Women's Basketball Routs Washington, 88-56

Friday, February 22

Salt Lake City, UT

7:00 PM

University of Utah

Washington

Utah

Photo by: Steve C. Wilson

2/22/2019 9:52 PM | Women's Basketball

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SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women's basketball program came away with a strong 88-56 win over the Washington Huskies on Friday night, improving to 19-7 overall and 8-7 in Pac-12 play.

The Utes 19^thwin of the season is a program-high under the direction of head coach Lynne Roberts and the most wins in a season since the 2012-13 season when the Utes won 24 games. Utah's 32-point win was on the heels of the Utes shooting 55-percent from the floor while out-rebounding the Huskies 40-27.

"Super proud of our team," Roberts said. "It was a convincing win. It is nice to get the win and get the monkey off the back a little bit. This group didn't feel sorry for themselves, they haven't been moping around and that speaks to who they are. That is fun to coach. I think this group is really resilient and it is really rewarding to coach that."

The Utes finished the game with five double-digit scorers with all eight players scoring at least a basket. Megan Huff once again led the Utes with a double-double, scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds along with three steals.

Kiana Moore put up 17 points as well, shooting 5-of-11 from the floor and a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Andrea Torres put up 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting with Erika Bean and Sarah Porter contributing 12 each.

After Washington took off on a 9-0 run to start the game, the Utes answered with an 11-0 scoring streak to take a 22-16 lead with the Huskies never taking another lead in the game. The Utes shot 53-percent from the floor in the first quarter with the Huskies shooting 64-percent, but Utah forced eight turnovers, causing a panic in the Washington offense to take a five-point lead into the second quarter.

Utah blew the scoring open in the second quarter thanks in large part to a 13-0 run that gave them a 38-22 lead with 4:37 on the clock after Porter hit back-to-back threes. The Utes held Washington to just 36-percent shooting in the second quarter while forcing four more turnovers, outscoring them 19-11 to take a 44-31 advantage into halftime.

The runs continued for the Utes in the third quarter as they jumped out to a 23-point lead on a 12-0 scoring run after going 6-of-6 from the floor during that stretch. Huff scored eight of her 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in the third quarter, pushing the Utes to 61-percent shooting for the quarter.

Utah outscored the Huskies 16-6 in the fourth quarter, shooting 53-percent while holding Washington to just 2-of-13 shooting. The Utes took their largest lead of the game with 1:24 remaining at 88-56, running out the clock for the 32-point win.

The Utes will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 24 when they host the Washington State Cougars for Senior Day. The game will tip off at 12 p.m. MT in the Huntsman Center.