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State colleges: Jake Toolson leads Utah Valley past Chicago State

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah State Aggies guard Crew Ainge (4) steals the ball from Weber State Wildcats center Zach Braxton (44), in basketball acton in the Beehive Classic, between against the Utah State Aggies and Weber State Wildcats, a the Vivint Smart Home Arena, Saturday December 8, 2018.

By Staff and Wire
  | Feb. 22, 2019, 6:47 a.m.

Orem • Jake Toolson had 25 points as Utah Valley rolled past Chicago State 103-71 on Thursday night.

Toolson shot 6 for 9 from deep.

Richard Harward had 19 points and 16 rebounds for Utah Valley (18-8, 7-4 Western Athletic Conference). Conner Toolson added 13 points. Isaiah White had 11 points for the home team.

It was the first time this season Utah Valley scored more than 100 points.

Utah Valley made a season-high 16 3-pointers.

Utah Valley scored 54 points in the first half, a season high for the team.

Rob Shaw had 15 points for the Cougars (3-24, 0-12), who have now lost 16 straight games. Anthony Harris added 15 points and five steals. Patrick Szpir had 15 points and six assists.

The Wolverines improved to 2-0 against the Cougars on the season. Utah Valley defeated Chicago State 74-60 on Jan. 26.

Sacramento State 78, Weber State 76 • In Sacramento, Calif., Marcus Graves had 24 points and Ethan Esposito made two free throws with one second left as Sacramento State edged past Weber State.

Joshua Patton added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets.

Esposito had 10 points for Sacramento State (12-12, 6-9 Big Sky Conference). Bryce Fowler added seven rebounds.

Caleb Nero had 18 points for the Wildcats (16-11, 10-6). Brekkott Chapman added 16 points and 11 rebounds. Cody John had 15 points and six rebounds.

The Hornets leveled the season series against the Wildcats with the win. Weber State defeated Sacramento State 75-65 on Feb. 2.

Baseball

BYU 6, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 • In Corpus Christi, Texas, Brock Hale’s two-run single in the seventh inning put the Cougars (3-2) on top 4-2, and Jackson Cluff and Keaton Kringlen added RBI doubles.

Freshman right-hander Reid McLaughlin picked up his first career win, throwing 2.1 innings of relief and striking out two.

Softball

BYU 7, Missouri 3 • In Cathedral City, Calif., Taylei Williams homered and drove in three runs, Bridget Fleener hit a solo homer and scored twice and Ashley Godfrey had three hits and an RBI as the Cougars (5-5) knocked off the No. 19 Tigers (8-3) in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

By Staff and Wire