ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Sparked by a 3-point barrage from Sophie Russell and Jessica VanDyke, Central Washington’s women upset Seattle Pacific 80-75 in a GNAC women’s basketball game Saturday night at Nicholson Pavilion, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Falcons.

Russell and VanDyke were both 5 of 11 from 3-point range en route to team-best totals of 19 and 18 points, respectively, as Central (7-14, 4-10) beat Seattle Pacific (15-8, 9-6) for just the second time in the past 21 meetings.

Russell and VanDyke were part of a balanced attack that also had Alex Dunn (16 points) and Stacy Albrecht (12) reach double figures.

“We really came together as a team,” said first-year Central coach Shawn Nelson, who enjoyed the best victory in his young Wildcat tenure. “Everybody wearing a Wildcat uniform tonight contributed, especially during the final five minutes when we could have packed it in.

“We stepped it up and took it to a level where we should be able to be at on a consistent basis.”

Central overcame a 13-point first-half deficit, and played with poise late in the game. The Wildcats never trailed in the final 5 minutes, although the game was tied twice in that span, and they opened a seven-point lead three times, including twice in the final minute.

Katie Benson led Seattle Pacific with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

SEATTLE PACIFIC — Benson 9-14 4-5 22, Murray 7-8 0-0 14, Sims 5-12 2-2 12, Kingma 2-8 4-5 9, Gorman 3-6 3-4 9, Harazin 3-8 0-0 7, Ohlsen 1-5 0-0 2, Butler 0-1 0-0 0, Reimer 0-1 0-0 0, Callen 0-5 0-0 0, Teng 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-68 13-16 75.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Russell 6-16 2-4 19, VanDyke 6-13 1-2 18, Dunn 5-14 6-7 16, Albrecht 5-9 2-4 12, Johnson 2-4 2-2 7, Valdez 2-3 1-2 6, Moser 1-3 0-1 2, Fettig 0-0 0-0 0, Burke 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 14-22 80.

Halftime—SPU 38, CWU 37. 3-Point goals—SPU 2-20 (Harazin 1-4, Kingma 1-5, Sims 0-3, Gorman 0-2, Ohlsen 0-1, Callen 0-4, Benson 0-1), CWU 12-30 (VanDyke 5-11, Russell 5-11, Valdez 1-2, Johnson 1-1, Burke 0-3, Dunn 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—SPU 37 (Benson 10), CWU 42 (Dunn 8). Assists—SPU 16 (Gorman 5), CWU 16 (Dunn 6). Total fouls—SPU 19, CWU 17.

Yaks host CBC today

Yakima, Wash. — Yakima Valley will host Columbia Basin for a women’s and men’s basketball doubleheader today.

The women are scheduled to tip off at 2 p.m. in Sherar Gym with the men to follow at 4.

The Yaks and Hawks are battling for the East Region women’s lead, with NWAACC No. 1-ranked CBC coming in at 8-1 in the region and 20-2 overall. Fourth-ranked YVCC, 7-2 and 17-5, dealt CBC its lone region loss in Pasco earlier this season.

Yakima Valley’s men (6-3, 13-8) are attempting to secure at least the region’s fourth spot for a final NWAACC Tournament berth. CBC is fifth at 3-6 and 7-13.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Central falls at Seattle Pacific

SEATTLE — Shooting only 36 percent from the field, including 3 of 16 from 3-point range, Central Washington dropped a 72-64 decision to Seattle Pacific in GNAC action Saturday night in Royal Brougham Pavilion.

The defeat left CWU 5-9 in the conference and 11-11 overall. The Wildcats are tied for sixth in the GNAC with four games remaining.

The top six teams advance to the GNAC tournament.

Point guard Lacy Haddock scored 18 points for the Wildcats, Jody Johnson had 15 and Roby Clyde 13, but Central was unable to match the 1-2 SPU punch of David Downs and Andy Poling.

Downs led the Falcons (11-4, 19-5) with 23 points while Poling had 20. They were a combined 18 for 21 from the foul line as SPU shot a collective 27 for 40 from the stripe compared with CWU’s 15 for 21.

Central hosts Simon Fraser on Thursday night and conference-leading Western Washington on Saturday night.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jody Johnson 5-10 4-4 15, Tyler 1-9 0-0 2, Roby Clyde 5-11 3-4 13, Lacy Haddock 8-19 1-1 18, Coby 1-4 0-0 3, Gross 0-0 0-0 0, Starr 1-1 0-0 2, Lieser 0-1 0-0 0, Magee 1-5 6-9 8, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Nelson 0-1 1-3 1. Totals 23-64 15-21 64.

SEATTLE PACIFIC — Wall 1-7 4-4 7, Hutsen 2-6 2-8 6, Andy Poling 6-10 8-11 20, David Downs 5-10 10-10 23, Stockton 2-4 1-3 5, Carel 0-0 0-1 0, Dorman 1-4 0-0 2, Anderson 1-2 0-0 3, Morse 0-2 0-0 0, Niang 2-3 2-3 6. Totals 20-48 27-40 72.

Halftime — SPU 38-31. 3-point goals — CWU 3-16 (Johnson 1-1, Tyler 0-4, Clyde 0-1, Haddock 1-4, Coby 1-3, Magee 0-3); SPU 5-16 (Wall 1-5, Downs 3-4, Stockton 0-1, Dorman 0-2, Anderson 1-2, Morse 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 35 (Johnson 7); SPU 47 (Poling 10). Assists — CWU 6 (Tyler 2, Haddock 2); SPU 10 (Wall 4). Turnovers — CWU 11, SPU 16. Total fouls — CWU 29, SPU 19.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

CWU wins first game of season

SEASIDE, Calif. — Brothers Brett and Kasey Bielec were both 3 for 5 in the opening game of a doubleheader, with each collecting an RBI single in a four-run ninth that helped Central Washington beat California State Monterey Bay 8-7 in a college baseball game Saturday.

Cal State Monterey Bay came back to earn the split with a 6-1 victory in game two.

In the opener, starter Davis Engel, an Ellensburg High graduate, threw six innings, allowing four runs. Central (1-4) broke a 4-4 tie with that four-run ninth.

Game 1

Central 101 010 104 — 8 13 1
Cal St. Mont. Bay 010 000 303 — 7 14 1

Engel, Jones (7), Davidson (7), Bushman (9) and Sani; Owen, Crose (4), Holland (8), Grotz (9) and White, Olson (6). W—Davidson (1-0). L—Holland (0-1).

HITS—CWU, Brett Bielec 3-5 (2b), Kasey Bielec 3-5, Kyle Sani 2-5, Derrick Webb 2-5, Brady Kincannon 1-3, Ethan Sterkel 1-5, Chris Hashimoto 1-5 (2b). CSUMB, David Garcia 3-4, Matt Urakami 2-3, James Merjano 2-4, Tommy George 2-5, Jared DeCastro 2-5, Jeff Phillips 1-1, Danny Nelson 1-4, Brian Haggett 1-4.

RBI—CWU, K. Bielec 2, Hashimoto 2, B. Bielec, Sterkel, Webb. CSUMB, George 2, Phillips 2, Merjano, George, DeCastro.

Game 2

Central 000 010 0 — 1 8 0
Cal St. Mont. Bay 003 012 x — 6 6 0

Cruzen, Jones (5), Davidson (6) and Leid, Swartz (6); Medlinger, Noack (6), Thiel (7) and Valletta. W—Medlinger (2-0). L—Cruzen (0-1). HR—CWU, Jimmy Reyerson (1).

HITS—CWU, Glen Reser 2-3 (2b), Derrick Webb 2-3, David Leid 1-2, Kasey Bielec 1-3, Jimmy Ryerson 1-4, Ethan Sterkel 1-4. CSUMB, James Merjano 2-4, Garrett Gemgnani 1-1, Brian Haggett 1-2, Jared DeCastro 1-2, Danny Nelson 1-3.

RBI—CWU, Ryerson. CSUMB, Merjano 2, Nelson, Haggett, Gemgnani.

BILLINGS, Mont. — With a 57-point second half and six players scoring in double figures, Central Washington stormed to a 99-89 victory over Montana State Billings in GNAC men’s basketball Thursday night.

Jody Johnson and Lacy Haddock had 16 points each and Toussaint Tyler and Jordan Coby had 15 apiece as the Wildcats, who trailed 46-42 at halftime, picked up a big road win against a team above them in the conference standings.

“We shot the ball a lot better in the second half and really cleaned up the rebounding,” said Central coach Greg Sparling.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jody Johnson 4-7 7-9 16; Lacy Haddock 6-10 3-6 16; Toussaint Tyler 4-6 5-9 15; Jordan Coby 5-10 2-4 15; Brandon Magee 5-9 3-4 13; Roby Clyde 5-6 3-3 13; Davis 3-7 1-2 7; Lieser 1-4 0-0 2; Starr 1- 2 0-0 2; Nelson 0-0 0-0 0; Gross 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-62 24-37 99.

MONTANA STATE BILLINGS — Antoine Proctor 7-18 15-16 30; Taylor Stevens 4-7 7-7 17; Robert Mayes 4-6 5-6 13; Myaer 3-6 0-0 7; Richards 3-5 0-0 6; Arnold 1-7 4-6 6; Trabing 2-2 0-0 6; Cusworth 1-1 0-0 2; Henning 0-1 2-2 2; Hook 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-53 33-37 89.

Halftime: MS Billings 46, Central Washington 42.

3-point goals: Central Washington 7-14 (Coby 3-7; Tyler 2-3; Johnson 1-1; Haddock 1-1; Gross 0-1; Magee 0-1), MS Billings 6-21 (Trabing 2-2; Stevens 2-5; Myaer 1-4; Proctor 1-6; Arnold 0-4). Fouled out: Clyde, Tyler. Rebounds: Central Washington 34 (Davis 8), MS Billings 30 (Mayes 13). Assists: Central Washington 11 (Haddock 6), MS Billings 17 (Myaer 6). Total fouls: Central Washington 32, MS Billings 25. Technical fouls: MS Billings team.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Montana St. Billings tops CWU

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Bobbi Knudsen scored a career-high 25 points and added five assists, and Montana State Billings topped cold-shooting Central Washington University 61-52 in a GNAC women’s basketball game Thursday at Nicholson Pavilion.

The Yellowjackets (17-8, 9-5) didn’t shoot particularly well themselves at 37.7 percent (23 of 61) but Central (6-14, 3-10) was even worse at 32.2 percent (20 of 62).

MONTANA STATE BILLINGS — Knudsen 10-23 2-2 25, Olson 4-8 1-2 10, Peoples 3-5 2-2 10, Tolman 2-5 1-1 6, DePuydt 2-3 1-2 5, Grimsrud 1-3 0-0 3, Goggins 1-4 0-0 2, Reed 0-1 0-0 0, Stanhope 0-8 0-2 0, Emerson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-61 7-11 61.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Russell 6-16 0-0 17, Albrecht 5-9 1-2 11, VanDyke 3-10 0-0 7, Dunn 2-11 1-2 5, Valdez 2-5 1-2 5, Burke 1-4 0-0 3, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Moser 0-2 2-2 2, Fettig 0-0 0-0 0, Martinez 0-0 0-2 0, Rethwill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-62 5-10 52.

