Boise State Rips Washington Huskies 88-66

The Washington Huskies may be a good Pac-10 team, but they were no match for Boise State tonight in Taco Bell Arena, as the Broncos blitzed UW 88-66.

Junior guard Jessica Thompson poured in 21 points to lead Boise State to an 88-66 thrashing of Washington tonight in Taco Bell Arena.

The Broncos connecting on eight-of-19 three-pointers in the first half as Coach Gordy Presnell’s team led 38-31 at the break. Jackie Lee and Brittany Moore each sank three three-pointers in the opening stanza. Boise State put the game away following intermission with a 16-4 run to go up 54-35. The Broncos were able to penetrate the Husky defense repeatedly in the second half to keep them at bay.

Thompson had five rebounds, three assists, one block and four steals to go with her 21 points. Tasha Harris contributed 15 points, five rebounds and six assists, Brittany Moore had 14 points while Lee had 12. Senior center Amanda Stewart led the Lady Broncos with nine rebounds. Michelle Augustavo led Washington with 14 points and Katelan Redmon had 13 points and six rebounds.

Boise State notched its second win in a row and improved to 5-3 overall. The Huskies fall to 4-6 on the season. The Broncos travel to Washington State for a Sunday afternoon game before taking on Arizona next Wednesday.

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Washington vs. Boise State
12/07/07 7:04 pm at Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena)

BOISE STATE 88, WASHINGTON 66

WASHINGTON (4-6)
Augustavo, Michelle 4-9 4-4 14; Redmon, Katelan 5-15 3-3 13; Florence, Emily
3-10 4-4 10; Whitcomb, Sami 4-10 0-0 8; Mosiman, Sara 4-8 0-0 8; McLellan,
Laura 2-3 1-5 5; Bennett, Kali 1-6 1-2 3; Morton, Sarah 1-2 1-2 3; McNeill,
Heidi 0-2 2-2 2; McCormack, Jess 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-67 16-22 66.

BOISE STATE (5-3)
Thompson, Jessica 7-15 6-7 21; Harris, Tasha 5-13 4-5 15; Moore, Brittany
4-10 2-2 14; Lee, Jackie 4-12 1-1 12; Malone, Jamia 2-7 1-2 7; Galassi,
Jenna 2-9 1-2 5; Walker, Ja'Lara 2-5 1-2 5; Rima, Melissa 2-5 0-0 4;
Moeller, Sierra 1-4 1-2 3; Stewart, Amanda 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 30-84 17-23 88.

Washington....................   31   35  -   66
Boise State...................   38   50  -   88

3-point goals--Washington 2-17 (Augustavo, Michelle 2-5; Redmon, Katelan
0-3; Florence, Emily 0-2; Whitcomb, Sami 0-4; Bennett, Kali 0-3), Boise
State 11-35 (Moore, Brittany 4-9; Lee, Jackie 3-7; Malone, Jamia 2-6;
Harris, Tasha 1-5; Thompson, Jessica 1-5; Moeller, Sierra 0-1; Rima, Melissa
0-1; Galassi, Jenna 0-1). Fouled out--Washington-Mosiman, Sara, Boise
State-None. Rebounds--Washington 54 (McLellan, Laura 10), Boise State 46
(Stewart, Amanda 9). Assists--Washington 16 (Mosiman, Sara 4; Florence,
Emily 4; Redmon, Katelan 4), Boise State 17 (Harris, Tasha 6). Total
fouls--Washington 19, Boise State 20. Technical fouls--Washington-Team 2,
Boise State-None. A-1560