in Kennewick, WA. Congrats to the fans in Kennewick area. Jasmine Perkins scored 11 points but also had 5 assists and 9 rebounds. April Cook scored 15, with frosh Katie Grad and Carly Noyes scoring 12 each. The Cougars were 7 for 15 from three.

Next Games: Dec 22 at Nevada; Jan 1 at Oregon State, Jan 3 at Oregon

December 13, 2009

Games through Deember 13th

With many schools taking Finals there weren’t many games this past week.

Arizona 5-2

Lost to New Mexico 81-61 as New Mexico hit on 12 of 20 three’s. Davelynn Whyte had 19 points, 5 assists and no turnovers to be the sole bright spot for the Wildcats. Ify Ibekwe was held to 7 points and 6 rebounds in 33 minutes.

Next Games: Dec 20 at Ga Tech; Dec 23 at UC Riverside


ASU 7-1

Beat North Dakota 67-43. Kayli Murphy scored 15 points for the Sun Devils. Becca Tobin added 10 rebounds as the Wildcats won the Rebounding battle 53-31. An amazing stat, ASU had 26 baskets and 22 assists. 12 Sun Devils played and all 9 or more minutes. 24 turnovers for the Sun Devils though, on the down side.

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


Cal 4-4

Lost to San Jose State 68-67 in a stunner. SJS was 1-7 prior to the game. Chasity Shavers game into the game averaging 13 points and dropped 32 on the Bears. She was 4 for 21 for three’s prior to the game and 3 for 7 in this game. Despite SJS’s lack of size rebounding was even. Alexis Gray-Lawson was 6 of 9 from three and scored 21 points with 9 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 21 at Long Beach State


Oregon 8-1
No Games

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


Oregon State 5-2

Beat Weber State 76-64 behind Talisa Rhea’s 20 points and 6 assists. Kristen Tilleman had 12 points and 10 rebounds while Julie Futch had 15 points, making both three’s and had 6 assists against only one turnover.


Next Games: Dec 15, UC Irvine, Dec 18, Seattle


UCLA 4-3

No Games
Next Games: Dec 15 at UCSB; Dec 18, Texas Tech, Dec 21, St Mary’s


USC 4-3
No Games
Next Games: Dec 19, Dartmouth; Dec 20, Bakersfield or Delaware State


Washington 4-4

Just got by Seattle, in Seattle in what was described as a hostile crowd in a packed Gym. Six miles away from the Washington home court? The Huskies did win, 58-53. Only one player in double figures for the Huskies, Mackenzie Argens with 10.

An injury note, Liz Lay will have a knee operation for her tendonitis and is out for the season.


Next Games: Dec 19 at Michigan State; Dec 22 at Western Michigan


Washington State 4-5

Beat Montana State in Bozeman 73-61. Five Cougars in double figures led by Carly Noyes and Jazmine Perkins with 16 points each. Rosie Tarnowski added 13 rebounds. The Cougars shot only 37% but they had 16 steals, 5 by Kiki Moore and only had 10 turnovers.

Lost to the University of Portland 76-53 in another huge defeat for the Pac 10. Portland shot 53% to the Cougars 29%. Perkins and April Cook were 4 for 23. Things are not going well in the Palouse.

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


Special Feature, Average Attendance at Pac 10 schools (as of Dec 11):

Arizona: 1,988

Arizona State: 3,251

Cal: 1,157

Oregon: 1,896

Oregon State: 826

Stanford: 3,860

UCLA: 760

USC: 793

Washington: 2,038

Washington State: 825

December 6, 2009

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

December 1, 2009

Thanksgiving Week Results

Arizona 4-1

Beat Mississippi at home 65-59. It was Mississippi’s first loss, and although they have started against weak teams they won the previous three games by 35-40 points. And they are an SEC team who plays Texas and Ohio State soon. Arizona played Monday afternoon, a kids come from school game? And drew 3,000 fans. Ify Ibewke scored 10 points and had 16 rebounds. Brooke Jackson hit 3 of 5 from three and scored 20 points. Soana Lucet scored 15. The Wildcats had 14 assists on 22 baskets and only 14 turnovers. A fine win.

Beat University of San Diego 65-55 in San Diego to cap a fine 4-1 start. Ibewke scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds, while Lucet scored 22 points on 10 of 17 from the floor. All the starters played 30 or more minutes.


Next Games: Dec 4, Nevada; Dec 9, New Mexico


ASU 4-1

Playing in Hawaii, beat Hawaii 65-53. Kali Bennett scored 15 points and had 15 rebounds, 10 offensive in only 17 minutes. Danielle Orsillo added 15 points. Kayli Murphy scored 9. On the down side ASU shot only 35% and had 11 assists to 18 turnovers.

Beat East Tennessee State 80-67 in Hawaii. Bennett again led the way with 15 points and 10 rebounds in only 19 minutes. Orsillo scored 18 points. Murphy had 11 points and 8 rebounds. ASU played much better this day shooting 46% and had 22 assists to 14 turnovers. Sabrina McKinney had 6 assists in 19 minutes. In the two games in Hawaii, 11 Sun Devils played 8 or more minutes in each game.

