College roundup: Tyler scores 21 to lift CWU men past Hawaii-Pacific

SEATTLE — Toussaint Tyler scored 21 points to power Central Washington to a 75-61 victory over Hawaii Pacific in the final game of the GNAC/PacWest Challenge on Saturday at Seattle Pacific University.

The win capped a weekend sweep for the Wildcats (2-1), who upset third-ranked BYU-Hawaii on Friday.

Brandon Magee and Lacy Haddock had 11 points each and Jody Johnson totaled 10 points and nine rebounds for CWU, which led 38-25 at halftime and by as many as 20 in the second half.

“Toussaint hit some big threes to break it open for us,” Central coach Greg Sparling said. “I think he hit three in a row, and he’s very tough when he goes to the rim and doesn’t try to force it. Jody Johnson also played extremely well.”

Johnson came off the bench to miss a double-double by one rebound.

The Wildcats have home games Tuesday against Walla Walla University and Saturday against Quest University of Canada. They will then begin defense of their GNAC regular-season championship, also at home, on Dec. 1 against Western Oregon.

“We had a very good weekend,” Sparling said, “but there’s still a lot of room for improvement. And one of the good things about today was there were 380 fans listed, and pretty much all of them were Central fans.”

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Clyde 4-5 0-0 8, Brandon Magee 4-9 1-4 11, Davis 4-6 0-0 8, Lacy Haddock 4-8 2-2 11, Toussaint Tyler 6-13 6-7 21, Starr 1-3 0-0 2, Jody Johnson 3-7 2-2 10, Coby 1-6 0-0 2, Lieser 0-1 0-0 0, Nelson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-59 11-15 75.

HAWAII PACIFIC — Miller 2-6 0-0 4, Allen 3-8 0-0 7, Fran Urli 4-8 2-4 10, Pierce 1-4 3, Chappell 3-5 1-1 7, Frazier 4-9 0-0 8, White 1-3 1-2 3, Lyons 0-1 0-0 0, Hodge 0-0 0-0 0, Sean Jones 3-5 5-6 11, Cukic 3-6 2-2 8, Simcox 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 11-15 61.

Halftime — CWU 37, HPU 28. 3-point goals — CWU 8-25 (Magee 2-5, Haddock 1-3, Tyler 3-7, Johnson 2-5, Coby 0-5); HPU 2-9 (Allen 1-1, Pierce 1-4, Frazier 0-1, White 0-1, Lyons 0-1, Jones 0-1). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CWU 33 (Johnson 9); HPU 32 (Miller 7). Assists — CWU 14 (Starr 4, Johnson 4); HPU 13 (three with 2). Turnovers — CWU 13, HPU 17. Total fouls — CWU 17, HPU 13.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

YVCC reaches Tip-Off title game

Brittney Newcomb and Brandi Henton combined for 53 points as Yakima Valley downed the College All-Stars 82-77 on Saturday to gain a spot in the championship game of the Tip-Off Tournament in Sherar Gym.

The Yaks will meet Walla Walla at 2 p.m. today for the title.

Newcomb, hitting 7 of 14 3-pointers, finished with 27 points while Henton had 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Jaimi Cox had 10 rebounds to lead YVCC’s 55-31 advantage in that department.

Brandi Valadez led four All-Stars in double figures with 14 points. Allison Sievers had 13, Andrea Blodgett 12 and Chelsea Morrison 12.

COLLEGE ALL-STARS — Stickney 2-5 2-2 6, Andrea Blodgett 4-11 2-4 12, Honn 4-9 0-0 9, Fennimore 2-3 2-3 6, Evans 1-5 2-2 4, Huntington 0-1 0-0 0, Brandi Valadez 3-10 6-6 14, Allison Sievers 5-10 3-5 13, Chelsea Morrison 5-9 0-0 11, Roe 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 26-97 19-24 77.