Halftime—Montana State Billings 33, Central Washington 24. 3-Point goals—MSUB 8-22 (Knudsen 3-8, Peoples 2-4, Tolman 1-3, Grimsrud 1-2, Olson 1-2, Stanhope 0-3), Central 7-24 (Russell 5-9, VanDyke 1-6, Burke 1-2, Valdez 0-3, Johnson 0-1, Rethwill 0-2, Dunn 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—MSUB 40 (Olson 8), Central 43 (Albrecht 10). Assists—MSUB 15 (Tolman 5, Knudsen 5), Central 11 (Valdez 4). Total fouls—MSUB 16, Central 15. A—176.

BASEBALL

Central loses second straight

TURLOCK, Calif. — Justin Manci hit a pair of home runs and drove in three runs, and Eli Davis and Andy Yingling had two RBI apiece in leading Cal State Stanislaus to a 9-4 victory over Central Washington (0-2) in a college baseball game Thursday.

Central Washington 000 001 003 — 4 5 1

Cal St. Stanislaus 103 014 00x — 9 9 4

Long, Davidson (5), Knutson (6), Bushman (8) and Swartz; Lemon, Maltese (7), Baisdon (9) and Turay, Arellano (7). W—Lemon (1-0). L—Long (0-1). HR—CSUS, Justin Manci (2).

RBI—CWU, Matt Herbert. CSUS, Justin Manci 3, Eli Davis 2, Andy Yingling 2, Joe Medeiros, Colt McLaughlin.

NAMPA, Idaho — Central Washington bounced back from an early defecit to take the lead at halftime, but couldn’t hang on, losing to Northwest Nazarene 75-70 on Saturday night at the Johnson Sports Center.

It was a costly loss for the Wildcats (4-8 GNAC, 10-10 overall) because it dropped them out of a tie for sixth place. The top six teams qualify for the GNAC tournament.

Central trailed until midway through the first half, when the Wildcats went on a 12-4 run capped by Kevin Davis’ dunk.

Central led 38-33 at the half and would extend its lead to seven points with about 12 minutes remaining.

Northwest Nazarene rallied to take the lead with just under three minutes remaining and took the lead for good with 1:05 to play.

“We’ve got to figure out how to finish games out,” Central coach Greg Sparling said, adding that the Wildcats just couldn’t convert good scoring chances late in the game.

“We had a handful of in-and-outs,” he said. “We had decent looks.”

Lacy Haddock led five Wildcats in double figures with 14 points. Also reaching double figures for CWU were Jody Johnson (13 points), Jordan Coby (12), Toussaint Tyler (11) and Kevin Davis (11).

JB Pillard scored 19 of his game-high 21 points in the second half for Northwest Nazarene (5-7, 11-9).

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Lacy Haddock 6-7 1-1 14; Jody Johnson 4-12 5-6 13; Jordan Coby 3-8 4-4 12; Toussaint Tyler 2-11 6-6 11; Kevin Davis 5-9 1-2 11; Clyde 2-5 3-6 7; Magee 1-1 0-0 2; Starr 0-1 0-0 0; Nelson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-54 20-25 70.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE — JB Pillard 9-11 2-2 21; Anthony Golden 5-13 2-2 15; Michal Kurimsky 5-8 5-5 15; Jonathan Hawkins 3-10 7-9 13; Nicholes 1-4 4-4 6; Maxwell 1-4 0-0 3; Moilanen 1-3 0-0 2; Shula 0-1 0-0 0; Hering 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 20-22 75.

Halftime—Central Washington 38, Northwest Nazarene 33. 3-point goals—Central Washington 4-11 (Coby 2-5; Tyler 1-4; Haddock 1-1; Starr 0-1), Northwest Nazarene 5-16 (Golden 3-7; Maxwell 1-4; Pillard 1-1; Moilanen 0-2; Hawkins 0-2). Fouled out—Moilanen. Rebounds—Central Washington 34 (Johnson 12), Northwest Nazarene 28 (Golden 6). Assists—Central Washington 6 (Haddock 3), Northwest Nazarene 10 (Nicholes 3; Hawkins 3). Total fouls—Central Washington 17, Northwest Nazarene 17. Technical fouls—None. Att—562.

Big Bend runs past YVCC men

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Yakima Valley faded after a strong first half, while Big Bend, behind the tandem of Blake Skidmore and Antonio Snow helped Big Bend, got hot and rolled to an 80-66 victory in an NWAACC East Region men’s basketball game Saturday.

The loss dropped YVCC (6-2, 13-7) into a second-place tie in the region with Walla Walla, which defeated Treasure Valley 89-76 Saturday. Both are a half-game behind Spokane (6-1 region), which beat Wenatchee Valley 78-61 Saturday.

Yakima Valley led 38-36 at the half, helped by 12-of-24 shooting, but the Yaks cooled off to just 36 percent (8 of 22) after halftime, while Big Bend converted on 55.6 percent of its second-half shots (15 of 27) in outscoring the Yaks 44-28.

Skidmore and Snow went for 24 and 22 points, respectively, including a combined 13 of 15 from the foul line.

Amir Royal led Yakima Valley with 19 points and six rebounds, while DeShawn Battle added 12 points and six rebounds, and Cameron Jensen scored 10 points.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Diggs 1-4 0-0 2, Battle 3-5 6-8 12, Royal 5-12 8-8 19, Martinez 1-2 1-2 3, Bagby 4-5 1-4 9, Molina 2-3 2-2 7, Henson 1-2 0-0 3, Kemsem 3-6 2-2 10, Romero 0-1 0-0 0, Flowers 0-6 1-2 1. Totals 20-46 21-28 66.

BIG BEND — James 1-1 3-3 5, Loera 2-9 1-4 5, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Bruneel 0-0 2-2 2, Groth 2-3 3-5 8, Skidmore 8-18 7-9 24, Green 1-3 0-0 2, Snow 8-14 6-6 22, Page 1-1 0-0 2, Nield 4-8 1-1 10. Totals 27-57 23-30 80.

Halftime—YVCC 38, BBCC 36. 3-Point goals—YVCC 5-15 (Jensen 2-3, Molina 1-1, Henton 1-2, Royal 1-6, Martinez 0-1, Flowers 0-2), BBCC 3-17 (Groth 1-2, Skidmore 1-2, Nield 1-5, Snow 0-2, Loera 0-6). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—YVCC 34 (Battle 6, Royal 6), BBCC 30 (Loera 6, Skidmore 6). Assists—YVCC 9 (Royal 2), BBCC 12 (Skidmore 3). Total fouls—YVCC 21, BBCC 19.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Yaks avenge Big Bend loss

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Sam Zapien and Jaimi Cox combined to score 35 points Saturday as Yakima Valley beat Big Bend 67-49 in East Region play to keep the Yaks tied for first place.

The victory improved YVCC to 7-1 in region action and 17-4 overall, maintaining its first-place tie with Columbia Basin.

It also avenged a 65-64 loss to the Vikings (4-5, 14-8) in Sherar Gym on Jan. 11.

The Yaks won without substantial production from either of their top scorers, Brittney Newcomb and Simone Jordan, who combined for only 10 points on 3-for-18 shooting.

But Zapien hit 8 of 11 shots and totaled 18 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds, and Cox was also 8 for 11 en route to 17 points.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Newcomb 0-7 3-4 3, Jaimi Cox 8-11 1-2 17, K. Gonzales 1-4 2-2 5, Jordan 3-11 1-2 7, Sam Zapien 8-11 2-3 18, A. Gonzales 0-0 2-2 2, Brewster 1-5 0-0 2, Swetzof 4-5 0-0 9, Weaver 0-0 0-0 0, Lekson 2-5 0-0 4, Ferguson 0-0 0-0 0, Smythe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 11-15 67.

BIG BEND — Lopez 2-5 0-0 4, Kelsey 2-8 2-2 7, Scott 0-2 0-0 0, Alli Nielsen 6-12 2-2 14, Nielsen 0-1 2-2 2, Morris 2-3 1-2 6, Zollinger 4-5 1-2 9, Nield 0-2 0-0 0, Tews 0-4 0-0 0, Martinez 1-3 0-2 2, Smith 2-4 0-1 5, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-49 8-13 49.

Halftime — YVCC 31-19. 3-point goals — YVCC 2-10 (Newcomb 0-3, Swetzof 1-2, K. Gonzales 1-4, Lekson 0-1); BBCC 3-12 (Morrris 1-1, Kelsey 1-5, Scott 0-1, Nielsen 0-1, Tews 0-2, Smith 1-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 34 (Zapien 7); BBCC 34 (Zollinger 5). Assists — YVCC 11 (Newcomb 5); BBCC 11

Russell scores 26 in losing effort

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Sophie Russell scored 26 points to become the sixth player in Central Washington women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 for her career, but the Wildcats fell to Northwest Nazarene 58-54 in GNAC play Saturday in Nicholson Pavilion.

Russell, the only Wildcat in double figures, hit 9 of 22 field goal attempts including 5 of 12 from 3-point range. She also grabbed nine rebounds.

CWU (3-9 GNAC, 6-13 overall) led 28-27 at halftime and was tied 39-39 with 12:03 to play, but the Crusaders (7-5, 13-7) scored seven unanswered points and the Wildcats got no closer than three thereafter.

Megan Hingston led NNU with 19 points.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE — Megan Hingston 5-9 9-10 19, Chelsie Luke 6-12 1-1 16, Briaunna King 6-12 1-1 13, Dzhdzhiyeshvili 2-12 1-2 5, Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Adams 2-5 1-2 5, Skokankova 0-0 0-0 0, Warwick 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 13-16 58.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — VanDyke 2-7 2-2 8, Johnson 2-5 1-2 6, Albrecht 2-4 0-2 4, Dunn 2-8 0-0 4, Sophie Russell 9-22 3-4 26, Burke 0-1 0-0 0, Valdez 0-1 0-0 0, Fettig 2-4 2-3 6, Moser 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-53 8-13 54.

Halftime — CWU 28-27. 3-point goals — NNU 3-9 (Luke 3-5, Smith 0-1, Adams 0-3); CWU 8-20 (VanDyke 2-5, Johnson 1-2, Russell 5-12, Burke 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — NNU 27 (King 10); CWU 44 (Albrecht 10). Assists — NNU 10 (Smith 4); CWU 12 (VanDyke 4). Turnovers — NNU 11, CWU 20. Total fouls — NNU 19, CWU 14.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

CWU’S Boyes 2nd at Vandal Indoor

MOSCOW, Idaho — Central Washington’s Brennan Boyes finished second in the high jump with a provisional national qualifying time of 6 feet, 81/4 inch during the Vandal Indoor on Friday.

Boyes’ mark equaled the No. 3 mark in GNAC history.

His teammate Bryan Mack had two second-place finishes — in the triple jump (45-93/4) and 60 (6.89).

