Miami (Ohio) 67, at Washington State 71

CHARLOTTE AMALIE WEST, U.S. Virgin Islands (Interstat) — Eleonora Villa scored 25 points and Charlotte Abraham added 18 as Washington State snapped a six-game losing streak, holding off a late surge from Miami (Ohio) for a 71-67 victory in a non-conference women’s basketball game Friday at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center. The Cougars, who improved their record to 1-6, used a dominant fourth-quarter performance to secure their first win of the season. After trailing for much of the second half, Washington State outscored the Redhawks 23-20 in the final period. Villa, a guard from Lissone, Italy, was the catalyst… Read more...