YAKIMA VALLEY — Brittney Newcomb 7-18 6-7 27, Bryant 2-3 1-2 5, Cox 2-7 0-0 5, Brandi Henton 10-22 3-10 26, Ferguson 3-5 3-10 6, Brewster 0-1 2-2 2, Ashley Swetzof 4-6 1-1 10, Gonzales 1-2 0-0 2, Lekson 0-2 0-0 0, Strom 0-1 0-0 0, Zapien 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 29-67 13-23 82.

Halftime — YVCC 45, CAS 38. 3-point goals — CAS 6-20 (Stickney 0-1, Huntington 0-1, Blodgett 2-3, Valadez 2-3, Valadez 2-6, Morrison 1-2, Honn 1-3, Roe 0-3, Evans 0-1); YVCC 11-28 (Newcomb 7-14, Bryant 0-1, Swetzof 1-2, Gonzales 0-1, Lekson 0-1, Henton 3-9). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — CAS 31 (Stickney 4); YVCC 55 (Cox 10, Henton 8). Assists — CAS 12 (five with 2); YVCC 12 (Henton 4). Turnovers — CAS 9, CWU 16.

Cold-shooting Wildcats fall

SEATTLE — Shooting only 28 percent from the field, Central Washington fell to Cal State East Bay 69-62 on Saturday in the Sodexo Tip-Off Classic at Seattle Pacific University.

Courtney Johnson scored 13 points to lead four scorers in double figures for the Wildcats (1-1), but CWU made only 19 of 69 shots from the field including 8 of 30 from 3-point range.

Johnson also had 10 rebounds.

Sarah Finley and Micah Walker had 16 and 15 points, respectively, to lead East Bay (2-2).

The Wildcats are schedule for their home opener Monday night against Evergreen State.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Jessica VanDyke 3-8 2-2 11, Moser 1-2 0-0 2, Stacy Albrecht 4-13 2-3 10, Alex Dunn 3-15 3-4 11, Russell 2-12 3-4 9, Jacobson 1-4 0-0 2, Burke 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 2-3 0-0 4, Courtney Johnson 3-10 6-9 13, Fettig 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-69 16-22 62.

CAL STATE EAST BAY — Micah Walker 4-12 4-4 15, Marlene MacMillan 5-7 2-2 12, Lucchesi 3-6 3-3 9, Blikra 2-2 0-0 5, Sarah Finlay 5-9 6-8 16, Coble 2-5 0-0 5, Bravo 0-0 0-0 0, Terrance 2-6 0-1 4, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Li 0-0 0-0 0, Bettencourt 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 23-47 18-22 69.

Halftime — CSEB 35, CWU 26. 3-point goals — CWU 8-30 (VanDyke 3-8, Dunn 2-6, Russell 2-8, Jacobson 0-3, Johnson 1-5); CSEB 5-8 (Walker 3-5, Lucchesi 0-1, Blikra 1-1, Coble 1-1). Fouled out — VanDyke, Lucchesi. Rebounds — CWU 39 (Johnson 10); CSEB 41 (MacMillan 7). Assists — CWU 14 (Dunn 7); CSEB 13 (Coble 4). Turnovers — CWU 11, CSEB 21. Total fouls — CWU 22, CSEB 18.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

Yakima Valley’s tourney run ends

GRESHAM, Ore. — Yakima Valley’s NWAACC volleyball tournament run ended Saturday with a 2-1 loss to Linn-Benton in loser’s bracket play at Mt. Hood Community College.

The Yaks fell 22-25, 25-21, 15-13, ending their season with a 25-12 record.

YVCC, seventh-ranked in the NWAACC and the fourth seed from the East Region, dropped its first tournament match on Thursday but won its next two.

Tori Farias concluded a stellar two-year Yakima Valley career with nine kills, two aces and three digs. Danielle Najera had 13 digs and Kylie Huffman and Taylor Flores combined for 21 assists.

The Yaks finished third in last year’s tournament.

YVCC highlights: Tori Farias 9 kills, 2 aces, 13 digs; Raini Weaver 6 kills; Kylie Huffman 11 assists; Taylor Flores 10 assists; Danielle Najera 13 digs; Lauren Smeback 8 digs.