AREA COLLEGES: Warriors fend off Coyotes in tourney

CALDWELL - Lewis-Clark State led by 12 points with nine minutes left and hung on for a 53-50 win over the College of Idaho on Friday night in the first round of the Golden Rule Shootout men's basketball tournament.

Joey Wayman came off the bench to lead the balanced Warrior attack with 11 points, while Danny Marshall grabbed 12 rebounds.

"This is a good win for us against a good opponent on their floor," LCSC coach Brandon Rinta. "I was really pleased with our defense tonight."

Lewis-Clark State (3-1) broke a 29-29 tie with a 14-2 run early in the second half, taking a 43-31 lead with nine minutes remaining on a Nick Fromm runner.

The Coyotes, who went eight minutes without a field goal, battled back, as Sydney Donaldson canned a 3-pointer to cap a 9-1 run, closing the gap to 44-40 with 5:50 left.

The Warriors led 52-46 on a putback by Marshall with 37-seconds left, but a DeAngelo Jackson jumper and a fast-break dunk by Rodney Delgardo, coupled with 1-of-3 shooting at the line by L-C, gave the Yotes (2-4) a chance.

Matt Ballenger came off a screen with two seconds left, with his tying 3 rimming out as the horn sounded.

"I thought we bounced back well in the second half," Rinta said. "We were able to spread them out some which allowed us to get some open shots from the outside and thankfully we knocked them down."

Donte Archie and Fromm each scored 10 points for the Warriors, who outrebounded the Coyotes 39-29, snagging 21 offensive boards.

Krispin Banks had 14 points in the loss for the Yotes, who have held an opponent under 56 points in each of their last three games. Delgardo had 11 points and Donaldson 10 for C of I, with Rick Tolman recording a career-high 10 rebounds.

"College of Idaho is a great defensive team, but we still have to take better care of the basketball," Rinta, alluding to the Warriors' 21 turnovers. "Thankfully, what possessions we lost in turnovers we made up for in offensive rebounds."

In the early game, Walla Walla rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to pick up its first win of the season, topping Evergreen 82-75.

The Warriors face Evergreen State at 5 p.m. PST today as the tournament continues.

LEWIS-CLARK STATE (3-1)

Key 1-5 0-3 2, Drury 2-6 1-1 6, Fromm 5-8 0-1 10, Marshall 2-5 0-1 4, Stewart 1-5 0-0 3, Wayman 3-5 3-4 11, Archie 3-8 3-6 10, Bolte 1-3 1-1 3, Walker 2-6 0-0 4, Stout 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-51 8-17 53.

COLLEGE OF IDAHO (2-4)

Delgardo 5-12 0-1 11, Ballenger 2-9 0-0 4, Donaldson 3-7 3-4 10, Tolman 2-4 0-0 4, Banks 4-8 6-6 14, Telken 0-1 0-0 0, Koga 1-2 0-0 1, Jackson 1-1 1-2 3, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Benke 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 19-46 10-13 50.

Halftime - College of Idaho 25-24. 3-point goals - Lewis-Clark State 5-16 (Key 0-2, Drury 1-2, Stewart 1-4, Wayman 2-3, Archie 1-4, Bolte 0-1), College of Idaho 2-12 (Delgardo 1-3, Ballenger 0-2, Donaldson 1-4, Tolman 0-1, Telken 0-1, Koga 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Lewis-Clark State 39 (Marshall 12), College of Idaho 29 (Tolman 10). Assists - Lewis-Clark State 9 (Drury 3), College of Idaho 12 (Ballenger 4). Total fouls - Lewis-Clark State 17, College of Idaho 19. A - 925.

NCAA WOMEN'S SOCCER

Virginia 3, WSU 0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A second straight cross-country road trip apparently drained the Cougars' gas tank.

Washington State lost 3-0 to Virginia in the second round of the NCAA women's soccer tournament, allowing 22 shots and failing to muster a shot of its own until the final minute.

Cavaliers goalkeeper Chantel Jones didn't need a single save to extend her NCAA-record total of career shutouts to 46.

"Virginia was the better team tonight," Washington State coach Matt Potter said. "Obviously we are disappointed with the loss, but we have a lot to be proud of regarding our season."

Washington State had beaten Kentucky on penalty kicks in the first round last week at Lexington, Ky.

The Cougars finish the season 12-7-4, having been eliminated from the postseason by an Atlantic Coast Conference team for the second time in three years.

Virginia (16-4-2) faces Virginia Tech in the third round.

The game was a far cry from these teams' regular-season meeting, which ended in a 0-0 tie in September.

Lauren Alwine broke the ice with a goal from inside 6 yards in the 17th minute, and Gloria Douglas finished a cross to make it 2-0 in the 31st minute. Caroline Miller capped the scoring in the 58th minute on a goal from 10 yards after a cross.

