College roundup: Newcomb, Jordan lift Yaks past TV

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.