KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Josh Hawkinson and freshman Malachi Flynn each scored 18 points to help Washington State beat Division II Central Washington 81-76 on Tuesday night.Washington State was behind 42-36 at halftime but Ike Iroegbu scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help hold off the Wildcats. The Cougars took a 55-53 lead with just under 12 minutes left on Iroegbus basket and they never trailed again.Hawkinson grabbed 12 rebounds for his 42nd career double-double but the Cougars (2-0) were outrebounded 42-35. Flynn, playing in his second game at point guard, turned it over just once in 32 minutes.Washington State made 27 of 54 shots (50 percent) but hit just 4 of 14 from 3-point range.Dom Hunter made four 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Central Washington. He was 9 of 24 from the floor. Naim Ladd and Fuquan Niles added 12 points apiece, and Niles grabbed 16 rebounds for his first double-double with the Wildcats.In the first half we were getting some transition baskets, Central Washington coach Greg Sparling said. They went smaller in the second half and started switching everything, which is fine. We just didnt make shots. We tried to adjust to it, but by the time we adjusted it was too late.INJURY UPDATEIroegbu took a hard spill early in the second half on a drive to the basket.Im hurting right now, Ill get some ice on it, Iroegbu said in a radio interview. After I fell, I went back into the locker room and gathered myself. You could say that foul really woke me up.UP NEXTCentral Washington travels to face Dixie State on Friday in Seattle.Washington State plays in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on Friday against No. 22 Creighton.Sony Michel Jersey . 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I am excited to get back into the ring as soon as possible and start climbing the ladder towards winning a professional world title.Esparza, 27, of Houston, is the first female fighter signed by Golden Boy, which plans to become much more involved in womens boxing.We really want to jump into womens boxing, Gomez said. We feel she is someone who can revolutionize womens boxing in the U.S. and bring awareness and excitement. Womens boxing has been very successful around the world but were a little behind in the U.S. She is a smart young woman and she can fight.Esparza, who had around 200 amateur fights and lost about 12, won 12 consecutive U.S. national amateur championships and the flyweight gold medal at the 2014 world amateur championships.She said she wants a world title as a professional and is very confident she will achieve her goal.This is a profession and a career for me but could I win a world tittle tomorrow? I could, she told ESPN.dddddddddddd. 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She has an endorsement deal with CoverGirl cosmetics and has appeared in Spanish-language television ads for Coca-Cola and McDonalds, among others.Before she ever steps foot into the ring as a professional, Marlen Esparza has already established herself as a rising star, Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya said. At Golden Boy Promotions, we pride ourselves on developing fighters and transforming them into the best of the best. We look forward to doing the same with Marlen. ' ' '
