Washington Offense Struggles in 58-41 Loss to No. 6 Stanford

Friday, January 31

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Washington Offense Struggles in 58-41 Loss to No. 6 Stanford

January 31, 2020 | Women's Basketball

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SEATTLE --- Quay Miller scored 10 points and added a career high with three blocks while Haley Van Dyke and T.T. Watkins each added nine, but it was not enough for Washington to pull off the upset as the Huskies fell 58-41 to No. 6 Stanford on Friday.

Washington falls to 10-10 on the year and to 2-7 in Pac-12 play while the Cardinal improve to 19-2 and 8-1 in conference.

Miller, who put up a career-high 12 points when the teams met at Stanford earlier this season, was pivotal in helping the Huskies keep the game close through the first three quarters after a rough first. The freshman also had two assists and three rebounds in 21 minutes.

Van Dyke and Watkins were active on both the offensive and defensive ends, combining for 18 points and five steals. However, outside of that trio, the Huskies were only able to muster 13 points with the UW starting five combining for just five.

"I was proud of second group's energy, the way Khayla (Rooks), T.T., Quay, Haley and Ali (Bamberger) gave us energy and ran the floor hard, moved without the ball and got defensive boards. They got us back into the game. It was an ugly game all around—it wasn't pretty! Credit their defense. Not a lot came easy except in transition when T.T. and Haley were running the floor."

Washington got off to a sluggish start offensively in the game, hitting just 1-of-13 from the field—a three-pointer from Van Dyke—in the first quarter. However, the defense held down Stanford's potent offense, surrendering just 16 points to stay within striking distance.

That changed in the second quarter as the Husky offense came alive. Washington opened the quarter with a three-pointer by Khayla Rooks which kicked-off a 9-0 run to pull the Huskies to within four at 16-12 at the 8:03 mark. After a pair of free throws by Stanford, Van Dyke took over, scoring six-straight points including a game-tying layup at the 5:44 mark.

Two minutes later, Stanford would catch fire from beyond the arc, closing out the half by hitting four three-pointers to take a 32-22 lead at the break. In the first half, the Cardinal would make seven three-pointers to just four from inside the three-point stripe. During its 15-2 run, Washington shot 6-of-7 from the field. However, the rest of the first half, the Huskies were able to connect on just 2-of-24.

The third quarter started slow for both teams with Stanford using a 4-0 run to go up 38-24 at the 6:00 mark. But Washington ended the quarter on a 9-3 run with Miller taking over. She would start the run by making three-straight buckets and then assisted on the fourth as the Huskies made it a 41-33 game after three.

But Stanford again started the fourth quarter strong, opening on an 8-0 run to go up 49-33 three minutes in. The Huskies cut the lead with a free throw and fastbreak bucket from T.T. Watkins to close back within 13, but they would get no closer the rest of the way.

Washington returns to action on Sunday, hosting California on Sunday at Noon.