Sunday, December 29
Pullman, WA
2:00 PM
University of Washington
9-3, 1-0Pac-12
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56
Washington State
7-6, 0-1Pac-12
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Washington
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Washington St.
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Huskies Open Pac-12 Play With 65-56 at WSU
December 29, 2019 | Women's Basketball
PULLMAN, Wash. --- Amber Melgoza scored a game-high 17 points and Rita Pleskevich added a season-best 12 points as Washington opened Pac-12 play with a 65-56 win over rival Washington State in the first of two games in the Boeing Apple Cup Series Β on Sunday afternoon at Beasley Coliseum
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The Huskies improve to 9-3 on the season and to 1-0 in conference play, handing the Cougars (7-6, 0-1 Pac-12) their first loss against a non-ranked team this season.
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Washington remains perfect away from Alaska Airlines Arena this year at 5-0 including a pair of true road wins at San Diego and now at WSU to go along with three wins in Puerto Rico.
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Melgoza struggled a bit from the field but found her way to the free throw line, hitting 9-of-10 from the charity stripe and adding three rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals. Pleskevich had the best game of her UW career with 12 pointsβall in the first half to help the Huskies get going.
Missy Peterson also reached double-figures with 11 points, connecting on 4-of-5 from the field while adding three rebounds. Ali Bamberger also had an economical night from the field, scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
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Washington led through much of the game, but saw its lead drop to just one after back-to-back three-pointers by the Cougars made it 35-34 with 5:59 left in the third quarter. The Huskies would answer right back, using a 12-1 run over the next four minutes to take a 12-point lead with 2:05 left in the quarter.
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WSU would get to within six late in the fourth quarter, but got no closer as the Huskies 5-of-6 from the line the rest of the way and played solid defense.
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The Huskies allowed just 56 pointsβthe eighth opponent UW has held under 60 this season. Washington State had four players in double-figures led by Chanelle Molina's 15, but limited Borislava HristovaβWSU's leading scorer at 19.2 points per gameβto just 10 points.
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The victory snapped a two-game UW losing streak in Pullman, but gives the Huskies a 73-16 overall lead in the series.
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Washington remains on the road to open Pac-12 play, traveling to the Bay area to face California on Friday night before facing Stanford on Sunday.
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The Huskies improve to 9-3 on the season and to 1-0 in conference play, handing the Cougars (7-6, 0-1 Pac-12) their first loss against a non-ranked team this season.
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Washington remains perfect away from Alaska Airlines Arena this year at 5-0 including a pair of true road wins at San Diego and now at WSU to go along with three wins in Puerto Rico.
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Melgoza struggled a bit from the field but found her way to the free throw line, hitting 9-of-10 from the charity stripe and adding three rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals. Pleskevich had the best game of her UW career with 12 pointsβall in the first half to help the Huskies get going.
Missy Peterson also reached double-figures with 11 points, connecting on 4-of-5 from the field while adding three rebounds. Ali Bamberger also had an economical night from the field, scoring seven points on 3-of-4 shooting
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Washington led through much of the game, but saw its lead drop to just one after back-to-back three-pointers by the Cougars made it 35-34 with 5:59 left in the third quarter. The Huskies would answer right back, using a 12-1 run over the next four minutes to take a 12-point lead with 2:05 left in the quarter.
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WSU would get to within six late in the fourth quarter, but got no closer as the Huskies 5-of-6 from the line the rest of the way and played solid defense.
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The Huskies allowed just 56 pointsβthe eighth opponent UW has held under 60 this season. Washington State had four players in double-figures led by Chanelle Molina's 15, but limited Borislava HristovaβWSU's leading scorer at 19.2 points per gameβto just 10 points.
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The victory snapped a two-game UW losing streak in Pullman, but gives the Huskies a 73-16 overall lead in the series.
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Washington remains on the road to open Pac-12 play, traveling to the Bay area to face California on Friday night before facing Stanford on Sunday.
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Team Stats
WASH
WSU
FG%
.386
.421
3FG%
.350
.333
FT%
.824
.333
RB
36
34
TO
14
15
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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