Cate Reese scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half, and No. 19 Arizona rallied to beat Washington 61-54 on Friday night.
Reese sank 6 of 13 shots from the floor, grabbed six rebounds and added two blocks and two steals for the Wildcats (16-4, 6-3 Pac-12). Jade Loville added 13 points, and Madison Conner hit all six of her free throws and scored 11 off the bench. Esmery Martinez pitched in with eight points and 12 rebounds before fouling out.
Haley Van Dyke topped the Huskies (10-9, 2-7) with 16 points and eight rebounds. Lauren Schwartz added 13 points, and Hannah Stines came off the bench to contribute 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Arizona had more points in the fourth quarter (26) than it scored in the first half (19). The Wildcats defeated the Huskies for the seventh straight time.
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Arizona jumped out to an 11-4 lead before going scoreless over the final 3:22 of the first quarter. Schwartz had a rebound basket to get Washington within two before the Huskies went scoreless over the final 2:53.
Schwartz scored back-to-back baskets, and Van Dyke added a 3-pointer in a 9-0 run to give the Huskies an 18-13 lead with 5:14 left in the second quarter. Stines scored the final five points for Washington, and the Huskies took a 23-19 lead into halftime.
Arizona forward Esmery Martinez, left, and Washington guard Trinity Oliver tangle for a rebound in their Pac-12 game at McKale Center on Jan. 27, 2023.
Shaina Pellington opened the third quarter with a layup, and Loville buried a 3-pointer to give Arizona a 24-23 lead. The Wildcats stayed in front until Van Dyke’s three-point play knotted the score at 32 with 3:06 left in the third quarter. Schwartz scored the final two baskets of the quarter, and the Huskies took a 36-35 lead into the final period.
Van Dyke scored to give Washington a three-point lead. But Reese tallied seven straight points 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 got no closer than six from there.
Arizona hosts Washington State at noon Sunday. The Cougars defeated Arizona State 61-57 in Tempe on Friday.
No. 19 Arizona 61,
Washington 54
WASHINGTON (10-9)
Daniels 2-4 0-0 4, Schwartz 6-11 1-2 13, Van Dyke 6-12 1-1 16, Noble 0-2 0-0 0, Oliver 1-4 0-1 2, Grothaus 1-1 1-2 3, Rees 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Ladine 1-6 2-2 5, Stines 4-8 2-2 11, Watkins 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 21-50 7-10 54
ARIZONA (16-4)
Martinez 3-8 1-2 8, Reese 6-13 3-5 15, Fields 0-3 0-0 0, Loville 5-11 2-2 13, Pellington 3-8 2-5 8, Nnaji 1-1 0-0 2, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Conner 2-3 6-6 11, Gilbert 0-1 0-0 0, Pueyo 2-5 0-0 4, Totals 22-54 14-20 61
Washington 9 14 13 18 — 54
Arizona 11 8 16 26 — 61
3-Point Goals: Washington 5-15 (Schwartz 0-5, Van Dyke 3-6, Noble 0-1, Ladine 1-1, Stines 1-2), Arizona 3-11 (Martinez 1-3, Reese 0-2, Fields 0-1, Loville 1-2, Conner 1-2, Pueyo 0-1). Assists: Washington 15 (Stines 3, Van Dyke 3), Arizona 14 (Pellington 5). Fouled Out: Arizona Martinez. Rebounds: Washington 35 (Van Dyke 8), Arizona 31 (Martinez 12). Total Fouls: Washington 17, Arizona 13. Technical Fouls: None. A: 7,884.