Next Games: Dec 4, Idaho State; Dec 5, Pepperdine or Utah State; Dec 9, North Dakota


Cal 3-2

Beat Southern in Columbus Ohio, 78-47. All the healthy Cal players played 19 or more minutes in the easy win. Gennifer Brandon had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Lost at Ohio State, ranked # 3, 83-71. Alexis Gray Lawson scored 25 points, but on 9of 24 shooting. DeNesha Stallworth had 13 points and 8 rebounds, Brandon 12 points and 6 assists.


Next Games: Dec 5, Colorado State; Dec 6, Texas A&M or Southern Illinois; Dec 9, San Jose State.


Oregon 5-1

Beat Santa Clara 88-71. Amanda Johnson had 19 points, including 2 three’s and 13 rebounds for the Ducks. Michaela Cocks scored 18 points, hitting 3 three’s. Nicole Canepa scored 19 points and had 7 rebounds.

Beat Fullerton 117-69. Amanda Johnson had another double, double, 13 points and 16 rebounds. Taylor Lilley hit 6 of 9 three’s on her way to 22 points. Canepa had 17 points as seven Ducks scored in double figures.

Lost to Wisconsin is the last seconds, 58-57. Oregon’s Taylor Lilley hit a three with 4 seconds left and then knocked the ball out of bounds to give Wisconsin only 1.8 seconds to score, and they did, to win. A real heartbreaker for the Ducks. Johnson again with a fine game, 19 points and 6 rebounds. Canepa scored 6 points but added 10 rebounds.

Beat Portland State 87-58, Johnson with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Nia Jackson had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Canepa 12 points and 9 rebounds. The Ducks were only 4 for 20 from three, but 50% from inside the arc.

Next Games: Dec 2, Portland; Dec 4, Boise State; Dec 6, Long Beach State


Oregon State 4-1

Beat Belmont 76-52 at a tournament in Arizona. Talisa Rhea scored 25 points with 6 of 9 from three. Kristen Tilleman had 12 rebounds.

Beat Northern Arizona, 62-33. Haiden Palmer scored a career high 18 points for the Beavers. Rhea, the tourney MVP, only scored 6 points but had 7 assists.

Next Games: Dec 5, UCSB, Dec 12, Weber State


UCLA 4-2

Beat Princeton 69-59 as Moniquee Alexander may have had a career game with 15 points and 11 rebounds in 20 minutes. Frosh Markel Walker added 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Lost to Tennessee in a great game at Knoxville, 61-47. Walker had a great game for the Bruins with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Next Games: Dec 3 at Kansas; Dec 15 at UCSB


USC 3-3

Lost to Rutgers 66-51 as Ashley Corral scored 24 points, 6 of 13 from three. Corral also had 5 assists, half the USC total. The Trojans were only 6 of 38 from inside the three point line.

Beat # 13 Texas, 61-54, despite Corral only scoring 5 points. Corral was outstanding despite not scoring much as she had 7 rebounds, 8 assists and only 1 turnover. USC shot 46% and were led by four players scoring between 10 and 13 points. Of the 47 points scored by the four, LaPlante, Gilbreath, Oliver and Hughes, all but 3 were from inside the three point line, a complete reversal for the Trojans versus the Rutgers game.

Beat # 18 Mississippi State 64-60. Down 49-48, former Pinewood star Daniela Roark hit 3 three points to give USC a 59-51 lead that they held. Aarika Hughes had 14 points and 6 rebounds for the Trojans.

Next Games: Dec 3 at Long Beach State; Dec 6 at Duke


Washington 2-3

Beat Eastern Washington 64-46. Regina Rogers scored 12 points and had 6 rebounds in 18 minutes, her high for the year. Five players scored between 8 and 12 points for the Huskies.

Lost to Sacramento State 74-71. Rogers had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Sami Whitcomb had 21 points but on 5 of 19 shooting. Liz Lay missed both games this week. Lay has tendonitis in her knee.

Also two reserves are out for the year, Lydia Young and Amanda Johnson, both with knee injuries. Neither had played this year.

Next Games: Dec 4 at Univ of South Florida; Dec 6 at Univ of Central Florida; Dec 9 at Seattle


Washington State 2-3

Beat Bradley 80-66 in Las Vegas as Jazmine Perkins scored 20 points including 3 of 5 from three. Kiki Moore added 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 assists, but had 7 turnovers.

Lost to Boise State 68-64 also in Las Vegas. April Cook scored 19 points, Perkins had 13 rebounds and Rosie Tarnowski added 10 rebounds. Kiki Moore had 18 points, 8 of 12, but 6 turnovers. The Cougars were only 3 of 18 from three.

Next Games: Dec 3, St Mary’s; Dec 5, Wyoming; Dec 11 at Montana State