Avery Howell Hits 6 of 8 Threes as No. 16 Washington Opens 35-8 and Beats Cal State Bakersfield 85-51

Photo: Washington Athletics. Avery Howell, official roster headshot. Card design: The Dyme.

No. 16 Washington beat Cal State Bakersfield 85-51 on Thursday night at Alaska Airlines Arena, and the first quarter settled it. The Huskies led 35-8 after 10 minutes, per the ESPN box score. Avery Howell scored 21 points in 22 minutes on 7-of-9 shooting, 6-of-8 from three. Washington moved to 3-0. Cal State Bakersfield fell to 1-1.

15 threes against five

Washington made 15 of 33 threes, 45%, per ESPN. Cal State Bakersfield made 5 of 14. That is 45 points from deep against 15, a 30-point edge on its own, by our count. The final margin was 34.

Howell took eight of those 33 attempts and missed two. Devin Coppinger made 2 of 7, Amayah Garcia 2 of 6 and Tilda Trygger 2 of 2.

23 turnovers, 33 points

The Roadrunners turned it over 23 times, and Washington scored 33 points off them, per ESPN. The Huskies had 10 steals and seven blocks. Daniella McLean blocked three shots in 12 minutes off the bench. Washington scored 12 fast-break points, and Cal State Bakersfield scored none.

Where the 34 points came from

By our count from the ESPN box, Washington made 14 two-point baskets to Cal State Bakersfield's 13, a two-point edge. Free throws were 12 to 10, another two. The threes did the rest. Washington led 50-22 at halftime and 71-41 after three quarters, by our count from the linescores. ESPN lists zero lead changes, and the Huskies led for 99% of the game.

Who else scored

Coppinger added 12 points and three assists. Trygger had 11 points and seven rebounds in 16 minutes. Brynn McGaughy and Brooke Carlson scored nine each, and Sayvia Sellers had five points and five assists. Washington's bench scored 27, by our count.

For Cal State Bakersfield, Mydrea Moore scored 12 on 5-of-12 shooting. Dresha Moore added 11, five of them on 5-of-10 free throws. Elizabeth Johnson had eight points and five rebounds off the bench. The Roadrunners made 10 of 19 free throws as a team.

The box score, side by side

Full-game team numbers, per the ESPN box score:

Category	Washington	Cal State Bakersfield
Field goals	29-55 (53%)	18-45 (40%)
3-pointers	15-33	5-14
Free throws	12-17	10-19
Rebounds	32	26
Assists	17	10
Turnovers	16	23
Steals	10	6
Blocks	7	1
Points in the paint	24	16
Points off turnovers	33	20
Fast-break points	12	0

Quarter scoring, per the ESPN linescores:

Quarter	Washington	Cal State Bakersfield
1st	35	8
2nd	15	14
3rd	21	19
4th	14	10
Final	85	51

Sources:

• ESPN: Washington vs. Cal State Bakersfield box score
• CBS Sports: Cal State Bakersfield at Washington gametracker
• Washington Athletics: women's basketball schedule
• Cal State Bakersfield Athletics: women's basketball schedule
• ESPN: AP Top 25 women's basketball poll