In women’s competition, CWU’s Katharine Lotze placed second in the triple jump (38-41/4) while Kati Davis was third in the pole vault (11-113/4).

YAKIMA, Wash. — Brittney Newcomb and Simone Jordan combined to score 30 points Saturday as fourth-ranked Yakima Valley dominated Treasure Valley 67-39 in East Region women’s basketball in Sherar Gym.

The Yaks’ fourth straight win improved them to 5-1 in the region and 15-4 overall.

YVCC shot only 32 percent (23 for 72) and was outrebounded 46-41. But the Yaks forced 33 turnovers while committing only 14, grabbed 24 offensive boards and allowed the Chukars (1-5, 3-14) to shoot only 36 percent.

Newcomb had a game-high 17 points, hitting 4 of 9 shots from 3-point range, while Jordan had 13 points and five steals.

Sam Zapien added 10 points while Hannah Lekson came off the bench for 10 points and three steals.

Lacey Nauman scored 11 points to lead the Chukars.

Yakima Valley’s women and men continue region play at home Wednesday night (women at 6 p.m., men at 8) against Wenatchee Valley.

TREASURE VALLEY — Kelly 1-4 0-0 3, Johnson 3-7 0-0 6, Mooney 0-3 1-2 1, Schram 3-6 3-4 9, Lacey Nauman 5-8 0-0 11, Pack 1-4 0-0 2, Nielson 1-4 1-2 3, Hemenway 0-3 0-0 0, Alexander 1-3 0-0 2, Morcom 1-2 0-0 2, Wokersien 0-1 0-0 0, Wood 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 16-45 5-9 39.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brittney Newcomb 6-17 1-2 17, Cox 0-0 0-0 0, Gonzales 0-5 0-0 0, Simone Jordan 4-9 4-4 13, Sam Zapien 2-8 6-8 10, Brewster 2-4 0-2 4, Swetzof 3-7 2-3 8, Weaver 2-4 0-0 4, Hannah Lekson 4-8 1-3 10, Ferguson 0-7 1-2 1, Smythe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-72 15-24 67.

Halftime — YVCC 36-20. 3-point goals — TVCC 2-8 (Kelly 1-3, Johnson 0-3, Hemenway 0-1, Nauman 1-1); YVCC 6-20 (Newcomb 4-9, Swetzof 0-2, Gonzales 0-1, Weaver 0-2, Lekson 1-3, Jordan 1-2, Zapien 0-1). Fouled out — Johnson. Rebounds — TVCC 46 (Nielson 10); YVCC 41 (Brewster 4, Ferguson 4, Zapien 4). Turnovers — TVCC 33, YVCC 14. Total fouls — TVCC 20, YVCC 14.

Seawolves overwhelm Central

ANCHORAGE — Shooting the lowest percentage in Central Washington’s 14-year NCAA Division II history, the Wildcats sustained an 80-48 loss to 12th-ranked Alaska Anchorage on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena.

The Wildcats (3-8 GNAC, 6-12 overall) made only 11 of 60 field goal attempts for 18.3 percent. It was the third-lowest in program history, which dates to 1980-81.

CWU’s top three scorers for the season, Jessica VanDyke, Sophie Russell and Alex Dunn, shot a combined 2 for 23 and totaled 11 points.

Haley Holmstead led the Seawolves (10-1, 19-3) with 24 points.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Albrecht 3-7 0-0 6, Russell 1-12 4-6 6, VanDyke 1-5 3-4 5, Johnson 1-7 2-2 5, Dunn 0-6 0-0 0, Martinez 2-3 3-4 7, Jacobson 1-4 4-4 7, Valdez 1-1 2-3 5, Gordon 0-0 3-4 3, Fettig 1-5 0-0 2, Moser 0-6 2-2 2, Rethwill 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 11-60 23-29 48.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Ryder 2-4 2-2 6, Robison 1-2 0-0 2, Hanna Johansson 9-13 3-4 21, Haley Holmstead 6-12 12-13 24, King 2-6 0-0 6, Deichmann 1-1 0-1 2 Mathews 3-9 0-0 6, Madison 1-2 0-0 3, Richens 0-2 0-0 0, Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Seale 0-1 2-3 2, Horn 2-3 0-0 4, Burns 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 29-58 19-24 80.

Halftime — UAA 48-16. 3-point goals — CWU 3-18 (VanDyke 0-2, Johnson 1-2, Dunn 0-1, Russell 0-6, Rethwill 0-1, Jacobson 1-2, Valdez 1-1); UAA 3-14 (Ryder 0-1, King 2-4, Mathews 0-3, Madison 0-2, Horn 0-1, Burns 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 41 (Albrecht 6, Russell 6); UAA 39 (Johansson 11). Turnovers — CWU 22, UAA 15. Total fouls — CWU 22, UAA 29.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Battle, Royal power Yakima Valley ||

DeShawn Battle and Amir Royal combined for 35 points Saturday as hot-shooting Yakima Valley subdued Treasure Valley 85-81 in East Region men’s action.

Battle had 18 points and Royal came off the bench for 17 points and a team-high six rebounds.

Dabrail Henton added 13 points and three other Yaks totaled eight as YVCC improved to 5-1 in the region and 12-6 overall.

Yakima Valley shot 55 percent in the first half (17 for 31) en route to a 45-34 lead, then hit 59 percent over the final 20 minutes for a game total of 57 percent (30 for 53).

Kriff Jensen had 27 points and Marck Coffin 23 for the Chukars (2-4, 3-14).

TREASURE VALLEY — Kriff Jensen 9-20 3-3 27, Smith 2-7 0-1 4, Campbell 0-2 4-4 4, Flowers 4-9 0-0 10, Johnson 4-9 1-2 9, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Leitch 0-0 0-0 0, Anderson 1-2 2-2 4, Marck Coffin 6-12 11-12 23, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 21-24 81.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Diggs 1-6 6-8 8, DeShawn Battle 6-9 5-8 18, Martinez 2-3 3-5 7, Dabrail Henton 4-12 4-5 13, Flowers 4-4 0-0 8, Amir Royal 7-10 3-4 17, Bagby 0-0 0-0 0, Molina 1-3 0-2 2, Jensen 3-4 0-0 8, Romero 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 30-53 21-32 85.

Halftime — YVCC 45-34. 3-point goals — TVCC 8-18 (Jensen 6-13, Flowers 2-4, Cooper 0-1); YVCC 4-9 (Diggs 0-1, Battle 1-2, Henton 1-4, Jensen 2-2). Fouled out — Smith, Campbell, Johnson. Rebounds — TVCC 26 (Johnson 8); YVCC 30 (Royal 6, Henton 5, Flowers 5). Turnovers — TVCC 17, YVCC 21. Total fouls — TVCC 21, YVCC 20.

Wildcats fall to Anchorage, 82-65 ||

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington was without its second-leading scorer and rebounder and top shot blocker Saturday night in its GNAC matchup with Alaska Anchorage, and Kevin Davis’ absence was costly for the Wildcats.

Anchorage’s Taylor Rohde, a 6-foot-9 senior, scored 25 of his game-high 31 points in the second half as the Seawolves pulled away for an 82-65 victory in Nicholson Pavilion.

“With Anchorage, you have to pick your poison,” said CWU coach Greg Sparling. “We drew up a game plan designed to limit their threes (3-pointers) because they have three kids shooting better than 40 percent and threes add up in a hurry. I’m really pleased with the way our kids executed the game plan. And we just missed a lot of shots.”

The defeat dropped CWU (4-7 GNAC, 10-9 overall) into a three-way tie with Northwest Nazarene and Saint Martin’s for sixth place in the conference. The top six teams qualify for the GNAC’s postseason tournament.

Without the 6-9 sophomore Davis, who suffered an ankle injury during Thursday night’s win over Alaska Fairbanks, the Wildcats started 6-5 Roby Clyde at center and moved Toussaint Tyler from shooting guard to forward with Jordan Coby replacing Tyler in the backcourt.

Tyler scored a game-high 22 points and point guard Lacy Haddock added 14, but CWU shot just 42 percent from the field while the Seawolves (9-2, 15-4), connected on 59 percent (33 of 56).

Rohde was 13 for 19 and also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as UAAA outboarded Central 34-22.

The Wildcats visit Northwest Nazarene next Saturday night.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Thompson 2-4 2-2 6, Lauwers 0-2 0-1 0, Taylor Rohde 13-19 5-6 31, Steve White 5-8 2-2 12, Fossman 3-7 0-0 8, Lonnie Ridgeway 4-4 4-4 12, Jackson 1-1 0-0 2, Demissie 3-6 0-0 7, Hearn 1-1 0-0 2, Gibcus 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 33-56 13-15 82.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Johnson 1-1 7-8 9, Toussaint Tyler 7-14 5-9 22, Clyde 2-8 1-2 5, Lacy Haddock 5-13 4-4 14, Coby 3-8 0-0 7, Starr 3-5 0-0 7, Magee 0-1 0-0 0, Nelson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 21-50 18-25 65.

Halftime — UAA 36-29. 3-point goals — UAA 3-7 (Thompson 0-1, Lauwers 0-1, Fossman 2-4, Demissie 1-1); CWU 5-14 (Tyler 3-5, Haddock 0-3, Coby 1-5, Starr 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — UAA 34 (Rohde 9); CWU 22 (Clyde 6). Turnovers — UAA 9, CWU 8. Total fouls — UAA 16, CWU 16.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jody Johnson continued his stellar play for Central Washington on Thursday night, scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds as the Wildcats stayed in GNAC Tournament contention with a 74-69 victory over Alaska Fairbanks in Nicholson Pavilion.

The win, CWU’s third in four games, improved the Wildcats to 4-6 in conference play and 10-8 overall, boosting them into a sixth-place tie with Saint Martin’s.

The top six teams qualify for the GNAC tourney.

Johnson, the former Yakima Valley Community College standout, added two assists and two steals after a career-high 33 points in a Saturday night win at Simon Fraser.

Guards Lacy Haddock and Toussaint Tyler scored 18 and 15 points, respectively, for the Wildcats while power forward Roby Clyde had 13 points — all in the second half — and seven boards.

Kevin Davis, CWU’s 6-foot-9 sophomore, left the game during the first half with an ankle problem, but coach Greg Sparling was hopeful that the injury was mild.

“I was very happy for our guys the way they closed it out tonight because we’ve had some tight games that haven’t gone our way,” Sparling said. “Our three seniors, Roby, Jody Johnson and Toussaint, really stepped up.”

Sergej Pucar led Fairbanks (1-9, 4-16) with 20 points. The Nanooks got their only conference win on Dec. 31 against CWU, 91-80 in overtime.

Clyde’s jumper with 4:56 to play snapped a 60-60 tie and the Wildcats led the rest of the way.

CWU hosts Alaska Anchorage on Saturday night after losing to the Seawolves 99-62 on Dec. 29 in Alaska.

