Originally published November 5, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified November 5, 2007 at 2:02 AM

NW Briefs | WSU men's basketball shows its depth in exhibition

Showing the type of depth that has it ranked 10th in the country, the Washington State men's basketball team opened the exhibition season...

PULLMAN — Showing the type of depth that has it ranked 10th in the country, the Washington State men's basketball team opened the exhibition season at home with an 80-42 victory over Lewis-Clark State.

WSU starting forward Robbie Cowgill got into early foul trouble against the Warriors from Lewiston, Idaho. So in came 6-foot-7 Daven Harmeling, who scored a game-high 17 points and went 3 of 4 from three-point range. Caleb Forrest had 13 points off the bench for the Cougs.

OTHER EXHIBITION GAMES

A nine-point Western Washington lead at halftime quickly disappeared as Fresno State came alive for a 97-67 home exhibition victory. The Vikings, who led 45-36 at the intermission, were outscored 61-22 in the second half. Western was led by center Steve Severin's 16 points and 11 rebounds.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

Washington dropped to 5-11-1 overall and 2-4-1 in Pac-10 play after a 2-1 defeat at 14th-ranked California (12-5, 4-3). Sophomore forward Veronica Perez-Murillo scored for UW.

• Washington State (10-4-3, 3-3-1 Pac-10) took Stanford (13-2-3, 4-1-2) to overtime before Shari Summers scored 6:01 into the extra period to lead the Cardinal to a 2-1 home win.

MEN'S SOCCER

Despite a 0-0 tie at home against Saint Mary's (6-7-2, 2-5-2), Gonzaga (9-3-4, 4-1-4 West Coast Conference) moved into a tie for second place.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Not scoring in the final 5:12 cost Western Washington as the Vikings (1-2) dropped a 55-45 decision to UC San Diego (3-0) in Anaheim, Calif.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

Washington's Tara Simpson and Joyce Ardies captured the doubles title at the San Diego State Fall Classic #2 with a 9-7 victory in the final.

Compiled from sports-information reports and other sources.

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