No. 19 Arizona girls rally to beat Washington 61-54

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 12 of her 15 factors within the second half and No. 19 Arizona rallied to beat Washington 61-54 on Friday night time.

Reese sank 6 of 13 pictures from the ground, grabbed six rebounds and added two blocks and two steals for the Wildcats (16-4, 6-3 Pac-12 Convention). Jade Loville added 13 factors and Madison Conner hit all six of her free throws and scored 11 off the bench. Esmery Martinez pitched in with eight factors and 12 rebounds earlier than fouling out.

Haley Van Dyke topped the Huskies (10-9, 2-7) with 16 factors and eight rebounds. Lauren Schwartz added 13 factors and Hannah Stines got here off the bench to contribute 11 factors, 4 rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Arizona jumped out to an 11-4 lead earlier than going scoreless over the ultimate 3:22 of the primary quarter. Schwartz had a rebound basket to get Washington inside two earlier than the Huskies went scoreless over the ultimate 2:53.

Schwartz scored back-to-back baskets and Van Dyke added a 3-pointer in a 9-0 run to present the Huskies an 18-13 lead with 5:14 left within the second quarter. Stines scored the ultimate 5 factors for Washington and the Huskies took a 23-19 lead into halftime.

Shaina Pellington opened the third quarter with a layup and Loville buried a 3-pointer to present Arizona a 24-23 lead. The Wildcats stayed in entrance till Van Dyke’s three-point play knotted the rating at 32 with 3:06 left. Schwartz scored the ultimate two baskets of the quarter and the Huskies took a 36-35 lead into the ultimate quarter.

Van Dyke scored to present Washington a three-point lead, however Reese tallied seven straight factors in a 13-0 run capped by Martinez’s 3-pointer and the Wildcats grabbed a 48-38 lead with 5:22 left to play. The Huskies received no nearer than six from there.

Arizona beat the Huskies for a seventh straight time however path 43-27 within the collection.

UP NEXT

Arizona: The Wildcats host Washington State on Sunday.

Washington: The Huskies journey to play Arizona State on Sunday.

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