Washington women beat No. 17 UCLA 64-56
SEATTLE -- Kelsey Plum had 23 points, Talia Walton added 22 and Washington topped No. 17 UCLA 64-56 on Friday Night.
Washington (13-4, 4-2 Pac-12) took the lead for good with an 11-2 run that ended at 55-48 with 6:32 left. The Bruins (11-5, 3-2) stayed close until missing all seven field-goal attempts over the last 2:52.
Washington announced on its website Wednesday that starter Brianna Ruiz would miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL in her left knee. She was injured going for a rebound in Sunday's win over Arizona.
Alexus Atchley, who replaced Ruiz, made two 3-pointers and scored all eight of her points in the first five minutes as Washington opened with a 14-0 run.
Kari Korver scored all of her 12 points on four 3-pointers in the second quarter to pull the Bruins within 30-26 at the half. Nirra Fields added 11 points.
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2021-22 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stanford | 16-0 | - | 28-3 |
Washington State | 11-6 | 5.5 | 19-10 |
Oregon | 11-6 | 5.5 | 20-11 |
Arizona | 10-6 | 6 | 20-7 |
Colorado | 9-7 | 7 | 22-8 |
Utah | 8-7 | 7.5 | 20-11 |
UCLA | 8-8 | 8 | 14-12 |
Oregon State | 6-9 | 9.5 | 14-13 |
Arizona State | 4-9 | 10.5 | 12-14 |
USC | 5-12 | 11.5 | 12-16 |
California | 2-10 | 12 | 11-13 |
Washington | 2-12 | 13 | 7-16 |