Citizen Staff Report
ARIZONA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Citizen Staff Report
A dominant second half lifted the University of Arizona women’s basketball team to its first Pac-10 win Thursday.
Trailing by one at halftime, UA outscored host Washington 36-21 in the second half to win 65-51.
Arizona finished on an 11-0 scoring run.
The Wildcats (8-11, 1-7) got 16 points and 16 rebounds from Amina Njonkou. Ify Ibekwe added 14 points and Faihza Hill had 11.
Washington (5-13, 1-7) was led by Sami Whitcomb, who had 14 points. The Huskies led 30-29 at halftime.
Arizona, Washington and Washington State are tied for last in the Pacific-10 Conference.
Washington cut a 10-point Arizona lead to 54-51 with 5:37 left, but the Huskies failed to score the rest of the way.
Ibekwe had six points for the Wildcats during a 13-2 run over a nearly eight-minute stretch in the second half. That gave Arizona a 52-42 lead with 7:50 left.
Washington was held to 24.3 percent shooting in the second half, and 27.9 percent for the game. Arizona shot 37.7 percent from the field.
The Wildcats outrebounded Washington 47-39 and made 21 free throws compared to the Huskies’ six.
Arizona visits Washington State at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Cats hold Huskies to 27.9% from field, get first Pac-10 win
WOMEN’S PAC-10 STANDINGS
School Conf. Overall
California 8-0 17-2
Stanford 7-1 16-4
Arizona State 6-2 14-6
UCLA 5-3 14-5
USC 5-3 11-8
Oregon 4-4 8-11
Oregon State 2-6 11-7
ARIZONA 1-7 8-11
Washington State 1-7 8-11
Washington 1-7 5-13
Thursday’s games: Arizona 65, Washington 51; Stanford 81, USC 53; California 64, UCLA 48; Arizona State 66, Washington State 47
Saturday’s game: Arizona at Washington State, 3 p.m.; Arizona State at Washington, 1 p.m.; Oregon State at Oregon, 3 p.m.; USC at California, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s game: UCLA at Stanford, 2 p.m.