ALASKA FAIRBANKS — Stefan Tica 4-13 2-4 11, McDonald 3-7 0-0 8, Sergei Pucar 9-11 1-2 20, Teer 0-3 0-0 0, Dominique Brinson 4-9 5-6 14, Shaw 2-6 0-0 4, Burkhead 0-0 0-0 0, Nico Matthews 5-8 1-2 12, Ward 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 9-14 69.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jody Johnson 6-11 5-7 17, Roby Clyde 5-10 3-4 13, Davis 2-3 0-0 4, Lacy Haddock 7-16 2-2 18, Toussaint Tyler 5-10 3-4 15, Starr 0-1 0-0 0, Coby 2-9 0-0 4, Magee 0-1 1-2 1, Nelson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-64 14-19 74.

Halftime: CWU 33-30. 3-point goals — UAF 6-21 (Tica 1-7, McDonald 2-4, Pucar 1-2, Teer 0-2, Brinson 1-4, Matthews 1-1, Ward 0-1); CWU 4-15 (Haddock 2-6, Tyler 2-4, Coby 0-4, Magee 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — UAF 34 (McDonald 12); CWU 34 (Johnson 8, Clyde 7). Assists: UAF 14 (Matthews 5); CWU 12 (five with 2). Turnovers — UAF 14, CWU 10. Total fouls — UAF 17, CWU 10.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Balanced Central slams Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Alex Dunn scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dealt seven assists as hot-shooting Central Washington raced past Alaska Fairbanks 94-72 in GNAC women’s basketball Thursday night.

Dunn was 10 for 14 from the field as the Wildcats shot 52 percent for the game, including 58 (11 for 19) from 3-point range.

Courtney Johnson had 19 points, Jessica VanDyke 18 and Sophie Russell 17 for CWU (3-7 GNAC, 6-11 overall). Nicole Bozek led the Nanooks (2-8, 6-14) with 11 points.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jessica VanDyke 6-10 2-2 18, Courtney Johnson 7-10 1-2 19, Albrecht 2-6 2-4 6, Alex Dunn 10-14 0-3 20, Sophie Russell 6-13 2-2 17, Rethwill 1-1 0-0 2, Jacobson 0-0 0-0 0, Burke 0-2 0-0 0, Gordon 0-0 0-0 0, Valdez 0-1 0-0 0, Fettig 1-3 0-0 2, Moser 3-8 2-2 8, Martinez 1-3 0-2 2. Totals 37-71 9-17 50.

ALASKA FAIRBANKS — Lovato 3-5 1-2 9, Greene 3-12 3-6 9, Nicole Bozek 4-9 3-3 11, Hartzog 4-11 0-0 8, Bulaya 4-7 1-1 9, Kelly Logue 3-9 4-4 10, Eime 0-1 0-0 0, Beans 1-3 0-0 2, Gabriel 3-5 0-0 8, Altenburg 2-7 2-5 6. Totals 27-69 14-21 72.

Halftime — CWU 46-31. 3-point goals — CWU 11-19 (VanDyke 4-7, Johnson 4-5, Dunn 0-1, Russell 3-5, Burke 0-1); UAF 4-13 (Lovato 2-3, Bozek 0-1, Hartzog 0-2, Logue 0-1, Beans 0-1, Gabriel 2-3, Altenburg 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 50 (Dunn 11); UAF 34 (Greene 10). Assists — CWU 14 (Dunn 7); UAF 12 (Hartzog 3). Turnovers — CWU 19, UAF 15. Total fouls — CWU 14, UAF 16.

PASCO, Wash. — Combining for 46 points and connecting on 8 of 13 shots from 3-point range, Brittney Newcomb and Simone Jordan powered Yakima Valley past top-ranked Columbia Basin on Saturday, 81-61 on the Hawks’ court.

Newcomb and Jordan scored 23 points each as the fifth-ranked Yaks pulled into a tie for first place in the East Region at 3-1 while improving to 12-4 overall. CBC slipped to 3-1 and 15-2.

“We were especially sharp at the start of the second half,” YVCC coach Cody Butler said, noting that Newcomb scored 21 points after intermission. “We increased our defensive pressure, Simone and Brit were scoring in transition and the rest of the girls did a good job of finding them.”

Jaimi Cox added 12 points for YVCC, which led 36-20 at halftime as Columbia Basin shot only 26 percent from the field (9 for 35). The Hawks finished at 36 percent (26 for 72) and were just 1 of 12 from long distance while the Yaks were a collective 10 for 21.

Jordan was 10 of 16 overall and added a game-high 11 rebounds as Yakima Valley outboarded the Hawks 47-40. Newcomb, meanwhile, added six assists and four steals.

Jennifer Noon scored 23 points to lead CBC, but was 0 for 6 from 3-point range.

Yakima Valley is idle next Wednesday, then hosts Blue Mountain on Friday night and Treasure Valley on Saturday.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brittney Newcomb 6-19 6-6 23, Jaimi Cox 4-6 4-5 12, K. Gonzales 2-4 1-2 6, Simone Jordan 10-16 0-0 23, Zapien 1-2 2-2 4, Brewster 0-3 2-2 2, Swetzof 1-7 4-4 6, A. Gonzales 1-2 0-0 2, Lekson 0-1 0-0 0, Ferguson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-63 19-21 81.

COLUMBIA BASIN — Idler 2-8 0-0 4, Jennifer Noon 11-23 1-2 23, Young 2-4 1-1 5, Jimenez 1-9 1-2 3, Samuels 3-10 0-0 6, Vannoy 3-5 0-0 7, Strom 1-2 1-2 3, Avery-Winchester 1-1 0-0 2, Molsbarger 0-3 0-0 0, Reynolds 2-7 4-5 8. Totals 26-72 8-12 61.

Halftime — YVCC 36-20. 3-point goals — YVCC 10-21 (Newcomb 5-10, Swetzof 0-3, K. Gonzales 2-3, A. Gonzales 0-1, Lekson 0-1, Jordan 3-3); CBC 1-12 (Vannoy 1-1, Noon 0-6, Jimenez 0-1, Samuels 0-2, Molsbarger 0-2). Fouled out — Idler, Samuels. Rebounds — YVCC 47 (Jordan 11); CBC 40 (Idler 6). Assists — YVCC 17 (Newcomb 6); CBC 20 (Samuels 10). Turnovers — YVCC 15, CBC 14.

CWU fades, falls to Simon Fraser

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Erin Chambers’ three-point play snapped a tie with 27 seconds to play and Simon Fraser held Central Washington scoreless over the final 1:36 en route to a 67-64 GNAC women’s victory Saturday night in Nicholson Pavilion.

The Wildcats, who led 63-58 with 4:15 left, slipped to 2-7 in the conference and 5-11 overall. SFU improved to 6-3 and 11-6.

Jessica VanDyke and Sophie Russell scored 19 points apiece for CWU while Alex Dunn had 12.

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe had 23 points and 16 rebounds for SFU, which closed the game with an 18-6 run.

Central travels to Alaska Fairbanks on Thursday night and Alaska Anchorage on Saturday night.

SIMON FRASER — Chambers 2-8 1-3 6, Chelsea Reist 5-5 0-0 10, Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe 10-18 3-5 23, Van Laare 1-5 0-3 2, Kristina Collins 3-15 3-10 13, Lowen 1-3 0-1 3, Petit 1-3 0-1 2, Wyman 3-9 0-0 6, Langmead 0-0 0-0 0, Binns 1-2 0-1 2, Carolsfeld 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-68 9-13 67.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jessica VanDyke 8-13 0-1 19, Johnson 0-4 0-0 0, Albrecht 2-8 0-0 6, Alex Dunn 6-15 0-2 12, Sophie Russell 7-19 3-6 19, Jacobson 0-1 1-2 1, Valdez 0-1 1-2 1, Moser 3-5 0-2 6. Totals 26-66 6-15 64.

Halftime: CWU 29-35. 3-point goals — SFU 4-19 (Chambers 1-3, Van Laare 0-3, Collins 3-10, Lowen 0-1, Petit 0-1, Binns 0-1); CWU 6-19 (VanDyke 3-6, Johnson 0-3, Dunn 0-2, Russell 3-6, Jacobson 0-1, Valdez 0-1). Fouled out — Albrecht. Rebounds — SFU 37 (Raincock-Ekunwe 16); CWU 41 (Albrecht 9, Dunn 9). Assists — SFU 18 (Chambers 4, Wyman 4); CWU 11 (Dunn 7). Turnovers — SFU 11, CWU 13. Total fouls — SFU 17, CWU 16.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Johnson’s 33 powers CWU victory

BURNABY, British Columbia — Jody Johnson’s career-high 33 points plus 13 rebounds led Central Washington to a 101-83 rout of Simon Fraser in GNAC men’s action Saturday night.

A 6-foot-4 senior from Franklin High and Yakima Valley Community College, Johnson had a remarkably efficient night by making 13 of 17 field goal attempts and 7 of 9 free throws. He also had three assists as CWU improved to 3-6 in conference play and 9-8 overall.

Lacy Haddock had 21 points, Kevin Davis totaled 17 points and six blocked shots and reserve Jordan Coby hit 4 of 7 3-pointers en route to 14 points for the Wildcats.

Johnson scored 21 first-half points as CWU raced to a 50-35 lead.

Jordan Sergent led the Clan (1-8, 6-11), who used only seven players, with 26 points and 10 boards.

CWU hosts Alaska Fairbanks on Thursday night and Alaska Anchorage next Saturday night.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jody Johnson 13-17 7-9 33, Clyde 2-3 0-0 4, Kevin Davis 7-12 3-6 17, Lacy Haddock 6-9 7-8 21, Tyler 1-5 1-1 4, Starr 1-5 0-0 2, Jordan Coby 4-8 2-2 14, Magee 2-6 2-2 6, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-65 22-28 101.

SIMON FRASER — Zack Frehlick 3-8 3-3 10, Jordan Sergent 10-14 5-6 26, John Bantock 4-13 0-1 10, Justin Brown 8-14 3-5 21, Connor Lewis 4-12 1-4 11, Evans 1-4 1-1 3, Georgiev 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-66 13-20 83.

Halftime — CWU 50-35. 3-point goals — CWU 7-17 (Davis 0-1, Haddock 2-3, Tyler 1-3, Starr 0-1, Coby 4-7, Magee 0-2); SFU 8-30 (Frehlick 1-6, Sergent 1-2, Bantock 2-9, Brown 2-4, Lewis 2-7, Evans 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 42 (Johnson 13); SFU 28 (Sergent 10). Assists — CWU 21 (Tyler 7); SFU 11. Turnovers — CWU 9; SFU 10. Total fouls — CWU 18, SFU 19.

Yaks blast Columbia Basin

PASCO, Wash. — DeShawn Battle and Dabrail Henton scored 16 points each as Yakima Valley routed Columbia Basin 89-57 in an East Region men’s game Saturday.

Amir Royal had 14 points and Dallin Molina 10 as YVCC improved to 3-1 in the region and 10-6 overall. CBC fell to 2-2 and 6-9.

The Yaks, who made 24 of 33 free throws to 3 of 10 for the Hawks, got at least nine minutes of court time for each of their 10 players.

