University of Washington
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Washington Beats Boise State, 82-62, in Women's Hoops.
November 27, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2000
BOISE, Idaho - The Washington womens basketball team rebounded from its home-opening setback at the hands of top-ranked Connecticut by pounding Boise State, 82-62, in its home-opener in front of 1,056 fans at Bronco Pavilion.
The Huskies improve their record to 2-2 on the season while Boise State drops to 0-3. For Husky coach June Daugherty, in her fifth year at Washington, it was the fourth straight win over the school where she spent seven years as head coach prior to her arrival at Washington.
Husky sophomore Emily Autrey came off the bench to lead all scorers with a career-best 20 points on 8-of-11 from the field. She topped her career-high of 15 points, set two games ago at Michigan. Freshman Giuliana Mendiola added 19 points, topping her 15 point effort in the season-opener at Indiana. Mendiola, who started in place of Autrey, was 7-of-10 from the field, with two treys, and 3-of-3 from the line, along with four assists, two steals and no turnovers in 30 minutes of action.
Boise State was led by Andrea Swindell with 12 points and Abby Vaughan with 11.
The Huskies jumped out to a quick lead in the ballgame, behind the efforts of senior LeAnn Sheets, who scored six of the Huskies first 11 points. She was 4-of-7 from the field for eight points and added three rebounds, three steals, a block and an assist, before suffering a severe ankle sprain on the final play of the half. She did not return to the game.
The Broncos tied the game at 15-15 with 11:22 to go but it was all Washington after that as the Huskies exteneded their lead. Mendiola hit a three-pointer, a layup and a pair of free throws in the closing minutes of the half and Washington took a 19-point lead, 44-25, at the break.
The Huskies took their biggest lead of the game on a layup by Carli Halpenny with 13:25 to go in the second period, increasing the gap to 28 points, and cruised from there. BSUs Camille Woodfield hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to make the final margin an even 20 points, 82-62, in the Huskies favor.
Washington plays another road game next when it travels to Oklahoma State for a Dec. 3 game against Cowboys.
