SEATTLE – The Rutgers women's basketball team (10-17, 2-14 B1G) was downed on the road at Washington (15-12, 6-9 B1G), 83-65, Thursday night.
Destiny Adams paced the Scarlet Knights with 19 points while JoJo Lacey (13) and Awa Sidibe (11) also reached double figures.
How it Happened
- Washington got on the board first with consecutive threes to take an early 6-0 lead.
- Destiny Adams had the answer though, netting back-to-back buckets of her own. Lisa Thompson hit two free throws also, tying the score 6-all with just over six minutes to play.
- The Huskies powered back with an 8-0 run over a 1:29 span to regain the 14-6 advantage and force a Rutgers timeout at exactly the quarter's halfway point.
- Adams put an end to the stretch with a jumper and Thompson added another pair of shots at the line to cut the difference to four points, 14-10.
- Mya Petticord recorded a long jumper to further cut the lead and then matched a UW three to make the score 17-15 with under two minutes remaining.
- Washington ended the opening 10 minutes on a 7-2 stretch to take the 24-17 edge into the second quarter.
- Petticord hit her second shot from beyond the arc to kick things off in the second period, but the Huskies quickly came back with a deep ball of their own.
- Thompson netted a jumper, but the opposition's offense kept coming with two more layups and a jumper to stay ahead, 33-22. RU used its second timeout with 6:44 to play.
- UW cashed in on consecutive buckets before the Scarlet Knights went on their own 6-0 run to cut the lead, 38-28 and force a Washington timeout with 3:25 left in the first half.
- After the stop, the Huskies scored four more points before a free throw from Adams disrupted the flow. The senior followed up with a jumper to end the period with three consecutive points. UW still went into the locker room with the 42-31 lead, however.
- JoJo Lacey recorded a long two to kick off the second half and Awa Sidibe followed up with a three.
- The teams went onto trade baskets before the 6:07 media timeout. UW remained in control, 51-38.
- Out of the break, Adams netted yet another contested layup before two more scores from Washington. Another media timeout was called with 4:38 to go.
- Once again, the teams traded scores until Rutgers called its third timeout at the 1:07 mark. Sidibe scored before the end of the period, but the Huskies remained on top, 62-46.
- Each team got to the rim once before a UW timeout with 7:58 left in regulation.
- The teams stayed pretty even through the next two minutes with Lacey and Sidibe recording buckets.
- Lacey went onto a 9-2 run all by herself, hitting three deep balls over a 2:28 span to force a Huskies timeout with 3:29 left to play. She lessened the difference, 72-59.
- Washington recorded three threes of their own in the final minutes of the game, to help outscore RU 11-6 in the final minutes, and come away with the 83-65 win.
Knights Notes
- Destiny Adams recorded 19 points, her 23rd game of the season with double digits. She has also hit 10+ points in 14th in the last 15 games. Adams also led the way for RU with six rebounds.
- Awa Sidibe recorded 11 points, her second consecutive game in double figures and third this season.
- JoJo Lacey ended with 13 points against the Huskies, her 14th outing of the slate with 10 or more points. She also hit three shots from beyond the arc, her sixth outing with three or more threes in a contest this slate.
- In addition, Lacey was solid on defense with four steals, her fourth performance with four or more takeaways this season and one away from her best.
- The Scarlet Knights had more points off turnovers (15-4), fast breaks (19-8) and the bench (12-8).
- RU forced 19 turnovers and ended the night with 13 steals to UW's seven.
Looking Ahead
Rutgers will continue its west coast trip, traveling to Oregon on Sunday, Feb. 23 for a 5 p.m. ET tip.
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