“We really played poorly at Spokane and worked all week on playing together,” said YVCC coach Ray Funk. “

Yakima Valley led 47-33 at halftime, then shot 50 percent over the final 20 minutes while the Hawks hit just 35 percent from the field including 6 of 19 from 3-point range.

Stephen Walter and Justin Smith had 11 points each for CBC. Grandview’s Christian Schrank started but didn’t score for the Hawks.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Diggs 4-6 0-2 8, Bagby 4-5 1-2 9, Dallin Molina 3-7 3-4 10, Dabrail Henton 4-10 6-7 16, Jensen 3-8 2-2 9, DeShawn Battle 5-13 3-4 16, Amir Royal 5-7 4-6 14, Martinez 0-0 0-0 0, Romero 0-3 3-4 3, Flowers 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 29-60 7-16 89.

COLUMBIA BASIN — HeavyRunner 3-11 2-4 9, Justin Smith 5-13 0-0 11, De La Garza 3-6 0-0 8, Schrank 0-1 0-0 0, Igbinoba 4-9 0-0 8, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Barbaza 0-4 0-0 0, Stephen Walter 5-8 0-0 11, Piippo 2-7 0-0 5, Ponce 0-2 0-0 0, Hay 0-1 0-0 0, Haynes 2-4 1-6 5. Totals 24-69 3-10 57.

Halftime — YVCC 47-33. 3-point goals — YVCC 7-16 (Battle 3-5, Molina 1-1, Henton 2-5, Jensen 1-5); CBC 6-19 (Jones 0-1, Barbaza 0-1, Walter 1-3, HeavyRunner 1-2, Smith 1-3, De La Garza 2-4, Piippo 1-2, Ponce 0-2, Hay 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 28 (Henton 8); CBC 30 (Igbinoba 6). Assists — YVCC 17 (Diggs 6); CBC 14 (De La Garza 6). Turnovers — YVCC 12, CBC 18. Total fouls — YVCC 11, CBC 19.

COLLEGE WRESTLING

YVCC women 2nd in tournament

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Chel-C Bailey and Ricarda Garcia finished second in their respective weight classes Saturday as Yakima Valley’s women finished second in a tournament at Clackamas Community College.

Bailey was second at 116 pounds while Ricarda Garcia was runnerup at 123. The Yaks were second in team scoring to Simon Fraser while Pacific University was third.

Yakima Valley’s men also competed, with Jesse O’Camb placing second at 125 pounds, losing to Simon Fraser’s Skyler Davis of Zillah in the title match. Konner Hopkins was fifth at 133 and Mikey Ayala was sixth at 165.

Oregon State claimed men’s team honors with Simon Fraser second and Clackamas third.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Hitting nine 3-pointers and shooting a brisk 54 percent from the field overall, Western Washington defeated Central Washington 85-71 in GNAC women’s basketball Thursday night at Nicholson Pavilion.

The Wildcats had four players in double figures, led by Sophie Russell and Alex Dunn going for 16 points apiece, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a strong start by Western, which led by 14 at halftime.

Junior guard Corinn Waltrip was the big troublemaker for the Vikings, making five 3-pointers for most of her game-high 22 points, and Mabton grad Trishi Williams put together 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting, eight rebounds and five assists.

Central slipped to 2-6 in conference play and 5-10 overall while Western improved to 6-2 and 12-4.

Backing the scoring of Russell and Dunn, Jessica VanDyke turned in a double-double for the Wildcats with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Stacy Albrecht added 10 points for Central, which hosts Simon Fraser on Saturday at 7 p.m.

WESTERN WASHINGTON — Corinn Waltrip 8-15 1-2 22; Trishi Williams 8-12 4-4 20; Kristin Schramm 5-9 3-4 15; Bernsen 4-5 0-0 8; Donaldson 3-5 0-0 6; Harris 3-8 0-0 6; Feeney 1-3 0-0 3; Hill 1-2 0-0 3; White 0-0 2-3 2; Colard 0-2 0-0 0; Ramstead 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-61 10-13 85.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Alex Dunn 5-13 4-7 16; Sophie Russell 5-9 4-4 16; Jessica VanDyke 4-12 5-6 14; Stacy Albrecht 3-5 4-6 10; Moser 2-3 2-4 6; Martinez 0-0 3-4 3; Jacobson 1-4 0-0 2; Johnson 1-7 0-0 2; Valdez 0-2 2-5 2; Fettig 0-0 0-0 0; Rethwill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-57 24-36 71.

Halftime: Western Washington 43, Central Washington 29.

3-point goals: Western 9-17 (Waltrip 5-8; Schramm 2-3; Feeney 1-3; Hill 1-1), Central 5-24 (Russell 2-5; Dunn 2-3; VanDyke 1-7). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Western 37 (Williams 8), Central 35 (VanDyke 10). Assists: Western 17 (Williams 5), Central 11 (Dunn 4). Total fouls: Western 23, Central 16.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Down 18 points in the first half and staring yet another GNAC defeat square in the face, Central Washington’s men’s basketball team picked themselves up and staged a spirted turnaround.

Lacy Haddock scored 18 of his season-high 35 points after intermission, and four other Wildcats reached double figures as Central overtook Montana State Billings 115-107 in a wild affair Saturday night at Nicholson Pavilion.

The victory ended a four-game losing streak for Central (2-5 GNAC, 8-7 overall).

Haddock, a sophomore, made 12 of 16 shots from the field and 10 of 13 free throws.

Toussaint Tyler and Jody Johnson also came up big in the second half for Central. Tyler had 18 of his 23, and Johnson 16 of his 20 in the final 20 minutes.

Central fell behind 27-9 but chipped away and closed to within 52-51 at the half, setting up the back-and-forth second half.

Antoine Proctor helped the Yellowjackets (4-4, 9-7) stay close by scoring 26 of his 35 points in the second half, but he fouled out with 2:03 remaining.

Central’s Kevin Davis had his seventh double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Jordan Coby added 14 points.

MONTANA STATE BILLINGS — Antonie Proctor 8-17 17-20 35, Jaxon Myaer 7-15 6-7 25, Taylor Stevens 7-12 2-3 20, Robert Mayes 1-3 9-10 11, Henning 3-4 1-2 7, Trabing 1-2 1-2 3, Cusworth 1-4 0-0 3, Arnold 1-3 1-2 3, Richards 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 37-46 107.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Lacy Haddock 12-16 10-13 35, Toussaint Tyler 6-17 9-11 23, Jody Johnson 7-12 6-7 20, Kevin Davis 8-12 1-2 17, Jordan Coby 6-12 0-0 14, Magee 1-3 2-4 4, Clyde 1-2 0-0 2, Nelson 0-1 0-0 0, Starr 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-77 28-37 115.

Halftime—MSB 52, Central 51. 3-Point goals—MSB 12-30 (Myaer 5-10, Stevens 4-6, Proctor 2-6, Cusworth 1-4, Arnold 0-1, Richards 0-1, Trabing 0-1, Henning 0-1), Central 5-19 (Tyler 2-8, Coby 2-6, Haddock 1-3, Magee 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled out—Proctor, Mayes. Rebounds—MSB 37 (Proctor 7), Central 40 (Davis 12). Assists—MSB 17 (Proctor 4, Arnold 4), Central 13 (Haddock 3, Starr 3). Total fouls—MSB 29, Central 29. Technical fouls—Proctor, MSB Team, Tyler.

YVCC men fall to Spokane

SPOKANE, Wash. — It tough enough to beat a good team on the road. It’s virtually impossible to pull it off when you can’t make a basket and the other seemingly can’t miss.

That was the case in the first half of Yakima Valley’s NWAACC East Region game at Spokane on Saturday.

The Sasquatch made half of their 20 3-points attempts in the opening 20 minutes, while YVCC shot under 30 percent overall as the home team opened a 26-point cushion at the break en route to a 91-72 victory.

The Yaks (2-1 region, 9-6 overall) had three players in double figures, led by the 19 points of Dabrail Henton. DeShawn Battle added 17 points and Johnnie Diggs 16.

But Yakima Valley made just 11 of 37 first-half shots and finished 24 of 69 overall (35 percent), including 4 of 18 (22 percent) from 3-point range.

Spokane (2-1, 13-3), meanwhile, finished 15 of 36 (42 percent) on treys, led by Preston Wynne, who made 7 of 14 long-range shots en route to 26 points.

Brad Bagby added 19 points and Tyler Edwards 15, with those two combining for five triples.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Diggs 3-8 10-12 16, Battle 6-11 3-6 17, Royal 1-10 0-0 2, Martinez 1-2 0-2 2, Bagby 1-2 0-1 2, Molina 2-5 1-2 5, Henton 8-20 1-3 19, Romero 0-2 3-4 3, Flowers 2-9 2-2 6. Totals 24-69 20-32 72.

SPOKANE — Edwards 6-9 3-5 15, Seyler 0-1 0-0 0, Wynne 8-20, 3-3 26, Harvey 0-3 0-0 0, Holbrook 3-7 2-2 9, Pettersen 2-5 0-0 5, Bagby 6-13 5-6 19, Frisbie 2-5 1-2 5, Evans 3-8 2-2 9, Brim 1-7 1-2 3. Totals 31-78 14-17 91.

Halftime—CCS 53, YVCC 27.

3-Point goals—YVCC 4-18 (Battle 2-3, Henton 2-5, Diggs 0-1, J. Bagby 0-1, Flowers 0-3, Royal 0-5), CCS 15-36 (Wynne 7-14, Edwards 3-5, B. Bagby 2-6, Pettersen 1-3, Evans 1-3, Holbrook 1-4, Harvey 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—YVCC 41 (Molina 8, Henton 8), CCS 53 (Brimm 13, Edwards 10). Assists—YVCC 9 (Martinez 4), CCS 21 (Holbrook 8). Turnovers—YVCC 9, CCS 12.

WOMEN

Russell pours in 28 for CWU

BILLINGS, Mont. — Scoring 16 of Central Washington’s first 20 points, senior Sophie Russell scored a career-high 28 points to lead the Wildcats to a 65-59 victory over Montana State University Billings on Saturday night at Alterowitz Gymnasium.

CWU improved to 2-5 in GNAC play and 5-9 overall while earning its first road win in a conference game since Jan. 30, 2010.

Junior Stacy Albrecht scored 11 points and sophomore Jessica VanDyke pulled down 11 of her career-high 16 rebounds in the second half.

Central Washington returns home to play Western Washington on Thursday.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Sophie Russell 9-20 7-8 28; Stacy Albrecht 5-8 1-3 11; Jessica VanDyke 2-11 5-6 10; Dunn 3-10 1-4 7; Valdez 1-2 1-2 4; Johnson 1-2 1-2 3; Jacobson 1-3 0-0 2; Moser 0-0 0-0 0; Fettig 0-0 0-0 0; Rethwill 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 22-57 16-26 65.

