ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ women's basketball team suffered its first Pac-12 loss of the season after the Wildcats were routed 80-64 by Utah in Salt Lake City on Sunday. The Utes snapped ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s 11-game win streak, which was a program record.Â
Sophomore guard Aari McDonald led the way for the UA with 34 points and 11 rebounds, her second double-double of the season. McDonald made 13 of 30 shots while Dominique McBryde and Sam Thomas each scored 10 points.Â
FINAL | scores 34, but the Cats drop their first game since Nov. 13.Next up is Cal on Friday at home. |
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After ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ trailed 12-9 heading into the first media timeout with 4:38 left in the first quarter, Utah outscored the Wildcats 39-17 and took a 51-26 lead at halftime.Â
The Cats were unable to cut Utah's lead down and get back into the game. Utah shot 54.9 percent from the field while ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ went 39.1.Â
The Wildcats fell to 12-2 on the season and will return home next week to face the Bay Area schools, starting with No. 18 Cal on Friday and fifth-ranked Stanford on Sunday at McKale Center.
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