UW Gets Hall-Mark Victory

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Amber Hall’s broken ankle kept her out of Washington’s loss to Vanderbilt last season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Hall made up for lost time in a rematch on Saturday night, scoring 19 points, including 9 for 9 from the free-throw line, and grabbing six of her nine offensive rebounds in the second half as the No. 24 Huskies beat No. 5 Vanderbilt 82-71 in Seattle.

“I think Vanderbilt knows who Amber Hall is now,” UW coach June Daugherty said. “Nine offensive rebounds is a career for some people - I know it was for me.”

Jamie Redd scored 26 points for Washington, including six points and an assist during the Huskies’ decisive 12-0 run in the second half. Redd shot 11 of 12 from the freethrow line.

Megan Franza added 18 for Washington (5-0). Hall and Gena Pelz both had 13 rebounds.

Na’Sheema Hillmon scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Vanderbilt (5-1). Beth Ostendorf scored 16 points and Lisa Ostrom added 14. Ashley Smith handed out 13 assists.

Washington trailed 67-66 with 4:28 left when Redd started the decisive run with two free throws. Hall hit a free throw with 1:29 left to close the run with a 78-67 lead.

Washington 82, Vanderbilt 71

Vanderbilt (5-1) - Hillmon 10-18 1-1 21, Ostrom 6-14 1-1 14, Holmes 3-6 0-2 6, Respondek 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 0-5 0-2 0, Redman 3-9 2-3 10, Hammond 0-0 0-0 0, Ostendorf 7-10 2-3 16, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Janky 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 31-66 6-12 71.

Washington (5-0) - Franza 5-16 3-4 18, Hall 5-12 9-14 19, Pelz 3-8 1-2 7, Redd 7-19 11-12 26, Hills 1-3 1-2 3, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Duncan 1-1 0-0 3, Teel 0-1 0-0 0, Pimley 0-0 0-2 0, Lynch 1-5 0-0 2, Sheets 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 25-67 25-36 82.

Halftime-Vanderbilt 34, Washington 32. 3-Point goals- Vanderbilt 3-15 (Redman 2-6, Ostrom 1-4, Respondek 0-1, Smith 0-4), Washington 7-25 (Franza 5-13, Duncan 1-1, Redd 1-9, Hills 0-1, Teel 0-1). Rebounds-Vanderbilt 37 (Hillmon 13), Washington 52 (Hall, Pelz 13). Assists-Vanderbilt 20 (Smith 13), Washington 16 (Redd 5). Total Fouls-Vanderbilt 23, Washington 15. A-3,875.

(22) Tulane 63, (16) Colorado 62

Grace Daley sank the second of two free throws with 2.8 seconds left, giving the Green Wave (4-1) a victory over the Buffaloes (3-1) in the first round of the Warner’s Classic at Fairfield, Conn.