MONTANA STATE BILLINGS — Bobbi Knudsen 6-18 3-4 17; Quinn Peoples 4-10 2-2 12; Goggins 3-8 2-6 8; Olson 2-5 3-4 7; Tolman 2-8 2-2 6; Stanhope 2-5 0-0 5; Emerson 1-2 0-0 2; DePuydt 1-5 0-0 2; Reed 0-0 0-0 0; Grimsrud 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-63 12-18 59.

Halftime: Montana State Billings 33, Central Washington 25.

3-point goals: Central Washington 5-20 (Russell 3-9; Valdez 1-1; VanDyke 1-5), Montana State Billings 5-21 (Knudsen 2-5; Peoples 2-5; Stanhope 1-4). Fouled out: Olson. Rebounds: Central Washington 51 (VanDyke 16), Montana State Billings 37 (Olson 11). Assists: Central Washington 8 (Russell 2; Dunn 2; Valdez 2), Montana State Billings 14 (Tolman 3; Stanhope 3). Total fouls: Central Washington 14, Montana State Billings 21.

Jordan, Newcomb power Yaks

SPOKANE — Simone Jordan scored 21 points and perimeter sharpshooter Brittney Weaver returned from an ankle injury to score 12 as Yakima Valley crushed Spokane 64-44 in an East Region women’s game Saturday.

Kaylah Gonzales added 10 points for the fourth-ranked Yaks, who improved to 2-1 in the region and 12-4 overall.

Jordan missed only three shots on the day, going 7 of 10 from the field including 2 of 2 from 3-point range, and made all five of her free throws. She also came up with seven steals, all in less than 20 minutes of court time, while Jaimi Cox had five.

Newcomb, YVCC’s second-leading scorer behind Brandi Henton, whose season was ended by knee surgery on Thursday, hit 3 of 8 long balls.

Yakima Valley’s lead was only 30-26 at halftime, but the Sasquatch (0-3, 5-10) shot only 33 percent and totaled 27 turnovers for the game.

“I think the team’s coming together,” YVCC coach Cody Butler said. “We eased Brit back into it, played her about 15 minutes, and in the second half Simone made four consecutive steals layups that just broke their spirit.”

YVCC hosts Walla Walla on Wednesday night.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brewster 1-3 0-0 2, Cox 1-4 2-4 4, Kaylah Gonzales 3-8 2-2 10, Simone Jordan 7-10 5-5 21, Zapien 1-4 0-0 2, Brittney Newcomb 4-11 1-1 12, Swetzof 2-6 0-0 5, A. Gonzales 4-4 0-0 8, Ferguson 0-2 0-0 0, Weaver 0-2 0-0 0, Smythe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 10-12 64.

SPOKANE — Buttrey 2-9 0-0 4, Jacobs 1-2 0-0 2, Tullis 3-13 2-4 8, Brons 1-2 0-0 2, Laikyn Brophy 8-14 0-1 17, Hicks 2-4 0-0 4, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Cook 1-5 0-0 3, Scott 1-6 0-0 2, Abbott 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 20-56 2-7 44.

Halftime — YVCC 30-26. 3-point goals — YVCC 8-20 (Newcomb 3-8, Swetzof 1-4, Gonzales 2-5, Jordan 2-2, Weaver 0-1); CCS 2-12 (Buttrey 0-4, Tullis 0-2, Cook 1-1, Scott 0-4, Brophy 1-1). Fouled out — Cox. Rebounds — YVCC 40 (Zapien 9); CCS 32 (Brophy 7). Assists — YVCC 10 (Zapien 4); CCS 13 (Buttrey 8). Turnovers — YVCC 23, CCS 27.

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sophie Russell scored 19 points Thursday night and Central Washington stayed even with Seattle Pacific during the first half before falling 97-79 in a GNAC women’s game Thursday night.

Alex Dunn and Jessica VanDyke added 17 points each for CWU (1-5 GNAC, 11-4 overall), which was tied 45-45 at intermission.

SPU (5-2, 11-4), which shot 63 percent during the second half, got 22 points from Nyesha Sims and 16 from Katie Benson.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Sophie Russell 5-10 4-4 19; Alex Dunn 8-16 0-0 17; Jessca VanDyke 5-12 4-4 17; Stacy Albrecht 5-9 1-2 11;Courtney Johnson 4-5 0-0 10; Jacobson 1-3 0-2 3; Martinez 1-4 0-0 2; Moser 0-0 0-0 0; Fettig 0-0 0-0 0; Valdez 0-1 0-0 0; Burke 0-0 0-0 0; Rethwill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-60 9-12 79.

SEATTLE PACIFIC — Nyesha Sims 9-11 2-2 22; Katie Benson 6-10 1-2 16; Rachel Murray 7-13 0-0 15; Suzanna Ohlsen 4-7 2-2 11; Jordan Harazin 5-6 0-0 10; Gorman 3-6 2-3 9; Reimer 1-3 2-2 4; Callen 2-4 0-0 4; Kingma 1-4 0-0 2; Teng 1-2 0-0 2; Thralls 1-1 0-0 2; Butler 0-0 0-0 0; Stephens 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 40-69 9-11 97.

Halftime: Tied 45-45. 3-point goals: Central Washington 12-22 (Russell 5-9; VanDyke 3-6; Johnson 2-2; Jacobson 1-2; Dunn 1-2; Valdez 0-1), Seattle Pacific 8-16 (Benson 3-3; Sims 2-2; Ohlsen 1-3; Gorman 1-2; Murray 1-3; Kingma 0-1; Callen 0-1; Harazin 0-1). Fouled out: Johnson. Rebounds: Central Washington 22 (VanDyke 5), Seattle Pacific 41 (Benson 11). Assists: Central Washington 14 (Valdez 3; Dunn 3), Seattle Pacific 20 (Harazin 7). Total fouls: Central Washington 17, Seattle Pacific 13. Technical fouls: None.

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Simone Jordan and Sam Zapien teamed to score 21 points and lead cold-shooting Yakima Valley to a 54-48 victory over Wenatchee Valley on Saturday in the East Region opener for both teams.

Jordan had a game-high 11 points to go with five rebounds, three assists, two blocked shots and two steals. Zapien totaled 10 points and six boards.

The fourth-ranked Yaks, the defending NWAACC champions, survived 27 percent (18 for 67) shooting, including 3 of 22 from 3-point range.

Both teams struggled mightily in the first half, with YVCC building a 23-15 lead despite shooting only 17 percent. The Knights shot 21 percent.

And while WVC hit 5 of 16 3-pointers, it managed only 7 of 18 (39 percent) from the foul line.

Kaylah Gonzales added eight points and 10 rebounds, seven coming at the offensive end, for Yakima Valley (1-0, 11-3), which hosts Big Bend on Wednesday night.

YVCC was without its top two scorers, Brandi Henton and Brittney Newcomb, due to injuries.

Kassy Larson led Wenatchee Valley (0-1, 5-8) with 10 points.

YAKMA VALLEY — Brewster 2-2 0-0 4, Cox 1-7 1-2 3, K. Gonzales 2-10 2-2 8, Simone Jordan 3-15 5-8 11, Samantha Zapien 2-5 6-6 10, Swetzof 2-10 0-0 4, A. Gonzales 1-2 1-2 3, Lekson 1-8 0-2 3, Ferguson 4-8 0-0 8, Weaver 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-67 15-22 54.

WENATCHEE VALLEY — Patenaude 0-7 1-4 1, Dario 3-15 1-2 9, Van Tussenbroek 2-5 0-0 5, Larson 5-6 0-0 10, Posey 3-8 3-6 9, Alvarado 1-2 1-2 3, Kolb 2-5 1-2 5, Werner 0-0 0-0 0, Grilley 0-6 0-0 0, Thompson 2-2 0-2 6. Totals 18-56 7-18 48.

Halftime — YVCC 23-15. 3-point goals — YVCC 3-22 (Cox 0-1, Swetzof 0-6, K. Gonzales 2-5, Lekson 1-3, Jordan 0-7); WVC 5-16 (Alvarado 0-1, Patenaude 0-3, Dario 2-6, Van Tussenbroek 1-3, Grilley 0-1, Thompson 2-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — YVCC 48 (K. Gonzales 10); WVC 46 (Posey 12). Turnovers — YVCC 16, WVC 22. Total fouls — YVCC 17, WVC 21.

CWU falls in OT at NW Nazarene

NAMPA, Idaho — Alex Dunn and Jessica VanDyke teamed to connect on 11 of 18 3-point shots here Saturday night, but could not prevent Central Washington from falling to Northwest Nazarene, 91-88 in overtime in GNAC women’s basketball action.

Dunn finished with 28 points and VanDyke had 27, and VanDyke hit two free throws late in regulation to give CWU (1-4 GNAC, 4-8 overall) a lead. Nazarene’s Megan Hingston tied it on the ensuing possession, however, and the Crusaders (3-2, 9-4) scored 11 of the first 14 points in OT.

Hingston finished with 27 points to lead NNU.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Alex Dunn 10-17 3-4 28, Jessica VanDyke 8-17 5-5 27, Courtney Johnson 4-7 2-2 14, Russell 3-19 1-3 9, Moser 3-6 2-2 8, Valdez 1-3 0-0 2, Fettig 0-0 0-0 0, Albrecht 0-1 0-0 0, Burke 0-2 0-0 0, Jacobson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-72 13-16 88.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE — Megan Hingston 10-19 7-7 27, Dzhidzhiyeshvili 7-13 9-10 23, Briauna King 7-10 7-8 21, Heather Adams 3-7 3-4 11, Luke 2-8 2-3 7, Warwick 1-1 0-0 2, Skokankova 0-0 0-0 0, Schindler 0-0 0-2 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Schumann 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 28-34 91.

Halftime — CWU 40-39. 3-point goals — CWU 17-39 (VanDyke 6-11, Dunn 5-7, Johnson 4-7, Russell 2-12, Burke 0-2); NNU 3-10 (Adams 2-4, Luke 1-4, Dzhidzhiyeshvili 0-1, Hingston 0-1). Rebounds — CWU 40 (VanDyke 8); NNU 41 (King 11). Assists — CWU 18 (Russell 5); NNU 16 (Adams 6). Total fouls — CWU 28, NNU 20.

MEN

Royal leads YVCC past Knights

WENATCHEE, Wash. — Amir Royal had a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds to power Yakima Valley to a 69-55 East Region-opening victory over Wenatchee Valley on Saturday.

Dabrail Henton added 14 points, Cameron Jensen 11 and Jason Bagby 10 for the Yaks (8-5 overall), who took a 6-0 lead and never trailed.

While YVCC shot only 42 percent from the field and 41 from the foul line, Wenatchee Valley finished at just 34 from the floor and 46 from the line.

“They didn’t shoot the ball well, but I also believe our defense had a little bit to do with that,” said Yakima Valley coach Ray Funk.

Travis VanDiest and Dylan Crawley scored 12 points apiece for Wenatchee Valley (4-6) and former Naches Valley standout Wesston Parker had seven points and six rebounds.

YVCC hosts fourth-ranked Big Bend on Wednesday night.

