No. 18 Utah ladies dominate in wire-to-wire blowout win over Washington State

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SALT LAKE CITY — No. 18 Utah wasted little time increase a double-digit lead within the penultimate recreation of the common season Thursday afternoon.

Alissa Pili acquired a large open take a look at the highest of the important thing on Utah’s first possession, and the senior ahead drained the 3-pointer with ease. On the following Utah possession, Maty Wilke drained a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer of her personal, and Utah was off and working.

It did not take lengthy earlier than Utah had a 14-2 lead amid an ideal 5-of-5 taking pictures, together with 4-of-4 from behind the arc, to open up and to dictate the phrases of the sport in opposition to the visiting Washington State Cougars.

Outdoors of a 10-0 run on the finish of the primary half to chop a one-time 16-point lead down to six by Washington State, the Utes maintained a double-digit lead in a wire-to-wire win, beating the Cougars 82-67 within the first a part of a doubleheader with the boys’s crew on the Huntsman Middle.

Utah (21-8, 11-6 Pac-12) took over within the third quarter and put distance on Washington State (17-13, 6-11 Pac-12) amid an extended stretch through which the Cougars turned over the ball a number of occasions and Utah capitalized. The Utes gained the quarter 21-10 and constructed up a 22-point lead because the Cougars all however surrendered earlier than the ultimate 10 minutes of motion.

Kennady McQueen made good use of a number of sturdy cuts to the basket to result in straightforward layups, after which hit from deep to present the junior guard a career-high tying 22 factors, three rebounds and three assists to guide the Utes, who shot 54% from the sector and 44% from 3-point vary on 11 made triples.

Pili added 21 factors, 10 of which got here within the first quarter alone, and 12 rebounds; and Ines Vieira completed with 13 factors and 6 assists on a day the place the Utes assisted on 25 of its 33 made baskets.

Washington State led a late cost to chop into the deficit, which included a 8-0 run over 1:08, however the harm was already completed. And Utah maintained a close to 20-point result in closeout the sport.

Bella Murekatete led the Cougars with 14 factors on 6-of-8 taking pictures as certainly one of three gamers to complete in double figures. Kyra Gardner added 13 factors, 4 rebounds and two assists; and Tara Wallack, whose back-to-back 3-pointers within the second quarter helped the 10-0 run, completed with 10 factors.

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