Idaho 68, Grand Canyon 54
The Vandals snapped Grand Canyon's nine-game home winning streak with a 68-54 win over the Antelopes Saturday at GCU Arena. With the win, Idaho improves to 19-8 overall and 12-1 in the WAC. Grand Canyon drops to 17-8 on the season and 6-6 in WAC play with the loss.
The Vandals shot 49 percent from the field, 45 percent from three-point range and 50 percent from the free throw line on the game. Grand Canyon connected on 31 percent from the floor, 28 percent from downtown and 63 percent from the line. The 'Lopes won the rebounding battle, 46-35.
Stacey Barr paced Idaho with 17 points and nine rebounds. Alyssa Charlston added 17 points, Connie Ballestero had 14 and Christina Salvatore finished with 10.
Deanna Daniels led Grand Canyon with 10 points and 10 boards. Johnna Brown pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, while Kaitlyn dished out eight assists.
Bakersfield 99, Chicago State 58
The Roadrunners cruised past Chicago State 99-58 Saturday afternoon at the Icardo Center. With the win, Bakersfield improves to 16-9 overall and 10-3 in the WAC. The Cougars fall to 3-23 on the season and 0-13 in WAC play with the defeat.
The Roadrunners shot 57 percent from the field, 39 percent from three-point range and 95 percent from the free throw line on the game. Chicago State connected on 31 percent from the floor, 10 percent from beyond the arc and 67 percent from the charity stripe. Bakersfield out-rebounded the Cougars 44-33.
Tyonna Outland led the 'Runners with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Dajy Vines added 17 points, while Melissa Sweat finished with 16.
Tashuna Brown paced Chicago State with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Cailin Nix added 13 points, while Layne Murphy tallied 12.
Utah Valley 49, Kansas City 43
The Wolverines erased a seven-point deficit midway through the second half to defeat Kansas City 49-43 Saturday at the UCCU Center. With the win, Utah Valley improves to 6-20 overall and 3-10 in the WAC. The Kangaroos drop to 10-16 on the season and 6-7 in WAC play with the loss.
The Wolverines shot 31 percent from the field, 14 percent from three-point range and 100 percent from the free throw line on the game. Kansas City connected on 31 percent from the floor, nine percent from downtown and 100 percent from the line. The 'Roos won the rebounding battle, 42-40.
Rhaiah Spooner-Knight recorded her second career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Katie Kuklok added 16 points. Sam Loggins finished with eight rebounds and six blocks, the second-most ever recorded in program history.
Kim Nezianya paced Kansas City with 18 points and 14 rebounds for her WAC-leading 15th double-double of the year. Eilise O'Connor added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists.