January 25, 1997

Bears Bitten By Huskies, 67-56

SEATTLE, Wash-- The triumverate of Amber Hall, Lauren Savasta and Jamie Redd each scored 18 points to help the Washington Huskies defeat the California Bears 67-56 in front of 4,423 fans at Edmundson Pavilion.

Washington used an 18-10 rebound edge offensively, 41-32 overall, to keep Cal off balance throughout the night.

Patrycja Czepiec led all scorers with 19 points and Jennie Leander chipped in with 10 points and eight rebounds for the Bears.

Cal (7-9 overall, 2-5 Pac-10) dug itself a hole in the first half by shooting only 32 percent from the field, compared to 40 percent for Washington.

California             
Czepiec 7-14 4-6 19, Kennon 0-2 0-0 0, Leander 4-7 2-5 10, Rizzo 3-8 0-0
8, Smith 4-11 0-0 9, Bowie 2-5 0-0 6, McDaniel 2-3 0-1 4, Folsom 0-3 0-0 0

Washington            
Hall 8-14 2-4 18, Niemela 1-8 0-1 2, Lynch 3-3 0-0 6, Savasta 6-15 2-4
18, Redd 5-16 6-8 18, Pelz 1-4 1-2 3, Tuiaea 1-2 0-0 2, Rogers 0-0 0-0 0, Teel 0-0 0-0 0
Halftime score:Washington 28-23. 3-point field goals:
Washington 6-22 (Savasta 4, Redd 2) Cal 6-17 (Rizzo 2, Bowie 2, Czepiec 1, Smith 1).
Rebounds: Washington 41 (Hall 19), Cal 32 (Leander 8, Smith 8).
Assists: Washington 18 (Niemela 6, Redd 6), Cal 16 (Smith 8). Turnovers:
Washington 14, Cal 16. Fouls: Washington 13, Cal 15.