 YAKIMA VALLEY — Diggs 1-2 1-4 3, Amir Royal 10-20 1-7 22, Molina 2-3 0-1 4, Dabrail Henton 5-16 1-3 14, Cameron Jensen 3-7 4-5 11, Battle 1-7 2-3 4, Martinez 0-1 1-2 1, Jason Bagby 4-5 1-2 4, Romero 0-1 0-0 0, Flowers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 11-27 69.

WENATCHEE VALLEY — Skurdal 0-3 3-4 4, Dylan Crawley 5-10 2-4 12, Farias 2-7 0-0 5, Manning 1-3 3-4 6, Parker 3-8 0-0 7, Ayers 0-1 1-2 1, Franz 3-11 3-4 9, Joseph 0-5 0-4 0, Travis Van Diest 6-11 0-4 12. Totals 20-59 12-26 55.

Halftime — YVCC 36-27. 3-point goals — YVCC 6-24 (Battle 0-2, Royal 1-5, Bagby 1-1, Molina 0-1, Henton 3-9, Jensen 1-5, Romero 0-1); WVC 3-16 (Skurdal 0-2, Farias 1-6, Manning 1-1, Parker 1-3, Franz 0-4). Fouled out — Manning. Rebounds — YVCC 41 (Royal 13); WVC 41 (VanDiest 9).

CWU falls to 1-4 in GNAC

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Jody Johnson and Lacy Haddock combined to score 50 points Saturday night, but Central Washington had trouble defending and rebounding against Northwest Nazarene and absorbed a 98-96 defeat in GNAC men’s basketball in Nicholson Pavilion.

The loss dropped Central, the defending conference champion, to 1-4 in the GNAC and 7-6 overall.

Johnson totaled 26 points and Haddock 24, with Jordan Coby adding 11 and Kevin Davis 10 as Central shot 53 percent for the game.

The Wildcats were only 27 of 40 from the foul line, however, compared with 22 of 27 for Nazarene (2-3, 8-5), and yielded 15 offensive rebounds that led to 22 Crusaders points.

“We’ve got to be able to stop penetration,” said CWU coach Greg Sparling, “and we can’t keep giving up second-chance points when we get stops. Those two things are killing us.”

Aside from a blowout defeat at Alaska Anchorage, Central has lost 91-80 in overtime at Alaska Fairbanks and 77-75 to conference-leading Western Oregon.

With the score tied 47-47 at halftime, the Wildcats scored first in the second half to take the lead. Nazarene regained the advantage soon thereafter, however.

After NNU’s Jonathan Hawkins made one of two free throws with two seconds left, Haddock’s long 3-pointer bounced off the front rim as time expired.

Central hosts Seattle Pacific on Thursday night.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE — Jonathan Hawkins 6-12 8-9 21, Anthony Golden 4-16 7-8 18, J.B. Pillard 5-9 2-2 12, Maxwell 3-5 0-0 9, Moilanen 3-6 0-0 7, Michal Kurimsky 9-11 3-6 21, Shula 3-4 0-0 8, Nicholes 0-4 2-2 2, Hering 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-68 22-27 98.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jody Johnson 7-8 12-16 26, Lacy Haddock 8-16 6-7 24, Magee 2-12 4-6 9, Clyde 3-6 1-2 7, Tyler 1-1 0-0 3, Coby 4-8 0-3 11, Kevin Davis 3-4 4-6 10, Nelson 2-2 0-0 4, Gross 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-58 27-40 96.

Halftime: CWU 47, NNU 47. 3-point goals — NNU 10-23 (Hawkins 1-1, Golden 3-10, Maxwell 3-5, Moilanen 1-3, Shula 2-3, Hering 0-1); CWU 7-19 (Haddock 2-5, Magee 1-6, Tyler 1-1, Coby 3-7). Fouled out — Pillard, Moilanen. Rebounds — NNU 36 (Pillard 7); CWU 30 (Davis 6). Assists — NNU 17 (Golden 8); CWU 17 (Haddock 6). Turnovers — NNU 11, CWU 10. Total fouls — NNU 28, CWU 18.

YAKIMA, Wash. — No news was considered good news Thursday regarding injured Yakima Valley women’s star Brandi Henton.

A day after an MRI on Henton’s damaged right knee was deemed inconclusive by local doctors, a similar conclusion was reached by another radiologist, according to YVCC coach Cody Butler.

At issue is whether the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), injured Dec. 18, needs to be completely repaired.

If it does, Henton’s one-season Yakima Valley career is over. But if an arthroscopic procedure can fix the problem, the 5-foot-9 guard could be back in action this month.

Butler said Thursday the MRI has been sent to Henton’s hometown of Modesto, Calif., where her mother, Lisa, will have it analyzed by doctors.

“Her mom was an athlete who had knee surgeries and is familiar with this type of thing,” Butler said. “If they still can’t tell (what needs to be done), she could get scoped next week and they’ll determine at that time what type of procedure needs to be done.”

He said Henton has been fitted for a brace in the event that she’ll be able to play later this season.

A transfer from Long Beach State, Henton averaged 24.7 points through nine games for the defending NWAACC champion Yaks with a high of 42. She already has attracted recruiters from several upper-echelon NCAA Division I programs and Thursday was offered a scholarship by Butler’s alma mater, the University of Nevada.

Meanwhile, YVCC’s second-leading scorer, Brittney Newcomb, is listed as day-to-day by Butler due to an ankle injury sustained on Dec. 29.

“It’s possible that she could play Saturday,” he said, “but we’re going to be extremely judicious with her and play it safe. We need her more at the end of the season than we do right now.”

A mainstay on last season’s title team, Newcomb has averaged 16.92 points over 12 games and is one of the NWAACC’s best 3-point shooters.

Yakima Valley, ranked fourth in the most recent NWAACC coaches poll, is 10-3 and begins East Region play Saturday, along with YVCC’s men, at Wenatchee Valley.No news was considered good news Thursday regarding injured Yakima Valley women’s star Brandi Henton.

A day after an MRI on Henton’s damaged right knee was deemed inconclusive by local doctors, a similar conclusion was reached by another radiologist, according to YVCC coach Cody Butler.

At issue is whether the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), injured Dec. 18, needs to be completely repaired.

If it does, Henton’s one-season Yakima Valley career is over. But if an arthroscopic procedure can fix the problem, the 5-foot-9 guard could be back in action this month.

Butler said Thursday the MRI has been sent to Henton’s hometown of Modesto, Calif., where her mother, Lisa, will have it analyzed by doctors.

“Her mom was an athlete who had knee surgeries and is familiar with this type of thing,” Butler said. “If they still can’t tell (what needs to be done), she could get scoped next week and they’ll determine at that time what type of procedure needs to be done.”

He said Henton has been fitted for a brace in the event that she’ll be able to play later this season.

A transfer from Long Beach State, Henton averaged 24.7 points through nine games for the defending NWAACC champion Yaks with a high of 42. She already has attracted recruiters from several upper-echelon NCAA Division I programs and Thursday was offered a scholarship by Butler’s alma mater, the University of Nevada.

Meanwhile, YVCC’s second-leading scorer, Brittney Newcomb, is listed as day-to-day by Butler due to an ankle injury sustained on Dec. 29.

“It’s possible that she could play Saturday,” he said, “but we’re going to be extremely judicious with her and play it safe. We need her more at the end of the season than we do right now.”

A mainstay on last season’s title team, Newcomb has averaged 16.92 points over 12 games and is one of the NWAACC’s best 3-point shooters.

Yakima Valley, ranked fourth in the most recent NWAACC coaches poll, is 10-3 and begins East Region play Saturday, along with YVCC’s men, at Wenatchee Valley.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Alex Dunn posted a triple-double of 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists Saturday as Central Washington got its first GNAC victory over the season by beating Alaska Fairbanks 97-74 in Nicholson Pavilion.

Dunn, a 5-foot-7 junior, transferred to Central from Carroll College in Helena, Mont., when Carroll’s coach, Shawn Nelson, took the job at Central last May.

She was 6 of 12 from the field and converted her only 3-point attempt as the Wildcats were 12 of 34 from long distance.

It was only the second triple-double in Wildcats history, and Dunn became the fourth player in the 11-year history of the GNAC to accomplish the feat.

Sophie Russell led five CWU scorers in double figures with 23 points while also grabbing seven rebounds to aid a 51-39 Wildcats advantage on the glass.

Jessica VanDyke had 18 points and true freshman Melanie Valdez 16 while going 8 for 8 from the foul line. Another freshman, Courtney Johnson had 11 points.

After building a 39-32 intermission lead, Central (1-3 GNAC, 4-7 overall) outscored the Nanooks (0-3, 4-9) 58-42 in the second half.

Russell had 19 points over the final 20 minutes, hitting 3 of 5 3-pointers.

“(The strong half) was sparked by Sophie Russell, and of course Alex, who got everybody involved and rebounded extremely well from her guard position to set us up for some transition baskets,” Nelson said.

Shooting 54 percent during the second half, CWU finished at 43 percent overall, its second-highest total of the season.

Autumn Greene and Jacqueline Lovato scored 19 and 18 points, respectively, for Fairbanks.

Central plays the first of three consecutive road games next Saturday at Northwest Nazarene.

ALASKA FAIRBANKS — Autumn Greene 5-16 7-12 19, Nicole Bozek 4-7 6-6 15, Nicole Hartzog 2-12 6-6 10, Altenburg 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Jacqueline Lovato 6-9 3-4 18, Logue 1-5 1-2 4, Bulaya 2-5 0-0 4, Gabriel 0-3 2-2 2, Eime 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-60 25-32 74.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Sophie Russell 9-16 1-3 23, Jessica VanDyke 5-12 6-7 18, Melanie Valdez 3-6 8-8 16, Alex Dunn 6-12 0-1 13, Courtney Johnson 3-7 4-4 11, Rethwill 2-6 0-0 6, Fettig 3-5 0-1 4, Albrecht 1-3 0-0 2, Burke 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 33-76 19-24 97.

Halfitme — CWU 39-32. 3-point goals — UAF 7-17 (Greene 2-2, Bozek 1-2, Hartzog 0-2, Altenburg 0-1, Lovato 3-6, Logue 1-3, Gabriel 0-1); CWU 12-34 (Russell 4-7, VanDyke 2-7, Valdez 2-5, Dunn 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Rethwill 2-6). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — UAF 39 (Greene 7, Bozek 7); CWU 51 (Dunn 12, Russell 7). Assists — UAF 13 (Logue 4); CWU 18 (Dunn 10). Turnovers — UAF 18, CWU 18. Total fouls — UAF 19, CWU 24.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — “As coach (Dean) Nicholson would say, we ran into a good old-fashioned buzzsaw,” Central Washington basketball coach Greg Sparling said Thursday night.

Indeed.

His Wildcats suffered their most one-sided loss in 13 years, 99-62 to 20th-ranked Alaska Anchorage in GNAC play on the Seawolves’ floor.

Taylor Rohde, UAA’s 6-foot-9 center, dominated inside with 27 points.

