Provo, Utah – Four Cougars scored double digits when BYU women’s basketball beat Tulsa Golden Hurricane 70-48 on Saturday afternoon at the marriott center.
“It’s a smart win, it’s a smart team,” BYU head coach Jeff Judkins said. “I think we surprised them on a tired night, but I saw a lot of smart things. Many players have improved, and when we run our things and execute, we are hard to beat.
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Sophomore escort Ashley Garfield came from the bench to score 12 problems, the best mark of his career, in a four out of 7 shot and added eight rebounds and two steals. Young Stephanie Vermunt Seaborn also scored 12 problems at the bank. problems, 12 rebounds and blocks. Sophomore Morgan Bailey had 10 problems and six rebounds.
Tulsa (3-6) hit first, BYU (6-4) played well on offense, his first four buckets were trays. Seaborn also added two loose shots to take BYU to less than one, 10-11 with 12:57 to pass in the first half.
Two possessions later, Hamson hit a short jump with approximately 11 minutes to play to give the Cougars their moment advantage of the game, 12-11.
Bailey grabbed an offensive rebound and hit the ball with 9:48 for playing, his basket at the time of the game. On the other side of the field, he changed a Tulsa shot, causing a violation of Tulsa’s firing stopwatch.
At 6:27 at the end, the Cougars took two offensive forums to install a mid-range jump shot through Garfield to put theirs, 22-15.
Next time on the court, senior Keilani Unga received a single tray after receiving an offensive rebound. In the next possession, Unga discovered a bailey cut for a simple score to give the Cougars a 26-15 lead.
With just over 3 minutes to play in the middle, Steed threw a full-field pass at Kim Parker Beeston running that passed the ball to Garfield for a tray and a foul. She made the extra point of putting BYU at the helm, 30-17.
Tulsa scored goals in a row before freshman goalkeeper Kylie Maeda made a tray when the bell rang to finish the period, 32-22.
The Cougars had the merit of rebounding in the middle, 25-16. They also fired 44. 8% from the ground while keeping Tulsa on just 26. 7% shot.
BYU opened the halftime with another Unga who lent a hand to Hamson for a fair-to-basket matchup. Next time on the court, Hamson scored two more to put BYU 36-22.
“In the middle of the moment, I challenged the starters to play and be more aggressive, and I think they were,” Judkins said, “Haley (Steed) more aggressive, like Jennifer (Hamson). “
Tulsa had three chances to score in his next possession, but two Hamson blocks led to a three-pointer from Beeston.
After a tray through Unga with 17:04 to play, Tulsa scored six consecutive points. YU responded to the race while Seaborn discovered Bailey for a jump shot to give BYU a 43-28 lead.
None of the teams were able to locate the bottom of the net until Bailey returned the favor by giving Seaborn an open triple with 10:35 remaining.
Bailey scored in a jump shot, then Tulsa changed the three points in a row before Seaborn led the ball, made the shot and made a foul. He also scored the charity band to build the lead, 51-34.
The Golden Hurricane had an 8-2 streak before Steed took over. First he responded with a triple with 5:27 remaining. On the next play, he blocked an attempt by Tulsa, which led to a counterattack. Steed turned to Hamson to look at him frankly. Tulsa scored two runs, then Steed made a short jump down the lane and was given a hand at the next property when Hamson changed a basket to place BYU instead, 62-44.
Tulsa added two more to his scoring before Steed jumped. On the defensive side, Beeston stole the ball, Steed picked it up and ran across the field, then threw a rebound pass to hit Garfield calmly for a tray like higher BYU. your advantage at 20, 66-46.
The Tulsa basket came here at 2:45 for playing in the game. YU scored two more baskets before emptying his bench. The Cougars finished the game with an 8-2 race.
BYU continues its stretch of the house on Tuesday, December 18, welcoming UC Santa Barbara at 2 p. m. to warn. The game will be streamed on BYUtv.
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BYU’s 12-0 entry began with 14:15 for playing in the first half and gave the Cougars the lead, the last head replacement of the game.
The Cougars kept Tulsa at 28% of the shot, while firing at 48% themselves. YU beat his opponent 48-37.
BYU bank crowned Tulsa bank 38-18.
The Cougars’ biggest advantage came here when there were 1:40 left in the period, with BYU leading up to 22.
Four Cougars have scored double digits, the first time four players have scored 10 or more in a game this season.
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Coming off the bench, Ashley Garfield had 12 points, a career top with eight rebounds and two steals.
Stephanie Seaborn scored two digits with 12 points.
Morgan Bailey had a double-digit outing with 10 problems and had six rebounds.
Keilani Unga had 4 assists in her career to lead BYU and added 8 points.
Jennifer Hamson led the Cougars with 12 boards. He also contributed 10 numbers for his double-double moment this season and controlled blocks.
Haley Steed had assists.