The Cougars' only shot was Ali Fenter's header in the 89th minute.

Washington State 0 0-0

Virginia 2 1-3

Virginia - Alwine (Morgan, Roberts), 16:09

Virginia - Douglas (Colaprico, Alwin), 30:24

Virginia - Miller (Menchel), 57:54

Shots - Washington State 1, Virginia 22

Saves - Washington State 7, Virginia 0

Records - Washington State 12-7-4; Virginia 16-4-2

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

WSU 69, Wisconsin 51

MADISON, Wis. - Four players scored in double figures and senior guard April Cook surpassed the 1,000-point mark as the Washington State women's basketball team opened a sequence of 10 road games with a victory over Wisconsin.

"I was very pleased with how we played," Cougars coach June Daugherty said. "We made a little adjustment early on the defensive end that settled things down and I thought we played really aggressive and had great execution on the offensive end as well."

The Cougars (2-1) shot 58 percent in the game and 62.5 percent in the second half while holding the Badgers (1-3) to 33.3-percent shooting for the game. Jazmine Perkins led the Cougs with 16 points, six boards and four assists while Ireti Amojo added 12 points in her first start of the season. Freshman Tia Presley came off the bench to register 11 points and Cook, who entered the game with 999 career points, finished her milestone-night with 11.

"April stepped in at the point and didn't miss a beat," Daugherty said about her senior guard. "She did a great job of running the team and showed great explosion. We are very proud of her to reach the 1,000 point mark but I'm just as proud of the way she led our team tonight."

WASHINGTON STATE (2-1)

Tarnowski 3-6 0-0 6, Noyes 3-8 0-0 6, Cook 4-5 2-2 10, Amojo 4-5 3-4 12, Perkins 7-10 1-2 16, Grad 2-3 0-0 4, Presley 5-6 0-0 11, Kelley 0-0 0-0 0, Romberg 0-4 0-0 0, Dheensaw 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-1 2-2 2, Potter 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-50 8-10 69.

WISCONSIN (1-3)

Thomas 2-11 4-6 8, Covington 2-12 2-2 6, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Wurtz 6-14 4-4 17, Paige 3-5 3-4 10, Supernaw 1-1 0-0 3, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Gorman 1-2 0-0 3, Stephen 0-1 0-0 0, Rochel 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 17-51 13-16 51.

Halftime - 33-27 Washington State. 3-Point Goals - Washington State 3-10 (Tarnowski 0-3, Cook 0-1, Amojo 1-1, Perkins 1-1, Presley 1-2, Romberg 0-1, Potter 0-1), Wisconsin 4-10 (Wurtz 1-5, Paige 1-3, Supernaw 1-1, Gorman 1-1). Fouled Out - None. Rebounds - Washington State 32 (Perkins 6), Wisconsin 25 (Wurtz 9). Assists - Washington State 18 (Perkins 4, Thomas 4), Wisconsin 9 (Davis 4). Total Fouls - Washington State 17, Wisconsin 8. Technicals - None. A - 4,092.

VOLLEYBALL

Cougars squander lead

BOULDER, Colo. - Meagan Ganzer's 31 kills were not enough as the Washington State volleyball team relinquished a two-set lead and fell in five sets to Colorado, handing the Buffs their first Pac-12 win in 20 tries this season.

Colorado won with set scores of 21-25, 22-25, 27-25, 25-20, 15-6 to move to a record of 6-22 overall, 1-19 in Pac-12 play. WSU dropped to 12-17 overall, 4-15 in conference action.

"This is frustrating as a coach because I think we have the talent (to win) and we saw that against Oregon State and Oregon where we were up but weren't the aggressors," Cougar coach Jen Greeny said. "Unfortunately, last year (this team did) not have that winning mentality, so those returners don't have the mental ability to put the game away and that really hurts us."

Ganzer had a career-high 31 kills for the second time this season. She hit .373, and also had six digs and three blocks. Chelsey Bettinson had a career-high 13 kills, hit .381 and tallied five blocks. Camryn Irwin had 54 assists and five blocks and Marcelina Glab added five kills and four blocks. Shawna Lum led the team with 13 digs while Jordan Levenseller had 12 digs.

CROSS COUNTRY

L-C once again at Nationals

VANCOUVER, Wash. - If the Lewis-Clark State wanted to call its cross country program the most consistent in the NAIA, it probably wouldn't get any objections.

For the 10th consecutive year, the Warriors' men's and women's squads will both run in the national meet, which will be held this morning at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

No other NAIA program has currently sent both of its teams more than five years in a row.

The L-C men were ranked seventh in the final national poll while the women were 16th.

The NAIA announced its academic awards Friday, with the Warriors' Sean Hagan, Dave Marks and Kelsey Klettke earning mention.