Lacy Haddock scored 20 points and Jody Johnson had 11 for CWU (1-2 GNAC, 7-4 overall). UAA improved to 2-0 and 8-2.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Lacy Haddock 7-10 6-6 20, Coby 4-10 0-0 9, Davis 2-5 0-0 4, Clyde 1-3 0-0 3, Tyler 1-6 1-4 3, Jody Johnson 5-9 1-2 11, Lieser 2-3 3-6 7, Starr 1-3 1-2 3, Magee 0-5 1-2 1, Nelson 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 23-56 14-24 62.

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Taylor Rohde 10-13 7-8 27, Kyle Fossman 6-10 2-2 17, Travis Thompson 4-6 4-5 14, Steve White 3-5 3-4 10, Colton Lauwers 3-8 1-4 10, Jackson 2-5 4-4 8, Demissie 2-6 0-0 4, Gibcus 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-59 21-27 99.

Halftime — UAA 54-33. 3-point goals — CWU 2-15 (Haddock 0-2, Coby 1-5, Clyde 1-1, Tyler 0-3, Johnson 0-1, Starr 0-2, Magee 0-1); UAA 10-22 (Fossman 3-6, Thompson 2-3, White 1-2, Lauwers 3-7, Jackson 0-1, Demissie 0-2). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 23 (Johnson 5); UAA 44 (Lauwers 9). Assists — CWU 13 (Haddock 5); UAA 27 (Thompson 7). Turnovers — CWU 15, UAA 12. Total fouls — CWU 23, UAA 21.

Roadrunners outlast YVCC

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Amir Royal and Dabrail Henton scored 20 points each Thursday and Yakima Valley hit the century mark in its Clackamas Holiday Invitational matchup with Linn-Benton.

Unfortunately for the Yaks, the Roadrunners hit the century mark, plus three.

Linn-Benton got 37 points from Joseph Vance and 29 from Brady Brent in a 103-100 triumph over YVCC, improving to 4-6 while the Yaks slipped to 7-5.

Johnnie Diggs came off the bench to score 16 points for Yakima Valley, shich shot 53 percent from the field including 43 percent (10 for 23) from 3-point range.

But YVCC made only 14 of 21 free throws while Linn-Benton converted 24 of 30. Yakima Valley was eliminated .

LINN-BENTON — Joseph Vance 14-20 5-6 37, Kruesi 0-5 2-2 2, Colton Evans 2-8 6-6 10, Brady Brent 10-14 5-6 29, Tohlen 0-2 1-2 1, Christensen 2-4 3-6 8, Garlington 5-12 2-2 12, Bertram 0-1 0-0 0, Bansemer 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 35-69 24-30 103.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Amir Royal 9-15 2-2 20, Martinez 2-2 3-3 7, Bagby 1-6 0-0 2, Dabrail Henton 7-14 2-3 20, Jensen 3-6 0-0 8, Johnnie Diggs 5-7 3-6 16, Battle 3-7 1-1 7, Dallin Molina 4-6 2-2 10, Romero 2-3 0-0 4, Flowers 2-6 1-4 6. Totals 38-72 14-21 100.

Halftime — LBCC 53-52. 3-point goals — LBCC 9-17 (Vance 4-6, Christensen 1-1, Garlington 0-2, Kruesi 0-1, Brent 4-7); YVCC 10-23 (Diggs 3-4, Battle 0-2, Henton 4-8, Jensen 2-5, Flowers 1-4). Fouled out — Battle, Martinez, Molina. Rebounds — LBCC 35 (Garlington 10); YVCC 34 (Royal 10, Flowers 8). Assists — LBCC 21 (four with 4); YVCC 24 (Flowers 7, Diggs 5). Turnovers — LBCC 20, YVCC 20. Total fouls — LBCC 18, YVCC 24.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Defending JC champs down Yaks

LONGVIEW, Wash. — Simone Jordan scored 17 points and Ashley Swetzof came off the bench for 15, but Yakima Valley lost sharpshooter Brittney Newcomb to an ankle injury and was overwhelmed by defending national junior college champion North Idaho 73-53 on Thursday in the Lower Columbia Holiday Classic.

The sixth-ranked Yaks, who meet LCC at 1 p.m. today, slipped to 9-3.

Newcomb, averaging 17.9 points a game and coming off a 31-point performance Wednesday night, suffered an ankle injury during the second half and will be out of action for at least two weeks, according to coach Cody Butler.

YVCC is already missing scoring leader Brandi Henton (24.7), who will have an MRI on her injured right knee Tuesday.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Newcomb 2-10 2-2 6, Brewster 0-3 0-0 0, Gonzales 0-3 4-4 4, Simone Jordan 7-16 2-2 17, Zapien 2-5 0-0 4, Gonzalez 0-2 1-3 1, Cox 0-2 0-0 0, Ashley Swetzof 4-9 4-4 15, Weaver 0-4 1-2 1, Lekson 2-6 0-0 5, Ferguson 0-1 0-0 0, Smythe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-61 14-17 53.

NORTH IDAHO — Woods 2-10 3-4 8, Buskey 3-8 2-3 10, Korina Baker 3-11 4-4 12, Julia Salmio 5-11 1-3 12, Kolman-Poto 2-6 0-0 4, Davenport 2-4 0-0 5, Petit 0-1 2-2 2, Kastrava 1-3 1-1 3, Durbridge 2-4 2-6 6, Kramer 1-1 0-0 2, Love 3-9 1-1 7, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-69 16-24 73.

Halftime — NIC 37-29. 3-point goals — YVCC 5-21 (Newcomb 0-5, Swetzof 3-6, Gonzales 0-2, Weaver 0-3, Lekson 1-2, Jordan 1-3); NIC 7-27 (Woods 1-7, Buskey 2-4, Davenport 1-2, Petit 0-1, Baker 2-9, Durbridge 0-1, Salmio 1-3). Fouled out — Kolman-Poto. Rebounds — YVCC 37 (Brewster 8); NIC 57 (Love 10). Assists — YVCC 9 (Jordan 3); NIC 15 (three with 3). Turnovers — YVCC 17, NIC 17. Total fouls — YVCC 18, NIC 17.

Seawolves slam Central

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Alaska Anchorage staged a 19-3 run early in the second half to break open a close game and go on to a 78-60 victory over Central Washington in GNAC women’s basketball Thursday night in Nicholson Pavilion.

Jessica VanDyke scored 17 points to lead the Wildcats (0-3 GNAC, 3-7 overall), who were within 35-34 at halftime.

Hanna Johansson had 23 points and 11 rebounds for 10th-ranked UAA (2-0, 11-2).

ALASKA ANCHORAGE — Haley Holmstead 5-7 1-2 11, Kylie Robinson 5-7 1-2 11, Hanna Johansson 9-13 5-6 23, Deichmann 3-7 0-2 7, Ryder 0-0 0-0 0, Mathews 3-5 0-0 7, King 2-5 0-1 5, Seale 0-0 0-0 0, Alyse Horn 4-12 0-0 11, Burns 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 32-59 7-13 78.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jessica VanDyke 6-11 2-2 17, Russell 2-8 0-0 5, Courtney Johnson 4-9 3-4 12, Dunn 4-14 0-0 8, Valdez 1-2 2-5 4, Rethwill 0-1 0-0 0, Burke 1-5 2-2 4, Gordon 0-1 0-0 0, Albrecht 3-8 0-1 6, Fettig 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 23-63 9-14 60.

Halftime: UAA 35-34. 3-point goals — UAA 7-15 (Deichmann 1-1, Mathews 1-3, King 1-3, Horn 3-6, Burns 1-2); CWU 5-21 (VanDyke 3-7, Russell 1-4, Johnson 1-4, Dunn 0-3, Rethwill 0-1, Burke 0-2). Fouled out — Ryder. Rebounds — UAA 34 (Johansson 11); CWU 37 (Dunn 8, Albrecht 7). Assists — UAA 21 (King 6); CWU 12 (Dunn 6). Turnovers — UAA 16, CWU 18. Total fouls — UAA 17, CWU 15.

PREP WRESTLING

Granger wins tourney title

ROYAL CITY, Wash. — Four champions and 13 placers led Granger to the team title in Thursday’s Royal Invitational.

Jose Cienfuegos (106), Victor Almaguer (113), Joshua Salcedo (120) and Adrian Guerrero (126) won title for the Spartans, who tallied 191.5 points.

Team scores — Top 5: Granger 191.5, Castle Rock 136, Othello 133, Riverside 130.5, Royal 124. Local: 13. Goldendale 67, 15. Highland 47.5.

Granger placers

106: 1, Jose Cienfuegos. 113: 1, Victor Almaguer. 120: 1, Joshua Salcedo; 3, Ricky Almaguer. 126: 1, Adrian Guerrero. 138: 4, Efren Zaragoza. 145: 5, Freddy Sojo. 152: 4, Abel Morales. 160: 6, Omar Isiordia. 170: 6, Jason Ornelas. 182: 4, Abidan Duarte. 195: 6, David Cantu. 220: 4, Eli Galeno.

LAS VEGAS — Sophie Russell came off the bench to score a team-high 19 points, but Central Washington lost to Central Oklahoma 77-66 on Friday in the Great Western Shootout.

The defeat was the Wildcats’ third straight, dropping them to 3-6.

Central Oklahoma shot almost 60 percent in the second half to break the game open, with guard Brittney Morgan finishing with a team-high 18 points.

The Wildcats were tied, 47-47, with 12:35 to play, but UCO staged a 12-3 run for a 59-50 advantage with 8:37 left and Central never got closer than six thereafter.

Autumn Huffman, who scored six oints during the surge, finished with 13 points and seven rebounds for the Bronchos (9-4).

Jessica VanDyke scored 15 points for Central while Alex Dunn had 10 points and five assists.

The Wildcats shot only 35 percent from the field.

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA — Morgan 6-12 2-2 18, Harper 6-12 3-4 15, Huffman 5-10 3-5 13, Davis 3-4 0-0 9, Bryan 4-9 0-0 8, Hamilton 4-10 0-1 8, New 1-3 0-0 3, Dennis 1-3 0-0 3, Locke 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-63 8-12 77.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Russell 7-15 3-4 19, VanDyke 6-16 0-0 15, Dunn 4-10 2-2 10, Jacobson 3-10 0-0 9, Johnson 2-6 2-2 7, Albrecht 2-4 0-2 4, Valdez 0-4 2-2 2, Moser 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 0-1 0-0 0, Burke 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 9-12 66.

Halftime—Central Oklahoma 34, Central Washington 31. 3-Point goals—Central Oklahoma 9-25 (Morgan 4-10, Davis 3-4, New 1-2, Dennis 1-2, Hamilton 0-3, Bryan 0-4), Central Washington 9-25 (VanDyke 3-10, Jacobson 3-5, Russell 2-5, Johnson 1-3, Burke 0-2). Fouled out—Albrecht. Rebounds—Central Oklahoma 42 (Hamilton 8, Bryan 8), Central Washington 38 (Russell 6, VanDyke 6). Assists—Central Oklahoma 18 (Dennis 5), Central Washington 12 (Dunn 5). Total fouls—Central Oklahoma 16, Central Washington 13. Technical fouls—None. A—127.