Women’s basketball: Kelsey Plum sets Pac-12 record in No. 11 Washington’s win over Boise State
Kelsey Plum matched her season high with 44 points and became the Pac-12’s career scoring leader in No. 11 Washington’s 92-66 win over Boise State on Sunday in Seattle.
Plum entered the day needing 23 points to surpass the mark of Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike, who finished her career with 2,737 points.
Plum nearly accomplished the record in the first half, scoring 22 points before the break. Plum hit back-to-back 3-pointers to push the Huskies lead to 19 and then made two free throws with 34 seconds left to tie the mark.
After missing her first two shots of the second half, Plum made a pair of free throws with 8:38 left in the third quarter to set the mark.
Plum, the national scoring leader, finished 15-of-26 shooting and added nine rebounds. She had five 3-pointers to give her 265, tying the Husky career record. Washington (10-1) won its seventh straight.
Marijk Vanderschaaf led Boise State (8-1) with 16 points.
CC Spokane 77, Everett 58: Bri King scored 17 ponts and Molly Webster and Kierstyn Russell added 15 apiece as the Sasquatch (5-1) beat the host Trojans (1-6) to win the consolation bracket at the Everett Classic.
Janessa Heine added 10 points and nine rebounds for CCS, which scored 24 points off 19 turnovers, including 11 steals, five by King.